On this page we prescribe a structured and enjoyable schedule for Mandarin students to improve their ability to read Mandarin Chinese. Most of the recommendations are novels that we have read ourselves and found useful and enjoyable in our Mandarin journey. We start off with basic Mandarin Chinese reading graded readers that you can use to practice the new words that you have learned in class or on an individual course of study. Follow these book recommendations throughout your course of study all the way up to advanced and native level reading skills. Follow us on this reading journey to make your Mandarin studies more enjoyable and more effective.
Chinese riddles in Mandarin with answers
Mandarin Beginner Graded Readers
- 周海生 – The Misadventures of Zhou Haisheng – Mandarin Companion John Pasden and Jared Turner (Mind Spark Press LLC Shanghai)
Mandarin Elementary Graded Readers
- 盲人国 – The Country of the Blind H.G Wells – Mandarin Companion Abridged and published by Mind Spark Press LLC, Shanghai
Next we have a recommendation from a Twitter user. We will let them introduce the book themselves:
我读完了这本书。我的中文水平提高了!
I’m loving graded readers! It was fun being able to read and understand my first fully Chinese story! #langtwt #learnchinese pic.twitter.com/VAl7zI1rEU
— DeeDee (they/iel/x他) (@FluidDestiny) February 27, 2022
Mandarin Lower Intermediate Graded readers
- 美好的前途 – Great Expectations by Charles Dickens – Abridged Version Mandarin Companion Level 2， Mind Spark Press LTD。