Free Chinese Learning Tools
Free, no-signup tools for learning Chinese โ 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
๐คInteractive Pinyin ChartHear all 410 Mandarin syllables in every tone, and record yourself for instant AI feedback.๐ฏChinese Pronunciation CheckerSay a few words and get an AI score for your tones, initials and finals in 2 minutes.๐๏ธPractice Any Chinese TextPaste any Chinese text, read it aloud, and get per-syllable pronunciation feedback.๐ฃ๏ธHow to Pronounce Chinese WordsNative audio, meanings and tone breakdowns for the most common Chinese words.
Pinyin utilities
ๆผChinese to Pinyin ConverterPaste any Chinese text to get pinyin with tone marks โ instantly and free.ฤPinyin Tone-Mark ConverterConvert numbered pinyin (ni3 hao3) into proper tone marks (nว hวo) โ or strip the marks back to numbers.๐กThe Chinese Alphabet (Pinyin Letters)Chinese has no alphabet โ it has pinyin. Tap a letter to hear how it really sounds in Mandarin.๐งPinyin Listening PracticeHear a real Mandarin syllable, pick the pinyin you heard โ minimal pairs that drill the sounds learners mix up: zh/j, sh/x, an/ang, u/รผ
Speaking
๐Chinese Text to SpeechPaste any Chinese text and hear it read aloud by a Mandarin voice โ free, instant, right in your browser.ๅฃฐChinese Tones ExplainedThe four Mandarin tones on real words โ with audio, pitch curves, and the three tone-change rules every learner needs๐ตChinese Tone TrainerHear a real word, pick the tone pattern you heard โ the fastest way to build tone recognition.๐Chinese Tongue TwistersClassic ็ปๅฃไปค from easy to brutal โ hear each at slow and normal speed, then try it yourself.๐Chinese GreetingsThe 26 greetings and polite phrases you actually need, with pinyin, audio and when to use each.๐ฌEssential Chinese PhrasesThe survival phrases people actually say โ with pinyin, audio, and the tone changes native speakers make
Numbers
ๆฐNumber to Chinese ConverterTurn any number into Chinese characters and pinyin, including the formal ๅคงๅ form used on cheques and invoices.๐ขCounting in Chinese 1โ100Every number from zero to one hundred with characters, pinyin and audio โ the whole system builds from just twelve words๐
Date in ChinesePick any date and get it in Chinese characters with pinyin and audio โ year, month, day and weekday.โฐTime in ChinesePick any clock time and see exactly how to say it in Mandarin, with pinyin and audio.๐ดChinese Money ConverterType any price in yuan and hear how people actually say it โ ๅ and ๆฏ versus the formal ๅ
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Characters & writing
็นSimplified โ Traditional ConverterConvert Chinese text between Simplified (็ฎไฝ) and Traditional (็น้ซ) characters.โ๏ธChinese Stroke OrderType any Chinese character to watch its stroke order animated โ then draw it yourself with instant checking.้จChinese RadicalsThe 40 radicals that unlock most characters โ meanings, spoken names and example characters.ๆฑ100 Most Common Chinese CharactersThe characters that cover about 40% of everything written in Chinese โ ranked by frequency, with pinyin, meaning and audio
Vocabulary
ไธชChinese Measure WordsThe 60 measure words you actually need โ what each one counts, with examples, pinyin and audio.๐Chengyu Dictionary100 common Chinese idioms (ๆ่ฏญ) with literal translations, real meanings, example sentences and audio.๐จColors in ChineseAll the everyday colors with pinyin, audio and the cultural meaning behind each one.๐ชChinese Family TreeWhy "cousin" is eight different words: every family member in Chinese, grouped and with audio.๐Days of the Week & Months in Chineseๆๆไธ to ๆๆๅคฉ and all twelve months โ in Chinese they're all numbers, and this page proves it with audio๐ผAnimals in Chinese36 animals with characters, pinyin and audio โ including all 12 zodiac animals and the stories hiding inside the words๐ฅChinese 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
๐Chinese Zodiac CalculatorEnter your birth year to find your Chinese zodiac animal, its element, and lucky years.๐Chinese Zodiac CompatibilityPick two signs โ or type two birth years โ and get the traditional verdict: secret friends, allied trines, clashes and harmsๅงTop 100 Chinese Surnames็, ๆ, ๅผ and the rest of the top 100 family names โ with pinyin, audio, meanings, and the readings that only apply to names๐งงChinese Lucky NumbersType any number and see what it means in China โ which digits are lucky, which to avoid, and slang codes like 520.