Questions about books (whether printed or digital), including books that can be used as learning resources.
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What is a good resources to read easy Chinese texts?
I started learning Chinese and want to find some short texts to practice my reading. I've found http://chinesereadingpractice.com/ where you can find some interesting posts, but even beginners text are very complex.
Is there any resources for very…
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Assimil Chinese Old & New Editions
你好,
In the 1970's, I believe, Assimil, the famous publisher in France which creates autodidactic methods, hired Phillip Kantor to write the two part textbook "Chinese With Ease," which is fairly well-known and still sold, as it is the only English…
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Which edition of《杜骗新书》contains modern parallels?
I was listening to the latest Sinica podcast, "All sorts of swindles in the late Ming society, with Christopher Rea and Bruce Rusk."
At about 33:55 Christopher Rea talks about an edition of《杜骗新书》or《江湖奇闻杜骗新书》with 白话 and modern day parallels.
I found…
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What is the sequence of the Boya Chinese textbooks?
I have some Boya Chinese textbooks and want to buy more to have a complete set to work through. Searching for the books, I find very strange naming conventions. Here are some examples:
Elementary 1
Elementary Start
Intermediate…
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Is it possible to get novels written in Chinese and English on the same page to download?
Is anyone aware of where I can find novels for download which contain both English and Chinese on the same page?
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Where to officially get the videos of "New Practical Chinese Reader" (1st edition)?
Table of contents
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I'm enrolled on a course where we are using the "New Practical Chinese Reader" (1st edition), so I'm looking the original source of the videos from where I can get the…
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Where to find Iron John in Chinese?
Does anyone know if there is a Chinese translation of the book Iron John written by Robert Bly and if there is a translation, is there any website where an e-book version could be purchased? Any information on this would be appreciated.
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Books for learning characters through progression diagrams and glyph origins?
Just as knowing PIE and etymology can assist with learning vocabulary, I desire to learn Chinese characters from fathoming e.g. progression diagrams and their glyph origins. Your book recommendations must befit tenderfoot Anglophones who know no…
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