Textbooks for learning Chinese

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1. "Beginning Chinese Reader"

   By cjb, July 26, 2011 at 09:05 PM
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   • Meng Lelan
   • January 16, 2012 at 05:50 PM

2. "Beginning Chinese" by John Defrancis

   By pio_n, November 2, 2008 at 09:45 AM
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   • pio_n
   • November 2, 2008 at 09:45 AM

3. "Chinese grammar without tears" enough for HSK Basic?

   By edelweis, January 15, 2010 at 05:35 PM
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   • edelweis
   • February 6, 2010 at 10:46 AM

4. "Making Connections" Listening Comprehension 1 2

   By CheeSaw2006, December 21, 2006 at 08:33 PM
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   • Wang7
   • May 21, 2011 at 01:24 AM

5. "Old-fashioned" textbook recommendations?

   By MaPLe, July 29, 2004 at 03:22 AM
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   • MaPLe
   • July 30, 2004 at 02:46 PM

6. "Reading China" Graded Readers

   By HedgePig, May 3, 2009 at 10:53 PM
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   • querido
   • January 8, 2014 at 05:30 PM

7. "Speaking Chinese About China" textbook

   By kiwisinchina, September 13, 2005 at 03:07 AM
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   • kiwisinchina
   • September 13, 2005 at 03:07 AM

8. "Thought and Society" available at Eastwind Books of Berkeley

   By oceancalligraphy, December 30, 2014 at 05:50 AM
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   • Elizabeth_rb
   • December 31, 2014 at 08:45 PM

9. [Request] Grammar points for Easy Steps to Chinese 5 and 6

   By hoshinoumi, May 7, 2019 at 10:27 AM
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   • hoshinoumi
   • May 7, 2019 at 10:27 AM

10. 《國語活用辭典》 (a Taiwan Chinese-Chinese paper dictionary)

    By tooironic, April 1, 2013 at 12:37 PM
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    • roddy
    • July 26, 2013 at 09:41 AM

11. 214 radicals - "Chinese Calligraphy", my favorite hanzi book

    By here2learn, February 10, 2008 at 04:40 PM
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    • machab
    • February 11, 2008 at 02:02 PM

12. 2nd editions of NPCR vol. 5 and 6?

    By Hanaji, June 9, 2014 at 09:44 AM
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    • Hanaji
    • June 9, 2014 at 10:53 PM

13. A better reader for mandarin ebook/stories

    By julien lagorsse, March 21, 2026 at 09:57 PM
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    • wenbo
    • March 22, 2026 at 11:51 PM

14. A Chinese Grammar for English Speakers vs. A Practical Chinese Grammar for Foreigners - Which book is better?

    By spock, September 18, 2016 at 04:42 AM
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    • spock
    • September 23, 2016 at 07:34 AM

15. A Compendium of the Usage of Complex Chinese Words - Review

    By li3wei1, June 10, 2014 at 05:58 AM
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    • li3wei1
    • June 13, 2014 at 04:19 PM

16. A course in colloquial Chinese idioms

    By flynnfrogg, January 26, 2012 at 11:00 PM
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    • SiMaKe
    • July 7, 2014 at 05:54 PM

17. A Course in Contemporary Chinese Books 5 and 6

    By gwr71, September 12, 2017 at 02:51 AM
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    • gwr71
    • October 18, 2017 at 01:56 PM

18. A fun and beautifully illustrated way to learn Chinese! 1 2

    By YingZi, September 17, 2011 at 09:23 AM
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    • YingZi
    • September 30, 2011 at 05:02 PM

19. A good book for learning chinese (traditional characters)

    By Yew, December 26, 2004 at 04:22 PM
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    • J.B. Frog
    • December 26, 2004 at 06:20 PM

20. A good Chinese textbook

    By NSDongJing, January 26, 2017 at 05:05 PM
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    • NSDongJing
    • January 26, 2017 at 05:05 PM

21. A Kaleidoscope of China mp3?

    By taobenli, August 19, 2011 at 01:57 AM
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    • taobenli
    • August 19, 2011 at 01:57 AM

22. A new book for learning chinese - ideas

    By LinzF, July 27, 2007 at 09:52 AM
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    • asialinks
    • August 2, 2007 at 02:37 PM

23. A New China, All Things Considered...

    By murrayjames, July 3, 2009 at 03:18 PM
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    • knadolny
    • September 23, 2010 at 10:38 AM

24. A New Chinese Course

    By BLCUP, February 22, 2008 at 10:45 AM
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    • HashiriKata
    • February 27, 2008 at 08:50 AM

25. A Practical Chinese Grammar for Foreigners

    By bluetortilla, December 2, 2013 at 09:29 AM
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    • TheBigZaboon
    • March 12, 2014 at 12:28 PM