Learn Chinese Mandarin the fun way
Interactive stories built from real conversational Chinese — click any word to see it in Hanzi, Pinyin or English. Tap to hear it spoken, or let a story read itself to you.
No account, no card
Every story is FREE
Short stories, picture books and every chapter of every series, at every level. A free account keeps your reading, starred words and favourites in step on every device.
Practise speaking, and listen on the go
How it works
Read illustrated stories at your level. Tap any word to hear it and see what it means, switch between Hanzi, Pinyin and English, or let the story read itself to you, highlighting every word as it goes.
Chat out loud with Pikkolo, or role-play everyday scenes.
Learn by shadowing native audio, from single words up to whole paragraphs.
- free stories
- 537free stories
- HSK levels
- 4HSK levels
- flash cards
- 500flash cards
- new words a day
- 10new words a day
- chats a day
- 20chats a day
500 HSK 1 and HSK 2 cards
Flip a card to check yourself, hear every word, and hide the pinyin or English when you are ready for a challenge. Start on the picture or on the Chinese, whichever you are practising.
Open the flash cardsWhat learners say
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— marcuchokun· Verified reader
“Love it! I really love the short or long stories ranging from hsk1-4. Best thing is that this is free (please don't change!!). I really love this website to help me learn Mandarin!!1”
— Cindy· Verified reader
“So far I'm loving it! Well done.”
— Anna Betts· Verified reader
Short, long and series. No card needed.
Want to chat more? The Chat plan adds Scenes, Ask and 5 custom stories a month.
