Download or read book Understanding and Using Chinese Grammar (Black and White Edition, an Easy-To-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and 200+ Pictures) written by Zhou Xiaogeng and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book not only introduces the fundamental knowledge about the Chinese language but also, and more importantly, reveals the reasons behind the principles and rules, which helps learners to understand this language and apply the grammar rules well. Contents CHAPTER 1 Preparing to Start 1.1 A New Perspective 1.2 Chinese Language, Dialect, and Mandarin Chinese 1.3 Chinese Character, Simplified Character, and Traditional Character 1.4 Pronunciation, Tone, and Pinyin CHAPTER 2 Secrets of Combination 2.1 Concepts and Mechanisms 2.2 Three Basic Types of Combining Processes 2.3 Know More, Do More Chapter 3 Detailed Types of Combining Processes 3.1 Concepts and Mechanisms 3.2 Combining between Nouns 3.3 Combining between Verbs 3.4 Combining between Adjectives 3.5 Combining between a Noun and an Adjective 3.6 Combining between a Noun and a Verb 3.7 Combining between a Verb and an Adverb 3.8 Know More, Do More Chapter 4 Multiple Combining Processes 4.1 Concepts and Mechanisms 4.2 Logical Relations and Combining Sequences 4.3 Details and Skills 4.4 Know More, Do More Chapter 5 Structures and Gradations 5.1 Intermissions 5.2 Structure-Marking Words 5.3 Relation-Marking Words 5.4 Know More, Do More Chapter 6 Words in Special Types 6.1 Words as Affixes 6.2 Words as Reduplication 6.3 Words as Sounds Imitations 6.4 Words as Abbreviations 6.5 Chinese Idioms Chapter 7 Quantities, Times, and Places 7.1 To Describe Numbers and Quantities 7.2 To Describe Times 7.3 To Describe Places Chapter 8: About Sentences 8.1 Concepts and Mechanisms 8.2 Consistency in Combining Principles and Rules Chapter 9 To Make Comments and Descriptions 9.1 Concepts and Mechanisms 9.2 To Make Comments about Objects 9.3 To Describe Properties of Objects 9.4 To Describe Definitions 9.5 To Make Comparisons and Conclusions Chapter 10 To Describe Existence 10.1 Concepts and Mechanisms 10.2 To Describe Existence in General Statuses 10.3 To Describe Existence in Specific Statuses Chapter 11 To Describe Acts 11.1 Concepts and Mechanisms 11.2 To Describe Issuers and Acts 11.3 To Describe Acts and Receivers 11.4 To Describe Issuers, Acts, and Receivers 11.5 Special Sentence Structures Chapter 12 To Raise Questions: Yes or No 12.1 Concepts and Mechanisms 12.2 To Apply Interrogative Words 12.3 To Apply Reduplicative Structures 12.4 To Apply Independent Structures Chapter 13 To Raise Questions: Ask for Details 13.1 Concepts and Mechanisms 13.2 To Inquire about Unknown People 13.3 To Inquire about Unknown Things 13.4 To Inquire about Unknown Acts 13.5 To Inquire about Unknown Places 13.6 To Inquire about Specific Unknown Objects 13.7 To Inquire about Unknown Statuses 13.8 To Inquire about Unknown Reasons 13.9 To Inquire about Unknown Quantities 13.10 To Inquire about Unknown Times 13.11 Know More, Do More Chapter 14 Past, Present, and Future 14.1 Concepts and Mechanisms 14.2 Tense of Present Indefinite 14.3 Tense of Past Indefinite 14.4 Tense of Future Indefinite 14.5 Tense of Present Continuous 14.6 Tense of Past Continuous 14.7 Tense of Future Continuous 14.8 Tense of Present Perfect 14.9 Tense of Past Perfect 14.10 Tense of Future Perfect 14.11 Know More, Do More Chapter 15 Start, End, and Span 15.1 Concepts and Mechanisms 15.2 To Describe a Specific Point 15.3 To Describe a Span 15.4 Know More, Do More Chapter 16 Connection and Integration 16.1 Concepts and Mechanisms 16.2 To Specify Coordinating Relationships 16.3 To Specify Progressive Relationships 16.4 To Specify Adversative Relationships 16.5 To Specify Conditional Relationships 16.6 To Specify Cause-and-Effect Relationships 16.7 To Specify Objective Relationships 16.8 To Apply Independent Reminding Words 16.9 Know More, Do More