HanziZap: Learn Chinese

Turn Chinese characters into familiar faces. Play 45-second picture Sprints, explore 37 beginner lessons, and practise in Simplified or Traditional Chinese. All free.

Chinese characters, meet arcade energy.

HanziZap turns beginner Mandarin into quick picture games and short, satisfying lessons. Chase a new personal best in a 45-second Sprint, or slow down and explore 300 HSK 1 vocabulary entries across 37 themed lessons.

SEE IT. PICK IT. REMEMBER IT. Match Chinese words with colorful illustrations, build combos and reveal the characters, pinyin and English meaning after you answer. Every round gives you another chance to recognize the words you know.

LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE Start with greetings, numbers and family, then explore food, shopping, travel and everyday life. Browse words, hear their pronunciation and check your understanding with untimed quizzes. All 37 beginner lessons are open from the start.

MAKE THE WORDS STICK Return to words with scheduled review. Try listening challenges, tone and pinyin practice, sentence-building activities and short beginner conversations. Your Word Bank keeps the words you have encountered close at hand.

CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTERS Switch between Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Keep pinyin and English meanings alongside your practice, and hear Mandarin with your iPhone’s speech voices. Pronunciation requires a compatible Mandarin voice on your device.

SMALL SESSIONS. NO PRESSURE. Play and learn offline, without an account. Progress, scores and preferences stay on your device. No ads, subscriptions, in-app purchases or energy limits.

A few new words. One more round. Your next personal best.

HanziZap is an independent learning app and is not affiliated with HSK exam authorities.