Usage note
课本是用来学习知识的书籍，通常在课堂上使用。
kèběn shì yòng lái xuéxí zhīshí de shūjí, tōngcháng zài kètǎng shàng yòngshì.
Textbooks are books used to learn knowledge, usually in classrooms.
Context note
课本常见于学校，课堂上老师会用课本讲解知识。
kèběn jiàncūn yú xuéxiào, kètǎng shàng lǎoshī huì yòng kèběn jiǎngjiě zhīshí.
Textbooks are commonly found in schools; teachers use them to explain knowledge in class.
5 examples
老师发了新课本。
lǎo shī fā le xīn kè běn。
The teacher distributed new textbooks.
我们用课本学习汉语。
wǒ men yòng kè běn xué xí hàn yǔ。
We use textbooks to learn Chinese.
课本里有很多知识点。
kè běn lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhī shi diǎn。
Textbooks contain many knowledge points.
每天都要看课本。
měi tiān dōu yào kàn kè běn。
We should read the textbooks every day.
课本是学习的好帮手。
kè běn shì xué xí de hǎo bāng shǒu。
Textbooks are good helpers for learning.
5 mini stories
小明每天都会看课本，然后做练习。
xiǎo míng měi tiān dōu huì kàn kè běn， rán hòu zuò liàn xí。
Xiaoming reads the textbooks every day and then does exercises.
老师表扬了认真看课本的小红。
lǎo shī biǎo yáng le rèn zhēn kàn kè běn de xiǎo hóng。
Teacher praised Xiaohong for carefully reading the textbooks.
小华借了同学的课本来看。
xiǎo huá jiè le tóng xué de kè běn lái kàn。
Xiaohua borrowed a classmate's textbook to read.
妈妈让小丽复习课本准备考试。
mā ma ràng xiǎo lì fù xí kè běn zhǔn bèi kǎo shì。
Mom asked Xiaoli to review the textbooks for the exam.
爸爸提醒小强不要只看课本，还要多读课外书。
bà ba tí xǐng xiǎo qiáng bú yào zhī kàn kè běn， hái yào duō dú kè wài shū。
Dad reminded Xiaoqiang not to only read the textbooks; he should also read more extracurricular books.
Mini dialogue
找课本
A
你看到我的课本了吗？
Nǐ kàn dào wǒ de kèběn le ma?
Did you see my textbook?
B
在桌子上，那本语文课本。
Zài zhuōzi shàng, nà běn yǔwén kèběn.
On the desk, that Chinese textbook.
新课本
A
这是你的新课本吗？
Zhè shì nǐ de xīn kèběn ma?
Is this your new textbook?
B
是的，我很喜欢这本课本。
Shì de, wǒ hěn xǐhuān zhè běn kèběn.
Yes, I like this textbook very much.
Related words and contrasts
related
书
shū
book
书 is a general word for book. 课本 is a specific type of book used for learning in class.
related
笔记本
bǐ jì běn
notebook
A 笔记本 is a notebook for writing your own notes, while a 课本 is a textbook you read and study from.