Books to Learn Mandarin Chinese Grammar

Updated on May 18, 2024

How is your Chinese grammar? Well, for the beginners, Chinese grammar may be relatively simple compared to English grammar. However, as you learn Mandarin Chinese to the higher levels, you will realize that Chinese grammar is also quite complicated. It totally makes sense that you learn Chinese grammar. In this post, I will share with you some selected books to learn Chinese grammar.

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All books for learning Mandarin Chinese

Chinese Nouns for Beginners

This book will help you learn frequently used Chinese noun characters (total 100) fast. For each of the characters, there are at least 5 words. In order to explain the meaning of the character, each word is associated with a new corresponding sentence. Basically, the book contains 100 characters, 500 words, and 500 sentences.

Chinese Nouns for Beginners: Paperback (ISBN: 9798887340388) – Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

Chinese Conjunctions for Beginners

What are the conjunctions? Well, conjunctions are the linking words that allow us to connect different words, phrases and clauses together. By using conjunctions, we can connect simple clauses in order to form the complex sentences. Mandarin Chinese language comes with a unique set of conjunctions. In order to read the complex Chinese sentences, it’s necessary to learn numerous conjunctions. In the following book, I have explained the 60 must-know and commonly used Chinese conjunction words.

Chinese Conjunctions for Beginners: Paperback (ISBN: 9798887340395) – Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

Chinese Radicals (Part 1)

Let’s learn Chinese Character radicals (部首, bù shǒu)! The radicals are very essential part of the Mandarin Chinese language. The graphical radicals are often associated with the characters, and provide meaning and sounds to the accompanied characters. If we know the radical, we can guess the meaning of the corresponding character. Further, the radicals are also used to list the characters in a Chinese dictionary.

In this book, I have explained the 50 must-know and commonly used Chinese Radicals. Each of the Radicals are explained with Chinese characters, pinyin, and English meanings.

Chinese Radicals (Part 1): Paperback (ISBN: 9798887340463) – Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

Chinese Radicals (Part 2)

Here is the Part 2 (下册) of the Chinese Radicals. The book provides you a new set of 50 Chinese radicals with example words (simplified characters, pinyin, and English).

Chinese Radicals (Part 2): Paperback (ISBN: 9798887340470) – Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

Must-Know Chinese Measure Words

If you are learning Chinese, you have to learn Chinese measure words (characters)! There is simply no escape!! In fact, there are more than 100 measure words in Mandarin Chinese. In this book, I have selected 50 common measure words. For each measure word, there are five sentences explaining their application. Each of the characters and phrases come with simplifies characters, English, and pinyin romanization. The book is suitable for learning measure words, as well as for understanding important Chinese phrases.

Must-Know Chinese Measure Words: Paperback (ISBN: 9798887340456) – Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

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