内容简介
AhandyguidetotheChineselanguage,SurvivalChinesecontainsbasicexpressionsandkeywordsthatarenecessaryforgettingaround.ThenotorioustonalchangesinthepronunciationofChinesewordsareachallengeforanybeginnerinthelanguage.DeMenteshowshowthesevariationsbecomeabreezetolearnwithhisadditionalguidelinesonhowthePinyinphoneticalphabetlettersarepronouncedwhenusedinChinesewords.Togetherwiththestandardpinyinpronunciations,theseEnglishphoneticsserveasanexcellentguidetoapproximatingthecorrectChinesepronunciationascloselyaspossible.,AhandyMandarinChinesephrasebookandguidetotheChineselanguage,SurvivalChinesecontainsbasicvocabularynecessaryforgettingaround.
ThisbookcontainsallthenecessarywordsandphrasesforspeakingMandarinChineseinanykindofsetting.Perfectforstudents,tourists,orbusinesspeoplelearningMandarinortravelingtoChinaorTaiwan,italsocontainsabeginnerguidetotheMandarinlanguage,allowingforadeeperunderstandingofChinesethanatypicalMandarinphrasebookorChinesedictionary.Thebookisbrokenintofourbasicsections:CommonChineseExpressionsandKeyWords,EssentialChineseCommunicationTools,ChineseTravelVocabulary,andmakingyourownsentences.AllChinesewordsandphrasesarewritteninRomanizedform(pinyin)aswellphonetically,makingpronouncingChineseabreeze.Forexample,thewordforreservation,yudingisalsowrittenasyuu-deeng.AuthenticChinesecharacters(hanzi)arealsoincludedsothatinthecaseofdifficultiesthebookcanbeshowntothepersontheuseristryingtocommunicatewith.
Thisphrasebookincludes:HundredsofusefulChinesewordsandexpressionsAnA-ZindexwhichallowsthebooktofunctionasaEnglishtoChinesedictionaryRomanizedforms,phoneticspellings,andChineseCharacters(Hanzi)forallwordsandphrasesAconcisebackgroundandhistoryoftheChineselanguageAcompleteguidetoChinesepronunciationsAconciseguidetousingChinesetonesAbriefintroductiontoChinesegrammarNoteveryonehastimetoattendregularMandarinChineseclasses.Abusyschedule,however,doesnotmeanyoucannotlearnMandarin.WiththisfunandeasyChinesephrasebookyouwillsoonbespeakingChinesewithoutfearorfuss!Titlesinthisbestsellingphrasebookseriesinclude:SurvivalJapanese,SurvivalArabic,SurvivalChinese,SurvivalTagalog,SurvivalHindi,andSurvivalKorean
作者简介
BoyeLafayetteDeMenteworkedforseveralyearsasaneditorofnewspapersandmagazinesinTokyoandhaswrittenmanybooksonAsianlanguageandculture,includingSurvivalJapanese,AsianFaceReading,Kata,KoreanBusinessEtiquette,InstantJapanese,BusinessGuidetoJapan'sCulturalCodeWords,KoreanBusinessEthics,andInstantKorean.HeLivesinParadiseValley,AZ.