Say what you mean, in Mandarin.

Write your own sentences in Chinese, keep them close, and hear them come back until they are yours.

Shuimo home screen with the translator, today's ten words and practice due

Start with the sentences you actually need.

Type what you want to say in your own words. Shuimo writes it the way people say it, from casual to polite, with the pinyin and the tones.

can I get the bill?

买单

mǎi dān

Ink painting of Lin by the misty bridge Ink painting of a bowl of noodles Ink painting of a small train station

雾桥来信

Listen to a story told in words you already know.

Letters from the Misty Bridge introduces every HSK 1 word step by step across 45 short audio episodes, each painted in ink. Tap any line to hear it again or save it.

Learn the strokes, then write from memory.

Watch each character drawn in order, trace it with your finger, then write it with no guide. Shuimo checks every stroke.

你好 nǐ hǎo · hello

Hear the four tones. Then hear yourself.

Record a phrase next to a native speaker, play them side by side, and see where your tone drifted.

māmother máhemp mǎhorse màto scold

Begin with one sentence today.

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