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title: "Character Text for Beginning Chinese: Second Edition (Yale Language Series) (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition)"
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price: "€ 125.28"
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# Character Text for Beginning Chinese: Second Edition (Yale Language Series) (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition)

**Brand:** john de francisyung teng chia-yee
**Price:** € 125.28
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- **What is this?** Character Text for Beginning Chinese: Second Edition (Yale Language Series) (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition) by john de francisyung teng chia-yee
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Character Text for Beginning Chinese: Second Edition (Yale Language Series) (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition)

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Good lessons, but traditional characters
  

*by B***S on Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2020*

This is a really good text, but it doesn't use the simplified characters currently used in China. If you want to learn both, this can be a good text to practice the originals. Each lesson is fairly short, but teaches you how to read paragraphs of text pretty quickly.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Helpful
  

*by T***D on Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2021*

Helped me get to know my wife

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Audio files are available!
  

*by G***T on Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2022*

Audio files for the entire John Defrancis text series are available.1. Seton Hall University Global Language CenterThey're currently restoring the site. In the meantime, below option is working:2. The Internet ArchiveSearch Metadata for John DefrancisFilter on Collections to select the audio files for the specific book (e.g. Advanced Chinese Reader)Sort by TitleIt's important to know that the John Defrancis texts heavily emphasize traditional characters, with supplemental materials at the back of each volume to teach simplified characters.Also, note that the green volumes (Beginning Chinese, Intermediate Chinese, and Advanced Chinese) are pinyin with English translations, along with notes on grammar and culture. The blue volumes (Character Text for Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced Chinese) are complete character versions of the same material. The red volumes are readers with a variety of materials (sample sentences, dialogs, narratives and others), along with some translations and a few notes, which align with the vocabulary in the blue and green volumes.Updated January 2023Seton Hall University has made the audio recordings for the John Defrancis texts available via the Podbean app.In the Podbean app, search for:Seton Hall Beginning ChineseSeton Hall Intermediate ChineseSeton Hall Advanced Chinesefor all six texts.They are also available within iTunes and Spotify for any students searching for them there, or prefer to download them using those apps.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-20*