PoemPlay: Learn Chinese
Poetry, Pinyin & Audio
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Discover 155 Chinese poems through illustrations, pinyin and audio. Explore each verse, put lines in order, and turn favorite words into bilingual poetry cards.
Learn Chinese through poetry, one beautiful verse at a time.
PoemPlay brings 155 classic Chinese poems to life with illustrations, pinyin, Mandarin audio and line-by-line English translations. Read, listen and explore at your own pace.
READ WITH PINYIN AND ENGLISH
Follow each poem with optional pinyin and English translations. Switch between Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and choose an English, Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese interface.
LISTEN, ONE LINE OR A WHOLE POEM
Play a full poem or tap a single verse to hear it again. The current line is highlighted as the poem plays. Bundled narration works offline, with no live speech generation needed.
FIND THE POEM IN THE PICTURE
Explore an illustration and tap its details to discover the verses they connect to. Notice the moon, the mountains, the flowers—and the meaning behind the words.
PUT THE VERSES IN ORDER
Practice recalling a poem by tapping its lines in sequence. Undo a choice or start again whenever you like.
MAKE A POETRY CARD
Choose one or two favorite verses, add an illustration or a paper background, and write a personal note. Create Chinese, English or bilingual cards, save them to My book, and export an image to share.
BROWSE A LITTLE LIBRARY
Browse by school grade or search by poem title, poet or verse. Move freely between reading, listening and activities.
No account or sign-in is required. Reading preferences, activity records and poetry cards are stored on your device.
A page of poetry awaits.
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Meet the new PoemPlay collection.
• A new illustrated home screen with grade filters and search.
• 155 Chinese poems with pinyin, English translations and Simplified/Traditional Chinese.
• Improved full-poem and single-line audio, with current-verse highlighting and automatic following.
• Explore illustrations to discover verses and practice putting lines in order.
• Create, save and export Chinese, English or bilingual poetry cards.
• Reading and interface refinements.
The developer, 志宝 李, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- 志宝 李
- Size
- 118.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 2 more
- English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Realistic Violence
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Guns or Other Weapons
Contains
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- Copyright
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