There are no markings. The large font makes this book very user-friendly for those with presbyopia. The Chinese, which can be compared with Japanese, helpfully includes kanji. If you're taking the HSK, please continue to use this if you like. "Kikutan Chinese [Beginner's Edition] - Grade 4 Level of the Intermediate Chinese Proficiency Test - Chinese Vocabulary Book to Learn by Listening" Kansai University Chinese Language Teaching Materials Research Group Price: ¥1800 #KansaiUniversityChineseLanguageTeachingMaterialsResearchGroup #book #language/otherlanguages