For learners of Taiwan Mandarin who study with a textbook
Read Chinese you already know.
New short texts, written from the vocabulary in your textbook lessons. A few new words each time; the rest you have already learned. Tap any word to look it up, and review happens while you read.
Lesson 8 · Dialogue 88% known
小美：家樂，高鐵的車票怎麼買？
家樂：可以在網路上買，也可以在便利商店買。
小美：在便利商店買車票？真的嗎？
New word
便利商店
ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄤ ㄉㄧㄢˋ · biànlì shāngdiàn
convenience store
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How it works
Your lessons, continued as stories
Every text is built from the vocabulary up to your lesson. New words are marked, words due for review come back on their own, and everything else is plain because you know it.
Lesson 8 · Dialogue · 3 new words · 2 to review
小美：家樂，高鐵的買？
家樂：可以在買，也可以在買。
小美：在買？真的嗎？
家樂：真的，很。
- 便利商店 New word
- 車票 Due for review
- 買 Known
Tap a word
New word
便利商店
ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄤ ㄉㄧㄢˋ · biànlì shāngdiàn
convenience store
Save to my words
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Step 1
Pick your lesson
Tell the app which lesson you are on. Everything before it counts as known. No placement test.
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Step 2
Read a text made for it
Choose two, three or five new words. The text uses them, plus words you already know.
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Step 3
Review as you read
Words you are about to forget return in your next text. Flashcards are there when you want them.
Why it's different
Built around the book you are already using
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It follows your textbook
Other readers sort stories into broad levels. This one knows which lesson you are on, so every text uses the vocabulary you have studied.
Which lesson are you on?
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Lessons 1 to 7 count as known: 259 words.
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Learn, review, then read
Each lesson is a path of small steps. Learn a few new words on cards, review them straight away, then read a short text written for exactly those words.
Learn
New word
你好
ㄋㄧˇ ㄏㄠˇ · nǐ hǎo
hello
Review
Due for review
你好
ㄋㄧˇ ㄏㄠˇ · nǐ hǎo
hello
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- Hard
- Good
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Text
Lesson 3 · Dialogue · 5 new words · 2 to review
家樂：小美，今天晚上我們一起吃晚飯，好不好？
小美：好啊！吃什麼？
家樂：妳喜歡越南菜嗎？
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Review hides in the reading
Words you are close to forgetting are written into your next text. You meet them again in a sentence, which is where they stick.
In your next text
88% known · 3 new words · 2 to review
在便利商店買車票？真的嗎？
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Made for Taiwan Mandarin
Traditional characters, zhuyin or pinyin, Taiwan vocabulary and Taiwan readings. Annotation shows only above the words you do not know yet.
Above the characters
下個星期是家樂的生日。
下個星期是家樂的生日。
下個星期是家樂的生日。
下個星期是家樂的生日。
下個星期是家樂的生日。
Taiwan readings, such as 和 as hàn and 星期 as xīngqí.
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Write it, stroke by stroke
Watch a character being written, then write it yourself. The strokes follow the order taught in Taiwan, and a missed stroke simply shows you a hint.
Write 好
好
好 · ㄏㄠˇ · hǎo · good; so, very
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Early test
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Questions
Good to know
I am a beginner. Is it right for me?
Yes. It starts at lesson 1. Early texts are short dialogues, and they grow longer as your vocabulary grows.
Are the texts written by AI?
Yes. They are generated for your lesson, then every word is checked against your list before you see the text.
Is this from a textbook publisher?
No. It is an independent study companion. It follows the order in which your textbook introduces its vocabulary and contains no text from it.
Zhuyin or pinyin?
Your choice: zhuyin, pinyin, both, tones only, or none. It shows only above words you do not know yet.
Which devices does it work on?
It is a web app made for phones. Open it in your browser and add it to your home screen.
What does it cost?
Nothing during the early test. Pricing comes later.
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