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More sophisticated than flashcards, Chinese BuilderCards takes advantage of proven word-association techniques to help beginning and intermediate-level Chinese learners systematically build up vocabulary. As an added benefit, the set is indexed to dovetail perfectly with seven leading Mandarin Chinese language textbooks. The Buildercards' structure allows for a wealth of information to be presented, including part of speech, English translation, pinyin transliteration, and even radicals and stroke number. Space on the back of BuilderCards lets students make notes as they construct their own associations for the headword. The accompanying 55-page booklet offers a cogent explanation of the set's rationale and organization, and also includes a pinyin index to all 2,892 words covered by BuilderCards.