Free Chinese Learning Tools
Free, no-signup tools for learning Chinese — hear every pinyin syllable, drill your tones, convert tone marks, write numbers in Chinese, and more. For an AI check of how you actually sound, take the free pronunciation test.
Pronunciation
🔤Interactive Pinyin ChartHear all 410 Mandarin syllables in every tone, and record yourself for instant AI feedback.🎯Chinese Pronunciation CheckerSay a few words and get an AI score for your tones, initials and finals in 2 minutes.🎙️Practice Any Chinese TextPaste any Chinese text, read it aloud, and get per-syllable pronunciation feedback.🗣️How to Pronounce Chinese WordsNative audio, meanings and tone breakdowns for the most common Chinese words.
Pinyin utilities
拼Chinese to Pinyin ConverterPaste any Chinese text to get pinyin with tone marks — instantly and free.āPinyin Tone-Mark ConverterConvert numbered pinyin (ni3 hao3) into proper tone marks (nǐ hǎo) — or strip the marks back to numbers.🔡The Chinese Alphabet (Pinyin Letters)Chinese has no alphabet — it has pinyin. Tap a letter to hear how it really sounds in Mandarin.🎧Pinyin Listening PracticeHear a real Mandarin syllable, pick the pinyin you heard — minimal pairs that drill the sounds learners mix up: zh/j, sh/x, an/ang, u/ü
Speaking
🔊Chinese Text to SpeechPaste any Chinese text and hear it read aloud by a Mandarin voice — free, instant, right in your browser.声Chinese Tones ExplainedThe four Mandarin tones on real words — with audio, pitch curves, and the three tone-change rules every learner needs🎵Chinese Tone TrainerHear a real word, pick the tone pattern you heard — the fastest way to build tone recognition.🌀Chinese Tongue TwistersClassic 绕口令 from easy to brutal — hear each at slow and normal speed, then try it yourself.👋Chinese GreetingsThe 26 greetings and polite phrases you actually need, with pinyin, audio and when to use each.💬Essential Chinese PhrasesThe survival phrases people actually say — with pinyin, audio, and the tone changes native speakers make
Numbers
数Number to Chinese ConverterTurn any number into Chinese characters and pinyin, including the formal 大写 form used on cheques and invoices.🔢Counting in Chinese 1–100Every number from zero to one hundred with characters, pinyin and audio — the whole system builds from just twelve words📅Date in ChinesePick any date and get it in Chinese characters with pinyin and audio — year, month, day and weekday.⏰Time in ChinesePick any clock time and see exactly how to say it in Mandarin, with pinyin and audio.💴Chinese Money ConverterType any price in yuan and hear how people actually say it — 块 and 毛 versus the formal 元 and 角.
Characters & writing
繁Simplified ↔ Traditional ConverterConvert Chinese text between Simplified (简体) and Traditional (繁體) characters.✍️Chinese Stroke OrderType any Chinese character to watch its stroke order animated — then draw it yourself with instant checking.部Chinese RadicalsThe 40 radicals that unlock most characters — meanings, spoken names and example characters.汉100 Most Common Chinese CharactersThe characters that cover about 40% of everything written in Chinese — ranked by frequency, with pinyin, meaning and audio
Vocabulary
个Chinese Measure WordsThe 60 measure words you actually need — what each one counts, with examples, pinyin and audio.📜Chengyu Dictionary100 common Chinese idioms (成语) with literal translations, real meanings, example sentences and audio.🎨Colors in ChineseAll the everyday colors with pinyin, audio and the cultural meaning behind each one.👪Chinese Family TreeWhy "cousin" is eight different words: every family member in Chinese, grouped and with audio.📆Days of the Week & Months in Chinese星期一 to 星期天 and all twelve months — in Chinese they're all numbers, and this page proves it with audio🐼Animals in Chinese36 animals with characters, pinyin and audio — including all 12 zodiac animals and the stories hiding inside the words🥟Chinese Food WordsOrder like you mean it: 50 food, drink and restaurant words with pinyin, audio, and the culture notes menus don't give you
Culture
🐉Chinese Zodiac CalculatorEnter your birth year to find your Chinese zodiac animal, its element, and lucky years.💞Chinese Zodiac CompatibilityPick two signs — or type two birth years — and get the traditional verdict: secret friends, allied trines, clashes and harms姓Top 100 Chinese Surnames王, 李, 张 and the rest of the top 100 family names — with pinyin, audio, meanings, and the readings that only apply to names🧧Chinese Lucky NumbersType any number and see what it means in China — which digits are lucky, which to avoid, and slang codes like 520.