註釋
This textbook is intended for foreigners who are learning Chinese. The topics selected cover every aspect of Chinese daily life. The book is divided into four section : Part 1 Basic knowledge. This section provides a brief introduction to Chinese phonetics and grammar. Part 2 Daily Conversations. This section contains 44 lessons including 44 everyday situations. The texts in part 2 are read by profeaaional Chinese announcers. Part 3 Practical Sentence Patterns. This section contains 225 sentence patterns which are the most basic and practical patterns in the Chinese language. Part 4 Reading Column. This section contains 12 short Chinese articles and some riddles.