# Chinese Listening Practice Workbooks Free Chinese listening practice PDFs with audio: 30 real-life clips for beginners, four listening sets for every HSK level, and YCT listening for kids. Source: https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-listening-workbooks By Mei Lin Listening practice trains your ear for Mandarin at normal speed: café orders, voice messages, announcements and exam questions. These books cover 30 everyday audio clips for beginners, four listening sets in the new HSK format for each level from HSK 1 to 6, and YCT listening for children. Beginners at about HSK 1 to 2 can start with the 30 clips. By the end you can follow short real-life audio and answer questions on it, and at HSK level you know every listening question type. Every book has free audio and an answer key. ## Best first book [Chinese Listening Practice for Beginners: 30 Real-Life Audio Clips](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-listening-practice-for-beginners): Thirty short clips of everyday Mandarin, from café orders and voice messages to subway announcements, with key lines, questions and replies to say back. It suits learners at about HSK 1 to 2. ## Workbooks (10) Free. ### Everyday listening Real-life clips for adult beginners. - [Chinese Listening Practice for Beginners: 30 Real-Life Audio Clips](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-listening-practice-for-beginners): 34-page PDF, HSK 1 (new HSK). Thirty short audio clips of everyday Mandarin, from café orders and voice messages to subway announcements, with key lines, questions and replies to say ### HSK listening sets Four sets a level in the new HSK format, with transcripts. - [HSK 1 Listening Practice: 4 Sets with Free Audio](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-1-listening-practice): 35-page PDF, HSK 1 (new HSK). Four listening sections in the new HSK 1 format: 80 questions with free audio, transcripts and an answer key - [HSK 2 Listening Practice: 4 Sets with Free Audio](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-2-listening-practice): 47-page PDF, HSK 2 (new HSK). Four listening sections in the new HSK 2 format: 100 questions with free audio, transcripts and an answer key - [HSK 3 Listening Practice: 4 Sets with Free Audio](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-3-listening-practice): 44-page PDF, HSK 3 (new HSK). Four listening sections in the new HSK 3 format: 120 questions with free audio, transcripts and an answer key - [HSK 4 Listening Practice: 4 Sets with Free Audio](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-4-listening-practice): 39-page PDF, HSK 4 (new HSK). Four listening sections in the new HSK 4 format: 128 questions with free audio, transcripts and an answer key - [HSK 5 Listening Practice: 4 Sets with Free Audio](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-5-listening-practice): 45-page PDF, HSK 5 (new HSK). Four listening sections in the new HSK 5 format: 140 questions with free audio, transcripts and an answer key - [HSK 6 Listening Practice: 4 Sets with Free Audio](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-6-listening-practice): 56-page PDF, HSK 6 (new HSK). Four listening sections in the new HSK 6 format: 160 questions with free audio, transcripts and an answer key ### For kids YCT listening and reading. - [YCT 1 Practice for Kids: All 80 Words, Listening and Reading](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/yct-1-practice-for-kids): 26-page PDF, Kids 6–9. All 80 YCT 1 words on picture cards, listening and reading practice in the YCT format and a mini practice test, with audio - [YCT 2 Practice for Kids: 70 New Words, Listening and Reading](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/yct-2-practice-for-kids): 26-page PDF, Kids 7–10. The 70 new YCT 2 words on picture cards, listening and reading practice in the YCT format and a mini practice test, with audio - [Chinese Listening Practice for Children: 10 Audio Units for Class and Home (Grades 3–5)](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-listening-practice-for-kids): 31-page PDF, Kids 8–10. Ten short listening units on the topics children meet in class, from school and family to animals and the weather: learn the words, listen, tick and circle, then say it, with audio for every line, for ages 8 to 10 ## Where can I find Chinese listening practice with audio? Here. Every book on this page has free audio on its own page, with an answer key in the PDF. Adult beginners can start with the 30 real-life clips, and HSK learners with the listening sets for their level. ## How many questions are in the HSK listening sets? Four sections a level: 80 questions at HSK 1, 100 at HSK 2, 120 at HSK 3, 128 at HSK 4, 140 at HSK 5 and 160 at HSK 6, each with transcripts and an answer key. ## How should I practise listening? Listen once for the gist, then again with the questions. 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