Mandarin Chinese flashcards

Simplified Chinese flashcards with pinyin and audio.

Start with 300 ready-made cards and learn pinyin, tones, Simplified characters, and useful phrases – each with native audio, an example, and daily review. One month free, no cards to make by hand.

  • Start with 300 ready-made Chinese vocabulary cards
  • Pinyin, tones, and native audio on every card
  • One month free, no credit card required

Free for one month · we pick the words and build ready-made sets for your level

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Translation

Preparing your card Finding a useful word for this language pair.

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What makes Chinese, Chinese

The big differences, taken step by step

Mandarin works unlike European languages – and that's an advantage once you start with the right pieces.

Four tones

Native audio on every word, so the tone is part of how you remember it.

Characters + pinyin

See the character and its pinyin together, with an image to anchor meaning.

Measure words

The little classifiers shown in natural phrases, so they become second nature.

No conjugation

No verb endings or tenses to drill – grammar is refreshingly simple.

Where it pays off

The world's most spoken first language

Over a billion speakers, and a real edge in a global economy.

Business

Mandarin is a standout skill in trade, tech, and manufacturing.

Travel

Get around China and Taiwan far beyond the tourist script.

Family & heritage

Reconnect with relatives and your roots, word by word.

Film & media

Follow Chinese cinema and shows in the original.

Audio, pinyin, and examples

Simplified Chinese flashcards with audio and examples

Each card connects the character, pinyin, native pronunciation, image, and a practical phrase so the word is easier to recognize, hear, and use.

Native audio for tones

Hear every Mandarin word with native pronunciation so tone and sound become part of the memory.

Example phrases

See how each word appears in short practical phrases instead of studying isolated translations.

Characters plus pinyin

Learn Simplified characters alongside pinyin, images, and meaning so recognition grows without guesswork.

Spaced repetition

Review at the right moment and keep useful Chinese vocabulary available for travel, work, and conversation.

How it works

A few calm minutes a day

No manual setup, no streak pressure. Just prepared Simplified Chinese word cards for short daily practice.

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Pick your level

From A1 to C1, we line up ready Simplified Chinese vocabulary cards for your level and goals.

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Learn with audio

Each ready card pairs audio with an image, a real example sentence, and the details that help the word stick.

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Follow the daily queue

Practice with prepared cards that return in daily review, reverse practice, and practice sets.

Behind the calm pace is spaced repetition: each review lands just as the memory starts to fade, so words settle into your active vocabulary.

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Questions, answered

Quick answers before you start.

You'll see characters with pinyin and an image on every card, so you build recognition naturally. Pinyin and audio mean you can speak from day one, even before you read fluently.

They feel hard only without sound. Every word is recorded by a native voice, and spaced repetition fixes each tone in memory by hearing it again and again.

This track uses Simplified characters and Mandarin, as used in mainland China.

Yes. You get one month free with your first 300 ready Chinese vocabulary cards. No credit card is required, and nothing is charged unless you choose a plan later.

Unlike Anki, there is nothing to set up: no building decks or importing shared files – ready-made Simplified Chinese cards come with audio, images, and example sentences. And unlike gamified apps, there are no streaks or lives to protect: just a calm daily review queue powered by spaced repetition.

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Start now with 300 ready Chinese vocabulary cards – pinyin, tones, Simplified characters, native audio, daily review, and reverse practice. One month free, no credit card required.

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