How to say “textbook” in Chinese
textbook
“Textbook” in Chinese is 课本, kè běn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
课本 is read kè běn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
木 “tree” with a stroke at the root.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “课本”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 课本. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请打开课本，看第十五页。qǐngdǎkāikèběn,kàndìshíwǔyèPlease open your textbook to page fifteen.
- 这本课本有两百页zhèběnkèběnyǒuliǎngbǎiyèThis textbook has two hundred pages.
More words from the lesson “Page, paragraph, sentence”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “textbook” in Chinese?
“Textbook” in Chinese is 课本, pinyin kèběn.
What does 课本 mean?
课本 (kèběn) means “textbook”.
How do you write 课本?
课本 is 2 characters: 课 (kè) — lesson; 本 (běn) — root; measure word: books. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 课本?
课本 is read kèběn. Tones: kè — fourth tone, běn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“textbook” in the lesson “Page, paragraph, sentence”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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