Beginner-first practice
Pick the quiz that matches your Mandarin today.
If you do not know Chinese yet, start with the warm-up. The point is not to prove you are clever;
it is to build enough sound, pinyin, and sentence memory that Chinese stops looking like wallpaper.
Step 01 recommended first starter 5 minutes 6 questions
A gentle first quiz for learners who cannot read Hanzi yet: listen, match meaning, and try one guided pinyin answer.
Best for Start here if Chinese characters still look like decoration.
Before this No Mandarin required.
Focus No-Chinese-yet orientation 排pái 队duì 排pái 到dào 怀huái 疑yí 人rén 生shēng The line is so long I am questioning life. Start here Step 02 beginner 8 minutes 8 questions
A short mixed quiz that turns Daily cards, stories, Hanzi sentences, and business Mandarin into active recall.
Best for Use this after you have tried the warm-up or today's drill.
Before this Comfortable playing audio and reading pinyin slowly.
Focus Daily + story + Hanzi + business 排pái 队duì 排pái 到dào 怀huái 疑yí 人rén 生shēng The line is so long I am questioning life. Open set Step 03 starter 6 minutes 8 questions
Train modern daily Mandarin expressions through listening and natural-choice questions.
Best for Use this when you want useful everyday lines without grammar theory.
Before this Can replay audio and compare English meanings.
Focus Daily cards and modern expressions 排pái 队duì 排pái 到dào 怀huái 疑yí 人rén 生shēng The line is so long I am questioning life. Open set Step 04 beginner 8 minutes 8 questions
Use graded story sentences to practice meaning, rhythm, and tone-marked pinyin.
Best for Use this when you want sentence practice instead of isolated words.
Before this Know that pinyin marks Mandarin pronunciation and tones.
Focus Stories and sentence pinyin 咖kā 啡fēi 店diàn 里lǐ 很hěn 忙máng 。 The coffee shop is busy. Open set Step 05 starter 7 minutes 8 questions
Practice high-frequency Hanzi through short sentences instead of isolated flashcards.
Best for Use this if you want Hanzi exposure without memorizing radicals first.
Before this No character writing required; read the pinyin and meaning.
Focus High-frequency characters “ 我wǒ 的de ” 这zhè 个ge 说shuō 法fǎ 很hěn 常cháng 用yòng 。 我的 is a common expression. Open set Step 06 elementary 8 minutes 8 questions
Practice clear workplace Mandarin for meetings, follow-ups, agenda checks, and client communication.
Best for Use this if you need practical Mandarin for meetings or client messages.
Before this Basic comfort with pinyin and short sentence listening.
Focus Workplace Mandarin 我wǒ 们men 先xiān 确què 认rèn 一yí 下xià 议yì 程chéng 。 Let's first confirm the agenda. Open set Step 07 elementary 8 minutes 8 questions
Practice casual Mandarin phrases people use in chat, comments, memes, and everyday speech.
Best for Use this when textbook Mandarin feels too stiff and you want phrases real people say online.
Before this Comfortable comparing English meaning and short pinyin.
Focus Modern slang and casual phrases 这zhè 个ge 视shì 频pín 太tài 好hǎo 笑xiào 了le ， 我wǒ 真zhēn 的de 破pò 防fáng 了le 。 This video is so funny. I really i am emotionally hit. Open set Step 08 intermediate 8 minutes 8 questions
Learn common chengyu by matching the compact four-character phrase to its modern situation.
Best for Use this after you can handle short pinyin and want Chinese that sounds sharper than beginner phrases.
Before this Basic comfort with short Chinese expressions; old stories are explained after the answer.
Focus Chengyu meaning and modern context 画huà 蛇shé 添tiān 足zú to ruin something by overdoing it Open set Step 09 beginner 8 minutes 8 questions
Practice Mandarin usage pairs that English speakers often flatten into one vague translation.
Best for Use this when you can read pinyin but still choose words by English habit.
Before this Know that natural Mandarin is not English with Chinese words swapped in.
Focus Confusable Mandarin patterns 我wǒ 会huì 说shuō 一yì 点diǎn 中zhōng 文wén 。 I can speak a little Chinese. Open set