Learn Chinese through what you actually care about

Your textbook gives you the basics. A Field Guide gives you something real to read: a recipe, a tea shop, a mahjong table. Every word explained, every character yours to write.

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The Field Guides

Coming soon

New Field Guides, with the date each one is out.

A new Field Guide on the 8th, 18th and 28th of every month. Next up: 005. Meet Eileen Gu, 18 November.

Your first three topics in Chinese.

You'll own three Field Guides, each with its Writing Companion: a real in-depth text, the words and grammar behind it, and the practice to make every character stick.

€60 all separately. €50 together to start with.

Start with three

What are Field Guides?

 Field Guides are richly designed Chinese readers, each built around one real topic. Your textbook gives you the structure. A Field Guide gives you something worth reading, and the words you'll actually want to use in real life.