Graded Chinese Reader features abridged versions of short stories and novellas written by contemporary Chinese writers, including the Nobel Prize winner Mo Yans, reflecting the everyday lives of ordinary Chinese people; The series is divided into 6 grades based on the vocabulary used in International Curriculum for Chinese Language Education and Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) Syllabus. Commonly used words appear in high frequency to form concise and short sentences with complete structure; Pinyin is added to the complete text for those who need require it, and a special pinyin-invisible card is included especially for those who prefer not to read pinyin.

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