Released on = March 19, 2007, 12:44 pm

Press Release Author = Xin Xu

Industry = Education

Press Release Summary = A good book can make the difficult Chinese learning task
simpler and easier and this book is that kind. With this book, you can learn
thousands of commonly used Chinese words and sentences with less time, effort and
money.


Press Release Body = OTTAWA, CANADA - MARCH 19, 2007- Amid recent global Chinese
language learning fever, students are facing a daunting task in finding the right
textbooks and training courses among the selections of different dialects (Mandarin,
Cantonese, etc.), different phonetics systems (Pinyin, Zhuyin, etc.) and different
character sets (Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese). The book "Essential
Chinese 1500" offers an easy solution to such problem with standard and unified
teaching approach.

\"Essential Chinese 1500\", authored by Xin Xu, is the book specially designed for
self directed study of Chinese language. The book teaches thousands of commonly used
Chinese words and sentences in China's official Mandarin dialect, China's official
standard Pinyin phonetics and written expressions of each word in both Simplified
Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

The book contains a collection of 1500 essential Chinese sentences and 1176
essential Chinese words organized into 286 topics involving the use of 828 commonly
used Chinese characters. The book can be used either as a self-study textbook for
beginners or a quick reference manual for intermediate and advanced level students
and travelers seeking a usage by topic.

Sentences in this book are short, expressive and representative. The average length
of sentences is five characters. The contents of the book are organized into
conceptual topics. Each topic section contains a vocabulary list and a sentence
list. The vocabulary list in each topic is stand-alone; thus you can start anywhere
without any dependence on earlier topics.

By studying this book, your Chinese language learning process can be significantly
shortened and simplified. By creatively varying, combining and applying the
thousands of primitive words and sentences covered in this book, you can construct
an unlimited number of new, compound and complex sentences. You will quickly gain
confidence in understanding and speaking Chinese; you can even impress Chinese
speakers and gain quick respect and friendship from them.

The E-Book version of the second edition of this book is currently available for
downloading at http://www.lulu.com/xinxu at the price of US$20. The preview of the
book is available for free downloading at http://www.lulu.com/xinxu. The paperback
version of the first edition is available for purchasing at http://www.amazon.com at
the price of US$47. The audio edition of the book and its sequel "Intermediate
Chinese 1500" will be available soon.

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Contact Details = Xin Xu
P.O. Box #29021
3500 Fallowfield Road, Unit 3
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K2J 4A9
Email: xbooks AT rogers DOT com
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