中文 The most-spoken first language in the world, and easier than it looks.
HSK 1–6 is the older version; the new HSK 3.0 has levels 1–9 (7–9 are one exam). HSKK is the separate speaking test. TOCFL is Taiwan’s test, in bands A, B and C.
HSK is China’s standard test of Mandarin for learners. The new HSK 3.0 has nine levels in three bands (1–3, 4–6 and 7–9, where 7–9 is one exam), in simplified characters. Our courses follow its word and grammar lists level by level.
7 levels · 7 open
HSKK is the separate HSK speaking test, recorded, at three levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced. You repeat what you hear, describe pictures, answer questions and talk about a topic.
3 levels · 1 open
TOCFL is Taiwan’s Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language, in three bands: A (basic), B (intermediate) and C (advanced). It uses traditional characters and Taiwan usage, and so do these courses.
3 levels · 3 open
Your first 306 Chinese words: the 300 of the new HSK 1 and the 6 extra words of the classic HSK 1, with native audio, stroke-order writing, card games, real dialogues and two practice exams.
30 days · 306 words · 2 practice exams
Start the course →Free Chinese HSK 2 course in 22 days: the 197 new words and the grammar of the new HSK 2 (2025), with audio, handwriting and two practice exams.
22 days · 197 words · 36 grammar points · 9 writing & speaking tasks · 2 practice exams
Start the course →Free Chinese HSK 3 course in 36 days: the 500 new words and all the grammar of the new HSK 3 (2025), with audio, handwriting, stories and two practice exams.
36 days · 502 words · 63 grammar points · 16 writing & speaking tasks · 2 practice exams
Start the course →Free Chinese HSK 4 course: the 1,000 new words and 95 grammar points of the new HSK 4 (2025 syllabus) in 69 days, with audio, writing and practice exams.
69 days · 1,001 words · 97 grammar points · 30 writing & speaking tasks · 2 practice exams
Start the course →Free Chinese HSK 5 course in 80 days: the 1,599 new words and 70 grammar points of the new HSK 5 (2025), with audio, handwriting and two practice exams.
80 days · 1,600 words · 70 grammar points · 33 writing & speaking tasks · 2 practice exams
Start the course →Free Chinese HSK 6 course for the new HSK (2025 syllabus): all 1,800 new words and 50 grammar points in 90 days, with audio, stories and exams.
90 days · 1,800 words · 50 grammar points · 36 writing & speaking tasks · 2 practice exams
Start the course →Free advanced Chinese course for the new HSK 7–9 (2025 syllabus): all 5,600 new words and 134 grammar points in 193 days, with stories and exams.
193 days · 5,624 words · 134 grammar points · 89 writing & speaking tasks · 2 practice exams
Start the course →Free Chinese speaking course in 32 days: repeat, answer and talk with the words of HSK 1–2, practice for the HSKK beginner format, with two practice exams.
32 days · 39 grammar points · 30 writing & speaking tasks · 2 practice exams
Start the course →Free Chinese speaking course in 37 days: repeat sentences, describe pictures and give your opinion with the words of HSK 1–4, practice for the HSKK intermediate format, with two practice exams.
37 days · 56 grammar points · 35 writing & speaking tasks · 2 practice exams
About this level →Speaking at about HSK 5–6: read a passage aloud, retell what you hear and give a reasoned answer on a topic.
About this level →Free Chinese course for TOCFL Band A in 113 days: 1238 words in traditional characters, Taiwan Mandarin, audio, writing and two practice exams.
113 days · 1,238 words · 150 grammar points · 39 writing & speaking tasks · 2 practice exams
Start the course →Free Chinese course for TOCFL Band B in 220 days: 3325 words in traditional characters, Taiwan Mandarin, audio, writing and two practice exams.
220 days · 3,347 words · 227 grammar points · 97 writing & speaking tasks · 2 practice exams
Start the course →Free Chinese course for TOCFL Band C in 142 days: 2709 advanced words in traditional characters, Taiwan Mandarin, audio and two practice exams.
142 days · 2,728 words · 126 grammar points · 65 writing & speaking tasks · 2 practice exams
Start the course →New to Chinese? Start with Chinese HSK 1 in 30 days. Each level builds on the one before: its words come back in the next course without being taught again, so you can also jump in at your own level.
Every course is free, with no sign-up: your progress stays in this browser.
Each day is a dot on your path. Join them up and watch the picture grow.
A day is about 14 bites of 1–3 minutes: a warm-up, words, quick quizzes, writing, a sentence, a game. Stop between any two.
Cards come back just before you forget them. Games and real dialogues make it stick.
Every course has printable PDFs with words, patterns and practice.