课本 kè běn
“textbook”
noun2021 list level 1Traditional 課本Measure word 本
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
课本 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 737: 课本 kèběn — Level 3; official annotation 3 (名). PDF page 98
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 课本
课本 (kèběn) is a noun meaning 'textbook', the book used for a course. It refers to the whole book, and it is counted with 本: 一本课本. Do not use it for a single lesson passage; that is 课文.
例句Example sentences
- 我的汉语课本在书包里。wǒ de hàn yǔ kè běn zài shū bāo lǐ.My Chinese textbook is in my schoolbag.
- 请打开课本，翻到第五页。qǐng dǎ kāi kè běn, fān dào dì wǔ yè.Please open your textbook and turn to page five.
- 学校给我们发了新的课本。xué xiào gěi wǒ men fā le xīn de kè běn.The school gave us new textbooks.
易混词Easily confused
课本vs课文
课本 is the whole textbook; 课文 is the text or passage of one lesson inside a textbook.