Teach Yourself to Read Modern Medical Chinese

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This is the first workbook ever written specifically to help acupuncturists & practitioners of Chinese medicine to directly access the Chinese medical literature in Chinese. Conversational & easy to follow, Bob Flaws shares all the "quick & dirty" methods he used to teach himself how to read Chinese. Using this book, you too can begin translating modern medical Chinese within hours. In this book, you will learn 1) how to look up a Chinese character in a Chinese-English dictionary, 2) how to interpret Chinese characters once you've found them, 3) how to use quick "cheat sheets" for identifying acupuncture point & Chinese herb names, 4) how to purchase Chinese medical books & journals by mail, 5) what to translate & what not as a beginner & much more. This book is wire bound for easy use. It also includes numerous exercises & drills. So it can also be used as the textbook for a course on reading modern medical Chinese at an acupuncture or Chinese medical school.