Mandarin Grammar Workbook, Volume 1: Building Blocks (+ Anki Deck)

Lay the foundation. Build the fluency.

A 174-page workbook and a 534-card Anki deck, built around the new HSK 1 standard. For learners who are done collecting random phrases and ready to start building real Mandarin sentences.

The workbook (174 pages, PDF).

Eighteen chapters covering the entire beginner foundation: greetings, sentence structure, questions, numbers, time, the 了 particle, modal verbs, and more. Each chapter walks you through the grammar, then gives you six different kinds of exercises to actually use it.

Mandarin is full of pairs that do similar jobs but aren’t interchangeable. When do you use 是 and when 很? What’s the difference between 不 and 没? Between 在 and 是 for location? Most textbooks introduce these pairs and move on. This workbook stays with them, with the kind of practice that builds real intuition.

Inside:

• 18 chapters, 108 exercises, full answer key with explanations after every chapter
• 6 exercise types: pattern choice, error correction, dialogue completion, translation, comparison, sentence ordering
• 411 vocabulary items, indexed at the back
• All Chinese in simplified characters, pinyin and English throughout
• Built around the new HSK 1 (new HSK 3.1, rolling out July 2026)

The companion Anki deck (534 cards).

Active review for everything in the workbook. Not isolated vocabulary, full sentences in context, with grammar explanations on the back of two-thirds of the cards. Tagged by chapter and by grammar topic, so you can study exactly what you need.

Launch week pricing.

€29 instead of €49 until Sunday May 24, 23:59 Pacific time. After that, the bundle returns to its regular price.

7-day money-back guarantee.

If the workbook isn’t what you expected, email nihao@hsklevel.com within 7 days of your purchase for a full refund. No questions asked.

Format and delivery.

You’ll receive two files: a 174-page PDF (use on screen or print at home) and an .apkg Anki deck file that imports into Anki on Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS. Both are yours to keep, forever.

By Pierre, creator of HSKlevel and Chinese Grammar Gems.