So, you’re learning Mandarin Chinese… but just can’t find the ideal reading material?

Good news – we’ve got you covered.

Many students of Mandarin Chinese constantly find a massive obstacle when trying to develop their reading skills – a total lack of high-quality reading material. This can not only make the learning processes tougher but also force the student to lose interest.

This is why we’ve created a sequel to our highly successful previous Short Stories book – with Chinese Short Stories for Beginners Volume 2, we want to continue helping students build their Chinese connection with 1.2 billion Mandarin speakers worldwide!

20 easy-to-read, entertaining and interesting stories await inside, along with the best tools to help you practice once you’re done reading each tale. Our book will ensure you not only can read something that will expand your knowledge on Mandarin Chinese, but that you will understand and be able to pick it apart piece by piece in your quest for learning.

How Chinese Short Stories for Beginners Volume 2 works:

• Each of the book’s twenty chapters will use a story filled with day-to-day terms, useful Mandarin Chinese language tools and entertaining storylines to help you expand your knowledge of the Chinese culture.
• Using Chinese characters, Pinyin romanization AND an English translation in each chapter, you will develop a fluent understanding of Chinese writing!
• A summary synopsis in Chinese, Pinyin and in English of what you just read, both to review the lesson and for you to see if you understood the story.
• At the end of those summaries, you’ll be provided with a list of the most relevant vocabulary involved in the lesson, as well as slang and sayings that you may not have caught at first glance!
• Finally, you’ll be provided with a set of tricky questions in Chinese, providing you with the chance to prove that you learned something in the story. Don’t worry if you don’t know the answer to any — we will provide them immediately after, but no cheating!

Do you think you can handle it? If the answer is yes, then you’re definitely on your way to becoming a fluent Mandarin Chinese speaker, and we’ll certainly make your dreams come true!

So look no further! Pick up your copy of Chinese Short Stories for Beginners Volume 2 and start learning Chinese right now!

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So, you’ve decided to learn Chinese. Now what?

One of the toughest languages to learn, it’s never been easy to find reading material in Chinese… However, we’ve created a book that will change all of that.

Language learning isn’t just about lessons or practice – it’s about consistency. You may have found the best teacher in town or the most incredible learning app around, but if you don’t put all of that knowledge to practice, you’ll soon forget everything you’ve obtained. This is why being engaged with interesting reading material can be so essential for somebody wishing to learn a new language.

Therefore, in this book we have compiled 20 easy-to-read, compelling and fun stories that will allow you to expand your vocabulary and give you the tools to improve your grasp of the wonderful Chinese (Mandarin) tongue.

How Chinese Short Stories For Beginners works:

• Each chapter possesses a funny, interesting and/or thought-provoking story based on real-life situations, allowing you to learn a bit more about the Chinese culture.
• Having trouble understanding Chinese characters? No problem – apart from the English translation below each paragraph, we’ve also provided you with the Pinyin romanization of the Chinese language, so that you never have trouble reading Chinese again!
• The summaries follow a synopsis in Chinese and in English of what you just read, both to review the lesson and for you to see if you understood what the tale was about. Use them if you’re having trouble.
• At the end of those summaries, you’ll be provided with a list of the most relevant vocabulary involved in the lesson, as well as slang and sayings that you may not have understood at first glance! Again, Pinyin romanization is included to make things super easy for you!
• Finally, you’ll be provided with a set of tricky questions in Chinese, allowing you the chance to prove that you learned something in the story. Whether it’s true or false, or if you’re doing the single answer questions, don’t worry if you don’t know the answer to any — we will provide them immediately after, but no cheating!

We want you to feel comfortable while learning the tongue; after all, no language should be a barrier for you to travel around the world and expand your social circles!

So look no further! Pick up your copy of Chinese Short Stories for Beginners and level up your Chinese, right now!

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