TingWo: Learn Mandarin Chinese

TingWo turns the Chinese you see in the real world into your personal study material. Paste an article, drop in a YouTube link, share text from another app, or snap a photo of a menu. TingWo spots the words that are new for your level and builds flashcards with clear meanings, natural example sentences, and native-quality audio. TingWo means "listen to me" in Mandarin, and the app is built around spoken Chinese first. You do not even need an account to try it. Open the app, start as a guest, and sign in with Google later if you want to back up your progress. LEARN FROM ANYTHING YOU FIND - Turn any Chinese text, photo, or YouTube video into custom flashcards. - Snap a photo of text in your own language to see how it is written and said in Mandarin. - Tap any word anywhere in the app for an instant definition, and tap once more to save it to your reviews. START FROM ZERO OR JUMP RIGHT IN New to Mandarin? Follow a guided map of short, practical lessons. Each chapter drops you into a real-life scene, like ordering food at a Taiwan night market or paying at a 7-Eleven. You watch the scene, listen, speak the lines, and build sentences piece by piece with a friendly teacher character cheering you on. SPEAKING PRACTICE THAT ACTUALLY LISTENS - Speaking drills compare your pronunciation against native audio with speech recognition feedback. - Hands-free audio trainer for your commute or walk: hear a prompt in English, speak the Chinese out loud. - "How do I say...?" lets you type a thought in your language, see how to say it in Mandarin, and save it for review. - "Say It Better" takes a basic sentence you wrote and upgrades it step by step until it sounds natural. - Roleplay chats let you practice real conversations before having them in person. - Vlog mode gives advanced learners a teleprompter to practice speaking at length. Your video recordings stay private on your device. READ, WRITE, AND LISTEN AT YOUR LEVEL - Daily news articles rewritten to match your reading level. - Custom dialogues generated on whatever topic you want to study today. - Private journal where you can write freely in Chinese and get gentle corrections. - Stroke-order practice for writing characters by hand. - A zhuyin (bopomofo) trainer for reading Taiwan's phonetic script. - Chengyu stories that explain the history behind common four-character idioms. PLAY THE GHOST MONTH RPG Put your reading and listening to the test in Ghost Month, a story adventure game based on Taiwanese folklore. You play entirely in Chinese, solving puzzles and talking to characters with language matched to your current level. SMART FLASHCARDS AND OFFLINE CHINESE DICTIONARY - Powered by FSRS, a modern spaced repetition algorithm that brings words back right before you would forget them. - Simple three-button grading and daily review caps keep study sessions short and manageable. - If a word keeps tripping you up, TingWo automatically generates simpler example sentences to help it click. - Full offline Chinese dictionary with lookup by typing (characters, pinyin, or English), handwriting, voice, or camera. - Optional streaks, weekly XP, and daily reminders to help you keep a steady routine. BUILT FOR BOTH MAINLAND AND TAIWAN MANDARIN Every learner has different goals, so TingWo lets you set up the app your way: - Switch between Simplified and Traditional Chinese characters at any time. - Choose Mainland or Taiwan accent audio. - Pick your preferred pronunciation guide: pinyin or zhuyin, with tone marks, tone numbers, or tone colors. - Align your level with the old HSK 1 to 6, the new HSK 3.0 (levels 1 to 6 plus the 7 to 9 band), or Taiwan's TOCFL exams. - App interface available in 7 languages. Questions, feedback, or bug reports? Reach out any time: https://tingwo.app/support