Author: 白先勇
Publisher: Chinese University Press
ISBN: 9789622018594
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The stories in this book appeared some thirty years ago over a period of time in the magazine Hsien-tai wen hsueh (Modern Literature), which Pai Hsien-yung, the author, and other young writers founded, edited and wrote for in Taiwan.
臺北人
Author: 白先勇
Publisher: Chinese University Press
ISBN: 9789622018594
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The stories in this book appeared some thirty years ago over a period of time in the magazine Hsien-tai wen hsueh (Modern Literature), which Pai Hsien-yung, the author, and other young writers founded, edited and wrote for in Taiwan.
Publisher: Chinese University Press
ISBN: 9789622018594
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The stories in this book appeared some thirty years ago over a period of time in the magazine Hsien-tai wen hsueh (Modern Literature), which Pai Hsien-yung, the author, and other young writers founded, edited and wrote for in Taiwan.
Wandering in the Garden, Waking from a Dream
Author: Xianyong Bai
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Fourteen short stories by one of the major figures in modern Chinese literature.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Fourteen short stories by one of the major figures in modern Chinese literature.
Old Stories Retold
Author: Andrew G. Stuckey
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739123629
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Old Stories Retold explores the ways modern Chinese narratives dramatize and embody the historical sense that links them to the past and to the Chinese literary tradition. Largely guided by Walter Benjamin’s discussions of history, G. Andrew Stuckey looks at the ways Chinese narrative engages a historical process that pieces together fragments of the past into new configurations to better serve present needs. By examining intertextual connections between separate texts, Stuckey seeks to discover traces of an “original,” whether it be thought of as the past, history, or tradition, when it has been rewritten in modern and contemporary Chinese fiction. Old Stories Retold shows how the articulation of the past into new historical configurations disrupts accepted understandings of the past, and as such, can be intentionally pitted against modernist historical knowledge to resist the modernist ends that this knowledge is mobilized to achieve.
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739123629
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Old Stories Retold explores the ways modern Chinese narratives dramatize and embody the historical sense that links them to the past and to the Chinese literary tradition. Largely guided by Walter Benjamin’s discussions of history, G. Andrew Stuckey looks at the ways Chinese narrative engages a historical process that pieces together fragments of the past into new configurations to better serve present needs. By examining intertextual connections between separate texts, Stuckey seeks to discover traces of an “original,” whether it be thought of as the past, history, or tradition, when it has been rewritten in modern and contemporary Chinese fiction. Old Stories Retold shows how the articulation of the past into new historical configurations disrupts accepted understandings of the past, and as such, can be intentionally pitted against modernist historical knowledge to resist the modernist ends that this knowledge is mobilized to achieve.
I Dream of Popo
Author: Livia Blackburne
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
ISBN: 1250819954
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
From New York Times bestselling author Livia Blackburne and illustrator Julia Kuo, here is I Dream of Popo. This delicate, emotionally rich picture book celebrates a special connection that crosses time zones and oceans as Popo and her granddaughter hold each other in their hearts forever. I dream with Popo as she rocks me in her arms. I wave at Popo before I board my flight. I talk to Popo from across the sea. I tell Popo about my adventures. When a young girl and her family emigrate from Taiwan to America, she leaves behind her beloved popo, her grandmother. She misses her popo every day, but even if their visits are fleeting, their love is ever true and strong. A New York Public Library Best Book of 2021 A Booklist Editors' Choice Winner for 2021
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
ISBN: 1250819954
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
From New York Times bestselling author Livia Blackburne and illustrator Julia Kuo, here is I Dream of Popo. This delicate, emotionally rich picture book celebrates a special connection that crosses time zones and oceans as Popo and her granddaughter hold each other in their hearts forever. I dream with Popo as she rocks me in her arms. I wave at Popo before I board my flight. I talk to Popo from across the sea. I tell Popo about my adventures. When a young girl and her family emigrate from Taiwan to America, she leaves behind her beloved popo, her grandmother. She misses her popo every day, but even if their visits are fleeting, their love is ever true and strong. A New York Public Library Best Book of 2021 A Booklist Editors' Choice Winner for 2021
A Culinary History of Taipei
Author: Steven Crook
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538101386
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
There is a compelling story behind Taiwan’s recent emergence as a food destination of international significance. A Culinary History of Taipei is the first comprehensive English-language examination of what Taiwan’s people eat and why they eat those foods, as well as the role and perception of particular foods. Distinctive culinary traditions have not merely survived the travails of recent centuries, but grown more complex and enticing. Taipei is a city where people still buy fresh produce almost every morning of the year; where weddings are celebrated with streetside bando banquets; and where baristas craft cups of world-class coffee. Wherever there are chopsticks, there is curiosity and adventurousness regarding food. Like every great city, Taipei is the sum of its people: Hard-working and talented, for sure, but also eager to enjoy every bite they take. Drawing on in-depth interviews with the leading lights of Taiwan’s food scene, meticulously sifted English- and Chinese-language materials published in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, and rich personal experience, the authors have assembled a unique book about a place that has added all kinds of outside influences to its own robust, if little understood, foundations.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538101386
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
There is a compelling story behind Taiwan’s recent emergence as a food destination of international significance. A Culinary History of Taipei is the first comprehensive English-language examination of what Taiwan’s people eat and why they eat those foods, as well as the role and perception of particular foods. Distinctive culinary traditions have not merely survived the travails of recent centuries, but grown more complex and enticing. Taipei is a city where people still buy fresh produce almost every morning of the year; where weddings are celebrated with streetside bando banquets; and where baristas craft cups of world-class coffee. Wherever there are chopsticks, there is curiosity and adventurousness regarding food. Like every great city, Taipei is the sum of its people: Hard-working and talented, for sure, but also eager to enjoy every bite they take. Drawing on in-depth interviews with the leading lights of Taiwan’s food scene, meticulously sifted English- and Chinese-language materials published in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, and rich personal experience, the authors have assembled a unique book about a place that has added all kinds of outside influences to its own robust, if little understood, foundations.
台灣文學英譯叢刊(No. 40)
Author:
Publisher: 國立臺灣大學出版中心
ISBN: 9863502405
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
白先勇,可以說是當代華文作家中,不論是在台灣、在中國、在東南亞、在其他各地的華人世界中,最負盛名、最受肯定的作家。他的文學活動、創作成就和作家地位,與台灣文學的關係,是一個值得探討的現象,也是本叢刊這一專輯譯介他的作品的主要原因和探討的主題。 這一專輯,由白先勇提供尚未翻譯成英文的小說,共五篇。其中收錄在《紐約客》中的有四篇:〈謫仙怨〉、〈骨灰〉、〈Danny Boy〉、〈Tea for Two〉。加上1971年作者與夏志清合譯的〈謫仙記〉,以及1980年作者與尹佩霞合譯的〈夜曲〉,《紐約客》一書中的六篇,以此完結。此外另有一篇近作,〈Silent Night〉,該是屬於《紐約客》系列,最初發表於《聯合報》「當代小說特區」(2015年12月24-25日)。 除了五篇小說之外,我們另外選譯了四篇散文,代表四個不同的題材,呈現在評論方面的不同面向:對《現代文學》當初創刊的回顧、五四以來中國小說缺乏藝術經營的問題、小說與電影的關係,以及一篇對新詩的評論—白先勇知道台灣詩壇壁壘分明,向來不涉及新詩的評論,這篇〈望帝春心的哀歌—讀杜國清的《心雲集》〉,也可以看出小說家與詩人對人生愛與哀的情感書寫,自有一份戚戚然的知音共鳴。 It could be said that Pai Hsien-yung is the most renowned and broadly recognized contemporary Chinese writer, whether in Taiwan, China, Southeast Asia, or any other region of the Chinese world. His literary activities, achievements, and status as an eminent writer within the context of Taiwan literature is a phenomenon worthy of study. Therefore, we dedicate an entire issue to exploring it.
Publisher: 國立臺灣大學出版中心
ISBN: 9863502405
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
白先勇,可以說是當代華文作家中,不論是在台灣、在中國、在東南亞、在其他各地的華人世界中,最負盛名、最受肯定的作家。他的文學活動、創作成就和作家地位,與台灣文學的關係,是一個值得探討的現象,也是本叢刊這一專輯譯介他的作品的主要原因和探討的主題。 這一專輯,由白先勇提供尚未翻譯成英文的小說,共五篇。其中收錄在《紐約客》中的有四篇:〈謫仙怨〉、〈骨灰〉、〈Danny Boy〉、〈Tea for Two〉。加上1971年作者與夏志清合譯的〈謫仙記〉,以及1980年作者與尹佩霞合譯的〈夜曲〉,《紐約客》一書中的六篇,以此完結。此外另有一篇近作,〈Silent Night〉,該是屬於《紐約客》系列,最初發表於《聯合報》「當代小說特區」(2015年12月24-25日)。 除了五篇小說之外,我們另外選譯了四篇散文,代表四個不同的題材,呈現在評論方面的不同面向:對《現代文學》當初創刊的回顧、五四以來中國小說缺乏藝術經營的問題、小說與電影的關係,以及一篇對新詩的評論—白先勇知道台灣詩壇壁壘分明,向來不涉及新詩的評論,這篇〈望帝春心的哀歌—讀杜國清的《心雲集》〉,也可以看出小說家與詩人對人生愛與哀的情感書寫,自有一份戚戚然的知音共鳴。 It could be said that Pai Hsien-yung is the most renowned and broadly recognized contemporary Chinese writer, whether in Taiwan, China, Southeast Asia, or any other region of the Chinese world. His literary activities, achievements, and status as an eminent writer within the context of Taiwan literature is a phenomenon worthy of study. Therefore, we dedicate an entire issue to exploring it.
Global Taiwanese
Author: Fiona Moore
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487500017
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Illuminating how the identities of Taiwanese diasporic subjects are contextually and historically shaped, this book advances a nuanced, complex, and differentiated understanding of globalization.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487500017
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Illuminating how the identities of Taiwanese diasporic subjects are contextually and historically shaped, this book advances a nuanced, complex, and differentiated understanding of globalization.
Identity Politics and Popular Culture in Taiwan
Author: Hsin-I Sydney Yueh
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1498510337
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In the past two decades, a uniform representation of cutified femininity prevails in the Taiwanese media, evidenced by the shift of Taiwan’s popular cultural taste from a Chinese-centered tradition to a mixed absorption from neighboring cultural capitals in the global market. This book argues that the native term “sajiao” is the key to understand the phenomenon. Originally referring to a set of persuasive tactics through imitating a spoiled child’s gestures and ways of speaking to get attention or material goods, sajiao is commonly understood to be women’s weapon to manipulate men in the Mandarin-speaking communities. By re-interpreting sajiao as a “feminine” tactic, or the tactic of the weak, the book aims to propose a “feminine framework” in exploring identity politics in the following three aspects: the rising obsession with the immature female image in Taiwan’s popular culture, the adoption of the feminine communication style in native speakers’ everyday language and interactions, and the competing discourses between dominant/subordinate, central/peripheral, global/local, and Chinese/Taiwanese in shaping the identity politics in current Taiwanese society. The micro-analysis of everyday language politics leads the reader to examine layers of discourse about gender, identity, and communication, and finally to inquire how to situate or categorize “Taiwan” in area studies. The “feminine framework” is a useful theoretical tool that not only deconstructs everyday communication practice but also provides a bottom-up, alternative angle in analyzing Taiwan’s role in political, economic, and cultural flows in East Asia. The massive imports of popular cultural products in the late 80s, mainly from Japan, fermented the kawaii (Japanese cute) type of femininity in regulating everyday communication and the perception of gender roles in Taiwan. The popularity of the baby-like female image is concurrent with the simmering debate on Taiwanese identity. Taiwan offers a unique perspective for observing identity politics because it still holds an undetermined status in the international community. The collective uncertainty about the island’s future and the diminishing voice in the international society become the backdrop for the growth of defining, interpreting, and appropriating sajiao elements in the popular culture. This book offers an in-depth examination of the interplay among local historical contexts, cross-border capitalist exchange, and everyday communication that shapes the dialogism of Taiwanese identity.
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1498510337
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In the past two decades, a uniform representation of cutified femininity prevails in the Taiwanese media, evidenced by the shift of Taiwan’s popular cultural taste from a Chinese-centered tradition to a mixed absorption from neighboring cultural capitals in the global market. This book argues that the native term “sajiao” is the key to understand the phenomenon. Originally referring to a set of persuasive tactics through imitating a spoiled child’s gestures and ways of speaking to get attention or material goods, sajiao is commonly understood to be women’s weapon to manipulate men in the Mandarin-speaking communities. By re-interpreting sajiao as a “feminine” tactic, or the tactic of the weak, the book aims to propose a “feminine framework” in exploring identity politics in the following three aspects: the rising obsession with the immature female image in Taiwan’s popular culture, the adoption of the feminine communication style in native speakers’ everyday language and interactions, and the competing discourses between dominant/subordinate, central/peripheral, global/local, and Chinese/Taiwanese in shaping the identity politics in current Taiwanese society. The micro-analysis of everyday language politics leads the reader to examine layers of discourse about gender, identity, and communication, and finally to inquire how to situate or categorize “Taiwan” in area studies. The “feminine framework” is a useful theoretical tool that not only deconstructs everyday communication practice but also provides a bottom-up, alternative angle in analyzing Taiwan’s role in political, economic, and cultural flows in East Asia. The massive imports of popular cultural products in the late 80s, mainly from Japan, fermented the kawaii (Japanese cute) type of femininity in regulating everyday communication and the perception of gender roles in Taiwan. The popularity of the baby-like female image is concurrent with the simmering debate on Taiwanese identity. Taiwan offers a unique perspective for observing identity politics because it still holds an undetermined status in the international community. The collective uncertainty about the island’s future and the diminishing voice in the international society become the backdrop for the growth of defining, interpreting, and appropriating sajiao elements in the popular culture. This book offers an in-depth examination of the interplay among local historical contexts, cross-border capitalist exchange, and everyday communication that shapes the dialogism of Taiwanese identity.
GOOD EYE台北挑剔指南:第一本讓世界認識台北的中英文風格旅遊書【全新改版】
Author: 郭佩怜 等著
Publisher: 時報文化出版
ISBN: 9571380709
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
暢銷萬本、再刷不斷的台北中英文風格旅遊書 《GOOD EYE 台北挑剔指南》 全新改版,掌握台北最新資訊 300家優質好店 5大類旅遊資訊 WebApp搭配旅行 12條旅遊路線 1趟無可取代的回憶 帶你和你的外國朋友,重新認識台北這座混亂、有趣、創意與靈感迸發的城市! 『 認 識 台 北,絕 對 要 挑 剔。 』 誠意嚴選300家好店+年度活動 ——藝術與文化、 設計與生活風格、食材與料理、音樂與酒精、住宿與放鬆 �� 推薦12條新舊融合的散步路線 ——從城東、城西、城南、城北,規劃最具特色的主題旅遊+吃喝玩樂地圖 �� 收錄20篇深入台北生活的主題特輯 ——台味食譜、音樂電影、藝術文學、社會運動、LGBT現場、民俗活動…… �� 貼心架設WebApp,方便使用與資訊更新 ——首創結合紙本+線上旅行WebApp,再也不用動手輸入查詢店家INFO與地圖 �� 全書充滿可愛的插畫與手繪地圖 ——好看也好用的台北散步路線地圖12張+超過100幅特色景點小插圖 �� 全台北精美地圖+裸背線裝書設計 ——附贈台北市全區地圖,快速掌握重點旅遊區域,方便攜帶,一目瞭然! 『 最 用 心 的 台 北 風 格 旅 遊 書 ! 』 《GOOD EYE 台北挑剔指南》是由一群在台灣創意產業工作的夥伴合力執行的出版計畫,我們的目標是在全球書店的書架上,放上一本台灣人親自企劃、挑選、撰寫,如朋友般有趣的中英文風格旅遊書! 本書共分成兩大部份,第一部分包山包海,分門別類挑出300家好店,涵蓋5大類:「藝術與文化」、「設計與生活風格」、「食材與料理」、「音樂與酒精」、「住宿與放鬆」,每個分類下會介紹 6家店╱空間,包含訪問、專文和食譜等有趣實用的特輯,那些放不下但難以割捨的店家,則全部收入搭配紙本使用的WebApp裡,希望幫助讀者更了解台北和台灣文化 。 第二部分則提供12條不用動腦也能跟著走的旅遊路線,從台北城東、城西、城南、城北分別抓出12條各具特色的散步路線,跟著手繪地圖探索台北,吃喝玩樂都幫你想透透,沒有比這更貼心又有風格的旅遊路線了。 『 你 老 覺 得 台 北 被 低 估 了 嗎 ? 』 台北是個被低估的城市, 它也許第一眼沒有東京細緻, 曼谷那般熱鬧, 也無上海的繁華, 但只要相處久了, 你就能切實地體會台北的好, 甚至捨不得離開這裡。 『 為 什 麼 需 要 這 本 書 ? 』 �� 重新發現台北的魅力 → 拿來練英文也不錯(誤) �� 從此變身台北達人 → 可能會被稱讚品味變好 �� 掌握台北最秘密精彩的地方 → 喜歡的店也許會客滿(抱歉了) �� 外國朋友來,再也不用當地陪! → 相當適合拿來做國民外交 『 怎 麼 個 挑 剔 法 ?』 �� 綜合設計、選品、氛圍、服務、環境、口碑等面向 �� 有自信帶著友人去的地方 �� 考慮店家間的多元性與個別獨特性 『 使 用 說 明 』 全書架構 《GOOD EYE台北挑剔指南》內容分成兩大部分: 第一部分為「店家分類介紹」與「各式主題特輯」 第二部分為「12條推薦散步路線」 如果想找特定類型店家可以參考前半部分;需要行程安排建議的,可以直接跳到後半部! 線上輔助工具 除了紙本外,團隊還製作了webapp,收錄書中所有店家的基本資訊,只要點擊頁面上的地址欄就能直接連到該店的google maps位置;12條散步路線也利用google maps做成線上地圖,公開讓讀者存取,方便大家在旅途中查找位置,店家資訊若有變動也能即時更新,建議在旅途中充分使用這兩個工具。
Publisher: 時報文化出版
ISBN: 9571380709
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
暢銷萬本、再刷不斷的台北中英文風格旅遊書 《GOOD EYE 台北挑剔指南》 全新改版,掌握台北最新資訊 300家優質好店 5大類旅遊資訊 WebApp搭配旅行 12條旅遊路線 1趟無可取代的回憶 帶你和你的外國朋友,重新認識台北這座混亂、有趣、創意與靈感迸發的城市! 『 認 識 台 北,絕 對 要 挑 剔。 』 誠意嚴選300家好店+年度活動 ——藝術與文化、 設計與生活風格、食材與料理、音樂與酒精、住宿與放鬆 �� 推薦12條新舊融合的散步路線 ——從城東、城西、城南、城北,規劃最具特色的主題旅遊+吃喝玩樂地圖 �� 收錄20篇深入台北生活的主題特輯 ——台味食譜、音樂電影、藝術文學、社會運動、LGBT現場、民俗活動…… �� 貼心架設WebApp,方便使用與資訊更新 ——首創結合紙本+線上旅行WebApp,再也不用動手輸入查詢店家INFO與地圖 �� 全書充滿可愛的插畫與手繪地圖 ——好看也好用的台北散步路線地圖12張+超過100幅特色景點小插圖 �� 全台北精美地圖+裸背線裝書設計 ——附贈台北市全區地圖,快速掌握重點旅遊區域,方便攜帶,一目瞭然! 『 最 用 心 的 台 北 風 格 旅 遊 書 ! 』 《GOOD EYE 台北挑剔指南》是由一群在台灣創意產業工作的夥伴合力執行的出版計畫,我們的目標是在全球書店的書架上,放上一本台灣人親自企劃、挑選、撰寫,如朋友般有趣的中英文風格旅遊書! 本書共分成兩大部份,第一部分包山包海,分門別類挑出300家好店,涵蓋5大類:「藝術與文化」、「設計與生活風格」、「食材與料理」、「音樂與酒精」、「住宿與放鬆」,每個分類下會介紹 6家店╱空間,包含訪問、專文和食譜等有趣實用的特輯,那些放不下但難以割捨的店家,則全部收入搭配紙本使用的WebApp裡,希望幫助讀者更了解台北和台灣文化 。 第二部分則提供12條不用動腦也能跟著走的旅遊路線,從台北城東、城西、城南、城北分別抓出12條各具特色的散步路線,跟著手繪地圖探索台北,吃喝玩樂都幫你想透透,沒有比這更貼心又有風格的旅遊路線了。 『 你 老 覺 得 台 北 被 低 估 了 嗎 ? 』 台北是個被低估的城市, 它也許第一眼沒有東京細緻, 曼谷那般熱鬧, 也無上海的繁華, 但只要相處久了, 你就能切實地體會台北的好, 甚至捨不得離開這裡。 『 為 什 麼 需 要 這 本 書 ? 』 �� 重新發現台北的魅力 → 拿來練英文也不錯(誤) �� 從此變身台北達人 → 可能會被稱讚品味變好 �� 掌握台北最秘密精彩的地方 → 喜歡的店也許會客滿(抱歉了) �� 外國朋友來,再也不用當地陪! → 相當適合拿來做國民外交 『 怎 麼 個 挑 剔 法 ?』 �� 綜合設計、選品、氛圍、服務、環境、口碑等面向 �� 有自信帶著友人去的地方 �� 考慮店家間的多元性與個別獨特性 『 使 用 說 明 』 全書架構 《GOOD EYE台北挑剔指南》內容分成兩大部分: 第一部分為「店家分類介紹」與「各式主題特輯」 第二部分為「12條推薦散步路線」 如果想找特定類型店家可以參考前半部分;需要行程安排建議的,可以直接跳到後半部! 線上輔助工具 除了紙本外,團隊還製作了webapp,收錄書中所有店家的基本資訊,只要點擊頁面上的地址欄就能直接連到該店的google maps位置;12條散步路線也利用google maps做成線上地圖,公開讓讀者存取,方便大家在旅途中查找位置,店家資訊若有變動也能即時更新,建議在旅途中充分使用這兩個工具。
A Thematic Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese
Author: Liwei Jiao
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317330315
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
A Thematic Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese is a unique resource for intermediate to advanced students of Chinese. The dictionary presents 9,000 words organized thematically in 300 different subject areas. These themes cover the vocabulary necessary for daily use and for conducting meaningful conversations with native Chinese speakers on a variety of topics, from politics to business, and from hobbies to education. Each vocabulary item is annotated with the most frequent collocations allowing learners to improve their fluency by storing new vocabulary in larger linguistic units. Cultural and linguistic tips enable learners to grasp the vocabulary more effectively and increase their awareness of Chinese culture embedded in the language. Review exercises are provided throughout to ensure learners have ample opportunity to practice the new material. This is a great resource for both independent study and classroom use and will be of interest to students and teachers of Chinese alike. For further understanding of Chinese expressions, students are encouraged to read 500 Common Chinese Proverbs and Colloquial Expressions and 500 Common Chinese Idioms.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317330315
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
A Thematic Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese is a unique resource for intermediate to advanced students of Chinese. The dictionary presents 9,000 words organized thematically in 300 different subject areas. These themes cover the vocabulary necessary for daily use and for conducting meaningful conversations with native Chinese speakers on a variety of topics, from politics to business, and from hobbies to education. Each vocabulary item is annotated with the most frequent collocations allowing learners to improve their fluency by storing new vocabulary in larger linguistic units. Cultural and linguistic tips enable learners to grasp the vocabulary more effectively and increase their awareness of Chinese culture embedded in the language. Review exercises are provided throughout to ensure learners have ample opportunity to practice the new material. This is a great resource for both independent study and classroom use and will be of interest to students and teachers of Chinese alike. For further understanding of Chinese expressions, students are encouraged to read 500 Common Chinese Proverbs and Colloquial Expressions and 500 Common Chinese Idioms.