Chinese in 5 Steps: Step 4

This course is an expanded version of the well-known and popular course “Chinese for Beginners" by St. Petersburg State University. The course was divided into 5 steps for better progress and greater flexibility of learning. Each step will take the learners to the A1-A2 level of the Chinese language. The course includes:  vocabulary and character writing, including the order of strokes; grammar with detailed explanations and examples; examples of conversational phrases; animated dialogues which demonstrate how the course material can be applied in communication; various exercises that should be completed in order to revise the course material; various text materials in the section "This is Interesting", telling about the history of the language, the Chinese culture, traditions and habits of the Chinese, etc. In this section will, learners can find a large list of recommended reading for those who are interested in China. The fourth course consists of the following grammatical topics: adverbs 就 and 才, simple complement of direction, clarifying question with 是不是, 不但.... 而且... (“not only... but also...”), adverbs 又 and 再, 又 ...又 ..., rhetorical question, potential complement, the difference between the complements of the degree/result and the potential complement, verbal suffix 着, sentences of existence, constructions with 每, constructions with 从A起, comparison with 比, constructions of similarity, constructions with 越...越..., construction with the preposition 离, comparison with verbs.

Week 1. Lesson 13.1. "Expressing regrets" Week 2. Lesson 13.2. "Expressing regrets" Week 3. Lesson 14.1. "Compliments. Congratulations" Week 4. Lesson 14.2. "Compliments. Congratulations" Week 5. Lesson 15.1. "Recommendations" Week 6. Lesson 15.2. "Recommendations" Week 7. Lesson 16.1. "Comparison" Week 8. Lesson 16.2. "Comparison"