Chinese is a member of the Sino-Tibetan language family. Spoken by c. 1,100 million people in China and Taiwan, and also in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore. The most widely spoken dialect is Mandarin.
Mandarin spoken in Beijing (Peking) is the basis for Chinese as an official language in China, Taiwan and Singapore. The term putonghua (common speech) is used.
Other dialects include: Gan; Wu; Northern Min (Min Pei), Southern Min or Hokkien; Keija or Hakka (mainly north-east Guangdong); Xiang or Hunanese (in Hunan); Yue or Cantonese (most of Guangdong, including Hong Kong, and most of Guangxi). Emigration from their regions has lead to Cantonese and Hokkien being spoken in many other countries.
| Advanced | |
| Advanced Chinese | CH CADV 1(PACK) |
| Advanced Chinese for Humanities : (1) | CH CADV 7(PACK) |
| Reading into a new China. Vol. 1 : Integrated skills for advanced Chinese | CH RSKILLS 3 |
| Reading into a new China. Vol. 2 : Integrated skills for advanced Chinese | CH RSKILLS 4 |
| The Routledge advanced Chinese multimedia course : crossing cultural boundaries | CH CADV 3(PACK) |
| Standard course : HSK 5 (Lower) | CH CADV 4(PACK) |
| Standard course : HSK 5 (Upper) | CH CADV 4(PACK) |
| Standard course : HSK 6 (Upper) | CH CADV 5(PACK) |
| Tell it like it is! : natural Chinese for advanced learners | CH CADV 2; CH CADV 2:1-2(DVD) |
| China stories | CH DOCU 5(DVD) |
| Gender in Chinese cinema (Yang yin) | CH DOCU 6(VS) |
| Gu Gong = Imperial palace | CH DOCU 10:1-6(DVD)* |
| Secrets of the Forbidden City | CH DOCU 7(DVD) |
| Storyville : Shanghai tales 1-3 | CH DOCU 8:1-3(DVD) |
| Listening Skills | |
| Basic Mandarin Chinese : speaking & listening | CH LSKILLS 2(PACK) |
| Basic Mandarin Chinese : speaking & listening practice book | CH LSKILLS 2a(PACK) |
| Rapid Chinese : vol.1 | CH LSKILLS 1(PACK) |
| Pronunciation | |
| Basic Mandarin Chinese : speaking & listening | CH LSKILLS 2(PACK) | Basic Mandarin Chinese : speaking & listening practice book | CH LSKILLS 2a(PACK) |
| McGraw Hill's Chinese pronunciation : your comprehensive, interactive guide to mastering sounds and tones in Mandarin Chinese | CH PRON 1(PACK) |
| The sounds of Chinese | CH PRON 2(PACKs 1-2) |
| Speaking Skills | |
| Keep talking Mandarin Chinese | CH SSKILLS 2(CD) |
| Kou yu su cheng = Intensive spoken Chinese | CH SSKILLS 1(PACK) |
| Reading Factual | |
| Zhongguo wen shi qian shuo = China through the dynasties | CH RFACT 1 |
| Reading Skills | |
| Basic Mandarin Chinese : reading & writing : practice book | CH RSKILLS 12a(PACK) |
| Chinese fast reading : a step-by step approach | CH RSKILLS 6(PACK) |
| A course on Chinese speed reading : (upper intermediate to advanced) | CH RSKILLS 7(PACK) |
| The lady in the painting : a basic Chinese reader | CH RSKILLS 8(PACK) |
| Masterworks Chinese companion : expressive literacy through reading and composition | CH RSKILLS 5 |
| A primer for advanced beginners of Chinese = [Da xue yu wen] | CH RSKILLS 10(vol. 1) ; CH RSKILLS 11(vol. 2) |
| Rapid Literacy in Chinese (3 copies) | CH RSKILLS 9 |
| Reading into a new China. Vol. 1 : Integrated skills for advanced Chinese | CH RSKILLS 3 |
| Reading into a new China. Vol. 2 : Integrated skills for advanced Chinese | CH RSKILLS 4 |
| Read this way : 1 | CH RSKILLS 1(PACK) |
| Read this way : 2 | CH RSKILLS 2(PACK) |
| The Cambridge companion to: modern Chinese culture | CH REF 13 |
| Chinese characters | CH REF 6 |
| Chinese literature | CH REF 14 |
| Contemporary China: society and social change | CH REF 15 |
| Encyclopedia of contemporary Chinese culture | CH REF 1 |
| Invisible planets : An anthology of contemporary Chinese SF in translation | CH REF 17 |
| One country many peoples : 56 nationalities of China | CH REF 2 |
| Times map of China and Mongolia | CH REF 3 |
| Youth Culture in china: from Red Guards to netizens | CH REF 16 |
| Cinema | |
| Chinese martial arts cinema : the wuxia tradition | CH CINE 2 |
| Chinese national cinema | CH CINE 3 |
| Encyclopedia of Chinese Film | CH CINE 1 |
| Farewell my concubine : watching the movie and learning Chinese | CH CINE 4(PACK) |
| Business | |
| Business Chinese : an advanced reader | CH BUSI 2 |
| Business Chinese 20 essential topics | CH BUSI 3(PACK) |
| Business Chinese conversation : elementary [vol. 1] | CH BUSI 4(PACK) |
| Business Chinese conversation : elementary [vol. 2] | CH BUSI 5(PACK) |
| New silk road business Chinese : 1 | CH BUSI 7(PACK) |
| The Routledge course in business Chinese | CH BUSI 8 |
| Startup business Chinese : an introductory course for professionals | CH BUSI 1(PACK) |
| Working Mandarin for beginners | CH BUSI 6(PACK) |