Learning to read Mandarin Chinese does not have to be a long and difficult process. Learn To Read Chinese! 101 Chinese Characters Pocketbook! Topic: Travel is an excellent way to learn to read Simplified and Traditional Chinese characters as well as improve your vocabulary quickly. This pocketbook is designed to be easily taken anywhere so that you can learn to read Chinese in your spare time! The words in this book have been carefully chosen so that learners of Mandarin Chinese are able to familiarize themselves with commonly used characters. Included is Roman Pinyin for easy learning so that you can begin reading immediately. For those who don't yet know how to read Roman Pinyin or how Chinese tones are spoken, a pronunciation table has been included at the back of the book.