A Student Handbook for Chinese Function Words [Paperback]

Jiaying Howard (Author)

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Professor Jiaying Howard is currently program head of the department of Chinese studies of the Graduate School of Language and Educational Linguistics at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: The Chinese University Press; Bilingual edition (January 21, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9622019846
• ISBN-13: 978-9622019843
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,844,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars flip and find words in a snap, April 23, 2006

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jk_pullum books (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Student Handbook for Chinese Function Words (Paperback)

This book is definitely user friendly. Each word is listed in chinese character, pinyin pronounciation guide and part of speech identification followed by 2 or more sentences. I found the sentences to be interesting and useful. Since the sentences are variable from simple to complex in their grammatical structure, they give a fair view of the uses of the words in this volume.

Additionally, I found the layout of the entries to be well designed and easy to find. An excellent addition to any serious or casual Chinese Language learner's reference collection.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent reference for the learner of Chinese, September 3, 2005

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M. Lansing "Sojourner" (China) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Student Handbook for Chinese Function Words (Paperback)

This book contains more than 500 words and phrases commonly used in Chinese to show meanings like contrast, cause-effect, surprise, disagreement, conditionals, you name it, it's in this book. The explanations of meaning and usage are clear and easy to understand, and each entry is supported with examples written in traditional and simplified Chinese and pinyin.