Annotation in English

For nonnative speakers of Chinese who study or work in China, primary and intermediate learners of Chinese

Survival Chinese101composed of 15 thematic units, covering almost all aspects of daily life in China

Chinese 101 is a series of handbooks on oral Chinese designed for non-native speakers of Chinese who study or work in China as well as beginners and intermediate learners of Chinese. The content is reasonably simple with a clear aim. It is developed to enable users to learn, imitate and master useful vocabularies and sentences in a meaningful context so that they can quickly improve Chinese skills and easily adapt to Chinese culture over a short period. Chinese 101 is composed of Survival Chinese 101, Business Chinese 101 and Travel Chinese 101. In Survival Chinese 101, there are 15 thematic units like "Greeting People", "Lodging", "Dining", "Shopping", "Going to China", "School Life", "Entertainment", "Traveling", "At the Bank", etc., covering almost all aspects of daily life and work in China. This book demonstrates numerous real-life scenes in China.

About the Author
Yuan Fangyuan, PhD in Education, is currently an Assistant Professor in the department of Language and Culture of the United States Naval Academy. His research interests include Chinese second language acquisition, task teaching method, content teaching method, etc.