# Free Chinese Textbooks and Course Books (PDF) Free Chinese textbooks in PDF: a 188-page beginner textbook, a 60-day speaking course, grammar and character books, HSK 1 to 6 course books and complete packs. Source: https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-textbook-workbooks By Mei Lin These are the long books: full courses in one PDF, from a 188-page beginner textbook to a course book for each HSK level. They cover speaking from day one, grammar and characters, and the new HSK from HSK 1 to 6, with packs that put each level's skill books together. Complete beginners can start with the beginner textbook or the 60-day speaking course. By the end of an HSK course book you know every new word of that level, and each one has an answer key. Print the lesson you're on, and keep the PDF for the rest. ## Best first book [Free Mandarin Textbook for Beginners: The SayMei Practice Book](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/saymei-beginner-mandarin-practice-book): Seven beginner workbooks in one 188-page PDF, with pinyin and English on every line: speak, order food, ask the way and get around. ## Workbooks (16) Free. ### Start from zero Long PDFs for complete beginners. - [Free Mandarin Textbook for Beginners: The SayMei Practice Book](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/saymei-beginner-mandarin-practice-book): 188-page PDF, Total beginner · HSK 1. Seven beginner workbooks in one, with pinyin and English on every line: speak, order food, ask the way and get around - [Spoken Mandarin in 60 Days: The Complete Speaking Course](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/spoken-mandarin-60-day-course): 166-page PDF, Total beginner · HSK 1. Your First 14 Days, Days 15–30 and Days 31–60 in one PDF: sixty days of speaking practice from your first words to a ten-minute conversation ### HSK course books 12 lessons a level, with a word list and an answer key. - [HSK 1 Course Book: 12 Lessons for the New HSK 1](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-1-course-book): 109-page PDF, HSK 1 (new HSK). All 300 HSK 1 words in 12 lessons: dialogues, grammar, readings and practice, with an answer key - [HSK 2 Course Book: 12 Lessons for the New HSK 2](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-2-course-book): 107-page PDF, HSK 2 (new HSK). All 200 new HSK 2 words in 12 lessons: dialogues, grammar, readings and practice, with an answer key - [HSK 3 Course Book: 12 Lessons for the New HSK 3](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-3-course-book): 116-page PDF, HSK 3 (new HSK). 12 lessons with dialogues, grammar, readings and practice, plus a word list of all 500 new HSK 3 words and an answer key - [HSK 4 Course Book: 12 Lessons for the New HSK 4](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-4-course-book): 125-page PDF, HSK 4 (new HSK). 12 lessons with dialogues, grammar, readings and practice, plus a word list of all 1,000 new HSK 4 words and an answer key - [HSK 5 Course Book: 12 Lessons for the New HSK 5](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-5-course-book): 130-page PDF, HSK 5 (new HSK). 12 lessons with dialogues, grammar, readings and practice, plus a word list of all 1,600 new HSK 5 words and an answer key - [HSK 6 Course Book: 12 Lessons for the New HSK 6](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-6-course-book): 135-page PDF, HSK 6 (new HSK). 12 lessons with dialogues, grammar, readings and practice, plus a word list of all 1,800 new HSK 6 words and an answer key ### Complete HSK packs Each level's reading, vocabulary and writing books and a mock test in one PDF. - [Complete HSK 1 Workbook Pack: Reading, Vocabulary, Writing & Mock Test](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/complete-hsk-1-workbook-pack): 127-page PDF, HSK 1 (new HSK). Reading practice, vocabulary, guided writing and a full mock test (its audio is on the HSK 1 Mock Test page), in one PDF - [Complete HSK 2 Workbook Pack: Reading, Vocabulary, Writing & Mock Test](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/complete-hsk-2-workbook-pack): 175-page PDF, HSK 2 (new HSK). Reading practice, vocabulary, guided writing and a full mock test (its audio is on the HSK 2 Mock Test page), in one PDF - [Complete HSK 3 Workbook Pack: Reading, Vocabulary, Writing & Mock Test](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/complete-hsk-3-workbook-pack): 187-page PDF, HSK 3 (new HSK). Reading practice, vocabulary, guided writing and a full mock test (its audio is on the HSK 3 Mock Test page), in one PDF - [Complete HSK 4 Workbook Pack: Reading, Vocabulary, Writing & Mock Test](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/complete-hsk-4-workbook-pack): 184-page PDF, HSK 4 (new HSK). Reading practice, vocabulary, guided writing and a full mock test (its audio is on the HSK 4 Mock Test page), in one PDF - [Complete HSK 5 Workbook Pack: Reading, Vocabulary, Writing & Mock Test](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/complete-hsk-5-workbook-pack): 145-page PDF, HSK 5 (new HSK). Reading practice, vocabulary, writing practice and a full mock test (its audio is on the HSK 5 Mock Test page), in one PDF - [Complete HSK 6 Workbook Pack: Reading, Vocabulary, Writing & Mock Test](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/complete-hsk-6-workbook-pack): 149-page PDF, HSK 6 (new HSK). Reading practice, vocabulary, writing practice and a full mock test (its audio is on the HSK 6 Mock Test page), in one PDF ### Grammar and characters Several workbooks in one PDF. - [The SayMei Chinese Grammar Practice Book](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/saymei-chinese-grammar-practice-book): 196-page PDF, Beginner · HSK 1–2. Seven grammar workbooks in one: core patterns, word order, measure words, 了, particles, 会/能/可以 and comparisons - [The SayMei Chinese Characters Practice Book](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/saymei-chinese-characters-practice-book): 165-page PDF, Beginner · HSK 1. Five character workbooks in one: 200 useful characters, 50 radicals, stroke-order rules and look-alike characters ## Is there a free Chinese textbook PDF for beginners? Yes. Free Mandarin Textbook for Beginners: The SayMei Practice Book is 188 pages, with seven beginner workbooks and pinyin and English on every line. Spoken Mandarin in 60 Days is a 166-page speaking course from your first words. ## Is there a free HSK textbook? Yes, one for each level. The HSK course books teach HSK 1 to 6 in 12 lessons each, with a word list of the level's new words and an answer key, on the new HSK 3.0 syllabus. ## What is in a complete HSK pack? A level's reading practice, vocabulary and writing books and a full mock test with audio, in one PDF. 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