Terms of Use
These terms cover your use of the Shuimo app and this website. By using them you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the app.
The app
Shuimo helps you learn Mandarin with a translator, a phrase book with spaced review, audio dramas, and speaking and writing practice. Translations are written by AI and checked against a dictionary for pinyin, but they can be wrong. Do not rely on them for medical, legal, safety or other important matters.
Free use and limits
The free version includes a daily number of new translations, your phrase book and all reviews, and some audio drama episodes. Daily limits keep the service affordable and may change.
Shuimo Pro
- Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, sold weekly or yearly through the App Store or Google Play. Prices are shown in the app before you buy.
- If a free trial is offered, you are not charged until it ends. Unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, it becomes a paid subscription.
- Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price and length unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your store account is charged within 24 hours before renewal.
- Cancel any time in your App Store or Google Play subscription settings. You keep Pro until the end of the period you paid for.
- Refunds are handled by Apple or Google under their policies.
- Introductory or one-time offers apply to the first period only, as described when offered.
Referral links
You can claim a personal link in the app and share it. Handles must not impersonate others or be offensive; we may remove or reassign a handle that breaks this. Referral numbers shown in the app are for information, and any rewards are offered separately and at our discretion. Do not use spam, paid traffic that misrepresents Shuimo, or fake installs to earn referrals.
Your content
Phrases and progress you create are yours and stay on your device. Text you submit for translation or audio is processed as described in our Privacy Policy. Do not submit anything unlawful.
Fair use
Shuimo is for personal language learning. "Every scenario", "every review" and similar descriptions mean unlimited access to that content for normal personal use, within these limits:
- Live conversation. The free version includes one trial conversation. Pro includes a monthly allowance of conversation minutes, shown in the app before you buy, which resets on the 1st of each month (UTC) and does not roll over. During a free trial the allowance is smaller. Conversation is also limited to 30 minutes a day.
- Translation and audio. Daily limits apply to new translations and audio to keep the service fast and affordable. They are set well above what a learner normally uses.
Do not share an account, automate requests, try to bypass limits, overload or reverse-engineer the service, or use it to build a competing dataset. We may change limits with notice in the app, and we may restrict access that abuses the service.
Our content
The app, its art, audio dramas and design belong to us or our licensors. Dictionary and stroke data come from open sources, including CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License and LGPL), used under their licences. The full list is in the app under Settings › Licences.
Disclaimers
The app is provided "as is". We work to keep it accurate and available but cannot promise it will always be error-free or uninterrupted. Estimates in the app, such as when you might reach an HSK level, are not guarantees. To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect or consequential losses. Nothing in these terms limits your rights under consumer law.
Deleting your account
You can delete your account and data at any time in the app under Settings › Delete account and data, or as described on our account deletion page. Deleting your account does not cancel a store subscription.
Changes
We may update these terms. The date above shows the latest version. Continuing to use the app after a change means you accept it.