Everyday Chinese is a multimedia package for the teaching of oral Chinese. It is designed to enable students to master basic conversations and to improve their communicative ability within a short period of time.

Everyday Chinese features 900 sentences that are frequently used in daily life, including a core vocabulary of 1,500 words composed of about 700 Chinese characters, a complementary vocabulary of 450 words, and 100 grammatical structures.

Besides the textbook, Everyday Chinese includes multimedia components including audio CD/MP3 and DVD-ROM, a website and tutorial services. The package presents a combined learning environment for students, allowing them the choice of their favorite learning methods. It also provides learners with a virtual contemporary Chinese community depicted through video clips and animations.