Three Factors of the Understanding of Chinese Coinage for Intermediate International Students

This study investigates the reading and study of coined Chinese words for intermediate international students.The result shows that,the higher the semantic transparency and the richer the existing sentence context information and language environment,the better performance of intermediate foreign learners of Chinese is.Semantic transparency,sentence context and language environment which maybe on the same stage of cognitive process of coined Chinese words have the combined influence on reading and study of coined Chinese words for intermediate international students.This paper concludes with suggestions for the compilation of Chinese reading textbooks and Chinese vocabulary teaching for international students.