Mandarin Companion

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

huān

歡歡
喜歡

Huānhuān
xǐhuan

哥哥

gēge

一起
起火
起來
看起來

早起
對不起

yīqǐ
qǐhuǒ
qǐlái
kànqǐlái

zǎoqǐ
duìbuqǐ

zǒu


走開
走過
走進

zǒu
zǒukāi
zǒuguò
zǒujìn


拿來


nálái

néng


可能

néng
kěnéng

zuò


做飯

zuò
zuòfàn

xiào

xiào

爸爸

bàba

xiǎng

xiǎng

jiào

覺得

juéde

bàn

怎麼辦
辦法

zěnmebàn
bànfǎ

xiàn

現在

xiànzài

Hòu

以後
後面

yǐhòu
hòumiàn

wán


玩火
好玩

wán
wánhuǒ
hǎowán

biān

門邊
一邊

mén-biān
yībiān

jìn

走進
進去

zǒujìn
jìnqù

huā

huā

sòng


送花

sòng
sònghuā

喜歡

xǐhuan


打人


dǎ rén

New Practical Chinese Reader, Book 1 (1st Ed.)

Words and characters in this story not covered by these textbooks:

Character

Pinyin

Word(s)

Pinyin

zǒu


走開
走過
走進

zǒu
zǒukāi
zǒuguò
zǒujìn

de


地方

de
dìfang

xiào

xiào

shǒu

手上
手裡

shǒushang
shǒulǐ

zǎo

早上

早飯
早起

zǎoshang
zǎo
zǎofàn
zǎoqǐ

wán

說完

shuōwán
wán

yòu

yòu

Hòu

以後
後面

yǐhòu
hòumiàn

huǒ


起火
點火
玩火

huǒ
qǐhuǒ
diǎnhuǒ
wánhuǒ

mén

門邊
開門
大門
出門

mén biān
kāimén
dàmén
chūmén

biān

門邊
一邊

mén biān
yībiān

huā

huā

Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) Levels 1-2

Words and characters in this story not covered by these levels:

Character

Pinyin

Word(s)

Pinyin

tóu

大頭
點點頭

Dàtou
diǎndian tóu


拿來


nálái

馬上
馬太太

mǎshàng
Mǎ Tàitai

de


地方

de
dìfang

xīn

小心
開心

xiǎoxīn
kāixīn

gēn

gēn

yòng


不用

yòng
bùyòng

bàn

怎麼辦
辦法

zěnme bàn
bànfǎ

yòu

yòu

辦法

bànfǎ

fāng

方學東
地方

Fāng Xuédōng
dìfang
fāng

huā

huā