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Contents How to Use the Tuttle Chinese for Kids Flash Cards Introduction How & Why These Words Work Tips for Teaching and Learning Using These Cards Some Basics about the Language Mandarin Chinese, and Other Chinese Dialects Tones Forming Your First Sentences in Chinese Some Basics about the Written Language How to Write in Chinese Traditional Characters & Simplified Characters: What’s the Difference? Bonus Words Chinese Songs Radical Index (Simplified Characters) Radical Index (Traditional Characters) Audio CD Track List
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