Learn Chinese Traditional and Simplified For Beginners: An Easy, Step-by-Step Study Book and Writing Practice Guide for Learning How to Read, Write, and Talk using the Chinese Alphabet

Learn to read and write 100 of the most common Chinese characters, with simplified and traditional forms side by side and correct stroke order for every one.

Whether your Mandarin course uses simplified characters or you want to read the traditional characters used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, this workbook teaches both. Every character shows its simplified and traditional forms next to each other, with pinyin pronunciation, meaning, and step-by-step stroke order, followed by plenty of space to practice.

Many of the most common characters are written the same way in both systems, so you learn them once. Where the forms differ, you'll see exactly how, and practice writing both.

What's inside:

• 100 commonly used characters in simplified and traditional form
• Stroke order diagrams and writing instructions for every character
• Pinyin, meaning, and grammar notes for each character
• Over 200 pages of handwriting practice
• Cut-out flashcard templates for quick review
• An introduction to the Chinese language, its history, and the basic pronunciation rules
• Large 8.5" x 11" pages with plenty of room to write

Your tutor, Mary Haung, explains just enough to get you reading and writing quickly, without overwhelming you with detail you don't need yet.

Perfect for:

• Complete beginners starting Mandarin Chinese
• Learners who need both scripts, including heritage learners and anyone heading to Taiwan or Hong Kong
• Self-study, classroom support, and homeschooling
• Teens, adults, and motivated younger learners, and a thoughtful gift for anyone learning Chinese

Mary is passionate about travel and Asian cultures, with a particular fascination for China and its language. Before writing this series of workbooks, she dedicated years of thorough research to studying the Chinese writing system, in order to offer beginners a clear, step-by-step method without unnecessary complications. Her philosophy is simple: every learner deserves practical tools that let them make quick progress, without feeling overwhelmed from the start. Her series of Chinese workbooks was born from this goal.