How it works
A structured way to learn Chinese with spaced repetition — and a dashboard for teachers to follow and steer their students. Here is the whole flow, on one page.
👨🎓 For students
- 🔍1
Follow a lesson
Browse the HSK 1–3 lessons (or the ones your teacher created) and tap "Follow" on the ones you want to study.
- ✅2
Pick your cards
Inside a lesson, switch each word, sentence or grammar point on or off. Only what you keep active will show up in your reviews.
- 🎯3
Review every day
Open "Today's Review" from your dashboard, or "Review this lesson" from a lesson page. Rate each card Forgot / Hard / Good / Easy — the app schedules the next review for you.
- 🗣️4
Understand first, then produce
Cards show you the characters and play the audio — never the pinyin — so you learn to read the real thing instead of leaning on romanization. A word only starts appearing English → Chinese once you reliably know it Chinese → English: you understand before you produce, the natural order.
- 📈5
Watch your grades climb
Every word gets a grade from F to A as you master both directions. Your dashboard shows what is due, how well you know each word, and how much work is coming in the next two weeks — so revision never piles up as a nasty surprise.
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Due now
14 listen · 8 speak
65
Revising
57 words · 8 sentences
Word mastery
17
F
11
E
0
D
33
C
4
B
0
A
Upcoming reviews — next 14 days
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👩🏫 For teachers
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Invite your student
Copy your personal invite link from your dashboard and send it. Once they join, they appear under "My students".
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View as student
Click a student to see exactly what they see — their dashboard, lessons and words — and turn cards on or off for them.
- 📝3
Add your own content
Create custom lessons, add your own vocabulary (pinyin and audio are generated automatically), build review lists, and assign words to students.
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Push before an exam
Set "Intense 1 week" on a word or a whole lesson. Those cards get served as daily bonus reviews for seven days, on top of the normal schedule.
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Track real progress
One card per student: how many reviews they did over the last 7 days, how many of those days they actually showed up, what is waiting for them, and where their vocabulary really stands. You know who is working before the lesson starts.
xiao-wen.com/teacherMy students
EEmma L.→142
reviews · 7d
6/7
days reviewed
18
cards due
12
F
9
E
5
D
28
C
11
B
6
A
TTom R.→23
reviews · 7d
2/7
days reviewed
47
cards due
31
F
14
E
3
D
6
C
0
B
0
A
💡 Tips to get the most out of it
- ✦A little every day beats a long session once a week — the algorithm rewards consistency.
- ✦Resist leaning on pinyin. The cards train you on the characters and audio themselves — that is how you actually learn to read Chinese.
- ✦Trust the ratings. Be honest: "Hard" and "Forgot" bring a card back sooner, which is exactly what you want.
- ✦Keep only the cards you are actively learning switched on. You can always turn more on later.
- ✦Before a test, ask your teacher for an intense week — or, as a teacher, set it on the key lessons.
- ✦Finished your reviews and want more? Try "Review Hardest" to drill your weakest cards.
Ready to start?
Create a free account and follow your first lesson — or play a few cards first, no account needed.