DLI Chinese Standard Course

The DLI Chinese Standard Course offers comprehensive and systematic Mandarin Chinese instruction, based on the curriculum from the Defense Language Institute. Designed primarily for serious learners and professionals, this course covers essential speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Mandarin. Through structured lessons, students gradually develop proficiency, aided by audio materials and carefully graded texts that mirror real-life situations and dialogues.

Ideal for self-study or classroom supplement, the DLI Chinese Standard Course provides an effective path for both beginners and intermediate learners. Whether you’re preparing for travel, work, or formal examinations, this completely free Chinese language program offers all the necessary resources to master Mandarin at your own pace. Start learning Mandarin with this 100% free course and build a solid foundation in one of the world’s most important languages.

Course Materials

The DLI Chinese Standard track uses the same Mandarin module library as the main course. On the CDN everything lives in one folder, languages-dli/Chinese-Mandarin/; filenames (for example Mod 03, reader Less 01-34, Story01) are what distinguish bundles.

All PDFs and modular lesson audio are maintained on the canonical page:

• DLI Chinese (Mandarin) Course — full materials