Gerald Scott Klayman (U.S), the first author of the book who mastered Chinese within a short time, wrote this book according to his own experience and methods. He introduces the parts of Chinese that most foreigners are interested in, and explained them with English, which makes it an easy and practical book for non-native Chinese speakers’ study. The book consists of Chinese pinyin, radicals, categorized dictionaries, idioms, proverbs, and also the common quantifier and simple grammar. The contents cover 23 subjects including hobby, numbers, festivals, animal symbols, colors, clothing, food, traffic, education, business, etc.