This book is a practical teaching material for the learning of Chinese pronunciation and the practicing of standard pronunciation. The preface gives a concise but systematic introduction to Chinese phonetics. The main body includes 14 lessons, each of which is composed of two parts—instruction and exercise, with focus put on the latter. The instruction part contains key points of pronunciation and analyses on difficult points, while the exercise part consists of words and reading out. The whole book presents an increase in difficulty and complexity and is characterized by quite a number of practical, interesting and multiple exercises. It is accompanied by 4 audio tapes, which are sold independently.