Try Chinese

Guandan and Chinese Chess are in — every rule drawn with real cards, plus the words to say at the table. One unlock, everything, and new games keep coming free.

Speak Chinese the moment you land — no Chinese keyboard, no grammar drills.

Most travelers arrive in China with a translation app and never say a word out loud. Try Chinese is built the other way around: you hear a real line, tap word tiles to build it, say it out loud, and move on to the next situation. Thirty seconds at a time.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• 8 cities, 60+ spots — Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guilin, Guangzhou, Hangzhou. Every spot comes with the story behind it, not just a name to tick off.

• 406 phrases you will actually use — ordering, haggling, the subway, the hotel desk, the pharmacy, an emergency.

• 11 lessons plus a Review — each lesson is around 10 mixed drills, and anything you miss lands in your Wrong Book so it comes back later.

• 23 ways to practise — tap it, type it, say it, match it, listen and build it. Pick whatever fits the moment you have.

• Scenario dialogues — walk into a hotpot restaurant or a train station, hear the server, then take your turn. Every line comes with pinyin, English and audio.

• Festivals and events — what's on this month, what to say, where to go.

• Table games — Guandan (掼蛋) and Chinese Chess (象棋), with the winning hands drawn out card by card, plus the words to call at the table.

HOW IT WORKS

Every Chinese line is read aloud by a native voice. Tap any word to hear it. You never need a Chinese keyboard: tap tiles or speak.

All audio and content live on your phone, so it keeps working on a train with no signal.

FREE TO START

Lessons 1–2, the entire Word Book and the Survival Guide are free forever. One purchase opens everything else — every city, every festival, every game.

ONE PAYMENT, NO SUBSCRIPTION

No monthly fee, no ads, no tracking. Your progress never leaves your phone. New cities, festivals and games are added over time at no extra cost.

Made by an independent developer who kept landing in China and kept forgetting how to say "not too spicy".