Reading & Writing Chinese Simplified Character Edition

This is a revised third edition of Tuttle's "Reading & Writing Chinese,"
This new edition focuses on the internationally recognized test of proficiency in Chinese, the "Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi "(HSK). All 800 characters prescribed for Level A are covered here, and the 1400+ Levels B and C characters are covered concisely.
All of the prescribed vocabulary for Levels A-C of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi is included among the example compounds. Knowledge of the 2,200+ characters and 5,253+ vocabulary items covered will equip students to take the test at either the Basic or the Elementary-Intermediate standard. Success in the top band of the Basic standard is sufficient to enter college in China.

From The Publisher:

"Reading & Writing Chinese is a classic, best-selling introduction for beginning students to the Chinese writing system. This simplified character edition presents Chinese characters in the writing system used in the world today. This edition includes 1100 new combinations of characters, 70 new notes on language usage, and an updated introduction to the Chinese writing system that incorporates insights into the contemporary state of the Chinese language.