Learn Chinese
Go from tones and pinyin to real conversations with a course built around you.
Free to start. Built from a single prompt. No credit card.
Mandarin Chinese rewards steady practice with its tones and a growing bank of characters. Learnr builds you a personalized Chinese course from a single prompt, then teaches it through short, interactive lessons that adapt as you improve.
What you'll learn
- Hear and produce the four main tones plus the neutral tone
- Read pinyin and use it to pronounce new words
- Hold everyday conversations about yourself and daily life
- Recognize and write common Chinese characters
- Build clear sentences using basic Mandarin word order
What's inside your Chinese course
A sample path Learnr builds for Chinese. Your real course adapts to your goal and level.
- 1. Pinyin and the tone system
- 2. Greetings, introductions, and everyday phrases
- 3. Basic sentence structure and question words
- 4. Numbers, dates, money, and shopping
- 5. Reading and writing your first characters
- 6. Conversation practice for daily situations
How Learnr builds your course
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Tell Learnr you want to learn chinese, or get as specific as you like.
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Learnr instantly builds a full Chinese course tailored to your goal and skill level.
Learn and level up
Move through bite-sized lessons and interactive practice, earning XP and keeping your streak.
Chinese questions, answered
Is Chinese hard to learn for English speakers?
The tones and characters take practice, but the grammar is simpler than many languages, with no verb conjugation or plurals. Learnr starts you with pinyin so you can speak early.
Do I need to learn Chinese characters to speak Mandarin?
No. You can build speaking and listening skills using pinyin first, then add characters gradually as you go.
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