Book Series: Chinese Breeze Graded Reader Series (2nd Edition)

Hànyǔ Fēng (Chinese Breeze) is a large and innovative Chinese graded reader series which offers over 60 titles of enjoyable stories at eight language levels. It is designed for college and secondary school Chinese language learners from beginning to advanced levels (including AP Chinese students), offering them a new opportunity to read for pleasure and simultaneously developing real fluency, building confidence, and increasing motivation for Chinese learning.

Hànyǔ Fēng has the following main features:

  • Eight carefully graded levels increasing from 8,000 to 30,000 characters in length to suit the reading competence of first through fourth year Chinese students:
Level 1: 300 base words Level 5: 1,500 base words
Level 2: 500 base words Level 6: 2,100 base words
Level 3: 750 base words Level 7: 3,000 base words
Level 4: 1,100 base words Level 8: 4,500 base words
  • Wide choice of topics to meet the diverse interests of learners
  • Most useful words for actual communication
  • Carefully controlled distribution of vocabulary, highly recycled base words in various contexts
  • Easy to understand, low new word density, convenient new word glosses and indexes
  • Mostly original stories crafted by professional writers teamed with pedagogical experts
  • Attractive plots
  • Authentic and engaging language
  • Fully illustrated texts with appealing layouts
  • A variety of activities with answer key
  • Downloadable audios with two speed (normal and slow) choices

Track Series

Product Image Products Price
Chinese Breeze Graded Reader Series (2nd Edition): Level 2: 500 Word Level: If I Didn't Have You
ISBN: 9787301303580 | Publisher: Peking University Press | Published on 09/2019
Xiaoming is a talented pickpocket, but steals only from the wealthy. He never harms the poor, and doesn't allow other thieves to victimize them...
$4.64



Chinese Breeze Graded Reader Series (2nd Edition): Level 1 300 Words Level: Can I Dance with You?
ISBN: 9787301292266 | Publisher: Peking University Press | Published on 03/2018 | Reviews:
$4.03



Chinese Breeze Graded Reader Series (2nd Edition): Level 1 300 Words Level: I Really Want to Find Her...
ISBN: 9787301297964 | Publisher: Peking University Press | Published on 09/2018 | Reviews:
She is really beautiful. Just one look at her photo and three guys, Dai-wei, Jie-fu, and Qiu-tian, are all determined to find her! The photo was...
$4.43



Chinese Breeze Graded Reader Series (2nd Edition): Level 1 300 Words Level: Left and Right: The Conjoined Brothers
ISBN: 9787301291627 | Publisher: Peking University Press | Published on 03/2018 | Reviews:
Ideal For: High school and college students, heritage learners. A smart young man suddenly gets into big trouble. He just fell in love with a pretty...
$4.03



Chinese Breeze Graded Reader Series (2nd Edition): Level 1 300 Words Level: Two Children Seeking the Joy Bridge
ISBN: 9787301282557 | Publisher: Peking University Press | Published on 05/2017 | Reviews:
"Sir, where is the air-ticket office?" "You two kids came to buy air-tickets? Are you gonna travel somewhere?" "Nope. We...
$4.03



Chinese Breeze Graded Reader Series (2nd Edition): Level 1 300 Words Level: Whom do you like more?
ISBN: 9787301282540 | Publisher: Peking University Press | Published on 05/2017 | Reviews:
A smart young man suddenly gets into big trouble. He just fell in love with a pretty girl, but now the police come and want to arrest him. The bank...
$4.03



Chinese Breeze Graded Reader Series (2nd Edition): Level 1 300 Words Level: Wrong, Wrong, Wrong
ISBN: 9787301282519 | Publisher: Peking University Press | Published on 05/2017 | Reviews:
June 8. Beijing. A pretty girl lies dead on the floor of her luxury home. A slip of paper found on her body reads, “I’m tired. Let me...
$4.03



Chinese Breeze Graded Reader Series (2nd Edition): Level 2 500 Words Level: After the Accident
ISBN: 9787301298336 | Publisher: Peking University Press | Published on 09/2018
One winter night, a teacher was on her way home. Suddenly she fell down from her bicycle in front of a car. The driver stopped his car right away and...
$4.43



Chinese Breeze Graded Reader Series (2nd Edition): Level 2 500 Words Level: An Old Painting
ISBN: 9787301298534 | Publisher: Peking University Press | Published on 10/2018 | Reviews:
In the art dealer's shop, the old gentleman picked up the old painting once again. He looked it up and down, left and right. He held it up,...
$4.43



Chinese Breeze Graded Reader Series (2nd Edition): Level 2 500 Words Level: Mother and Son
ISBN: 9787301291610 | Publisher: Peking University Press | Published on 03/2018 | Reviews:
A teenage boy runs away from home, leaving his mother devastated. She never leaves home--never goes out with friends, eats out, or travels. Years...
$4.03