A survey of the modern Chinese language (putonghua), in five sections: 1. Introduction; 2. Pronunciation; 3. Characters; 4. Vocabulary. Included are four appendices: 1. The pinyin system of romanization; 2. A chart of consonant and vowel combinations; 3. A list of the pinyin romanization of the putonghua pronunciation of 1,500 commonly-used characters; 4. A partial list of the pronunciations of the phonetic elements in commonly-used Chinese characters.

Xiandai Hanyu

Beijing Daxue Zhongguoyuyanxuexi Hanyu Jiaoyanshi, editor

Shangwu Yinshuguan

1963

2007.066.513