Lee CooperThe Chinese Language for Beginners

I was looking for a book to get me started learning Chinese, and this one was the least intimating of all the ones I found. It provides a good foundation for understanding how characters are drawn, gives instructions on reading multiple lines of characters, and introduces some basic vocabulary. The pictures are well-drawn and provide a little humor and entertainment while you try to learn the characters. It includes a story to help you test your newly-learned language skills.I would recommend this to anyone who plans to start learning Chinese, and doesn't want a heavy, overwhelming textbook-type of study guide. It would also be great for children.

Only 39 Pages. But you LEARN to READ THE CHARACTERS, Breaks down complicated Chines Characters into simple things you can easily memorize and remember. Build a small READING VOCABULARY. Fun Book, Small, Thin, Booklet, you can LEARN CHINESE on Bus, Waiting, or in a car as passenger, makes learning fun.

This is a great book for small children, but not for anyone who cares to really learn Chinese. It is very interesting with some simple words and builds both characters and sentences. I thought is was helpful in gaining an understanding of how the language works and how characters are related. My biggest complaint is only the very small size and the small number of words you actually learn. If you want to get a flavor of Chinese and learn about 50 words, it's OK; for anything more serious, it is too simple.

If you have any interest in the Chinese language, this is a fun book to start with. You will read a simple Chinese sentence easily in the first few pages. (You will appreciate this when you get to page 17, 'Man too much big') The author quickly introduces you to the basic components necessary to get started, some of which are not explained well or hidden in more sophisticated texts. Very fun to read!

Extremely short without much content. Over-simplified and still confusing.

Very short introduction to reading and pronouncing Mandarin.They don’t use pinyin, I guess it’s some other similar system, but it’s not too hard to follow.

Terrific book in pristine condition. Seller was wonderful; great communication throughout transaction.

The book introduces and teaches very basic Madarin writing, words and their meanings in a very effective manner. The way it starts from the simple symbol for one (level) and builds up to different symbols is interesting and very helpful.