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Dapeng and Wendong are best friends attending the same college. When the beautiful Zixin arrives on campus, they soon discover they both share an interest in her. To preserve their friendship, they make a promise not to pursue her.
However, when Wendong sees Zixin going for a ride in Dapeng’s car, the truce dissolves into a battle between the two friends trying to gain the affection of Zixin.
Whom does she really like, or are they “just friends"?
Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-listen-to novels in Chinese that are fun to listen to and proven to accelerate language learning. Every book in the Mandarin Companion series is carefully written to use characters, words, and grammar that a learner is likely to know.
The breakthrough level is written using only 150 unique Chinese characters and is intended for Chinese learners who have obtained a low elementary or novice level of Chinese. Most learners will be able to approach this book after one year of traditional formal study, depending on the learner and program.
This level is designed to help learners begin to understand full-length texts in Chinese and combines simplicity of characters with an easy-to-understand storyline that helps beginners grow their vocabulary and language comprehension abilities.
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Zhou Haisheng is a fun-loving and determined young boy, whose life revolves around school and his family’s Chinese restaurant. Always well-intentioned, he finds ways to help out his hard-working parents with the family business. Whether it's inventing his own noodle recipe, delivering the wrong order to a customer, or resorting to extremes when a competing noodle shop opens across the street, Zhou Haisheng manages to combine his mischief and wit to save the day.
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My first book in Chinese
- By MJ on 12-09-21
By: John Pasden, and others
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In Search of Hua Ma
- Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Breakthrough Level
- By: John Pasden, Jared Turner, Shishuang Chen
- Narrated by: Xiao Qing
- Length: 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In Search of Hua Ma is one of a series of novels in Chinese that are fun to listen to and proven to accelerate language learning. Every book in the Mandarin Companion series is carefully written to use characters, words, and grammar that a learner is likely to know. The breakthrough level is written using only 150 unique Chinese characters and is intended for Chinese learners who have obtained a low elementary or novice level of Chinese.
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AWESOME!!
- By KB on 12-05-24
By: John Pasden, and others
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My Teacher Is a Martian
- Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Breakthrough Level
- By: Jared Turner, John Pasden
- Narrated by: Xiao Qing
- Length: 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Two students are fascinated by outer space, but when their new teacher seems to know more about Mars than anyone could possibly know, they start to suspect that something is unusual. As they encounter inexplicable events, they become convinced their teacher is actually from Mars. How can they prove it? And who will believe them? They may be the only ones who can discover the truth! Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-listen-to novels in Chinese that are fun to listen to and proven to accelerate language learning.
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Why does the narrator sound like a machine?
- By Victorinox 🔪 on 01-25-22
By: Jared Turner, and others
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Emma: Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Level 1, Simplified Character Edition (Chinese Edition)
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Zhang Xiuye
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Clever, rich, and single, the beautiful Ān Mò (Emma Woodhouse) is focused on her career as fashion designer in the glamour of 21st-century Shanghai. She sees no need for romance in her life, but when she tries to find a boyfriend for her new friend Fangfang (Harriet), her carefully laid plans being to unravel. As she ignores the warnings of her good friend Shi Wenzheng (Mr. Knightley), her decisions bring consequences that she never expected.
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Good listening for HSK 2
- By gershom on 07-23-20
By: Jane Austen
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Xiao Ming, Boy Sherlock
- Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Breakthrough Level
- By: John Pasden, Jared Turner
- Narrated by: Xiao Qing
- Length: 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Even at a young age, Xiao Ming (boy Sherlock Holmes) has a reputation among his peers for his keen powers of observation. His budding skills are put to the test when he is tasked with finding a thief at school. Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-listen-to novels in Chinese that are fun to listen to and proven to accelerate language learning.
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Great Introductory Learning Book
- By Eli Hunter on 10-18-23
By: John Pasden, and others
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The Secret Garden
- Mandarin Companion Graded Readers: Level 1, Simplified Chinese Edition
- By: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Narrated by: Zhang Xiuye
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Li Ye (Marry Lennox) grew up without the love and affection of her parents. After an epidemic leaves her an orphan, Li Ye is sent off to live with her reclusive uncle in his sprawling estate in Nanjing. She learns of a secret garden where no one has set food in 10 years. Li Ye finds the garden and slowly discovers the secrets of the manor. With the help of new friends, she brings the garden back to life and learns the healing power of friendship and love.
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Great for Chinese learners except for 1 thing
- By Gh0st11 on 05-10-21
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The Misadventures of Zhou Haisheng
- Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Breakthrough Level
- By: John Pasden, Jared Turner
- Narrated by: Xiao Qing
- Length: 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Story
Zhou Haisheng is a fun-loving and determined young boy, whose life revolves around school and his family’s Chinese restaurant. Always well-intentioned, he finds ways to help out his hard-working parents with the family business. Whether it's inventing his own noodle recipe, delivering the wrong order to a customer, or resorting to extremes when a competing noodle shop opens across the street, Zhou Haisheng manages to combine his mischief and wit to save the day.
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My first book in Chinese
- By MJ on 12-09-21
By: John Pasden, and others
-
In Search of Hua Ma
- Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Breakthrough Level
- By: John Pasden, Jared Turner, Shishuang Chen
- Narrated by: Xiao Qing
- Length: 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In Search of Hua Ma is one of a series of novels in Chinese that are fun to listen to and proven to accelerate language learning. Every book in the Mandarin Companion series is carefully written to use characters, words, and grammar that a learner is likely to know. The breakthrough level is written using only 150 unique Chinese characters and is intended for Chinese learners who have obtained a low elementary or novice level of Chinese.
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AWESOME!!
- By KB on 12-05-24
By: John Pasden, and others
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My Teacher Is a Martian
- Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Breakthrough Level
- By: Jared Turner, John Pasden
- Narrated by: Xiao Qing
- Length: 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Two students are fascinated by outer space, but when their new teacher seems to know more about Mars than anyone could possibly know, they start to suspect that something is unusual. As they encounter inexplicable events, they become convinced their teacher is actually from Mars. How can they prove it? And who will believe them? They may be the only ones who can discover the truth! Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-listen-to novels in Chinese that are fun to listen to and proven to accelerate language learning.
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Why does the narrator sound like a machine?
- By Victorinox 🔪 on 01-25-22
By: Jared Turner, and others
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Emma: Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Level 1, Simplified Character Edition (Chinese Edition)
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Zhang Xiuye
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Clever, rich, and single, the beautiful Ān Mò (Emma Woodhouse) is focused on her career as fashion designer in the glamour of 21st-century Shanghai. She sees no need for romance in her life, but when she tries to find a boyfriend for her new friend Fangfang (Harriet), her carefully laid plans being to unravel. As she ignores the warnings of her good friend Shi Wenzheng (Mr. Knightley), her decisions bring consequences that she never expected.
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Good listening for HSK 2
- By gershom on 07-23-20
By: Jane Austen
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Xiao Ming, Boy Sherlock
- Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Breakthrough Level
- By: John Pasden, Jared Turner
- Narrated by: Xiao Qing
- Length: 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Even at a young age, Xiao Ming (boy Sherlock Holmes) has a reputation among his peers for his keen powers of observation. His budding skills are put to the test when he is tasked with finding a thief at school. Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-listen-to novels in Chinese that are fun to listen to and proven to accelerate language learning.
-
-
Great Introductory Learning Book
- By Eli Hunter on 10-18-23
By: John Pasden, and others
-
The Secret Garden
- Mandarin Companion Graded Readers: Level 1, Simplified Chinese Edition
- By: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Narrated by: Zhang Xiuye
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Li Ye (Marry Lennox) grew up without the love and affection of her parents. After an epidemic leaves her an orphan, Li Ye is sent off to live with her reclusive uncle in his sprawling estate in Nanjing. She learns of a secret garden where no one has set food in 10 years. Li Ye finds the garden and slowly discovers the secrets of the manor. With the help of new friends, she brings the garden back to life and learns the healing power of friendship and love.
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Great for Chinese learners except for 1 thing
- By Gh0st11 on 05-10-21
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- Linda
- 10-19-23
Good start
Great for shadow speaking and learning to recognize common characters at the same time. Speaker's voice is clear and easy to hear tones.
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- Taylor Melton
- 01-20-21
Great but monotonous
The story is great. The vocabulary is good to learn. The speaking speed is just right! However, the voice is very monotonous, even when characters are angry. A little more natural inflection, change of register would have made it more enjoyable. Some added sound effect would have made it an even more enjoyable of a listen and make it more of "enjoy listening to a great story" rather than "im just listening to this to learn.
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- Larry
- 10-20-22
Great Study Aid
I listened to this multiple times to get tones and pronunciation. Slow and easy to understand!
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