Teach Yourself to Read Modern Medical Chinese

It’s finally here! This is the first workbook ever written specifically to help acupuncturists and practitioners of Chinese medicine to directly access the Chinese medical literature in Chinese. Conversational and easy to follow, Bob shares all the 'quick and dirty' methods he’s used to teach himself. You can begin translating modern medical Chinese within hours!

In this book, you will learn 1) how to look up Chinese characters in a dictionary, 2) how to interpret characters once you have found them, 3) how to use quick 'cheat sheets' for identifying acupuncture point names and medicinal and formula names, 4) how to purchase medical books and journals by mail, 5) what to translate and what not to as a beginner. Wire bound for easy use

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
About the Chinese Language
The Development of Chinese Writing
Counting Strokes
Identifying Radicals
How to Look Up a Chinese Character
Let's Give Translating a Try
Let's Try Translating Some More
What to Translate
The Art of Interpretation
Terminology
Styles of Translation
Translating a Typical Section from a Modern Chinese Clinical Manual
Translating a Typical Clinical Audit Report
Shortcuts & Tricks of the Trade
Basic Chinese Medical Vocabulary
General Vocabulary
Looking Up Complicated Characters
Special Problems in Identifying Chinese Medicinals
Going Further
Conclusion
Resources & References
Appendix 1: Pinyin/Wade Giles/Yale Romanization Conversions
Appendix 2: More Texts to Practice On
Appendix 3: More Exercises for Practices Writing Characters
Appendix 4: Different Styles of Chinese Typefaces