CONTENTS 1
Introduction 1
Chinese Pronunciation 3
Key to Chinese Phonetic Alphabet Tones 10
The Neutral Tone，Change of Tones and the Retroflex Ending“-r”Chinese Characters 10
Characteristics 17
Structure of Characters and Rules for Writing 17
Lessons 17
1．Learning Chinese 17
2．Xie Wen's Family 21
3．Buying Things 26
4．In a Restaurant 31
5．Excursion to Fragrant Hill 35
6．In a Hotel 39
7．A Letter 44
8．Seeing a Sports Exhibition 49
9．Peking's Four Seasons 53
10．Seeing the Doctor 57
11．Visiting a People's Commune 63
12．Attending a Film Reception 67
13．Visiting the Red Flag Electric Machinery Plant 71
14．A Purse 76
15．Traveling in China 81
16．Lenin's Overcoat 86
17．“We Are One Family” 92
18．Ten Eggs 100
19．A Story About Doctor Bethune 107
20．Orphans But Not Alone 113
21．The Great Wall 120
22．The Foolish Old Man Who Removed the Mountains （A Fable） 126
23．Mister Dongguo and the Wolf（Playlet） 133
24．Review of Basic Grammar 142
Answers to Exercises 156
Vocabulary 166