Learn Chinese: Listen to Learn

Characters, tones & AI tutor

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

New in 3.0: a tone trainer, 105 core characters, 29 grammar lessons, 492 words with spaced repetition and an on-device AI tutor. Learn Mandarin Chinese from your first tones to real conversations: a tone trainer, the core characters, short grammar lessons, flashcards with spaced repetition, speaking practice, an AI tutor and 18 Chinese podcasts, all in one free app. HEAR THE TONES • A tone trainer built from real words: listen, then pick the right tones • Pinyin with tone marks under every word and example, written by hand and checked • Hide the pinyin when you want to practise reading characters CHARACTERS, ONE AT A TIME • 105 core characters in six groups: numbers, people, actions, describing, time and place, things • Tap any character to hear it, with its pinyin and meaning • A quiz that keeps bringing back the characters you miss GRAMMAR, STEP BY STEP • 29 lessons from beginner to intermediate: 是, 的, 吗, measure words, 了 and 过, comparisons with 比, complements, 把 and 被 • Clear tables and real examples you can listen to • A short quiz after every lesson that explains each answer WORDS THAT STICK • 492 words in 26 decks, HSK 1 to 4: food, transport, work, Chinese dishes, festivals and more • Spaced-repetition flashcards bring each one back just before you'd forget it • A measure-word drill for the 个, 本, 张 and 杯 that every learner mixes up SPEAK AND LISTEN • Read phrases aloud and get an instant score • Dictation: hear a sentence, type it in characters or pinyin, see it marked • A 75-phrase phrasebook for taxis, markets, restaurants, hotels and emergencies AI TUTOR (APPLE INTELLIGENCE) • Chat in Chinese with a patient tutor that corrects your tones and measure words • 12 role-plays: order noodles, bargain at a market, take a taxi, rent a flat • Writing check: get your Chinese corrected and explained • Runs privately on your device; nothing you write leaves your iPhone • Requires an iPhone or iPad with Apple Intelligence on iOS 26 or later LEARN BY LISTENING • 18 Mandarin-learning podcasts, from first words to intermediate • A-B repeat to replay a sentence, bookmarks, listening history, playback speed, sleep timer and offline downloads STAY MOTIVATED • Daily goal, streaks and gentle reminders • Progress charts, characters known and words mastered Also: an on-device translator (iOS 18+), Mainland or Taiwan voices, dark mode, and layouts made for iPad and iPhone Duo. Learn Chinese is free and supported by ads. Podcasts are streamed from their publishers' public feeds.

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Learn Chinese 3.0 is a complete Mandarin course, rebuilt from the ground up: • Tone trainer: hear a real word, pick its tones • 105 core characters with pinyin, meaning and audio, and a trainer that brings back the ones you miss • 29 grammar lessons from 是 sentences to 把, 被 and complements, with audio examples and quizzes • 492 words in 26 decks, HSK 1 to 4, with spaced-repetition flashcards • Measure-word drill: 一本书, 一杯茶, 一辆车 • Pinyin with tone marks under every word and sentence, and you can hide it when you're ready • Speaking practice with an instant score, dictation, and a 75-phrase phrasebook • AI tutor and 12 role-plays (noodle shop, market, taxi), privately on your device • 18 Mandarin-learning podcasts and a new bottom bar: Today, Learn, Listen, Practice, Me

Version 3.0.0

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Information

Seller
Duc Le
Size
7 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
4+
Copyright
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