You Can Now Learn Mandarin Chinese With A Good Book

Chinese language is often considered one of the most difficult language to learn due to its large character set and its four tones. In fact it is not that difficult if you choose the right educational tools. With a good book such as "Essential Chinese 1500", you can learn thousands of commonly used Chinese words and sentences in less time and effort.

"Essential Chinese 1500", authored by Xin Xu, is the book specially designed for self-directed study of Chinese language. The book teaches thousands of commonly used Chinese words and sentences in China's official Mandarin dialect,

China's official standard Pinyin phonetics and written expressions of each word in both Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

The book contains a collection of 1500 essential Chinese sentences and 1176 essential Chinese words organized into 286 topics involving the use of 828 commonly used Chinese characters. The book can be used either as a self-study textbook for beginners or a quick reference manual for intermediate and advanced level students and travelers seeking a usage by topic.

The second edition of the book is currently available as an E-book for downloading at http://www.lulu.com/xinxu at the price of US$20. The preview of the book is available for free downloading at http://www.lulu.com/xinxu. The paperback version of the first edition is available for purchasing at http://www.amazon.com at the price of US$47. The audio edition of the book and its sequel "Intermediate Chinese 1500" will be available soon.

Xin Xu
P.O. Box #29021
3500 Fallowfield Road, Unit 3
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K2J 4A9