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Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters helps students quickly learn the basic Chinese characters that are fundamental to the language. Intended for self-study and classroom use, this character workbook presents 178 Chinese characters and over 534 common words using these characters. These are the characters and words students need to know if they plan to take the official Chinese government HSK Exam or the Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture Exam. 

Each character is presented in a very simple and clear way. A step-by-step diagram shows how to write the character and boxes are provided for freehand writing practice. The meaning and pronunciation are given along with the key vocabulary compounds and an example sentence. Review exercises reinforce the learning process and an index at the back allow you to look up the characters according to their English meanings or romanized Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation. 

Key features of this Chinese workbook include:

• Designed for HSK Level 1 and AP exam prep
• Learn the 178 most basic Chinese characters
• Example sentences and over 534 vocabulary items
• Step-by-step writing diagrams and practice boxes

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Vol. 2 available June 27, 2017