Tuttle Chinese-English Dictionary. Li Dong

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      Contents

       Introducing Chinese

       1 Pronunciation

       1.1 Vowels

       1.2 Consonants

       1.3 Basic tones

       1.4 Syllables: Distinct units

       1.5 Pinyin: the romanization scheme to show pronunciation

       2 Writing Chinese: 汉字 Hànzi

       2.1 Chinese characters as syllables

       2.2 The composition of Chinese characters: Meaningful components

       2.3 The writing of Chinese characters

       3 Vocabulary: Word-formation

       4 Grammar

       4.1 Main features of Chinese grammar

       4.2 Word classes

      4.3 Other grammar terms

       List 1: Meaningful Character Components

       List 2: Measure Words

       Using the Dictionary

       List of Radicals

       Radical Index

       Stroke Index

       Chinese-English Dictionary

       A

       B

       C

       D

       E

       F

       G

       H

       J

       K

       L

       M

       N

       O

       P

       Q

       R

       S

       T

       W

       X

       Y

       Z

       Appendices

       1 Common Chinese Family Names

       2 Common English Names with Chinese Transcriptions

       100 Common Surnames

       100 Common Male Given Names

       100 Common Female Given Names

       3 Chinese Place Names

       Provinces

       Autonomous Regions

       Municipalities under direct jurisdiction

       Special administrative regions

      Introducing Chinese

      1 PRONUNCIATION

      1.1 Vowels

      SINGLE VOWELS

      There are seven basic single vowels: