thanks. splitting up like that helps. I am an older lady just trying to learn to read only. The fact that this webpage has instant translation into meaning and hanyu pinyin saves me so much time and I can prove my tone as well. sadly I have a bad memory so although I can read the words this week, I forget them next One!!! plodding on. This is better than the books that only tell you either speaking words only or school test books. is there a website whereby I can buy books that have Chinese and hanyupinyin that are story books and not school books? despite living in Singapore, all the books cater for either adults conversational, or school books for students to pass tests on.boring. thanks