Free Chinese Resources
Practical, printable and short. Made for the situations students actually get stuck in.
Free Chinese Resources
Practical, printable and short. Made for the situations students actually get stuck in.
Chinese tones cheat sheet
The four tones plus the neutral tone, what each one does to your voice, the tone-change rules for 不 and 一, and the sound pairs learners mix up most. One page, printable.
1 page · printable web page
Beginner vocabulary guide
The first 150 words worth learning, grouped by situation rather than alphabetically, each shown inside a full sentence you can actually say.
Pinyin pronunciation guide
Every initial and final with an English approximation, plus honest warnings about the ones where the English approximation will get you into trouble.
Restaurant phrases
Ordering, spice levels, allergies, asking what something is, splitting the bill and paying by phone. Everything for one meal out, on one card.
Travel Chinese checklist
A trip-by-trip checklist: what to be able to say before you land, the signs to recognise, and the phrases to keep on your phone's lock screen.
HSK study planner
Work backwards from your exam date into weekly vocabulary, grammar and mock-test targets. Printable, and reusable for any level.
Weekly vocabulary email
One practical expression a week, with pronunciation notes and the cultural context that makes it make sense. Short enough to read on your phone.
Email · weekly
Try a Mini Chinese Lesson
Four phrases you could use tonight. Tap a card to hear it, flip it for the explanation, then test yourself below.
Today's topic
Ordering food in China
在中国点菜
我要这个。
Wǒ yào zhège.
I want this one.
不要辣。
Bú yào là.
Not spicy.
多少钱？
Duōshao qián?
How much is it?
谢谢。
Xièxie.
Thank you.
Match the Chinese phrase with its meaning
Pick a Chinese phrase, then pick its English meaning. Four pairs to go.
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