Mandarin Companion
Appendix A: Character Comparison Reference
This appendix is designed to help Chinese teachers and learners use the Mandarin Companion graded readers as a companion to the most popular university textbooks and the HSK word lists.
The tables below compare the characters and vocabulary used in other study materials with those found in this Mandarin Companion graded reader. The tables below will display the exact characters and vocabulary used in this book and not covered by these sources. A learner who has studied these textbooks will likely find it easier to read this graded reader by focusing on these characters and words.
Integrated Chinese Level 1, Part 1 (3rd Ed.)
Words and characters in this story not covered by these textbooks:
Character |
Pinyin |
Word(s) |
Pinyin |
海 |
hǎi |
海生 |
Hǎishēng |
山 |
shān |
山西 |
Shānxī |
關 |
guān |
關門 |
guānmén |
門 |
mén |
關門 |
guān mén |
頭 |
tóu |
點頭 |
diǎn tóu |
心 |
xīn |
開心 |
kāixīn |
完 |
wán |
完 |
wán |
又 |
yòu |
又 |
yòu |
次 |
cì |
第一次 |
dì-yī cì |
左 |
zuǒ |
左右 |
zuǒyòu |
右 |
yòu |
左右 |
zuǒyòu |
馬 |
mǎ |
馬 |
Mǎ |
New Practical Chinese Reader, Book 1 (1st Ed.)
Words and characters in this story not covered by these textbooks:
Character |
Pinyin |
Word(s) |
Pinyin |
周 |
zhōu |
周 |
Zhōu |
菜 |
cài |
菜 |
cài |
山 |
shān |
山西 |
Shānxī |
門 |
mén |
關門 |
guān mén |
早 |
zǎo |
早上 |
zǎoshang |
後 |
hòu |
以後 |
yǐhòu |
完 |
wán |
完 |
wán |
又 |
yòu |
又 |
yòu |
地 |
de |
地 |
de |
邊 |
biān |
一邊 |
yībiān |
走 |
zǒu |
走 |
zǒu |
笑 |
xiào |
笑 |
xiào |
左 |
zuǒ |
左右 |
zuǒyòu |
右 |
yòu |
左右 |
zuǒyòu |
手 |
shǒu |
手裡 |
shǒulǐ |
Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) Levels 1-2
Words and characters in this story not covered by these levels:
Character |
Pinyin |
Word(s) |
Pinyin |
周 |
zhōu |
周 |
Zhōu |
海 |
hǎi |
海生 |
Hǎishēng |
山 |
shān |
山西 |
Shānxī |
頭 |
tóu |
點頭 |
diǎn tóu |
心 |
xīn |
開心 |
kāixīn |
又 |
yòu |
又 |
yòu |
地 |
de |
地 |
de |
行 |
xíng |
行 |
xíng |
跟 |
gēn |
跟 |
gēn |
半 |
bàn |
半 |
bàn |
馬 |
mǎ |
馬 |
Mǎ |
用 |
yòng |
不用 |
bùyòng |