Chinese Grammar Reference Materials

The following list will expand over time, as our editors make use of more and more materials to fill out this grammar wiki. The following are titles and links to purchase the books. If you're looking for specific grammar content, please visit our Chinese Textbook Grammar Index.

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English Language Grammar Books

The following books are available in English, through Amazon:

• Basic Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook

• Intermediate Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook

• Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar

• Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition

• Common Chinese Patterns 330

• Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar

• Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide

• Schaum's Outline of Chinese Grammar

• Yufa!

Chinese Language Grammar Books

The following books are available for order in China, through Amazon.cn and its Chinese partner, Joyo (卓越):

• HSK语法精讲精练 (HSK Grammar)
• 汉语常用格式330例
• 汉语语法百项讲练

• 简明汉语语法学习手册 (Chinese Grammar Without Tears)

• 实用汉语语法
• 实用现代汉语语法

• 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照) (A Practical Chinese Grammar for Foreigners)

• 现代汉语八百词
• 现代汉语虚词手册

• 中文语法快易通:句型结构1

Chinese Textbooks

• Boya Chinese: Elementary Starter I
• Boya Chinese: Elementary Starter II
• Boya Chinese: Pre-intermediate Speed Up I
• Boya Chinese: Pre-intermediate Speed Up II
• Boya Chinese: Intermediate Spurt I
• Contemporary Chinese 1 (当代中文1)
• Contemporary Chinese 2 (当代中文2)
• Contemporary Chinese 3 (当代中文3)
• Contemporary Chinese 4 (当代中文4)
• Integrated Chinese: Simplified Characters Textbook, Level 1, Part 1
• Integrated Chinese: Simplified Characters Textbook. Level 1, Part 2
• Integrated Chinese: Simplified and Traditional Characters Textbook, Level 2, Part 1
• New Practical Chinese Reader: Textbook 1
• New Practical Chinese Reader: Textbook 1 (2nd Edition)
• New Practical Chinese Reader: Textbook 2
• New Practical Chinese Reader: Textbook 3
• New Practical Chinese Reader: Textbook 4
• New Practical Chinese Reader: Textbook 5
• New Practical Chinese Reader: Textbook 6
• Short-term Spoken Chinese: Threshold Vol. 1 (汉语口语入门篇上)
• Short-term Spoken Chinese: Threshold Vol. 2 (汉语口语入门篇下)
• Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)
• Short-term Spoken Chinese: Intermediate (汉语口语速成中级篇)

Websites for Chinese Grammar

The following websites may be useful to you:

• Mandarin Essential Grammar (Yale University)
• Rutgers University: Basic Chinese Grammar
• University of Oxford: Centre for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
• Wikipedia: Chinese Grammar (Overview)
• Wikipedia: Chinese Grammar (by category)
• Yoyo Chinese Grammar Lesson Videos (free content)
• Qing Wen on ChinesePod Grammar Guide (free content)
• ChinesePod Grammar Guide (free content)