DLI Chinese Refresher Course

The DLI Chinese Refresher Course is designed specifically for learners who have previously studied Mandarin Chinese and are looking to rebuild and enhance their language skills. With comprehensive reading, listening, and speaking activities modeled after the Defense Language Institute’s proven curriculum, this course provides a focused approach to refreshing your command of Mandarin grammar, vocabulary, and conversation.

Learners can revisit essential language concepts at their own pace, reinforcing both foundational topics and more advanced language tasks. Whether you are preparing for a language proficiency exam or simply want to improve your spoken and written Chinese, the DLI Chinese Refresher Course is a completely free language resource that delivers proven results for self-motivated students.

Course Materials

Mandarin refresher listening on the CDN is carried in a small set of compiled Less … MP3 files (distinct from per-lesson ModN Lesson … drill tapes on the main course page).

PDFs

• A Contrastive Study of English and Mandarin Chinese (11.8 MB)
• Mod 01-05 review materials (5.4 MB)
• Mods 01-05 Glossary (1.8 MB)

Full modular texts, workbooks, and lesson-by-lesson audio are on the DLI Chinese (Mandarin) Course page.

Audio — Compiled review segments

Segment	Audio
Lessons 01-07	Less 01-07
Lessons 07-13	Less 07-13
Lessons 14-18	Less 14-18
Lessons 19-23	Less 19-23
Lessons 23-27	Less 23-27
Lessons 27-31	Less 27-31
Lessons 31-34	Less 31-34