Mandarin Chinese Phrase Book & Dictionary: Includes Pronunciation Guide & Menu Reader (Chinese Edition)

✍ Scribed by Qian Kan

• Publisher: Bbc Pubns
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: Chinese
• Leaves: 225
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Presents a phrasebook covering basic Mandarin Chinese language words and phrases for common situations, with a small two-way dictionary, pronunciation guide, and menu reader.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
contents
pronunciation guide
understanding Chinese characters
the basics
essentials
numbers
ordinal numbers
fractions
days
months
years
seasons
dates
telling the time
time phrases
measurements
clothes and shoe sizes
national holidays
Chinese animal signs
general conversation
greetings
introductions
talking about yourself
asking about other people
chatting
the weather
likes and dislikes
feelings and opinions
making arrangements
useful expressions
business trips
living in China
travel&transport
arriving in the country
directions
information and tickets
air travel
taxis
trains
buses and coaches
underground
boats and ferries
hiring cars and bicycles
driving
mechanical problems
car parts
bicycle parts
accommodation
booking in advance
checking in
hotels, inns and hostels
requests and queries
problems and complaints
checking out
self-catering/serviced apartments
food&drink
making bookings
at the restaurant
ordering your food
ordering your drinks
bars and tea-rooms
comments and requests
special requirements
problems and complaints
paying the bill
buying food
eating with a Chinese family
menu reader
sightseeing&activities
at the travel agent
opening times
visiting places
going on tours and trips
tourist glossary
entertainment
booking tickets
at the show
sports and activities
shops&services
shopping
paying
buying clothes and shoes
changing rooms
bargaining
cosmetics and toiletries
photography
tobacco and alcohol
at the post office
at the bank
changing money
telephones
mobiles
the internet
faxes
health&safety
at the chemist’s
Chinese medicine
at the doctor’s
describing your symptoms
medical complaints and conditions
parts of the body
at the dentist’s
emergencies
police
reporting crime
basic grammar
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