Mandarin Companion Graded Readers

What it actually is

Classic stories (Sherlock Holmes, Jane Eyre, Chinese folk tales) rewritten with strictly controlled character sets and reset in Chinese settings, so a beginner can finish an entire book without constant lookups. Finishing one is a genuine motivation milestone that app-based reading rarely delivers. Books are cheap but paid, available in simplified and traditional, and the Level 0/1 range is narrow — you outgrow the series around HSK 4.

What it covers

• Reading
• Vocabulary

Listed for

• Chinese (Mandarin)

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