Guest re_joyce Posted January 11, 2004 at 04:41 PM Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 at 04:41 PM I am able to understand Mandarin and can converse quiet fluently eg. able to recognise a number of Chinese characters - sufficient for me to order food in Chinese restaurant, speak to taxidriver and even conduct business meetings. I can probably write about 100 Chinese characters. However I do not know enough Chinese characters to read and understand the Chinese newspaper or a Chinese article. Anyone has any recommendations on how I can pick up written Chinese or any colleges in Beijing that can cater such needs? I wonder if HSK Foundation will be too basic but not sure if HSK Elem/Intermediate will be too tough? Thanks in advance....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LittleBuddhaTW Posted January 12, 2004 at 12:19 AM Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 at 12:19 AM You can pick up a book called "Reading & Writing Chinese" by William McNaughton ... it teaches the 2,000 most commonly used Chinese characters, and includes stroke order, definitions, and related vocabulary. This is the bible for all "waiguoren" learning how to write Chinese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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