内容简介
LearningChineseisnotoriouslydifficultandhaslongputoffthemostlinguisticallysavvyWesterners...untilnow.BreakingdowntheGreatWalloflanguage,ShaoLanHsuehhasunpickedChinesecharactersandcreatedasimplesystemforquicklyunderstandingthebasicbuildingblocksofthewrittenlanguage.WorkingwithrenownedillustratorNomaBar,shehasdevelopedauniquesetofillustrationsthatareengaginganddelightful,andofferaglimpseintothewonderoftheChineselanguageandculture.Thebooksmainsectionintroducestheradicalsthekeycharactersonwhichthelanguageisbuiltandrevealshowtheycanbecombinedtoformawealthofmorecomplexwordsandphrases.Infewerthan200pages,readersofallageswillhavemadethefirststepstowardsagenuineappreciationofChinese,lovingeverynewcharactertheylearn.相关视频：
作者简介
AftertakingasabbaticalfrombeingaventurecapitalinvestorinLondon,ShaoLanisnowfocusedonasocialproject,Chineasy.ShaoLan’sultimateaimistobringdownthegreatwallofChineselanguageandallowEasternandWesternculturestocommunicatefreely.BorninTaipeiandnowlivinginLondon,ShaoLanisanentrepreneur,geek,writer,travelleranddreamer.Shehashadseveraldramaticcareerchangesinthepastand,whilestudyingforanMBA,wrotefourbest-sellingbooksonsoftware,awarded“bookoftheyear”inTaiwan.Inhersecondsemestersheco-foundedherfirstventure,pAsiaInc.UnderShaoLan’sleadership,pAsiabecameamajorplayerintheInternetsectorintheGreaterChinaareainthelate1990’s.AftermovingtoLondon,shebeganinvestinginandadvisingyoungtechnologycompaniesthroughCaravelCapital,whichshefoundedin2005whilststudyingattheUniversityofCambridge.ShehasalsobeenadirectoroffiveUK-basedtechnologycompanies.ShaoLanisamemberofseveralmanagementandadvisoryboardsfornonprofitorganisationsintheUK,includingtheSa?dBusinessSchoolofOxfordUniversity,TheVictoriaandAlbertMuseum,AsiaHouse,andtheNewSchoolNetwork,anorganisationbackedbytheBritishGovernmentpromotingeducationalreform.
