- -i

i'---- ryl-n ffi

i:,:.;u:
,.". n
i' l'. r
:t: ErXh Md Ddw6i
"l:
':;i:;, i;, An American student,
',-?1 ',ile-F"r
-1F' aged22,male.
i.l;i!::!w!*
it .+;
,.-'.j
-f5,.1
i ,,,.,
:\': a: '.) !

-r=F ,::F ! n,
'.,,.ie 'i,'i?ir
,,, r ' l.-
r.T,i, ll-i i"
i:S ;i,i _i.".""
:/ . -:..
r
-..q :
,::!9' ;,ii
,ritld .-:1"i

nI;-+l'
t h )k- Ding L)bd *ttrar Lin Nd
A Canadian student, aged A British student,
2l,male. His father is Gu aged 19, female.
Bo. his mother is Ding Yun.
Rf Song Hu6
f*'. A Chinese student,
aged20,male.
#,#
,a+;::i{t
..
li -i$'j"
n:!:
...'il

l'#ffi+ Lir YUping ',',ar:

' ..
A Chinese reporter, .--'i1.
1\i a
'' \ ,--'ii rr ii
aged26,male. i ;i
i :t jj
t l:
ii ,"
!i

! ,:! 1 ^.:

*.ffi,t
de'Tl&t
*.i
I{
'+t'

-a,J.* W6ng Xidoy(n j ,. ':::'l .

'1'--1
A Chinese student, - ..!
aged20, female.
-."i.-: i
i;flrfu,
nrf i
fKAktX. Zhongjidoshou
'i I ,,t
A Chinese professor,
iitl{it
ii , ril
i! -iy;_,j aged 48, male.
t"
irl
i;i
*lfiia"i+ t"'

ft.*')fr Ch6n ldoshi lh*|fr Y6ng ldoshi

,., A Chinese teacher, A Chinese teacher,
aged 30, female. aged32,male.
,'t#
&@
 NY hdo
fffi *7
How do you do?

This l.sso^ be.gins by inlr..dt^.cing sovte so*^ds

unique to *he Chin.s. la g age., including tone.s,
Th. Chi^.s" wr^iting systewl. dates bock naore *han
3/ooo yean^sl .r^d it is especially irrir^igrairrg to se., h.;w
Chi^.=" chr.rc.cte,n^. d.r"loped since- theirn basiccrlly

in ancien* Chi^a, By +he

piclogtc.phic o,^igir,rs
"^d of
the lesso^/ y.,t r will be able *o express sow\e .^r.r"ydoy
gt^e-e tngs tm L-h
-lt tnese,
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fl
eils { (-)

Li Yilpfng: Llb6, ni hdo. o

IIf;NY: /l;B-, l,f *1 .
Lib6: Ni hdo, Lir YUplng.
)tifi.: tk *1, B ffi+"

Ei"1 New Words

t. ni W Pr you

z. hdo *1 A good, weli, fine, OK

3. Li Yfrping l]fiffi+ PN (name af a Chinese reporter)

4. L'ibo Jt)8. PN (name *f a Canadian student)

**F*
G-) NY h*o"
Fiepres
F
"Hello!", "Hcw dc you do?"
This is the most oommon form of greeting in Chinese. It can be used at any time of the day
when meeting people for the first time or for people you know. The response to this greeting form is

also "Ni hdo. ('f64T. )"

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ffi
eB &z (-:)
L)b6: Lf n Nd, ni hdo mo? @
+-.t#
,/)/!X: *& dn;s , lh *t .4 ?

Lfn Nd: W6 hdn hdo, nY ne? @

f,h}.fl$: S- 4W *t , {,i( -,a?

Libo: Yd hdn hdo.@
friAt . 4W *t ,,
&.

Hial New Words

i.mo rg QPt {.a particle used.fnr a questiorz expecting il yes4ra answet}

Iw6 +t Pr I, me

Adv Vely

4. ne tFY QPt {a ru*dr*f par"ticle used Jbr elfiptic*l questians}

-.. yd 6lt1 Adv too" aiso

o. Lin Nd t^fr$ PN {name *f a British student)

{l\-
FE hieaa*s

Ni
H
h*CI mc?

"H*w are you?'o

Tiris is also a farm of greeting, often used after y*u have not scen someone for some time, and the
respons¤ is usually "v5'i *err h':,.r li,!f ii;ili.3" or r:ther similar poiit*, con'entional verbal excha,ges.

[1] : Students are required to master the characters in red in this lesson.
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(-i.t) Ni ne?

"And {h*w are} you?"

i$l; YS hdn hdo.

"{I am} flne (lit*rally, very good}, toc""

This is an elliptical sentenee, :nith the sirbject "'wi.., ; -i! l' omitted. In spoken Chin*se, when the
context is exlrlicit and there is no ambiguity, the suhject is *:ften cmitted. {}ne may also say "f-i$n n*#. {ili
fif ,, ]" to arswer the quesxion "f'.iY i:i;* i"r'i*'i qi-ijlii'iti'; ]""

girl Pr"mmummfrmt*mm ffinEt$m @frb

FE ,lnitials' bp mn th
f,{E Finals
'
oo ei uti
co en ie in lng ,uo

n +fE Pinyin
:'-"-"----'
ir-
iDo bo br bu bIn blng
:
t-
ipo p0 pI p0 pTn pTng
:-
imo md mT mu

ine noo nie

: r-
ite
:
loo lie lu6
i

ihe hoo huo

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A EF The four tones

io 6 o o
nr ni ni ni
hoo h6o hdo hoo ni hdo
II l( ti ll

bo b6 b6 bd Llb6
lTn lin lin l'in

no n6 nd nd Lin nd
lu tI ril tn

y0 y0 yu yi
ping ping Li Yriping
w6 w6 wd
h6n hdn hdn w6 hdn hdo
ye yd yd yd hdn hdo

EI +fiE Sound discrimination

bo-po VV
flU IIU wU-hil
i*i1li:t: {.ti* *;.: c-}iir'. {te;xr,:.i+i it,; *:;.1's:"t} i'31",,r.\ {tig*r-i
i-.ier::ia,;i-: ,}
-
blng bln pi6 bi5 hu6 w6
ti*,.:] i'i,r.:it-;*lii:r.p i.r&r"i..*lii-o*.1 1ile'ei
- ig,u*.=13
st".r'*i;"*i- - i5)

tr ri+iE Tone discrimination

mo-mo mi-mil vl- yi
.- i:l-]'1,,i*: :t i it-i*c-r: i gini*+ii; i;::l*tiir::') i+":r:*,:) {'*.Lir:l.t
v5-yd tj _tY m6n mdn
i:=iii+,1 {'*itti:t} t:iii*::i:tL} l:iil'? i<.I*r.rii i*i.6r+:;;xi:i"li
-
EI = F EiE Third-tone sandhi
ni hdo hdn hdo y6 hdo yd hdn hdo

EI BEi*TTUiFHEiE Read the following classroom expressions aloud

Ni hdo. Nimen hdo.
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girA eoneversatEors PnaetEee

n
i8ry

rLo

1. Ni hdo. 3. W6 hdn hdo, nY ne?

2. Ni hdo mo? 4. Yd h6n hdo.

(-) +T+HHS Saying hello

ffi complete the following dialogue

Lin Nd: Lib6, ni hdo!
Lib6:

EGIEffi Make dialogues based on the pictures

0R'
B:

(=) I"l'flE Greetings

ffi complete the following dialogue

Mdll: Ni hdo mo?
Lir Y'i:

Mdli: W6 y6 hdn hdo.

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tional dialogue
You run into a Chinese friend whom you haven't seen for a long time. What
will you say to
him /her?

n
¤ &s (= ) ffiffi Listen and repeat

A: 4h*t,4?
B: *"4k*7, ifr,Fo?
A: 4\".&-4k*t
"

II HffiS#ffi.ffi lnitials and finats

A syllable in the coillmon speech of modem Chinese usually consists of an initial, which
is a consonant that begins the syllable, and a final, which constitutes the rest
of the syllable.
For example, in the syllable *pingo', ..p,, is the initial aild .,ing,? is the final.
A syllable can
stand without an initial, such as '0y6", but a syllable must have a final. In
the cofilmofl speech
of modem chinese, there are 21 initials and:3g finals altogether.

EI HffiffiSffi{I } Key paints of pronunciation {1}

lnitials: m, n, l, h are proooutrced similarl5z to their counterparts in the English
language.
b1ike..p,,in.ospeak',(unaspirated,voiceless).
p like o,p',
in o.park,,
(aspirated, voieeless).
Note: Particular attentiot should be paid to the pronunciation of the aspirated and
unaspirated consonants : b-p.
Finals: e like "er" irt "her".
ie like "ye" in "yes".
*ng (firal) a nasalised souad like the ..ng', in ..baflg', without

Note: The pronunciation of the o'e" in a compound flnel is dif&rent from'that of the
simple final "e".
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Chinese is a tonal language in which the tones convey differences in meaning.

Effi ),
g#"**,: - jW
^@'..&
\i.u,-i. ';

bo (z\) b6 (a) b6 (fs) bd (6)

eight pu11 target father

In common speech there are four basic tones, represented respectively by the following
tone marks:
rc 2r for the flrst tone.
" " for the second tone,
" 'r * for the third tone.
and " " for the fourth tone.
When a syllable contains only a single vowel, the tone mark is placed directly above
the vowel letter as in "l ," and "h'n". The dot over the vowel "i" should be dropped if the
o'n
tone mark is placed above it, as in i", "nin" and "ping". When the final of the syllable
is composed of two or more vowels, the tone mark should be placed above the vowel
pronounced with the mouth widest open (e.g. h*o).
The openness of the mouth for the vowels, from the widest to the smallest is as follows:
gE
{;} qY .;

l-.;:;i.ir:ll: :" ";,.1 i, ',

A third tone. when immediately followed by another third tone, should be pronounced
in the second tone, but with the tone mark " v " remaining unchanged. For example:
Ni hdo. --'> Ni hdo. W6 h6n h6o. * W6 h6n hdo.
h6n hdo + hen hdo Y6 h6n hdo. -* Y6 hen hdo.

: "-_", ,; t. ; I ., ;1,,:;.,r_;t. ..1.:

:r,

At the beginning of a syllablo, " i" is written as ":r" (e.g. i+ ---+ 1r*). " r" is written as "'-y*!"
when it forms a syllable all by itself (e.g. i *+ ';ri).
At the beginning of a syllable, "ii" is written as "i,"J' (e.g. i:ii ---+ -vr:). "iu"' is written as
"v'i{r" when it forms a syllable all by itself (e.g. d ---+ ,air).
When "i.l" is at the beginning of a syllable or forms a syllable by itself, B "ii" is added to
it and the two dots over it are omitted (e.g. i, --- '..,i.,;.
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I ;E*ffiffi,f,ffiffi ,Word ord,er in Chinese

The main eharacteristic of Chinese gralnmar is that it lacks of moqphological changes in
person, tense, gender, number, and case in the,striet sense. The word order, however, is very
important to coavey different grammatical meanings. The subject of a sentence is usually
placed before thepredicate. For example:

,.'
:,; :,,, :,, ;, 1,,.' l,,.t,t, r t'., t,,t,..,,
,s,u.bjeE,t.r ir,, F-,iudiebts.,,.,
I ":.
I il ::tl: :r't.l. ,: ' .::,.t .;:

Ni hdo.
)L
1;)i *1"
W6 h6n hdo.
+
44, lk *Fo

L'ibo y6 h6n hdo.

h )R- -e. lk *F.

Chinese characters originated from pictures. The history of their formation is very
loag, dating baek to remote antiquity. Present*day Chinese characters, which evolvsd from
ancient Chinese characters, are square-shaped. Here are soms sxamples illustrating their long
elolution:

T,raditional
Of:aqleiBone $mall Seal Official Shir"lese
r$implified
Picture Chinese in
.lnecription ,Character $cript in
'Reguiar Regular $cript
ScriPt,'

rl1

t r4t tuv
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::'':" : -:. I . .I .i;+ ,:1."::,,:.i,-- .,. :..;.;:. !r1;=;, ,-;,i i.-.il:l.,tliii:: .l-:;l:;i:..,*i-:L+i:,,;

Chinese characters af,e written by combining various kinds of "strokes" . These strokes
can be divided into 'obasic" strokes and "combined" strokes.

'i:'11.1,,,,,
11'. .,at,,ti ,:lt'

The dot is written from top to bottom-right, as

\ didn II in the first stroke of " l-1".

neng The horizontal stroke is written from left to right.

The vertical stroke is written from top to bottom,

I shir 7l as in the second stroke of "./i".

) ) pte -l The left-falling stroke is written from top to

bottom-left, as in the second stroke of " h".

The right-falling stroke is written from top to

no
\ bottom-right, as in the second stroke of "z\".

The upward stroke is written from bottom-left to

, top-right, as in the fourth stroke of "*".

il i:=
i,,:.r:.:.\ .-r
;' ':':::::tr;;'+r'+ 'i'ii.ir +=i"i,'i

(1) +
j: "r *ii{iiiri-r: 4rrfiTnr'r#ff
1,-.'i -it:i-:l

(2) /\ /l\ #%
:.,::.: {::!i:i al r:.
)( "8&
(3)
h -th r
:: ji: : i::r :r * ii
i_
i:i-:J 1...! li,::l: i
1. ::-:: _. -ti - =:
J ,#
fl

'f11 H.
(4) rl
i _:;:: | :
(Pl )
. != l:-l rir :='". Fq ,W
i.,]i ii..jl
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H-ix Bfrino
H

_L1s3tr ] How do.yo" {.-?,fl_|:.

s

(5) dL
*-.
,/t ,h "&.
' iiril. ffiYti .3 $tr*k**q

(6) EJ (,Fr) 1 \ EJ
,''., ,:,if * *t*"*kes
ffi
-r,tS
$.t
r)ffi
?-j
(7) * ( k* ,N,)
#
r,ri t-rmi*ie ll sir*:kes E_y
(tu
Note: "Jr" is written as " -1" on the left side of a character.

(8) E
fii.o*
r frrt_ 4 str*ke;s x{ry
(e) ¤ft^
rcir
^
4 str*$cms
x
Note: "Ji-" is written as"l" on the left side of a character.

(10) rli
h*"=
r r/ )' ,i
fsr*:

((r*"'
4 str*k*s )lt ffi
Note: ")k-" is written gg on the bottom of a character.

EX irHtffiHt$5**5"-qS Lem:r"r mr:ri wrst* Hh* #hir:e*e *hmrm*{"+*n"ir: tFr* t*xt

i& tin

t*-* +t 8 strokes
xx.ffi
 The Clin.su Langua ge (Hanyor) and
" Ccrr'n,n.,n 5p.*ch" (Pufonghua)

-I-l,r*
Chi,"t*r. lo,.g*ogu{{*/rto'ry,u,}, the, nr.rirrr ldngLl.lqe- .,f +h" Chirrese. pe-.rple. r.t,iih
o hir+ony .,f ,rr.r,'*o- tlrcrn 5r00tl y.er,;rs/ is orre- .:f *h* oldr:st lantc*ogos in *he wo,"ld. Jn spiter
.,f l+= old .rg*-, Chi,".se is nou: on* of the" m.rsl ividely ,,s..J livirg lr^ngrr*g*u. T-he laurgoo.rg*
is spok.e,rr in rerorry legiorrs,rf Chi,".-t, ot vt*-ll r:rs in wrrrny .:ve.rse-crs Chine-se cr:nut-anities,,
e-spec-i.,lly in Sirega;:rr*u. n dTM.rloysi.r,;r\.d +h*,"e- {^x{zy,acr".¤1*hrrn a billi,:n rrr:iive
"pooko^r
rrf
Chine*qe- vr,.rr^ldwidr:, Jt is .,,Te .,f +h" rr,,,^k,i,,,g lo,.gr.o.rgu.-o .f +lt" l4nile-iJ Natiorrs.
Ctine-se- t.lo^qs to '$ino:-Tibe*a^ lo,.gpnog* f*rnily, $mr:ng +he W e-*hnic gr'c,raps irr
*he-

C[i,ra, the /-!,an, f-fir;, ],'!crnclt o *r.d -r'tlte:o e-thnic ¤]rr<>npsr consii{r-tling 94o/* oi tite p<rprJ,-rii.rn
of Chin r,sp...rk Clrinese,,
Cltinese vr:rianis fr^or* =*-v*-,. r*r,rin disleci grauips. Tl.T e
i,,rclrrcje-s ,:r' Mo:,.rja,'i,.
^.:,^ihr=,,nn
dialec+ co\re,^s lhree forarfhs .'f Clrincr's terri*ory.-r*d iuclr.,l*-s lr,vo thirds.rf its pop*lrr*iorr.
S+oud*r.j Chi,ese. is nlso i<*.,*r^ t y i+s .,fficirrl do:signa tion, Pttfonglt ,rrz, li+e.r"ally " .or*^n.,

sp*,:ch". ?utonghua is base-d crn lhe r,ror"fh*:rn diale:c+, L.tsirrq ihe rjirrle-ct of Beijirr,:I as tlru.-
l:rrsis for^ i].s prr:nr-rncicetion r,rnd *"c,.{o;,r vu,nnc.crrlar lite-r^atr,ri"e- for^ iis g*aw*'rtt:,,1ic.rl sft^utctr-re.
 Ni m6ng mo
-t!
,TL
ffil IIEl
-t
A*.yo,- b^sy?

By lhe .nd of ihis lesso^/ you will be crbl.

lo gre-e-l othe.r^s and .xpl^ess youlr ne.eds ir,r

Chines..
 rry
4& ' :

,.'1i';'ii ''':'*'u
Lin Nd' Ln Yriping,' ni hdo mo?
i,ir tiii : ,i;h ,.0;,; -t"- iir ii ,n i j .
. .--**o"::-:-11:n:*,.".,.,11

LD Yilpi'ng: W6 hdn hdo. Ni bdbo. momo hdo mo? e

ri "*"!: ;,F* .{::f"" {l:t -'*i' H !-, $ r.J q** i
fif;iift :
"
Lin Nd: Tomen ddu h6n hdo. o Ni mdng mo?
-isr
..fl t)

Lir Yilping: W6 bir m6ng. Ni n6n p6ngyou ne?

1-j: *r; 1-1:
'+jii '"i,""
1i+",::"
'i :-=.
:i,.
.
i;l'.,
? "'.! ' ::: ''
Lfn Nd' To h6n m6ng.
l,rllF: jra i'*"
i!*.
'j L-
^
r

W
t. mdng {t A busy

*2. mo ll{111 8Fr {ts g;*rticle usetl.fisr questi*rzs exp*cting *y¤s*nc

*rzswer)

s. bdbo 6¤ N dad

4. mdmo *qx4 N tTi0111

5. tdmen {&{ll Fr thry, th*nt

to +b Pr he" hirn

[1]: Words marked by an asterisk have appeared in previous lessons.

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!':"-:13-.,a:.?-.y::\?!:-v?.ii.."..

{ll Suf {wsed *fter prorursuns $h, 'fltr, {fi, il" *r certui?t n$ufis
ta rlersote plurality)

0. dou a$ AOV b*th, al1

.DU "r;; Adv fist, n0

s. n6n EE
)a A male

+. p6ngyou Efr& N friend

r!l
'trr1. ne ryL MdPt {* mod*f pcrticle tds*dJ'or elliptical qwestians}

,,,j
ftrffiffi
"r.1..

Nm**s ),i
':':tN':l';
")

'

Ni bdba" mamc hftc ma?

".[{ow are ya}ur tnom and dael'I"
,, rtr:i:r dadr,':: :rti..:,r:., ln0m? hOyfliend.
.:r,,,
--yOUf
-yOUf -y*Uf
Temen d*u h*n h**.

"They *re both fine {literally very g*od}."

¤ &y t-,-.']

D-ng L)bo: GOge, fli ydo kofei mofn(3l

,tifr' ff"4-' 'fffr &
ti:

.*:i rr
rt:1 Asking what someone wants ii
r'$"e{F' ,
: ---'-*- -:-'-:''+ ,,'

Gege, W6 ydo kofei.

-E'*: "fH, -¤-. ntno4lt.
Dldi: w6 y5 ydo kofei. @
*#. : ,#. .l* 4 ,lJu,{} ,

):ng L)b6: Hdo, wdmen dou

lI&' *f , ..&,fil *ts

hO kdfei.s'
,,¤ o,t*EF.
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friA New Words

l. gege EJq N elder brother

f' t/ t* want
2. ydo = v

3. kofei ffiEF N caffee

4. dldi ** N younger brother

5. w6men +n{n Fr we, us

rr
6. he rE to drink

z. DIng T PN {a surname)

f."H$& N*te*
.i) NY ydo kcfei mo?
"Do you want some coffee?"
":"'dY ;r**'.-...:s*': i.1i;:.,:-;"-."'.i-,;.t',;" is a sentence pattern commoniy nsed when asking what the

other parly wants, rvhereas ",lii:'",r,t7i-1.."'"' {.iii,'l;'"'''} " is used to extr}rsss what "I" want.

I VVO ye yOO Korer.

"I want some coffee, tco."

I women ciou ne KCIret.

"We all drink coffee."

\",

ffiA Ps"mrsrur"xmEmtfr*m ffir$fi frs ¤ Sa

#q'Finafs, ei ou'on ong eng iqo, iou(-iu)

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n lfE Pinyin

de dou don dong

te tou ton tong
ge g6u gon gong
ke kou kon kong
Der bon beng bioo
pei pon p6ng pioo
tet fon feng di0
hei hon heng niu

EI E,p* The four tones

to td td
men men mdn tonren
wo WO wd wdmen
nT nt nY nl nYmen

ndn n6n ndn ndn

peng p6ng pdng pdng
you y6u y6u ydu n0n pengyou
bu bil bu bn
m6ng mdng bil mdng
ge g6 sd ge gege
dI dr di d'i didi
he h6 hd
ko kd
r - - r a-.
fer f6i Ier fdi ne K0Iet

EI *l+E Sound discrimination

dd_td k6_s6 k6u g6u
i*igi si*p I is i,:tr:Ltli:ll i#*gl
{1.* r.;i:.i {n:.;s'\t *lH'l-l:,t;:.:*p i
-
dou duo gen geng dlng ting
i:rll] i:*it;::vi : pir:irgiii risuril; it* iisti:ii]
- -
i'Li: ii:3.i*'r,; it.-:
-
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H +i+iE Tone discrimination

doo ddo tU tir you you
qir;:if*.} lli"ri";i-:.1 il**i};
- {t<s
- is-::fuB:it}
-
i-*p,rii.t:,1 i.t5 i:; -",t:.\
nt ,w
nt liu liu kdn kdn
{ riLill i' i-i,'l:r.r i t
-
s;..x,r {irti}l*w.t it* i;+:*1
- {t* *:n;ti

E +4F [\eutral tone

bdbo momo gege dldi
nimen w6men tomen
"""hdo mo? Ni ne? Ni n6n p6ngyou ne?

EI inEfrEi* Practice on disyllabic words

yinlido iiir"i::k-s.: y6ye ip':t*<3p;r.i

kSld lt*k":: mdimei {vi":i:*tg,*rrrist+':;
hdnbdO ih=:::i:ri:g*r.r fOyTn i.pi'.:nu;i;inlir::i3
plnggu6 i;rp;:i*3 heibdn ";,bi;ii:ki:**rriir

A BEi*TTUiXHEiE Read the fotlowing classroom expressions aloud

TTng wd fOyIn. i.ist-\:tt tti ri*:i Fir-ii:r-!11i!'11;t:ir.

Kdn heibdn' L*r:it'' l;f ti':+ hi;l*'kl-\u:ni'd'

girA #mrxw*rset*sffi Frmmt$sm ¤$,

^

d.6l
1. Tcmen dou h6n hdo. 4. NY ydo kofEi mo?
2. Ni mdng mo? 5. Wd ydo kofei.

3. lVd bri mdng. 6. W6men d6u he kgf6i.

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r1)A: Dd
{d.'
Lin, ri mdng mo?
trre
B: Ni ne?
A:

2)A: Ni bdbo. mdmo hdo mo?

B: . Ni gege ne?
A:

3) A: Ni dldi hdo mo?

B: Ni ne?
A:

{*} !.1ffiffi Asking what sCIrneCIne wants

emrr:plete the foilmwi dialoques

(1)A: Nin ydo kofei mo? (2) A' Ni ydo kdld (coke) mo?

B' W6 ydo kofei. Bt

A: Ni ne? A: Ni ne?
C: C,

FEffi hrra4* qierqgve_e pewq q! qq plqli,req

OA' ¤A,
Bt B:
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eB S,qm (
=
) ilffiS tistem and repeat

A: 4&AA. #t#r*Is*T'tr?
B: 4&,4t1*$4T*t
"

m 6*@ Neutral tone

In the coillmon speech of rnodern Chinese, there are a number of syllables which are
unstressed and arc pronounced in a 'oweak" tone. This is known as the neutral tone and is
indicated by the absence of a tone mark. For example:

'4 mo ofa ne 411 men

EI ffi#ffi$ffiitri Key points of pronl,noiati*n {2}

lnitials: f is pronounced similarly to its counterpart in the English language.
d like *t" in'ostay" (unaspirated).
t like o't" in o'tago'(aspirated).
g a soft uaaspirated "k" soufid like "k" in'oskato".
k like o'lC'in "kangaroo" (aspirated).

Note: Particular attention should be paid to the pronunciation of the aspirated and
unaspirated consonants: d-t, g-k.

Finals: ei like ooay''in "pla3l'.

ou like "o" irt "so".
on like "an" in'ocarr-'(without sffessing the "n").

Ex ffiffi$ffi$}* {a} Spellins rules (2}

o'iou" is written as o'-iu"
The compound final when it comes after an initial and the tone
mark is placed on
u'u". For example: tii (six).
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rr ffi$w?f iffitffi#: sentences with an adjectivatr predicate

Adjectives in Chinese can function directly as predicates. This kind of sentence
is called
a sentence with an adfiectival predicate. Adjectives in this kind
of sentence can be modified
by adverbs such as "tw", "1h,", afid '.fip". The negative form of sentences
with an adjectival
predicate is generated by placing the negative adverb ..6,,
before the adjective that functions
as the predicate. For example: ,,ftS,ff,,.

$un;6 F,r lcate

Ni hdo.
4R *f.
To h6n mong.
4&, 4W ,lio
W6 bn mong.
a 4 ,i\io

Tomen dou h6n hdo.

4&,4t1 *fi trk *t"
Note: Adverbs such as ',{ltL,,,,0f.,,, and ..fi[,, must be placed before the adjective they
modify.

EI .ffi *ffffi" ffiffi$F$'*]tr "yes-no" questisn with ..fiq,,

A declarative sentence can be changed into a 'oyes-no" question by adding the question
particle "W" atthe end of it.
' :,:;: .,:. . . ,i ,, .: : ,:,. ,, . ::,,.
r t I :l
.'StAtefngJlt,:'1.,,."' ,-,1,-r.,1,r.,r;, .1r,, :,;,,
1,',
e**stigntt', ,, t', .-1'' i ':
.:
Ni hdo. Ni hdo mo?
)L
1ff *ft- " -"--> 4h *T ,4?
To bdbo. momo dou hdo. To bdbo. momo d6u hdo mo?
+t 66 ,
-rlriEr *ls *T -+ 4&AA. *Er*Et *F *t
" -4?
To mdng.
*&, ,li o
- T0 mdng mo?
*&, ,ri ,4?
W6 ydo kofei. ydo kofei mo?
A4 o)tu,4t ----+ NY
4h * ,)to,4F ,4?
"
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ffi iJ-8ffi#)XF Learn mnd wrst* basE* frhinmsm *h*rm*tmrs

(1) T
nail ? str*{c*s
ding
T
(2)n 1n )
dco krrife 2 str*ke* #
Note: " 7J" is written as 'o 'J " on the right side of a character.

(3) x_
yoL.l
7X-
again ? stroi<*s

Note: "-f*" was originally a pictograph of "the right hand".

1\
(4) ji.
dd
*fx
bis 3 strc$<*s *ffi
I T7tr {vL.
(5) I?
k*u moutl'r 3 strakes #&
(6)} * +J:
t& earth 3 str*k*s

Note: "-:[-" is written &s '?'on the left side of a character

g) /,\
!. \
ilu
\\\!

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Fd**
)l\
4 stnelqes
/}ffi
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(8)
6 *7{$
ffiU ne, n0t 4,strokes

(e) 9
lYr
n=r,rn
ni fl]UR S str*k*s

(10) q- I r EEf
k# *&f'1, rylay 5 str*kes

EE iAHffiHS**fgW Lemnm and wrlte th* *hime$* ch*rent&rs !n the texts

(t) 4mo (eB)
o4*-f o + q 6 strokes

(o'r" denotes the meaning of speaking , " E " denotes the pronunciation.)

Q) ,fr. ne

ofo ---*, + fo 8 strokes

("o" donotes the meaning of speaking, '0fr," deriates the pronunciation.)

$S *U momo ( 4,6*6 )
*Yt--+* + 4 6 strokes

('1" denotes the rneaning,of womaf,, t'$" denotes the pronunciation,)

(a) ** gege

$ -+ ar+ r{ 10 strokes
 Chines e. Char q cters and Simp Ii
f ie d Char acte.rs
-l-lre- Chi^.-so ch*,^clcfe.r is the r:nly ide.rc;r"*;:h stiil in rjr-rilv rnse, ir, *hu. rn,o,^lcl ioday.
{rt,"l;ke- ih* alpltolr*iic sysie-nrs ,o,te-.i Ly r+tr:s* l,:r'tqr.t c+*e-s/Cirine-se- is pnode- ttp, o,f .h.,r'" actersl
the rrrnjoro;+y of *rlti.h.ru'e"pic*oph.rne-tjc-", }Aost corTslst.rf .rr cr*tp<,yle.nf irtcJica*irtg
ihe sor.,,r,r.j of +h* chr:*.octer^, fhe phone-tic, *c,vnL,,ined urith rl se.nrrrrllic r,.c,n,alsclr"e,rat, *te.
sicnificance c,f +h" u.adic..rl, r,hicl"l ,how,s the- categony .,f ,.'r*tl,"irtg to wlriclT tLe. ch.rr^acte,"
lrelo,.gs"
Cl,ri,.re-se chor^rrcfers .1re ,?1d),,rosyll*tl"-s, * d gurr*oolly *-.ac['r characttxn r'e.;:lr'e-se-re'ls a
sirrgle plt*u uz. T-1r" tcrlal nuprrLe.,^ c,f Chiteu'-sr'- chr,r,^..,rciep^s is estinecrte-J e* over 4O/COtl/
,ncrn

r:f whi.-h only 5r0OO - 8/0ll0 rrru {,^*.qr^ently r.rse"C, vr'l,rile- 3rt}OO .-xne norn'raily .l."leqt*ote to,"
t' \j e{Y d ay sitLar.r i iolls,

7-\ consicle-,^ahle u.rn*rl,er, n{ Cl$n*se. c-ho,^oc{.e.rs are .o*rpos.d c,{,"u*u.r*,^.rrrs str.:ke-s

o^.1 on* *ht:re{or^e. complic.etecl t., w,^iie., }&}Hl.r a viert., l.r: f.lcili*,r+i,rg vur'i*ingr p*opl.. hav..
l*.rde ccyrtim,toi.ts a**el+.rp;{s to simrplify itrre rvr^itir, q sysfe.nt. The" si,n, plificr:*ic,n of Chi^*s*
c[rrrac*e=rs inclrude-s tr.vo rlrspeclsr i., r^edLac*z tlv-,""u^bo,n.rf clea,^."*o*rr-r"s, nnd'ic, re.riutce
the nro*.r[rer" 6,f str.okes. Wh.ei' ldot.lvu^ ,rr" "sin*plifi.'-d ,:hrx*a.tu-uns" ,^*-{u-r io {'hose-
",l,^ur-
ch.rr^crc*ers ihr1t h.rve t ee,,, thrns si,*plifie-.J; *r,-aditir:r,T a! chnr^acters, on *he .rth.:r h.evrdT crre
those tlral re-tctin fhe-it" e.r;u'li<:,^ f.,,',r'r-o"

T-ho ,os* ,j: si*"plified ch,l,^.rcters is norv offici.rl poli.y hr the Pe-.rpl.'s R"pt..[rlic- of
Chi^o, r,hile fuarji*ionai c[or^.ec]e.rs crre- re-s']aic*e.1 rrtoivlly ic, ec.edevreic rase or rre.stlte'-tic

pr{!^pc}seli, 5i*rplifi"-.{ o:harac}ep^, hor* *he- ,r,.jrran*teges r:f t eing easie* *c: le-rrrtr, w.ue-nnrrri-:,es

,^*,.1d .rnooj r,rrroile-, 'i-le,^*- cl*e fr,rrs

".X.-,*.pi*,s,
rrrcrthe-,^ *,& ( )
+",^odi*i.,,'",*l *S ( =i*',plifi"-.i)
(
fl1 uod;tio,''oi) 11 ( )
"l",o,^ "i*,plifi.d
Si,*plifi"d ch.rrac*er's a,n* r.rs*,.f in *lris *e-x*t .,.rk'
 T0 sh) nd gu6 r6n
ru8ry[trJ.
Which country d.,.t sh. come fr.,,n?

No*, wo*ld yo, lik. to qse Chinese- to le.c*t'n

v'n.,re ab..qt the pe-opl. yo^ rneet? This l.sso,
will show y.,^ how to ask a pet^sc,^'s occupation
and na*icrnc;lity, os w.ll or how to ini^od ACe yoL^t^
friends o d fou^ily io oiher"s. Jn addi+ion, yov, will
l.a,nm coyltpo^nd .hclnc.clers origina],ed frr^ basic

chat^,ecters,
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@s 11 (-)

Geget Lib6, nd sh'i sh6i?

EI ET
ETE'I-. lJ iB-, flf. R- itt
Ding L)bO: Nd sh'i w6men ldoshl.
-f fi;fr-: fl$ A +\'ftt *,)f "
Gdge: To shi nd gu6 r6n? o
ET ET
E]'ET. 4{, A vflls E ,,\?
Ding L)b6: To shj Zhonggu6 r6n. o
-f h)F.: 4& A fE ,,\.
W6men ldoshT d6u shi Zhonggu6 r6n.
*,,,fn *rf *rs fE ,,\.
 Le,sson 3 Which ..r^*,^, f.=.=T* gfSE*

Ei4 ff{ew Wonds

i. to n+h
^9
Pr she, her

2. shl =
E V to be

3. nd rtfl[
QPr which

1. gu6 ,:
t+t N country, nation

5. r6n A N people, person

6. nd sI Pr that
/. snet
-L,
iE QPr who, whom

s. ldoshl *!fr N teacher

*9. dou *,n

El) Adv both, all

:ti. Zh6nggu6 +tr PN China

/:\
fiitr'E F{ores "l--A
To sh) nd gu6 ren?
Stt
"What's her nationality?"
There are two Chinese characters for the third person singular "t*": one is ".iil" and can be used for
a male; the other is "tri],{" and refers to a female.

To shi Zh6nggu6 r6n.

"She is Chinese."
To indicate the nationalify of an individual, the character "r6ri ( J'"1 " is usually placed after the name
of his/her motherland. For example:
Zhdngguo (F E Cnina)- ZhOnggu6 r6n ( + tr..A" Chinese people)

ffi,o (-)
DIng L)b6: Ch6n ldoshl, nin hdo ! @ -
Zhd sh'i w6 gege, : a^\
to sh) wdiyU
-this.: rf. *,)fr, is *r! j:; ¤. & -qJ-e-, ,f& ¤ ,ri#
ldoshl.
*lF.
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Ch6n ldoshT' Ni hdo.

w*t)fr: tk *T"
Ding L)bo: zhd shi wd p6ngyou.
TfiiF.: ii E-A
nn B-"

Ch6n ldoshl: Ni hdo ! Ni yd sh'i ldoshT mo?

Ffr.*!fr: ll-.
'l,l if! th g- A *rf vf,,r)
-J!

P6ngyou: Nin hdo ! W6 bI shi ldoshl, w6 shi ylsheng.

frfiE: /6 ttl a E- *')f , AA WL"
^
Ch6n ldoshl:Libd, zhd shi nr nornor mo?
w*t)fi: lJ iB-, ii {-a (,k 4n4n .4?
Ding L)b6: B[ sh'i, to sh'i w6 wdip6. @

Th)N.: 4 *_, +&,

g
{_ a ,h4"
Ch6n ldoshi: Wdip6, n(n h6o
,1.,
!

w*t)fr: /e *tl
Wdip6: Nin hdo,
st*: /s *1 ,

Ch6n ldoshT.
rf. *,)f "

EiA New Words

.{ri<
1. n(n /!> Pr you (polite form)

2. zhd rX Pr this
*3. to +b Pr he, him

a. wdiyU ,I.iE N foreign language

*5. ni Itt' Pr you

0. yTsheng w*. N doctor, physician

7. ndinoi 1J3fi1 N (patemal) grandmother

8. wdip6 il'#- N (matemal) grandmother

q. Ch6n rf; PN (a surname)
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a,il#-F N*n*s ffi
*ff'
Chdn lfioshT, nin hfio !

In Cliina, a person's position or oceupation, sueh as the director of a f,aetory, rnanagsr. secticn head,
engineer, movie director, or teaeher, is frequently used as a title t* address peaple in pref'erence to such
expressicns as Mr. cr Miss. Surnames always precede the titles. It is cr:nsider*d impolite for a student to
address a teacher directly by his / i:er persanal narne. "::i,rr:ruti'i';; i iE::iir,lilr:r'" is the meist proper form cf
:ddress frequently used fi:r a teaeheq e.g., "1.;ir,:;i.l ii:i.r;:i-ii i.t,;1:'.!ii)iit i".
"riin ( iiil-: j " t* refer t* an elderly or a senior pers*n during a
is the polite fonn of "'iiii", coruunoniy used
lonversation or t* a ilerson of th* s*me generaticn when speaking *n a ttrrmal occasicn. Feopie in B*ijing
:re quite fond r:fusing this foux of*ddr*ss.

Zhe sh'iwd gege.

"This is my eider brother."
\&Tren introdueing someone to a person, we ofter: use the sen ence pattern "i'-l'ia:,:hi.'"",'i],i,,?..,'"" j""
".-, , .lrl )" is proncunced as a vreak s5rllable .
'
,lbo, zh,5 shi ni ndin*i mo?- Eri shl, tc shl wS w*ipd.
The Chines* ianguage uses fi1any wards to refer to ii:dividuals in a family so that their specific
::iationship to cther memirers *f the family is ma.de clear. Diff-erent words ar* used depending r:n whether a

::lative is on the m*ther's or x,ife's side r:r on th* father's or husband's side. S*me exa.mplcs are ""1",*iri* i-'i!;
: "and"nd-:in*i(jl,'jiii)"usedbyachildtcaddrcsstheparentsofhisi tierfather,differentiatedfram
" :::i;ilngiii"l::li" and "wi:lpri{Fl'l!})" or "!ii*;l* ii-.;{:iii)* and "li:*!*,; tt;:iule;" usfld to address his l lier
:lother's parents.

ffi4 ffinmr*umm*m*$mm ffirfr$*w ^ Bsrs

@

F'& lnitials, zhchshr

*{& Finals' -ilxl
oi uoi ong
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E ifE Pinyin

zhs ch0 sho

zhi chT shT n

zhe che shE reng

zhoi choi shoi rong
zhou chou sh0u
zhu6 chu6 shuo
zhuOi chuoi shuoi
zh6ng ch6ng

2l E F The four tones

chq ch6 chd chd

r0 rrj rir
zhl zh6 zhd zhd
shI shi shi shi zhd shi
loo l6o ldo ldo ldoshi
chen ch6n ch6n chdn Ch6n ldoshi
wot wor wdi
y0 yu yU yr) woryu
yr yr yi yr
sh0ng sh6ng shSng shdng yTsheng
zhong zh6ng zhdng
guo guo gu6 gud Zhonggu6
ren 16n ren Zh6nggu6 r6n
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ts #+E Sound discrinrination

zhong ch6ng rl
r:::ril*l*] iii: S*iiir i:i;ii::.rs
:t/i*t qlf i,:.il ]
-rd ii:r;ti
i'i;l*:,l

bi-pi rdu rud

r.il:;itp,*r.i i# itr:tiii:.tri#',J ii'{.:*.y'
ii..:,," f:lrr:r;r.,,:,1
{ ixr,;l.i,l
- i',,tr'r:*ifi

+fiE Tone discrirnination

shi shi zhd zhe r6n rdn
- {*'r*wi
iir'.:!j iiprre,-:::" li:i;ri:: t-ii:is ] i i::,;::l*':
-lt ii+ r{l{i}$rt.iii{:r r

pdi pdi ch6ng cheng zhudi zhudi

,
-
li' llilj,j*l
*i-: i*ii".1i i.,-: it*
;:':-:'lti'i isg;*1*'lt r,.; r'".:,;i.;l;;. :..: .,.]^'.

+=F t-tatf third tone

loosnt
tv
notnot women nrmen
w6 gege w6 p6ngyou w6 ndinoi
ni wdip6 nY bdbo nd gu6 r6n
hdo mo ni mdng hdn mdng
ni ydo w6 ydo yd ydo kSrd

ts FilH?jHA Combination of tones

+ +/ +v _+^ 't- 111

Koter Zhonggu6 heibdn shengdido tdmen

{ i: ! i: i:k i::<,. *.ri{ ; ii,.ii..ti:ii i

ylsheng he ch6 shenti chTfdn gege

{l:ri rldi:k i':i*i ii:*ri',,; {.ii-} i;itX ;l :::l*iii i

tl tl/ tl\ t*o

t(rsh0 ch6ngch6ng ntunot li(rll p6ngyou
, i--,*;;.tr r,, {*iii:ri} { *:ii-{} I f i*r:*t t

ch6nggong yinh6ng pinggu6 chiddo y6ye

i slr*i:'**s i ih*r:i;i r i:;:pl*i liiit*: ip:;i.;::*iri
p, ri:.i.r r.i it { i:l r: ri

[1]: " . " here represents the neutral tone.

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m InEf jgi* Practice on disyllabic words

gdngren iqr'+rl<er] YTnggu6 iL.:r,g1;txd" L)id-:

shongr6n,,::*it i;n;n: :
D6g u 6 { {i1c:r*:tan-',' i
rI.
lUSn I ii.:tr')'-"f ! M6igu6 ':li;sA]
gdnbu i*ri*ir*] Fdgu6 iFr;,*:r:*i
n6ngmfn liirr":**:r') R)bdn iJ*Parsr

EI BEi*T'UiRHHiE Read the following classroom expressions aloud

Dd koi sh[. i.i p:e-r;: tli,* i:llr":3<.

v .\
Lren WO nl0n. H.r:::,li itii*:'r r::*.

Nimen nidn. i{erar3 {,}r;i.

D6ng bu d6ng? i"1* .r,;.:* **ii*rstanii',i

-\',rtri,
D6ng le. i rt
"t+r:
:;fis.1.*rst::n*

ffi>1 S*mversetisffi Fnaetice nSr+

48

1. Nd shi shei? 5. Zhe shl wd p6ngyou.

2. N& sh'iw6men ldoshi. 6. Ni y6 shi lfioshl mo?
3. To shi nd gud rdn? 7. W6 b0 shl l6oshi, wd
4. T0 shi Zh0nggu6 r6n. sh) yish6ng.

(-) il+Fy'- ldentifying people

GIEEF-I Make dialogues based on the pictures

OR, Nd shl sh6i?

B: Nd sh'i
 Lesson 3 Which ..^^r.rT.*u.g*#E*

OA, TCI shl shei?

B: To shi

(
=
) Irl E S'g Asking sCIrneone's nationality
Connplete the
(1)A: Nin sh) nd gu6 r6n?

B:

At To ne?

B:

(2) A: Nin sh) YInggu6 r6n mo?

B: B[r shi, . Nin shl nd gu6 r6n?
A:

Make dia ues based on the pictures

A:

ffi fa
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(
=
) flz-H lntraducing people

ffi cornplete ttie tollgwlf$ qialggueq

(1)A: Zhd shi L(n yTsheng. Zhd sh) Ch6n ldoshl.
B:

C, Nin hdo, Li,n ylsheng.

(2) A: Zhd shi . Zhd sh)

B:

Ct

ffiffiI situationtclalogug
Introduce your teacher and classmates.

( ru ) fiffffi l-isten and repeat

" -\e,R_f El.

fllsftjiE? fllsR-rfr}",)F
E.*_+I" frfr*-, +&,4ft*tfr, +&-R_E*-"

ffi ffiffiffiaffi{H} Thiid-tone sandhi (2} : : '

A third tone, when fuIlowed by a first, secoud or fourth tone, or most neutral tone
syllables, usually:becomes a half third tone, that is, a tone that only falls but does not rise. The
tone'mark is unchanged. For examplu
v-

q *ffi" ,
##ffi.iffi Tonesandhi'of,l'6" :

"6(bil) " ii a fourth tone syllable $yitself. But,it becornes a second trsrre whea fof#
by a, fo@ tono. For example:
' ' ' ,' 'bii fi6 bi mdng btt h6o bfr shl bri ydo
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EI ffi&ffiSffi i#3' Key points'of pronunciation (3)'

lnitials: zh like 'J" in 'terk", but with the tip of the tofigue curled farther back,

' eh like, "ch" in "church", but with the trp of the tongue cuiled farther back,
aspirated.
sh like "sh" iil 'oship", but with the tip of the tongue curled farther back.
r as in,"right" in English, but with lips mrounded and thetip of the tongue
' curled &rther back. Always pronounce the Chinese lrl sound with a:nice
smile! .

Finalsl ai like "y" in "sky''.

-i I ] "-i ['f ]" in "2hi", o'chi", o'$hi" and o'rif is pronounced differently from
,L

the simple final *i [i]?'. After pronouncing the initials "2h", "ch", "sh"
u'r",
and do not filove your tongue. Care must be taken not to prorrourice
"i [i]", which o'zh",
the simple final is never found after 'hh", "sh'or "r'?.

,
4i,p

II i/tHH#rXS Learn and write basic Chinese characters

(1) A- /
r6n people, Berson

Note: On the left side of a character. "A"

2 strokes

is written &g" 4 "

4&
{2) t *t tww
, shi ten 2 strokes

(3) Y-
bi dagger 2 strokes ff
1 r*f p*
(4>
P d@
zno ng' i ,middle 4 strokes +ffi
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(s) H
ri
INRH
$un 4.strokes
o -(
V.
l.-
ri' -'
-

flbdi(.H) I nFrl
/ga
&J\
t#l
(6) 03 wr
sheti 4 strokes

I Y
V!

{7) A
yi jad*
= + -L-A
5 strokes
f --,{-

Note: On the left side of the character, "J-" is written a$ " , ".

(8)x- / pbrk t f
A
shY arrow 5 strokes

(e) *- t t-E+L Y {
:k
sh6ng to be bern; suffix denofiragrper$CIr? 5 strokes

(10) *
zh,* person, thinq I strckes

ffiX $AEiffig+k!;9.+ Learn arid writ¤ the Chlne$* chsracter$ in the texts

0) *t, to
*&,---*4 +& 6 strokes

(The "female" side 'o * " denotes something related to a woman.)

(2) 4& ta

4b---4+&, 5 strokes

(The "standing person" side " 'f " denotes something related to a person.)

(3) ',11 men ( {fT ) 5 strokes

rfll --+ ,f + I1 (The rneaning side isoo'f ", and the phonetic side is'ill".)
(4) 4,i ni

4&-;+4+ft(,fi, ,uff,fr) 7 strokes

o'
(The "standing person" side { " denotes something related to a person-)
 Le,sson e which ..*^*', T.=."tt gtSE*

p iv*u'erUoor, the "right*ead'sids) 1 F

2 sfrokes
o'that"
fJ (ndz'indngr, the sirle) 1 1 E ll 4 skokes

(s) flt no

n$-fl + F 6 shokes

(6) d[ nd 9 strokes

Eflfi
--+ r + lJp tffrr rneaning side is 'e r ", andthe phonetic side is "fl|!',. )

(7) #p nd 9 strokes

fil -* * + lJIt ( The meaning side is 'o * ", and the phonetie side is "flF". )

/ tt*ottdur, the "old" top) + -*- * 4 strokes

t}, fiTnzir, the "towel" I rtr *

characteri 3 strokes

the "teaeher" side) r $

| {shizipAngr, 2 skokes

(8) *F dou
*F*# + It 10 strokes

(e) *W t¤f lfroshl ( )

# ** + Y- 6 strokes

IF -*tI +$+ '1,

6 strokes

[ (gudzikudngn, the "countq/" frame " il'n denotes the boundary of a e*untry.)

l ilil 3 strokes

(10) fEI ztonggud ( +@ )

ffif *+tr + E 8 strokes

I lqnritudngr, the "district" frarne) [. 2 strokes

(11) 8 4. yTsheng ( 64. )

@ *> [ + * (* ?- -; '* T 4 B.) 7 strokes

(12) ¤ shi

ft--u + fl 9 strokes
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Cirinese .lift"o.s f,",r,,* .rlphnt etic lr,r^g*agus in *hrrt i{s r,urit*e*r f.rrnr is no* directiy
o"Ihe-,"

,,e.la*e..j io i*s ;:rrcrug,rci.e*ion, Jon a1,*do-," tc p*^ovirle- pl,rone-tic rnota*ion for dlines.: cha,,.ecfr:''s

.,,n,d lo facili+a+e- the. cor.suJi.e*i.rn crf dic+i.rn c,^in:s, ph.rroologi*ts draft*-.d th* "S.h*-u** f.rn

/\lph.abe*" , ond irr "1958 the Cltine-se. govertarn\eni passed crn r;ct
ther Chiyre5e.'lfh.rnr:tic

*o pror+tote- lhe applicr:tion of this sche,*.--.' c't)tr\r't:.{}raly k,"ow,^ .rs *h*z pinyin {"a,"r",-lnge-d
s";r,o"ds") sysient. Pfuyh ndcrpts ihe Lolin .rlph.rtets io irartscr^ilr*- C"hit.-s* sorr^.i* .'ru'*.j

f.>*,- di.rc,.i*ical tone r.,',a,^l<s to indic<rte tlr"- dif:f*u'.nt ir:nes of Cltinese. charac*ersPinyh is

r.rov", rn idely ,os*-d fo,^ the s*rudy .,f Chinese, la g rtgr'-, ou't.i lt.rt oriderj the- pop*lt*r^izofiorr of
sl'.rn.j.-:r"d Chi,ese $Sr rtong hr ra),
 Rdnshi ni hdn goox)ng
ilrtr fffr ffl H#{
Nice. to meet you!

Jvr this l.sscln, you,t will le.a,nn to osk srlrrte.,^e's

^crv^e-
pc,li+.ly, ho* to introdace yoL^t^=.lf , ou.,d how
lo ask for puu^r^issior,r, Th. pronunciatior,rs of +h.
Chin.s. initials imlroduced i^ +his l.=so^ w\ay seey^
unf amiliann lo you. Do'a't b. dir.o^,"o.g.d, how.v.,n,
for^ wi+h daily prc.clice-t \!ou will srnr^e.lyb. able lo
vnoster thevn,
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-¤ "P
re (-)
Ydng ldoshl: Kdyi j)nloi mo? o
t%*t)fr: T vX it*-
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Li'n Nd: Qing j)n!o Y6ng

f4inF : fr jt! lrl
n(n hdo. Zhd shi w6
/& *F. i:; A d.
p6ngyou, to shl j)2h6.
nn&,, 4&. L iL*"
Y6ng ldoshl: Qingwdn, nin gu )ng?
th*t)fr: ,tt4, i6 fi L?
LD Yilping: W6 x)ng Li, jid
ido Li' YUping.@
[frffiY: a 4*. r#, r{ H ffi+"
Y6ng ldoshi' NY hdo, Ln xionsheng, rdnshi ni hdn gooxrng. -
(.5)

th*t)fr: tk *1, B *,L, il-i( tk tv d .r/

t6-J Zi "

Lir YUping: Y6ng ldoshT, rdnshi n[n w6 yd hdn goox)ng.

l]fiffi-Y: lh *tf, 'tLiR f
4_, 4v,- IEJ rr/
/s a
7:i "

fr,iEl New Words

\ I \N
1. rdnshi r.A1 V t* know {somebody)

2. goox'ing :lEl 7s
\\,/
A happy, pleased

goo Iq] A tall

J. kdyi EU opv may

4. j)nloi itx VC to come ffi

j'in # Y tt: enter

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I6i x V to csme

qYng lH v please

nin 1* rJ-
lt you {polite fonn)

p6ngyou frE& hI friend

j)zhd iE# N reporter

qingwdn iEf,l v May tr ask...?

wdn F] Y to ask

i r_). gu)x)ng },{ yl'

-ctr-++ Ltl your surnarne {polite f'*nn'}

x)ng ** V/N one's surnarfie is... I surname

jido Irj V to be called

xionsheng fr,+. N Mr.; sir

Y6ng +h phi (a silrname)

{'-
-ts
6s
#"-a h?,*
lro&E#$
'J*}

{'e
P

trl

KdyT jinlci ma?

"May I ccme in?"

Qing jinl
"C0H1e in. pleasel"

"i-.tirrr:1 til'i.r ""'""' is an expression used for n:aking palite requests.

Qingwen, nin guixing?

"May I h*ve yorr suniame?"
This is a polite way *f asking sofileone's surfianle. In Cliina, when meeting somesfie for the lirst time,
it is ccnsidered mare pclite to ask his I her sur:rarne rather dran his I her fuil name. N*tice that "1i;ii iii. j " ean

on13, be used in c*mtrination with "r;i i'r.i,) " or'"liil i't: j ", and not with'qi;* i,flr;- r " or "i* \,iii,,'{iii j ".

W6 xlng L*, ji&o L* Yilpfng.

*'My suntame is
Lu, and my full narne is Lu Yuping.'-
When anstvering the question "Nin guixing?", one can either give oue"s surname by saying "i4jri
:',,j i+i' ir'i,""";", or give one's firll na.me by saying "lftiri jii:r:'""" itiii:i: """')" or say br:th "",'fu*

' ':'"'"'". irtii;'"""' l j't,iii.'""", iiij '"'"" "

Note that in Chinese, one's $umarce ahvays cornes before his given narne.
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($ fidnshi ni hdn gcox'ing.

"{l'm} glad to meet (literally, Imorv) you."

ffi,, (-)
Lin Nd: W6 sh) YUy6n Xu6yudn de xu6sheng.@ W6 x)ng Lin, jido
&tfiF: d. E- 1*¤ +rn *1 + L. d. tL lt, rtf

Lin Nd. W6 sh) YTnggu6 r6n. Ni x'ing sh6nme?

@

r+w. fl {- +E l." tR 4L t+ A?
Md Ddw6i' W6 x'ing Md, jido Md Ddw6i.
9*.h: A 4L sr, rj sr .tt.
Lin Nd: Ni sh'i Jion6dd r6n mo?
f,tfiF: tk E- ltr? k /.- '4?
Md Ddw6i: W6 b[ shi Jionddd r6n, w6 sh'i Mdigu6 r6n, yd shl YUydn
\*.)t: d. T A )to¤ k ,\, d.. -&- +E ,,\, -{L X- q-L-'?
to c,

Xu6yudn de xu6sheng. W6 xu6xi HdnyU.

+rn fr1 +L. r[ +1 ix,i6"

Ei"1 New Words

1. yilydn 1trL :
l.lf E= N Ianguage

2. xu6yudn +tH t\ instifute, college

xu6 l-
-f v to learn, to study # jS?
3. de fi! StPt (a prssessive or neadifiing particl*)

4. xu6sheng +* hr st*dent'

5. sh6nme 1+L QPr what

6. xuSxf +E V to learn, to study +4 i#i

iv.'f.
z. HdnyU /l\ tE hI Chinese (language)

8. Yinggud HE PN ffreal Brfuain, England

e. Md Ddw6i 4*.2\ PN (name of anAmerican student)

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:0. Jion6dd trn¤t PN Canada

- t Mdigu6 +tr PN the United States *fAmerica

*[f; fr,ia] Supplernentary Words

t Fdgu6 ,*E rJ\I
t lf France

D6gu6 {*E rrN Germany

Eiu6si Ifr,Y,Hfi PN Russia

+. Ribdn EA PN Japan

Not*s

in/6 shlY*ydn Xu6yudn de xu6sheng.

"I au1 a student at {iiterally, af} the Langnage lnstitute."

Ni x)ng sh6nme?
"!Vhat's your surname?"
This informal way ol asking someone's sumame is appropriate when an adult is speaking to a child,
or whsn ysung people are taiking with each other.

g{,4 PnmmrunecEmtE*m ffin$$*s ¤ Sra

H& tnitiats, i q ,x
#& Finals' io ian iong
uei(-u| uen (-un) iie
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n #E Pinyin
::
: .-
lJl ql xl :

jio qio xio

jion qion xion
jiong qiong xiong
jin qtn xrn

jTng qlng xing

JU qu xu

Jue que xue

juon quon xudn
gul kuT huT

zhun chun tIn

2t E F The four tones

ji Jr Jr Jr

zhe zh6 zhb zhd j)zhd

qr ng ql ng qrng qlng
jTn jin j'in qing j)n
gut gut gur

xTng xing xing x)ng gu xlng

xron xt0n xron xron

sheng sh6ng shdng shdng xionsheng

yu yu yu yu
yon yon ydn ydn yuyon

XUC xue xud xue

yuon yuon yudn yudn xueyuon
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XT XI XI xl xudxi
hon h6n hdn hdn Hdnyil
ji0 ji6 jid jid Jicnodo

m FJ+E Sound discrinnination

lioo qioo yue ye dul _ tui

-i'": ,,, , _ , i'*1r:t*?.:'ii - !:iigq.lli] i r-ir.li:r. r ii ; -l t"*l:'i'* l-:;.u.:ki

ti6n ting y6n y6ng zh\ chi

.
-
:t t t: '.i!:
i:ii;n:*# -: {sll"i*:*i:I ii-t;: i'il
- J i*-li*r'i

0 FJ+iE Tone discriminaticn

sh6u shdu xid xio shui shul

,.::::iii i'i.f:i ri -
i,,iq:w::,3 l:iiri;::;.:,; { tar.':1.{-:-r'i
- { i{.: li,;-'*:Ei }

xTn x'in bdi _ bdi xido xido

::=::$"
-t i'l*:"i*rt llv!i.iii ) i!.:*rl';i i:il-; is:t:ii,rjj,t - iir.: L:*g=i:)

FilH,,HA Combination of tones

vf vf/ vfv v*\ v*o
ldoshT yUy6n k6yi qing j)n w6men
Bdijlng IUXrng yUfd kdoshl jiSjie
-:_i=iii*i::i {-:i"-r ;ii:i:-.'*i i i ii. iri :-r:, l;ti it ir\ iq,:xaiil ,l i,;lij * i: :ti :ii ;,:;: j

rf/ rf v r*o
Libo wdip6 Hdnyri gu)x)ng mdimei
i'-r,'ii I,i;.ti: * l:,; ilri*r",1

midnboo Iidnxf bdozhi zhiy) kdqi

i =.,..t.i ! i *"il*ii;t r+*',: i t, *ulv :., 1..- ;,1-i: i.: r,! i Ig, r-r::,'", i,i:*ii ul*l'i':; .i

ilfirfil i{.iir ::{}i

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refr UEtj¤i* Practice on disyllabic words

tditoi q'h:!rs.i YTngyil ilrr:pl:rr.h)

xidojie ihSis*l Fdyil iir;:"::rr:iii

niishl im:'lliiirxi D6yri iil*r*r*:i

jingli {*ta*ir**:i Eyti iTtLrsu;ir;,r;}

t6ngsh) qei:it'*t*g:u*:i R)yti iJ*F*.i:*,,r*.l

ffi BEi*T'UiXHEiE Read the following classroom expression$ aloud

Zhiy) foyTn. F ;,t
-v l;. t i**tr'i.+s:. ti,: y r: u ip t'r, :rriii i*i il i.l *;"] .

Zhiy) shengdido. $jg',i ttte=*ti*:l i.qt: vi:*r t***$"

Dul bu dul? t i; ir rigilt':=

Dul le. it's;:ii4i:t.

86 dui. .it's ::*i ri*:l:rr.

ffiA Ceimver$ffiti&ffi Prastfr**

nSrs
@

rL.

1. K6yY jinloi mo? 5. Ftdnshi nY hdn gOox)ng

2. Qing jin ! 6. Wd shi Yirydn Xu6yudn
3. Nin gu.ix)ng? de xu6sheng.
4. W6 x)ng Lir, jido Lir 7. Wd xu6xf Hdnyil.
Yriping.

(-) iH*rti+ Asking for permission

EEffi Make a dialogue based on the picture

A:

B:
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( -) b1rs,.e Asking someone's name

EIiiEFIEFH Complete the following dialogues

.
)A' N[n gu)x)ng?

B: W6 x)ng jido

A: w6 jido w6 hdn goox)ng.

B:

2r A: Ni x)ng sh6nme?

B:

31A: To x)ng sh6nme?

B:

4}A, To jido sh6nme?

Bt

( =) H#,/|fr Introducing oneself

IEHEEI Situational dialosue

Ask everyone to introduce himself / herself in a meeting by imitating Dialogue II
:ne text.

,a
a¤ &zo ( E ) Ef i6 Listen and repeat

16rtt
t&ftw
*\r,14 kh , fr-i*¤ *rn#r+ L" *\+ E )t-1*, lrt *,L¤*.,fn #J*tF "
tsffi+¤*"nnh-, 4&,ftnL* " i),i\4&,, "
^4kA)+
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m &HSffi{4} Kev points of pronunciation {4}

Initials: j is en,unaspirated voiceless palatal affrieate. To pronounce this sound,
, first raise the front of the tongue to the hard palate and press the tip of the
tongue against the back of the lower teeth, and then loosen the tongue to let
the air *queeze out through the,channel. The sound is unaspirated and the
vocal eords do not vibrate.
q is an aspirated voiceless palatal affricate. It is pronounced in the same
, manner as
o'j",
but it is aspirated.
x is a voiceless palatal fricative. To pronounce it, first raise the front of
the tongue toward (but not touching) &e hard palate and then let the air
squeeze out. The vocal cords do not vibrate.

Note: The finals that can be combined with " j", 'oq" and "x" are limited to '0i", ulij" &nd
compound fi.nals that start with "i" ar,"t)".

Etr ffiHffiYttj(3) Spellins rules (3}

(1) When the compound final "uei" is eonrbined with initials, it is simplified to "-ui'" and
the tone mark is written over "i". For example: gui.
(2) When the compound final "uen" is combined with initials, it is simplified to u''ur-l".
For example: liln.
(3) When'oij" is combined 'th "j", "q" and "t'', the two dots over it are omitted. For
example: xu6. "t'' is added to the compound finals which start with "i.i" and the two dots over
it are omitted. For example: yily6n, xu6yudn.
Note: ")", "e" and *iC' are never eombined with "u" ard o'o".

n "8" *fi: tt I sentences with "8" {1)

In an "A E B" senteoce, the verb'oF" is used to contrect the two parts. Its negative
forrn is made by putting "6" befsre the verb *E".If the sentence is not particularly
emphatic, *8" is read softly.
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Note: The adverb "S'o Erlst be placed before '08".

TO shi ldoshi.
a
+fi, tE._ *lF "
Md Ddw6i sh'i IdoshI.
EJ xh a
r'L *lF "
To shi xu6sheng
*&,
a
ft_ +*-

II ¤JIIA*SIIIJ Rules of stroke order

,,,t i:,':,..'.i :: :,::j :..:l.t t:t:.i.::']-lj.: I

rrExamffi.
I
I t
/t //!
),iL
x_J **4
9 ox
r)
EI
nn
tr NEE
,J. I ,J ,J'
u iI5E6X+ Learn and write basic Chinese characters

(1) kqi
t-b
SEVEN 2 strokes
Note: It meens "cut'l orginally.
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(Z) ,J. J ,J ,J' 3 strokes ,tr

XICO small. little

(3) rL'' , ,rr,\,S

xTn f"reart 4 strokes
(6,5:r
(, #ffi f")"'

Note: On the 1eft side of a charactsr, is rvritten a$ " ,l " , as in ",l*".

J zJ 7J' ,K f)'
(4)
d( r\
snut 4 strokes

Note: On the left side of a character, "dd" is written as " i " , 69 i11"X".

(5)
A )
yue moon
1111fr
4 strokes ) #r*
(6) + :a
sh6u hand

Note: On the left side of a character.

4 strokes

"+" is written as " + ". W

{7) H I nHrflW ,6-&ffi-
tidn field 5 strokes W#
(8)a /{ f1 ft fr (, + H )
b6i white 5 strokes

(e)X \ r" oYX(',+,')

zhi only 5 strokes
@
tf
#@
. 1r l/,
.j- -.-I* -;>+ .}-
(10) ? --)- -*L
1r?r3
ydn speech 7 strokes

Note: On the left side of a character,

oo¤' is wriuen as " i ", as in {(ii;"'"
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EI iAHiffiE+kilX+ !-earn and write the Chine$e characters in the texts

(1) nLlX rdnshi (;('#, )

i,).--+i + A *lr-".
4 strokes

{" ? ", the meaning side ptrus the ptl*netic side, }

"tx'--+
r
i +x
", the meaning side, denotes languag*-related behavior.
7 strokes

{" )

@ i+¤ yilydn ( -#? )

t*--+i + L + s 9 strokes

3 shokes

(3) ,416 Hdnyir ( ,X;if )

[--+ i+X- 5 shokes

(4) /6 nin

/6 --+.f& + ,u 11 strokes

f ty*uz:t6ur, the "to have" lr;rp)

*t 2 strokes

(s) frfr*- p6ngyou

ffi---+ fl + fr 8 strokes

rt-"* t + x* 4 strokes

(6) fra*suixing ( ¤'*e )

f ** + + + r{ 9 strokes

1&"** + *. 8 strokes

(7) r{ jido

rr.| -+v+,l 5 strokes

(8) 6*t de

fi$'--+fi + 4 8 strokes
 Chinese Dictionarie.s

Th* Xkhro Zirlia,, (A).* Chi,'t*-s.- Dicti.r.r,^y) a d XianCai {-Ltor2o, t}rlrr+,, ffiod*u.,.,t
Cltinese Llicti.rr"ra,^f are {a}1.,r"rg the. mosi wi.lely r.sed .,licti.rnaries hr Cjrina nrrnraiay5"
T-he fi*"st is cr ;:ocknr-t-sizerj .lic+ir,".r,^y, c-ontoining o\/erA B/O00 err*rie-s, The re.c:nd i* *

*f Worcls) q,d th. dei'.ailed Ciytan (S.,"*^ces .,f W.r,"d=) .rr,^e. Lr*h lc^^go dic-li,:na,^ies,
of+en issrled in,rtJti-v"rl..rnre- sets, TJt .lrre rels, ,nac\tnydicli.,r,ar"ie-s s1-recially ,Jesigr,t*-d fr,^
'^*
intertrr:e{'ion*l sfildo:nis who want to sfudy CJ,rirTe,se- lor,tq*crge a^d cr,l+rr'"o"
l4,lik" rrrost cJiciionr,r^ie,s ,or*-d i^ 'ltrr/esfer'vr cr,wtries, ir.r rvhich e,ntrie-s .e,,* a,^,^ourg.-d
..rlplrat etic c-lly, CLtiner* di.tion.rr^ies are orqonize..l ire .r nr.*reLer" *f diff",^e-rr* r,vays.
They.o," [r*- c.orrrpiled.trlpr[q[rg1;a.:lly ("rsit'rg pit'tyin.:r^ 6no*he.,^ r'a;,nrnnizcr]i*:n sys*e.n'.), by

the r,nnnr[ro:,^ r:f s**okes rose-d {o u+"ile }he c['r.r,^acte-r^ in gr.te-sticrn , or by tlre r.edical .,f th".
char'acter^, M.rny dicti.:nrer^ie.s pr"tlrlish.d lre{ore the 192Os o*,}n>,^ *he.ir^ e-ntr"ies
"-lcc.r,^di,"g
to the. r^.t.!ic.:i, rrh*-no-or ,^orlutor. dic-tior.:r'ie-s o.!^e. of+*r" q,",n.:vrcle-cl o:lphatetic.elly and
inclrnde,^.rdi.r:l,:rnd sfu',:Le .r***be,n inde-xes.

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