Integrated Chinese Character Workbook, Level 1, Part 1: Simplified & Traditional Character

I think this is a good introduction book for learning Mandarin. What I like about this book compared to some others is that it has a lot of listening excercises on pronunciation and tones which is key to learning Mandarin. Of course you will need to buy the corresponding tapes/MP3s for these exercises. In addition the dialogue is pretty short so it's not overwhelming and good for basic introduction. I think this book takes it's time to teach new dialogue and vocabulary which is key to learning a new language.

Lots of practice and it helped a lot with memorizing the characters!

This is for the character workbook, not the audio cd workbook.Breaks the hanzi into strokes, you repeat in the little boxes with grids. The tried and true method kids have been doing forever.

I ordered this workbook for my son, who is studying Mandarin. It has helped him tremendously.

If you're using this textbook series to learn on your own (or re-learn), stop reading this review and hit the 'Back' button on your browser. This workbook will not be worth your hard-earned money. It has no instruction or explanations in it; it is nothing more than a practice book for writing the characters from the text. It shows you the stroke order, gives you the pinyin pronunciation and English definition for the character, and then has a slew of blank boxes for you to practice writing the character. That's it--all 120+ pages. Oh, there is an index at the end.I gave this two stars instead of one because if you're using the Simplified character version of the main textbook, this workbook will show you the Traditional version of those characters. It's useful to know how to read traditional characters because they are used in the rim countries and Hong Kong.You'll only want to buy this if your teacher will make you turn in these sheets as homework or otherwise requires it. If she just wants you to use this to practice on your own, you can find stroke orders for characters for free online; the only thing this book will save you is the hassle of having to look it up. However, once you learn the basics of how characters are written, you won't need anyone to tell you the order anymore. Further, you will practice writing a character far more often than what fits in the 10-15 squares you're given here.If you have an iPhone or iPad (the latter of which is an indispensable resource while learning an Asian language), the free dictionary app Pleco will do everything this book does for free. Further, you can use it to look up any character, while this book only has the 400 or so that appear in the accompanying textbook.

It told me that it would arrive in a few days, I needed it by the second week of class and was already ready to accept that I would have to rush to get my hw done once it arrived, but I got them within 3 to 4 days. It's like they knew books were a high priority. I definitely recommend this. much cheaper than at any school bookstore

The reason I ordered this book along with the Traditional Characters one is because I'm required to do my homework given by my professor.The shipment was pretty fast (came on Saturday, ordered on Thursday night). Now I can finally start doing my homework that is due on the coming Tuesday. Brand new book, inexpensive price, and fast shipment than expected = instant 5/5 stars.

Integrated Chinese Character workbook contains easy-to-use grids that allow you to practice each Chinese character stroke by stroke. There is plenty of space to repeat each character and dialogue.

Good book, as advertised.

Now I need a teacher to correct my writing :)

Good Book in perfect condition!Delivery took a couple of days from France to Belgium.The material itself is outstanding! I have been studying languages for years and this some of the best learning material I have ever seen.Fair price.