This introduction to Mandarin Chinese is designed for those with little or no prior experience in the language.

Chinese Language: Its Prominent Features --Chinese Phonetics -- Written Chinese -- Lesson 1. Greeting -- Lesson 2. Names -- Lesson 3. Places -- Lesson 4. Family -- Lesson 5. Time -- Lesson 6. Nationalities and Language -- Lesson 7. Money and Shopping -- Lesson 8. Food and Eating -- Lesson 9. Travel -- Lesson 10. Weather -- Pinyin Practice -- Pinyin-Wade-Giles Cross-referencing -- Pinyin to Wade-Giles -- Wade-Giles to Pinyin -- Resources for Students of Chinese.