Chinese through stories
Learn Chinese through stories and say it with the right tones
Short picture-story lessons from zero. Each one adds 5–6 new words to the ones you know, and you get a score for every tone you say.
The first 12 lessons are free with an account.
nǐ你hǎo好！nǐ你hǎo好！
Hello! Hello!
wǒ我shì是Dàwèi大卫。
I'm David.
Speech and tone analysis
Some of the best speech and tone analysis for Chinese.
Microsoft Azure, iFlytek and our own pitch tracking check every syllable and tone.
Tap a tone to hear it, then say it.
你好吗？
How are you?
Tap the mic, read it aloud, then tap again to finish.
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How it works
Understand Chinese from lesson 1, instead of memorising lists.
i.
Stories you almost fully understand
Each lesson adds 5–6 new words, and you already know the rest. Meaning comes from the story, not from a word list.
ii.
New words keep coming back
In the story, the questions and the dialog, then again in later lessons. They stick without cramming.
hē
喝
chá
茶
Tone 2 rises, it doesn't fall — like a surprised “what?”
iii.
Listen first, then speak
Repeat after the voices and get a score for every syllable and tone, then play a role in the dialog.
The method behind it:
One long story
David moves to Chengdu. Xiaoyu’s enormous cat steals every scene.
大卫
David
小雨
Xiaoyu
包子
Baozi
你好成都
Hello, Chengdu
日子
Daily life
吃
Food
城市
The city
家
Family
身体
Body & feelings
玩
Fun & tech
去北京
Trip to Beijing
过年
Spring Festival
包子减肥
Baozi's diet
比赛
The race
找工作
The job
包子是明星
Baozi the star
约会
Dates
去上海
Shanghai
搬家
Moving
大考试
The big exam
爸爸妈妈来了
Mom and Dad
一辈子
A lifetime
婚礼
The wedding
新婚生活
Newlyweds
去青岛
Summer by the sea
开学了
Back to school
实习生
The intern
一周年
One year on
宝宝来了
The baby arrives
包子又火了
Baozi goes viral
大卫当组长
David the team leader
安娜的包子店
Anna's bun shop
知识比赛
The quiz show
去西安
Summer in Xi'an
健康第一
Health first
我们的小区
Our neighbourhood
一岁了
One year old
Tools for between the lessons
声
Tone Trainer
Master the four tones of Mandarin
听
Tone Recognition
Train your ear to tell the tones apart
写
Writing Practice
Write HSK characters stroke by stroke
考
HSK tests and words
Mock tests for HSK 1–4 and all 11,000 words
说
HSKK mock tests
Rehearse the HSK speaking exam
聊
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Meet David, Xiaoyu and Baozi in lesson 1
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