Chinese, you think I'll never learn that? Do you find it all foreign and incomprehensible? And then there are those complicated characters! Then "Chinese for Know-It-Alls" by Sabine Hesemann is the perfect introduction for you. This ultimate beginner's reading on Chinese alleviates fears of the language and ignites interest in the country, its people, and culture. Soon, you'll be trying to tell the time in Chinese and asking a Chinese person how they are, or elegantly ordering green tea at a Chinese restaurant. Sabine Hesemann's "Chinese for Know-It-Alls" provides initial successes with the Chinese language while maintaining the entertaining character of the series. The author returns to the fundamentals of the language, its principles, and its long history of development. She also addresses how Chinese responds to the challenges of modern times, such as computers and telecommunications, and what to consider when expressing congratulations via SMS. Like all volumes in our Know-It-All series, "Chinese for Know-It-Alls" combines cheerful intercultural insights with practical lexical assistance and contrastive considerations of the language.