Fun Chinese Flashcards

A photo of a panda. 熊猫. The pinyin under it. Tap and hear it said in Mandarin. 1,000 words across 50 categories, simplified or traditional, no ads, no internet needed.

A photo of a panda. The characters 熊猫 beside it. The pinyin underneath. Tap, and hear it spoken in Mandarin. Tap again if the tone didn't stick. Next card.

That's the whole app, and it's why it works: your brain files a word away much faster when it arrives attached to a picture than when it arrives attached to another word. 1,000 Mandarin words, 50 categories, no ads, no account, no internet needed. Free to try.

SIMPLIFIED OR TRADITIONAL — YOUR CHOICE One switch changes every card in the app. Studying for the mainland? Simplified. Living in Hong Kong or Taiwan, or learning from a grandparent who writes the old forms? Traditional. Most flashcard apps make you pick a side at download; this one doesn't.

EVERY WORD, SPOKEN ALOUD All 1,000 words come with audio in clear, standard Mandarin. Tap a card once to hear it, then as many times as you like — tones settle in through the ear, and replays are unlimited. The audio works fully offline, same as everything else.

TWO WAYS TO STUDY • Review Mode — flip through a category at your own pace, picture, characters, pinyin and audio together • Flip Mode — hide the answer and test yourself, one card at a time

50 CATEGORIES OF REAL, USEFUL WORDS Everyday life: numbers, colours, family, the house, days and months, positions Food and drink: fruit, vegetables, Chinese dishes, sweets, nuts and seeds Animals and nature: wildlife, birds, sea creatures, dinosaurs, pets, weather School and work: classroom, music, tools, technology, professions Travel: countries, flags, transport, and a category just for China …and thirty more.

BUILT TO BE USED, NOT SUBSCRIBED TO No ads. Not one, not even between cards — this is an app children use, and nobody should be selling to them. No account, no sign-up, no data collected. Fully offline: the back seat, the plane, the waiting room. The first categories are free. If it earns a place on your phone, one purchase unlocks all 1,000 words for good. No subscription.

WHO IT'S FOR • Absolute beginners who want words before grammar • Parents teaching a child Mandarin, or keeping a heritage language alive • Travellers who want to recognise a sign and order lunch • Students building the vocabulary their textbook assumes they already have

GOOD TO KNOW Do I need to read Chinese already? No. Every card shows the picture, the characters, the pinyin and the English together, with Mandarin pronunciation audio at a tap. Is this a course? No. It's vocabulary, done properly. Bring your own grammar. Simplified or traditional? Either, on a switch, any time. Who makes it? A small independent studio that has been making Chinese learning apps since 2016.

Tap the first category and see how many stick. 加油！