Pikkolo Pinyin

Learn 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.

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Talk to Pikkolo in Mandarin and he answers back, using only words at your level. He shows you what he heard, so you can check it against what you meant to say.

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How it works

Open any story and tap a word to see it in Hanzi, Pinyin or English, hear it spoken aloud, or let the story read itself to you page by page.

Want the words to really stick? Head to Practice and shadow flashcards — listen to native audio, repeat it out loud, and build natural pronunciation one word at a time.

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