Ma Dawei ( 马大为; mǎ dàwéi): An American male student, whose English name is David March, Ding Libo's friend.

The Practical Chinese Reader ( Chinese: 实用汉语课本; pinyin: shíyòng hànyǔ kèběn) is a six-volume series of Chinese language teaching books developed to teach non-Chinese speakers to speak Chinese, first published in 1981.

It also received a warm domestic welcome for its "meticulously planned" educational content and innovation in "using the communicative principle and strengthening cultural knowledge education", and won the second prize inaugural Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Award for Excellence. The first volume of the long-awaited revised edition of the popular Practical Chinese Reader series are finally available! The series develops the learner’s ability to communicate in Chinese through the study of language structure, language function, and related cultural knowledge along with the training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

As the second generation of the Practical Chinese Reader series, New Practical Chinese Reader (NPCR) is a series of comprehensive Chinese teaching materials for adult students in countries other than China. Based on the highly acclaimed and time-tested Practical Chinese Reader (PCR), the New Practical Chinese Reader has been entirely revised and updated. According to one of the authors of the original PCR, there was no corresponding name, he simply coined the name because it sounded foreign.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. The lessons tell the story of two foreign students of Chinese, Palanka and Gubo, first in their own country (Book I) and then in China (Book II). Compiled under the sponsorship of the China National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOTCFL), and in consultation with the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) Guidelines, the New Practical Chinese Reader (NPCR) series is designed to help native English speakers easily learn Chinese. Each lesson focuses on a wide range of topics such as history, education, economy, medicine, sports, literature and art, newspapers and broadcasting, marriage and family life, scenic spots and historical sites, etc. Cong 《Shiyong Hanyu Keben》Dao《Xin Shiyong Hanyu Keben》 从《实用汉语课本》到《新实用汉语课本》(From the "Practical Chinese Reader" to the "New Practical Chinese Reader" ".

New Users: If you are trying to purchase recently purchased license keys or e-books, you must create a new account using the Create Account link below. Its third edition centers on a few international students, telling interesting stories about their life and friendship with their Chinese friends and teachers in China.This completely new edition (it will encompass six volumes in 70 lessons when completed) takes the student from an absolute beginner to an intermediate level, approximately 3 years of higher-level classroom instruction. Practical Chinese Reader was completely revised in 2002 and was re-published as New Practical Chinese Reader.