This volume opens up new vistas for the further advancement of student's knowledge of Chinese, employing the same method as Volume I: a way of learning Chinese taking into account its uniqueness as a written language of characters. In 25 lessons an addition of 500 of the most frequently used characters is introduced in a wider context of about 4,000 words formed with them. The total 900 characters introduced in the two volumes allow student's to recognize 90% of the Chinese characters met with in everyday reading.Cassette tapes are provided.