Mizi: Learn Mandarin Chinese

A few minutes a day: stroke-by-stroke writing, tones in color and HSK 1 to 3 mock exams. Start free, no account needed.

Learn Mandarin Chinese from scratch with short lessons, reviews on the right day and HSK 1, 2 and 3 mock exams.

WHAT YOU DO IN MIZI • A path of lessons that take a few minutes: tones, pinyin, words, sentences, dialogues and grammar, in the right order. • Stroke-by-stroke writing: draw each character (hanzi) with your finger and learn the correct stroke order. • Colored tones: each tone has its own color, on the character and on the pinyin, and every word has audio. • Spaced review: each word comes back right before you would forget it, and the ones you miss most come back more. • Pronunciation practice with the microphone, dictation, fill-in-the-blank sentences and practice games. • HSK 1, 2 and 3 mock exams in the official format, with listening at exam pace, official timing and a score per section.

FROM YOUR FIRST 你好 TO HSK 3 1,120 words and 74 dialogues, all with audio. The path follows New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本) and fits in the HSK Standard Course 1 lessons. If you already study, a placement test at the start skips what you already know.

MADE FOR EVERY DAY • A daily plan behind one button: review, next lesson and XP goal. • A daily streak, with freezes for the days you can't study. • Reminders at the time you usually study. • Widgets with your streak and the word of the day. • Works offline after the first launch.

NO SIGN-UP TO START Start without an account. To keep your progress in the cloud, create one with email or Google without losing anything you have studied.

The name comes from 米字格 (mǐzìgé), the grid used to practice Chinese handwriting.