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Capturing Chinese

Lu Xun · 2009

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About the book

Due to its complex writing system, Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in the world. Full literacy of Chinese requires a working knowledge of three to four thousand Chinese characters and breaking into reading Chinese literature is a daunting task. Capturing Chinese Short Stories from Lu Xun's Nahan is a comprehensive tool to help students of Chinese read Chinese literature in its original form. Footnotes highlight the more difficult vocabulary and pinyin is provided for the entire text. There is no need to constantly consult a dictionary or look up difficult characters by radical. Historical events, people and places are explained throughout and illustrations recreate the scenes. Please note, the text used in this book is in simplified characters. Free audio files of Lu Xun's Nahan are also included with the purchase of this book and are available for download from the publisher's website. The audio files include both a woman and male speaker.

Book details

Year
2009
Publisher
Capturing Chinese Publications
Editions
1
Pages
348
ISBN
9780984276202

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