 | Beginner's Chinese with 2 Audio CDs by Yong Ho
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $12.00 Great book for a beginner- the grammer explainations are excellent, the exercises useful, and the audio CD is key when just starting out
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 | Intermediate Chinese with Audio CD by Yong Ho
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $13.31 While an easy intermediate book, it does follow nicely from Ho's "Beginner's Chinese". Again, the grammer explanations are so well done- English speakers will be grateful. Wish he had more books.
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 | Chinese-English Frequency Dictionary: A Study Guide to Mandarin Chinese's 500 Most Frequently Used Words by Yong Ho
Buy new: $14.21 / Used from: $6.95 Fun reference for expanding your vocabulary. I think it's easiest to learn new words by building from words you already know (compounding words). This lists them together and makes it so easy.
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 | 250 Essential Chinese Characters for Everyday Use, Vol. 1 by Philip Yungkin Lee
Buy new: $18.21 / Used from: $8.95 These books are great for learning characters and expanding your vocabulary. I often write out sample sentences to reinforce new vocab and Chinese word order. Wonderful addition to tutoring/classes.
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 | 250 Essential Chinese Characters For Everyday Use: Volume 2 by Philip Yungkin Lee
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $6.45 The second volume. These two books together are a great way to self-study. I aimed for 50 new words a week and found it managable. Need to invest the time though!
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 | Chinese in a Flash, Vol. 1 (Tuttle Flash Cards) by Philip Yungkin Lee
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $13.99 The best flashcards available. Also, I was greatly pleased to discover the first 500 flashcards of the series coincide exactly with the two books above- perfect study aids.
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 | Schaum's Outline of Chinese Grammar by Claudia Ross
Buy used from: $13.40 |
 | Schaum's Outline of Chinese Vocabulary by Yanping Xie
Buy used from: $8.43 |
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