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.

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English Language Materials

The following books are available in English, through Amazon:

• Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide
• Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar

Chinese Language Materials

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

• 实用现代汉语语法
• 现代汉语八百词
• 实用汉语语法
• 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照)
• 中文语法快易通:句型结构1

Websites with Chinese Grammar

The following websites may be useful to you:

• Chinese Notes: 汉语语法入门 An Introduction to Chinese Grammar
• 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)
• ChinesePod Grammar Guide