Chinese Books


The Dream of the Red Chamber: Hung Lou Meng (World's Top 5)The Dream of the Red Chamber: Hung Lou Meng (World's Top 5)
Chen Shih-yin, in a vision, apprehends perception and spirituality. Chia Yü-ts'un, in...
Bull & Bear for JAM Financial Flashcards : Bond TermsBull & Bear for JAM Financial Flashcards : Bond Terms
These flashcards are a great tool to learn foreign languages. They're fresh & fun to...
Collins Gem Easy Learning Mandarin PhrasebookCollins Gem Easy Learning Mandarin Phrasebook
Best Price: $3.73
Ideal for practicing pronunciation, listening comprehension, and becoming more confident in both...
A New Introduction to Classical ChineseA New Introduction to Classical Chinese
I know of two books on Classical Chinese by Raymond Dawson: 1. An Introduction to Classical...
Chinese Link: Zhongwen Tiandi Simplified Character Version Value Pack (includes Audio CDs & Workbook: Homework & Character Book, SIMPLIFIED VERSION)Chinese Link: Zhongwen Tiandi Simplified Character Version Value Pack (includes Audio CDs & Workbook: Homework & Character Book, SIMPLIFIED VERSION)
Best Price: $201.60
I got this book when I first began studying Chinese. Now, after a few years of studying the...


A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese, Simplified Characters : Volume 1A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese, Simplified Characters : Volume 1
Best Price: $35.00
I purchased this book 1 month ago and it hasn't been far from my sight since then! The...
Speaking of ChineseSpeaking of ChineseInteractions II [text + workbook]: A Cognitive Approach to Beginning Chinese (Chinese in Context Language Learning Series) (v. 2)Interactions II [text + workbook]: A Cognitive Approach to Beginning Chinese (Chinese in Context Language Learning Series) (v. 2)
Best Price: $35.94
The text and workbook for Interactions II are among my favorite materials. The optional audio...
Living Language: Chinese: 2008 Day-to-Day Calendar (Living Language Daily Phrase & Culture Calendars)Living Language: Chinese: 2008 Day-to-Day Calendar (Living Language Daily Phrase & Culture Calendars)
Best Price: $24.95
I was disappointed with this calendar. The basic format is to show the word with pinyin and...
Beginner's Chinese (Beginner's (Foreign Language))Beginner's Chinese (Beginner's (Foreign Language))
Best Price: $6.95
The book promises the following (and definitely lives up to it): "This book has been...


The City in Modern Chinese Literature & Film: Configurations of Space, Time, and GenderThe City in Modern Chinese Literature & Film: Configurations of Space, Time, and GenderMaking Out in ChineseMaking Out in ChineseChinese in a Flash, Vol. 1 (Tuttle Flash Cards)Chinese in a Flash, Vol. 1 (Tuttle Flash Cards)
Best Price: $11.61
These are really wonderful aids and do all that a flashcard can be asked to do. Also, they DO...
Tuttle Concise Chinese Dictionary: Chinese-English English-ChineseTuttle Concise Chinese Dictionary: Chinese-English English-Chinese
Best Price: $10.03
This dictionary's vocabulary is quite limited, but what it covers it covers extremely well!...
Dictionary of Cantonese Slang: The Language of Hong Kong Movies, Street Gangs and City LifeDictionary of Cantonese Slang: The Language of Hong Kong Movies, Street Gangs and City Life
Best Price: $125.00
This is the type of cantonese colliquial I was looking for, one that doesn't just include...

ABC English-Chinese, Chinese-English Dictionary (ABC Chinese Dictionary Series)ABC English-Chinese, Chinese-English Dictionary (ABC Chinese Dictionary Series)
Best Price: $18.74
I am a chines language student and received this dictionary as a gift. I have to say this...
Practical Chinese Reader: Book 3 (Chinese Edition)Practical Chinese Reader: Book 3 (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $25.00
Practical Chinese Reader: Book 4 (Chinese Edition)Practical Chinese Reader: Book 4 (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $34.95
Living Language: Chinese: 2008 Day-to-Day Calendar (Living Language Daily Phrase & Culture Calendars)Living Language: Chinese: 2008 Day-to-Day Calendar (Living Language Daily Phrase & Culture Calendars)
Best Price: $24.95
I was disappointed with this calendar. The basic format is to show the word with pinyin and...
Beginner's Chinese (Beginner's (Foreign Language))Beginner's Chinese (Beginner's (Foreign Language))
Best Price: $6.95
The book promises the following (and definitely lives up to it): "This book has been...

The City in Modern Chinese Literature & Film: Configurations of Space, Time, and GenderThe City in Modern Chinese Literature & Film: Configurations of Space, Time, and GenderMaking Out in ChineseMaking Out in ChineseChinese in a Flash, Vol. 1 (Tuttle Flash Cards)Chinese in a Flash, Vol. 1 (Tuttle Flash Cards)
Best Price: $11.61
These are really wonderful aids and do all that a flashcard can be asked to do. Also, they DO...
Tuttle Concise Chinese Dictionary: Chinese-English English-ChineseTuttle Concise Chinese Dictionary: Chinese-English English-Chinese
Best Price: $10.03
This dictionary's vocabulary is quite limited, but what it covers it covers extremely well!...
Dictionary of Cantonese Slang: The Language of Hong Kong Movies, Street Gangs and City LifeDictionary of Cantonese Slang: The Language of Hong Kong Movies, Street Gangs and City Life
Best Price: $125.00
This is the type of cantonese colliquial I was looking for, one that doesn't just include...

ABC English-Chinese, Chinese-English Dictionary (ABC Chinese Dictionary Series)ABC English-Chinese, Chinese-English Dictionary (ABC Chinese Dictionary Series)
Best Price: $18.74
I am a chines language student and received this dictionary as a gift. I have to say this...
Practical Chinese Reader: Book 3 (Chinese Edition)Practical Chinese Reader: Book 3 (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $25.00
Practical Chinese Reader: Book 4 (Chinese Edition)Practical Chinese Reader: Book 4 (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $34.95
Elementary Chinese ReadersElementary Chinese ReadersChinese Dictionary (Reference)Chinese Dictionary (Reference)
Best Price: $2.10

English for Speakers of Mandarin Chinese: English for SpeakersEnglish for Speakers of Mandarin Chinese: English for Speakers
Best Price: $110.00
Spoken English for Mandarin Chinese was prepared under the aegis of the American Council of...
David and Helen in China: An Intermediate Course in Modern Chinese (Book & CD)David and Helen in China: An Intermediate Course in Modern Chinese (Book & CD)
Best Price: $14.29
This is an excellent book for the intermediate learner of Chinese. As a current student I cannot...
Spoken Standard Chinese, Volume One: Student Workbook (Far Eastern Publications Series)Spoken Standard Chinese, Volume One: Student Workbook (Far Eastern Publications Series)
Best Price: $4.08
This book begins the Spoken Standard Chinese series, which emphasizes natural dialogue and...
Ni Hao: Traditional Character Edition (Chinese Edition)Ni Hao: Traditional Character Edition (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $25.00
Practical Chinese Reader I: Patterns and Exercises :Simplified Character Version (C & T Asian Language Series)Practical Chinese Reader I: Patterns and Exercises :Simplified Character Version (C & T Asian Language Series)
Practical Chinese Reader 1: Patterns and Exercises contains additional grammatical review and...

Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (Traditional & Simplified Character) Character Workbook (Chinese Edition)Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (Traditional & Simplified Character) Character Workbook (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $21.00
It's the first time that I've had no replies to inquiries about a book order. Usually,...
Integrated Chinese, Level 1, Part 1: Textbook (Traditional Character Edition) (Level I Traditional Character Texts)Integrated Chinese, Level 1, Part 1: Textbook (Traditional Character Edition) (Level I Traditional Character Texts)
Best Price: $15.00
I am currently studying in China right now, and this book as well as the second-year version...
Chinese Odyssey 2: Innovative Language Courseware - Audio CDs (Chinese Edition)Chinese Odyssey 2: Innovative Language Courseware - Audio CDs (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $49.99
Hanzi and the Kangxi RadicalsHanzi and the Kangxi Radicals
Best Price: $16.00
First off, this is really is something quite different. I was rather curious as I tried to get...
Chinese Without a Teacher: Being a Collection of Easy and Useful Sentences in the Mandarin Dialect, with a VocabularyChinese Without a Teacher: Being a Collection of Easy and Useful Sentences in the Mandarin Dialect, with a Vocabulary
Best Price: $11.70
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional...

Chinese Monster Magic - Student Workbook: Level 1 Greetings And IntroductionsChinese Monster Magic - Student Workbook: Level 1 Greetings And Introductions
Best Price: $10.00
I have been searching for a product to use with my students to help teach the Chinese language....
Chinese Monster Magic - Teacher Guide: Level 1 Module 2 All about meChinese Monster Magic - Teacher Guide: Level 1 Module 2 All about me
Best Price: $25.00
Chinese Monster Magic is a fun and creative way to teach young children the Chinese language. ...
Chinese Word Book with Audio CDChinese Word Book with Audio CD
Best Price: $10.15
I don't speak Chinese, so it's hard for me to say how the pronunciation rates, but...
Pocket Menu Reader China (Pocket Dictionaries) (Langenscheidt's Pocket Menu Reader)Pocket Menu Reader China (Pocket Dictionaries) (Langenscheidt's Pocket Menu Reader)
Best Price: $7.95
I'm astonished this made it into print. Most worrisome is the inclusion of translated...
Confucius's Analects: An Advanced Reader of Chinese Language and Culture (Chinese Edition)Confucius's Analects: An Advanced Reader of Chinese Language and Culture (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $32.77
Confucius's Analects is an innovative textbook for teaching and learning Chinese language...

Speak in a Week Mandarin Chinese: Week 2 [With CD] (Chinese Edition)Speak in a Week Mandarin Chinese: Week 2 [With CD] (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $47.12
Each week presents 8 illustrated lessons plus additional helpful resource material. Each...
Sing and Learn Chinese (Book & CD) Second EditionSing and Learn Chinese (Book & CD) Second Edition
Best Price: $17.90
My two year old wants to hear this CD again and again. He sings the songs to me and corrects me...
English the Berlitz Way: Chinese Speakers Level 2English the Berlitz Way: Chinese Speakers Level 2
Best Price: $52.52
A course which seeks to provide Chinese speakers with the tools they need to speak English...
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition) (Chinese Edition)Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition) (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $17.86
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Chinese-Simplified thesaurus at...
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition) (Chinese Edition)The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition) (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $18.92
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Chinese-Simplified thesaurus at...

Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition) (Chinese Edition)Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition) (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $29.95
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Chinese-Simplified thesaurus at...
Dubliners (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition) (Chinese Edition)Dubliners (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition) (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $20.94
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Chinese-Simplified thesaurus at...
The Aeneid (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition) (Chinese Edition)The Aeneid (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition) (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $25.95
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Chinese-Simplified thesaurus at...
Chinese-English Dictionary of Contemporary Usage (Center for Chinese Studies, UC Berkeley)Chinese-English Dictionary of Contemporary Usage (Center for Chinese Studies, UC Berkeley)
Best Price: $24.95
This volume of more than 20,000 terms is intended as an aid to the reading of newspapers,...
Tone Sandhi: Patterns across Chinese Dialects (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics)Tone Sandhi: Patterns across Chinese Dialects (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics)
Best Price: $69.49
Matthew Chen's landmark study offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of the rich and...

Outline of Dynastic History (Second Edition) (Chinese Edition)Outline of Dynastic History (Second Edition) (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $16.24
The "Outline of Dynastic History" book is entirely in Chinese. The front and...
Concise Dictionary of Spoken Chinese (Harvard-Yenching Institute Publications)Concise Dictionary of Spoken Chinese (Harvard-Yenching Institute Publications)A New China: An Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese (Revised Edition) (Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese)A New China: An Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese (Revised Edition) (Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese)
Best Price: $41.87
Originally published in 1999, A New China has become a standard textbook for intermediate...
Adventures in Japanese 1: Workbook (Level 1)Adventures in Japanese 1: Workbook (Level 1)
Best Price: $17.55
My daughter used this for her high school Japanese class. We purchased it so she can keep up...
Chinese Odyssey: Innovative Language Courseware, Vol. 1 Workbook (Traditional Characters)Chinese Odyssey: Innovative Language Courseware, Vol. 1 Workbook (Traditional Characters)
Best Price: $22.59
I received this item earlier than the posted date (though Amazon usually ships early anyway so I...

Integrated Chinese: Level 2 Audio CDs (Chinese Edition)Integrated Chinese: Level 2 Audio CDs (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $3.65
Taiwan Today: An Intermediate CourseTaiwan Today: An Intermediate Course
Best Price: $48.99
This intermediate level Chinese textbook brings to life for the classroom the customs,...
Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Chinese SlangChinese-English Dictionary of Modern Chinese Slang
Best Price: $10.25
Gift quality. No remainder marks. Same day shipping.
Passport to ChinesePassport to Chinese
I truly found the book useful and entertaining with its various subjects. The first half of the...
Grammatical Hierarchy of Malayan CantoneseGrammatical Hierarchy of Malayan Cantonese

Basic Chinese Grammar and Sentence Patterns (Wp)Basic Chinese Grammar and Sentence Patterns (Wp)
Best Price: $8.12
Vocabulary is introduced by showing both traditional and simplified characters, in columns,...
What Character Is That?: An Easy-access Dictionary of 5,000 Chinese Characters (Chinese and English Edition)What Character Is That?: An Easy-access Dictionary of 5,000 Chinese Characters (Chinese and English Edition)
Best Price: $19.95
This book is an excellent, step by step approach to the world of deciphering unknown Chinese...
ActiveChinese Mandarin Chinese Digital Workbook (English and Chinese Edition)ActiveChinese Mandarin Chinese Digital Workbook (English and Chinese Edition)
My Chinese level is beginner so I found that this book helped a lot - clear, straightforward,...
Pride and Prejudice (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition) (Chinese Edition)Pride and Prejudice (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition) (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $23.95
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Chinese-Simplified thesaurus at...
Collected Works of Poe, Volume IV (Webster's Chinese-Traditional Thesaurus Edition)Collected Works of Poe, Volume IV (Webster's Chinese-Traditional Thesaurus Edition)
Best Price: $20.94
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Chinese-Traditional thesaurus at...

The Merry Wives of Windsor (Webster's Korean Thesaurus Edition)The Merry Wives of Windsor (Webster's Korean Thesaurus Edition)
Best Price: $18.92
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Korean thesaurus at the bottom...
Business Companion: Chinese (Mandarin) HandbookBusiness Companion: Chinese (Mandarin) Handbook
Best Price: $39.99
Think your Chinese is good enough to do business in China? Well, it'll be that much better...
Hanyu For Senior Students: Stage 4 Course BookHanyu For Senior Students: Stage 4 Course Book
Best Price: $43.00
AP Chinese Language and CultureAP Chinese Language and CultureTravel Wise: Chinese: Book/Cassette Package (Travel Phrase Books)Travel Wise: Chinese: Book/Cassette Package (Travel Phrase Books)
Best Price: $14.95
Designed especially for international travelers, yet also suitable for foreign language labs in...

Chinese-English Frequency Dictionary: A Study Guide to Mandarin Chinese's 500 Most Frequently Used Words (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition)Chinese-English Frequency Dictionary: A Study Guide to Mandarin Chinese's 500 Most Frequently Used Words (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $72.23
Other features of the book have been noted by other reviewers, but what I want to highlight are...
Intermediate Chinese with Audio CDIntermediate Chinese with Audio CD
Best Price: $13.92
This continuation of Yong Ho's "Beginning Chinese" follows a slightly different...
Beginner's Chinese Dictionary (Tuttle Language Library)Beginner's Chinese Dictionary (Tuttle Language Library)
Best Price: $2.08
I found the traditional way of going through a course book, making exercises, listening to the...
Translating Chinese LiteratureTranslating Chinese Literature
Best Price: $34.95
There is no greater challenge to a translator than the rendering of Chinese, ancient or modern,...
Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Texts in Spoken and Written Chinese: Index (Linguistic)Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Texts in Spoken and Written Chinese: Index (Linguistic)
Best Price: $445.00

Character Text for Beginning Chinese: Second Edition (Yale Language Series) (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition)Character Text for Beginning Chinese: Second Edition (Yale Language Series) (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $34.65
"Character Text for Beginning Chinese" is simply "Beginning...
Tell It Like It Is! (3 Audio CDs): Natural Chinese for Advanced Learners (Yale Language Series)Tell It Like It Is! (3 Audio CDs): Natural Chinese for Advanced Learners (Yale Language Series)
Best Price: $36.97
This unique program emphasizes authentic, unrehearsed Chinese language as it is spoken among...
Exploring in Chinese, Volume 1: A DVD-Based Course in Intermediate Chinese (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition)Exploring in Chinese, Volume 1: A DVD-Based Course in Intermediate Chinese (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $31.80
I love this item! I think the language learning methods in this book are top notch! The book...
Chinese For Dummies Audio SetChinese For Dummies Audio Set
Best Price: $11.95
With the 3 cds and a manual this set come with, you can learn and practice a lot of very...
Chinese/English Phrase Book for Travelers (General Trade)Chinese/English Phrase Book for Travelers (General Trade)
Best Price: $133.06
A compact, easy-to-use guide to nearly 2,000 of the most commonly used and needed phrases and...

Chinese For DummiesChinese For Dummies
Best Price: $6.19
If you have no previous exposure to Chinese, this book/CD will make you FEEL like a Dummy! You...
A New English-Chinese Dictionary, 2nd Revised EditionA New English-Chinese Dictionary, 2nd Revised Edition
Best Price: $131.68
This book is an excellent resource for anyone traveling to China. You will need this if you are...
Collected Works of Poe, Volume V (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition) (Chinese Edition)Collected Works of Poe, Volume V (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition) (Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $22.95
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Chinese-Simplified thesaurus at...
A Practical Chinese Grammar (Mandarin)A Practical Chinese Grammar (Mandarin)
Best Price: $35.88
Good for add'l grammar info no matter what text you're using, but it's more...
Environment Management TechnologyEnvironment Management Technology
Best Price: $19.00

Flying with Chinese 2A: WorkbookFlying with Chinese 2A: Workbook
Best Price: $10.95
Berlitz Mandarin Chinese Phrase Book & Dictionary (English and Chinese Edition)Berlitz Mandarin Chinese Phrase Book & Dictionary (English and Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $3.50
Great phrase book with useful phrases to help one get around the cities in China, and handy to...
Berlitz Cantonese Chinese Phrase Book & Dictionary (English and Chinese Edition)Berlitz Cantonese Chinese Phrase Book & Dictionary (English and Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $4.94
Before you get this book, you need the accompanying cd in order to follow it. The info is good,...
1000 Mandarin Chinese Words (1000 Words) (English and Chinese Edition)1000 Mandarin Chinese Words (1000 Words) (English and Chinese Edition)
Best Price: $33.26
The book is a great aid in learning Mandarin. Not entirely by itself but together with your...
Flying With Chinese Grade K: Teachers Audio CD SetFlying With Chinese Grade K: Teachers Audio CD Set
Best Price: $23.95
Includes all Teacher's Audio CDs for Grade K (Books A, B, and C)

Flying With Chinese 2A: Teacher's GuideFlying With Chinese 2A: Teacher's Guide
Best Price: $29.95
The Flying with Chinese teacher s guide offers in-class activities, curriculum pointers, and...
The Dragon King's Daughter: Ten Tang Dynasty StoriesThe Dragon King's Daughter: Ten Tang Dynasty Stories
The ten stories in this collection can be divided into three main categories: stories of the...
Chinese Characters - Flash Cards for BeginnersChinese Characters - Flash Cards for Beginners
I bought this as an introduction to reading Chinese characters and found it extremely useful....
  
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