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Chinese Learning Pen User Guide

Chinese Learning Pen User Guide

Getting started

  • Make sure your Chinese Learning Pen is charged.

  • Long press the power button to turn it on.

  • Touch the front cover of your Chinese Reading and Writing book to activate the audio output for that book.

After using the Pen

  • Long press the power button. Release the button when you hear the turning-off music. The power light then goes off.

  • When the Pen is left untouched for ten minutes, it will turn off automatically.

Caution

  • Treat your Chinese Learning Pen with care.

  • Keep it dry, dust-free, away from water, magnets, and high temperature.

Power

  • Chinese Learning Pen has a rechargeable lithium battery. To charge your Pen, connect it to a computer using the USB cable provided.

  • The power light will be on while charging, and will go off when the battery is fully charged.

Use your Pen with Chinese Reading and Writing 1

Touch the cover of Chinese Reading and Writing 1 to activate the audio output for this book. 

Preparation Chapter

  • Touch “a stroke” to hear the name of that stroke.

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

  • Touch “a word/combination” to hear that word/combination.

Lesson 1 - 5

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

  • Touch “a word/combination” to hear that word/combination.

  • Touch “an index number” to hear all the sentence(s) for that number. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full.

  • Touch “Conversation” to hear that conversation in full.

  • In a Conversation, touch “a person’s name” to hear all the line(s) spoken by this person, including this person’s name. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full.

Review 1

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

  • Touch “an index number” to hear all the sentences for that number. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full.

  • Touch “Exercise 2” to hear that narration in full. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full.

Stroke Order Chart

  • Touch “a Chinese character” on the left to hear that character.

Throughout the book

  • Teacher's notes in Chinese Reading and Writing series

    Touch this icon to listen to the supporting teacher’s note.

Use your Pen with Chinese Reading and Writing 2

Touch the cover of Chinese Reading and Writing 2 to activate the audio output for this book. 

Lesson 6 - 10

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

  • Touch “a word/combination” to hear that word/combination.

  • Touch “an index number” to hear all the sentence(s) for that number. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full.

  • Touch “Conversation” to hear that conversation in full.

  • In a Conversation, touch “a person’s name” to hear all the line(s) spoken by this person, including this person’s name. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full.

  • Touch “Exercise 3” or “an index number” under Exercise 3 to hear that narration in full. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full. Touch any character before a colon “:”, which is followed by quoted speech, to hear that part in full.

Review 2

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

  • Touch “an index number” to hear all the sentences for that number. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full. Touch any character before a colon “:”, which is followed by quoted speech, to hear that part in full.

Book 1-2 Total Character Count

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

Stroke Order Chart

  • Touch “a Chinese character” on the left to hear that character.

Throughout the book

  • Teacher's notes in Chinese Reading and Writing series

    Touch this icon to listen to the supporting teacher’s note.

Use your Pen with Chinese Reading and Writing 3

Touch the cover of Chinese Reading and Writing 3 to activate the audio output for this book. 

Lesson 11-15

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

  • Touch “a word/combination” to hear that word/combination.

  • Touch “an index number” to hear all the sentence(s) for that number. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full.

  • Touch “Conversation” to hear that conversation in full.

  • In a Conversation, touch “a person’s name” to hear all the line(s) spoken by this person, including this person’s name. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full.

  • Touch “Exercise 3” to hear that narration in full. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full. Touch any character before a colon “:”, which is followed by quoted speech, to hear that part in full.

Review 3

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

  • Touch “an index number” to hear all the sentences for that number. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full. 

  • Touch “Exercise 2” to hear that narration in full. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full. Touch any character before a colon “:”, which is followed by quoted speech, to hear that part in full.

Book 1-3 Total Character Count

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

Stroke Order Chart

  • Touch “a Chinese character” on the left to hear that character.

Use your Pen with Chinese Reading and Writing 4

Touch the cover of Chinese Reading and Writing 4 to activate the audio output for this book. 

Lesson 16-20

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

  • Touch “a word/combination” to hear that word/combination.

  • Touch “an index number” to hear all the sentence(s) for that number. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full.

  • Touch “Conversation” to hear that conversation in full.

  • In a Conversation, touch “a person’s name” to hear all the line(s) spoken by this person, including this person’s name. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full.

  • Touch “Exercise 3” to hear that narration in full. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full. Touch any character before a colon “:”, which is followed by quoted speech, to hear that part in full.

Review 4

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

  • Touch “an index number” to hear all the sentences for that number. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full. 

  • Touch “Exercise 2” to hear that narration in full. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full. Touch any character before a colon “:”, which is followed by quoted speech, to hear that part in full.

Book 1-4 Total Character Count

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

Stroke Order Chart

  • Touch “a Chinese character” on the left to hear that character.

Use your Pen with Chinese Reading and Writing 5

Touch the cover of Chinese Reading and Writing 5 to activate the audio output for this book. 

Lesson 21-25

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

  • Touch “a word/combination” to hear that word/combination.

  • Touch “an index number” to hear all the sentence(s) for that number. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full. Touch any character before a colon “:”, which is followed by quoted speech, to hear that part in full.

  • In Exercise 2, touch “an index number” to hear that narration in full. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full. Touch any character before a colon “:”, which is followed by quoted speech, to hear that part in full.

Review 5

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

  • Touch “Exercise ” to hear that narration in full. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full. Touch any character before a colon “:”, which is followed by quoted speech, to hear that part in full.

Book 1-5 Total Character Count

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

Stroke Order Chart

  • Touch “a Chinese character” on the left to hear that character.

Use your Pen with Chinese Reading and Writing 6

Touch the cover of Chinese Reading and Writing 6 to activate the audio output for this book. 

Lesson 26-30

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

  • Touch “a word/combination” to hear that word/combination.

  • Touch “an index number” to hear all the sentence(s) for that number. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full. Touch any character before a colon “:”, which is followed by quoted speech, to hear that part in full.

  • In Exercise 2, touch “an index number” to hear that narration in full. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full. Touch any character before a colon “:”, which is followed by quoted speech, to hear that part in full.

Review 6

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

  • Touch “Exercise ” to hear that narration in full. Touch any character within a sentence to hear that sentence in full.

Book 1-6 Total Character Count

  • Touch “a Chinese character” to hear that character.

Stroke Order Chart

  • Touch “a Chinese character” on the left to hear that character.