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Zhou Xuefa (Rip Van Winkle) is well loved by everyone in his town, everyone except his nagging wife. With his faithful dog, Blackie, Zhou Xuefa spends his time playing with kids, helping neighbors, and discussing politics in the teahouse. One day after a bad scolding from his wife, he goes for a walk into the mountains and meets a mysterious old man who appears to be from an ancient time. The man invites him into his mountain home for a meal and after drinking some wine, Zhou Xuefa falls into a deep sleep. He awakes to a time very different than what he once knew.

This 3-in-1 Audiobook bundle is a fast and easy introduction to Chinese for Absolute Beginners. You get to hear real native speakers and get accustomed to the flow of Chinese, which you won't get from Apps and textbooks. Just press play and listen. Lessons are just 5 minutes long and can be done anywhere, anytime—at home or on the go. Instead of just reading about Chinese, you learn through everyday conversations between native speakers. In each lesson, you hear a practical dialogue. Then, our teachers translate and explain every word and you understand it all within minutes.

El curso de idiomas le enseñará las palabras y frases más importantes para sus vacaciones o viajes de negocios. Es ideal para principiantes con poco o ningún conocimiento previo de un idioma y también para quienes retoman el aprendizaje y buscan una forma sencilla de aprender un nuevo idioma. La guía de frases solo enseña palabras, frases y preguntas que realmente utilizará en el país adonde viaje.

Deze complete audiocursus Mandarijn is speciaal ontwikkeld voor Nederlandstalige leerders die op een efficiënte en natuurlijke manier de fundamenten van het Chinees willen beheersen. Het unieke aan deze methode is dat je een solide basis opbouwt zonder je zorgen te hoeven maken over het lezen of schrijven van complexe Chinese karakters. Door uitsluitend te focussen op luisteren en naspreken, ontwikkel je organisch een goed gehoor voor de taal en bouw je vertrouwen op in het spreken.

Aprender mandarín puede parecer un reto, pero este audiolibro lo hace sencillo y accesible para hispanohablantes. A través de expresiones cotidianas y vocabulario básico, descubrirás cómo comunicarte en situaciones comunes como presentarte, pedir comida, preguntar direcciones y saludar con confianza. Cada frase incluye su pronunciación en pinyin para que puedas escuchar, repetir y hablar con naturalidad desde el primer día. Este audiolibro está diseñado para principiantes absolutos, con explicaciones claras y ejemplos prácticos que facilitan la comprensión.

Der Sprachkurs vermittelt Ihnen die wichtigsten Vokabeln und Redewendungen für Ihre Urlaubs- oder Geschäftsreise. Mit dem Sprachführer lernen Sie nur Vokabeln, Sätze und Fragen, die Sie auf Ihrer Reise auch wirklich benötigen. Zuhören und nachsprechen. So prägen Sie sich nicht nur schnell neue Vokabeln ein - Sie üben auch gleich die richtige Aussprache.

"The 2000 Most Essential Chinese Mandarin Words in Context" is your all-access pass to not only learning the language, but also living it. This ingeniously crafted guide is designed not only to teach you words, but also to welcome you into a rich and ancient culture.

Folk tales are immensely popular in China. Passed down orally over the centuries from grandparents and parents to children, they serve as an unwritten handbook for living in society. Within every Chinese folk tale is an underlying moral message derived from one of the three major schools of spiritual thought–Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism.

Chinese Stories for Language Learners: Elementary – Volume 2 is the exciting continuation of the most beloved Chinese story series for learners! This new volume is designed especially for those who love learning the Chinese language and culture through rich, engaging stories.

More wisdom. More stories. More Chinese you’ll never forget. Discover the meaning behind 10 powerful Chinese idioms through story and sound.

Two students are fascinated by outer space, but when their new teacher seems to know more about Mars than anyone could possibly know, they start to suspect that something is unusual. As they encounter inexplicable events, they become convinced their teacher is actually from Mars. How can they prove it and who will believe them? They may be the only ones who can discover the truth!

Step into the world of ancient Chinese strategy with The Art of War for Language Learners—a unique bilingual Chinese-English audiobook that blends timeless wisdom with modern Mandarin Chinese language learning. Narrated by the authors themselves, LingLing and Huw, this edition brings Sun Tzu’s legendary classic to life with clear, line-by-line narration—first in Chinese, then in English—designed to sharpen your listening and speaking skills in both languages. For those who want to challenge their Chinese listening skills, a Chinese-only audio version of each chapter is also included.

The awe-inspiring heroes represented by Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen, and Song Jiang gather at Mount Liangshan. There, they set up a banner at a towering height, on which a slogan is written: "Enforce justice on behalf of Heaven".

Monkey King, Pig, and Sandy escort Master Xuanzang on an epic quest to obtain Buddhist scriptures. On their journey, they vanquish monsters and demons, punishing the wicked to elevate the virtuous. After experiencing 81 tribulations, they eventually succeed in their mission in heroic fashion.

Do you know the Monkey King? If so, did you know that his master, Xuanzang, was a real historical figure? Xuanzang was a Buddhist monk during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Over 1,000 years ago, he traversed over 25,000 km and overcame countless difficulties to study Buddhism in India.

Hua Mulan was a brave and intelligent young lady who developed an interest in riding and archery at a young age. When her country was faced an enemy invasion, she was determined to fight the war in the place of her aging and fragile father. She put on a war robe and disguised herself as a man.

The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty was also China’s very first emperor. Although he is revered in Chinese history for unifying the country, he had a miserable childhood. What did he achieve that made him a remarkable statesman? What is his political legacy that continues to have a profound influence on China to this day? This story unveils an important chapter in Chinese history: the making of the first emperor.

Considered encyclopedic due to its detailed descriptions of upper class life in the 18th century Qing Dynasty China, this masterpiece is one of China's four great classical novels, and it vividly narrates the rise and fall of the aristocratic Jia family. An exceptionally large cast of major characters—such as Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and Wang Xifeng—are depicted in a way that is at once vivid and cutting. Their stories of joy, sorrow, love, and hatred are universally known throughout China.

You may have seen a bird holding branches in its beak in order to build its nest, but have you ever seen a bird picking up pebbles to throw into a vast expanse of water? There was indeed such a bird in ancient China.

Do you know the Monkey King? If so, do you know that his master, Xuanzang, was a real historical figure? Xuanzang was a Buddhist monk during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). More than 1,000 years ago, he traversed more than 25,000 km and overcame countless difficulties and dangers along the way to study Buddhism in India....