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

hǎi

海生
上海

Hǎishēng
Shànghǎi

shān

山西
山東
山東人
山西人

Shānxī
Shāndōng
Shāndōngrén
Shānxīrén

guān

關門

guānmén
guān

mén

關門
店門
開門
小門

門邊

guān mén
diàn-mén
kāi mén
xiǎo mén
mén
mén-biān

tóu

點頭

diǎn tóu

xīn

開心
小心

kāixīn
xiǎoxīn

wán


說完

wán
shuōwán

yòu

yòu

第一次
下次

dì-yī cì
xià cì

zuǒ

左右

zuǒyòu
zuǒ

yòu

左右

zuǒyòu
yòu


馬上


mǎshàng

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

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

Character

Pinyin

Word(s)

Pinyin

zhōu


老周

Zhōu
Lǎo Zhōu

cài


點菜

cài
diǎncài

shān

山西
山東
山東人
山西人

Shānxī
Shāndōng
Shāndōngrén
Shānxīrén

mén

關門
店門
開門
小門

門邊

guān mén
diàn-mén
kāi mén
xiǎo mén
mén
mén-biān

zǎo

早上

zǎoshang

hòu

以後
後面

yǐhòu
hòumiàn

wán


說完

wán
shuōwán

yòu

yòu

de

de

biān

一邊

那邊
門邊

yībiān
biān
nàbian
mén-biān

zǒu


走出

zǒu
zǒuchū

xiào

xiào

zuǒ

左右

zuǒyòu
zuǒ

yòu

左右

zuǒyòu
yòu

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

zhōu


老周

Zhōu
Lǎo Zhōu

hǎi

海生
上海

Hǎishēng
Shànghǎi

shān

山西
山東
山東人
山西人

Shānxī
Shāndōng
Shāndōngrén
Shānxīrén

tóu

點頭

diǎn tóu

xīn

開心
小心

kāixīn
xiǎoxīn

yòu

yòu

de

de

xíng

xíng

gēn

gēn

bàn

bàn


馬上


mǎshàng

yòng

不用
有用

bùyòng
yǒuyòng