HelloChinese

The best gamified beginner app for Chinese specifically — tones and characters built in.

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What it actually is

Designed for Mandarin rather than retrofitted from a European-language template, so it drills tones with speech recognition, teaches stroke order for handwriting, and lets you toggle pinyin off as you improve. The free tier covers a real beginner course; premium unlocks later units, immersion videos and extra review. It plateaus around HSK 3–4 — treat it as your first six months, not your whole plan.

What it covers

  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar
  • Listening
  • Speaking

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