Lawrence Matthews Livres

This book offers a straightforward method for learning the second set of 100 essential Chinese characters, addressing the challenges faced by beginning students in memorizing and writing them. Following the foundational concepts presented in the first volume, it focuses on characters selected for efficient learning. Each character is accompanied by its English meaning, Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation, and any alternate forms, along with a stroke order guide and designated spaces for writing practice. The stroke order guides, printed with gray guidelines, allow students to trace the standard writing sequence. Additionally, related compounds and phrases are included to enhance vocabulary acquisition. Three indexes at the back facilitate character lookup by English meanings, Hanyu Pinyin pronunciations, or radicals. The book also provides extra practice sheets with blank boxes for further writing exercises. Key features include: the second 100 most common Chinese characters, standard Hanyu Pinyin romanizations, vocabulary-building compounds and phrases, step-by-step stroke order diagrams, and special grid-lined boxes for accurate writing practice. Sample sentences further aid in vocabulary development.