The book provides you about 400 must-know Chinese abbreviations (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿). For each of the abbreviations, the book includes:1. English, 2. Pinyin (abbreviation),3. Simplified Chinese character (abbreviation),4. Pinyin (full form), and5. Simplified Chinese character (full form). Additional details have been provided for the complicated abbreviations (in English). Further, the book has been meticulously organized into different chapters. The book is suitable for all types of Mandarin Chinese learners (beginners, intermediate, and advanced levels). Free online Mandarin Chinese lessons (Ming Mandarin):http://www.MingMandarin.com/ -Jia Ming