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The Colloquial 2 Series
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Chinese
language learning
Kan Qian
R Routledge
Taylor & Francis Group
LONDON AND NEW YORK
First published 2007
by Routledge
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© 2007 Kan Qian
Typeset in 10/12pt Sabon
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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced
or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means,
now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording,
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writing from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kan, Qian, 1960–
Colloquial Chinese 2 / Qian Kan.
p. cm. – (Colloquial 2 series)
Chinese and English.
Includes indexes.
1. Chinese language–Conversation and phrase books–English. 2. Chinese
language–Grammar. I. Title. II. Series.
PL1125.E6K37 2006
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2006007103
ISBN13: 978-1-138-95824-1 (book)
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Contents
Introduction vii
Acknowledgements x
Unit 1 ^X S .^IH Zhongwén yTjf Zhongguó 1
The Chinese language and China
Unit 2 iS^IifJcfT Zài Zhongguó luxfng 19
Travelling in China
Unit 3 OiiM Jiànkang 37
Health
Unit 4 Wk^lifc'^ Jùhul hé ymshf 53
Get-togethers and food
Unit 5 i J^ Gud nián 71
Celebrate Chinese New Year
Unit 6 TsiSnilS? Xìngqii hé àihào 87
Interests and hobbies
Unit 7 t&W Jiàoyù 103
Education
Unit 8 If£ Gongzuò 121
Work
Unit 9 r&iilFiJi Jiaotong yu huánfing 136
Transport and environment
Unit 10 ^yiR5I£l«] Diànnao hé hùliánwang 150
Computers and the internet
Unit 11 $HM-F~k HunyTn yu zTnii 169
Marriage and children
Unit 12 Sti=n3!H-t Gaigé hé biànhuà 192
Reform and change
vi | Contents
Key to exercises and reading/listening comprehension
questions 212
Appendix A: Texts, dialogues, reading comprehension
texts and listening comprehension scripts in complex
characters 241
Appendix B: English translation of the authentic texts
in Units 10, 11 and 12 262
Chinese–English glossary 265
Index to language points 294
Index to culture notes 296
Introduction
Intended readership
This book is designed for English speakers who have done a beginner’s
course in Chinese, and who would like to continue with their learning
at an intermediate level. The book can be used as a self-study course
or as supplementary material for a taught course.
The text has taken into consideration the fact that whereas some
learners may have learnt pinyin only, others may have learnt both
pinyin and characters. Throughout the book, both pinyin and
simplified characters are used so that learners can choose to learn
either or both. For a minority of learners who have learnt the tradi
tional form of Chinese characters, there is an appendix of the texts and
dialogues in traditional form at the end of the book (Appendix A).
Objectives
By the end of the book, learners should be able to:
◗ conduct a meaningful conversation in Chinese on a variety of topics
◗ have a better command of Chinese, and as a result use more
sophisticated sentence structures such as the passive voice, the ba-
sentence, topic structure, etc.
◗ read simple authentic texts such as articles from Chinese news
papers or popular magazines with the help of a dictionary
◗ write letters and diaries in Chinese.
Structure of the book and how to
use it
This book contains about 1,500 words (not individual characters),
amongst which about 1,100 are new words. It is divided into 12 units
viii I Introduction
covering a wide range of issues that are relevant to modern China
today, ranging from marriage and work to computers and the internet.
It is important to follow the sequence of the units as they appear in
the book because they get progressively more difficult.
As pinyin is used throughout the book with the characters, the
following conventions are adopted:
► syllables are linked together to correspond to their English equival
ents rather than to represent each Chinese character (e.g. bàozhi
instead of bào zhi for flz-IK ‘newspaper’)
► tone marks do not reflect the tone change, except for ^ (i.e. ^ in
isolation is the fourth tone bù but becomes the second tone if it is
followed by another fourth tone, for example ‘bú dàn’ for ‘not
only’). For tone change rules, see Colloquial Chinese (Kan Qian,
Routledge, 1995: Introduction)
► neutral tones are not marked
► four-character fixed expressions are linked with hyphens (e.g.
^SlKfjlE míng-shèng-gu-ji for ‘places of historical interest’)
► proper nouns such as place names, personal names and titles of
books have their first letter capitalized (e.g. 9<^ Tianjln (a city))
Two dialogues appear in each of the first four units. From Unit 5
onwards, however, each unit has a combination of text(s) and
dialogue(s). New words in both pinyin and characters that occur in
each text/dialogue are listed under the heading ‘Vocabulary’ with
their English translations. It is a good idea to become familiar with
those words before learning the dialogue/text. In order to facilitate
the identification of new words in the first four units, all the words
that appear under ‘Vocabulary’ are underlined in the pinyin text.
Additional terms and expressions that are relevant to a particular
topic are provided under the heading ‘Additional useful words’. Gram
matical points and key phrases are explained under the heading
‘Language points’ and are cross-referenced throughout the book. In
order to explain clearly some difficult grammatical structures, literal
translations are given in italics wherever necessary. An index to
grammar and language points is included at the end of the book. In
order to reinforce the words and structures introduced in each unit,
between seven and ten exercises appear in each unit. At the same
time, words and grammar points introduced in the previous units are
recycled and practised repeatedly in these exercises. They are carefully
designed to improve the basic language skills: speaking, listening,
reading and writing. In the first seven units, unfamiliar words in
Introduction | ix
Exercises are provided before the exercises. From Unit 8 onwards,
however, learners are encouraged to check unfamiliar words in the
Chinese-English glossary on page 265. At the end of each unit, there
is either a passage for reading comprehension or a listening compre
hension exercise. The key to all exercises, including reading/listening
comprehension exercises, is on page 212.
In order to help learners gain an appreciation of what it is like to
read authentic materials, a short extract from a Chinese newspaper or
popular magazine is included at the end of Units 10, 11 and 12 under
the heading ‘Authentic text’. These texts are in characters only, but
new words are provided in both pinyin and characters along with
their English translation. As these are original texts, there will inevi
tably be grammar points or sentence structures that are not covered
in this book. To help those learners who wish to take on the
challenge and try to read some or all of these texts, a full English
translation of all three authentic texts is provided on page 262.
Finally, as language is closely linked with its culture, throughout
the book, relevant cultural points are explained under the heading
‘Culture notes’ in each unit, and again an index to culture notes can
be found on page 296.
