For learners using A Course in Contemporary Chinese, Book 1
Read Chinese you already know.
New short texts, written from the words in your textbook lessons. A few new words each time; the rest you have already learned. Tap any word to look it up, and review happens while you read.
- 528 words · 15 lessons All of Book 1
- Traditional characters Zhuyin, pinyin, or tones only
- Checked word by word Before any text reaches you
Lesson 8 · Dialogue 88% known
小美：家樂，高鐵的車票怎麼買？
家樂：可以在網路上買，也可以在便利商店買。
小美：在便利商店買車票？真的嗎？
New word
便利商店
ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄤ ㄉㄧㄢˋ · biànlì shāngdiàn
convenience store
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How it works
Your lessons, continued as stories
Every text is built from the words up to your lesson. New words are marked, words due for review come back on their own, and everything else is plain because you know it.
Lesson 8 · Dialogue · 3 new words · 2 to review
小美：家樂，高鐵的買？
家樂：可以在買，也可以在買。
小美：在買？真的嗎？
家樂：真的，很。
- 便利商店 New word
- 車票 Due for review
- 買 Known
Tap a word
New word
便利商店
ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄤ ㄉㄧㄢˋ · biànlì shāngdiàn
convenience store
Save to my words
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Step 1
Pick your lesson
Tell the app which lesson you are on. Everything before it counts as known. No placement test.
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Step 2
Read a text made for it
Choose two, three or five new words. The text uses them, plus words you already know.
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Step 3
Review as you read
Words you are about to forget return in your next text. Flashcards are there when you want them.
Why it's different
Built around the book you are already using
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It follows your textbook
Other readers sort stories into broad levels. This one knows which lesson you are on, so the words in front of you are the ones you have studied.
Which lesson are you on?
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Lessons 1 to 7 count as known: 259 words.
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Every text is checked, word by word
The texts are generated for you, then verified against your word list before you see them. A text with a word you have not learned is thrown away.
Before you see a text
- Every word is on your list
- The new words you chose are in it
- Nothing from later lessons
0 words outside your list
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Review hides in the reading
Words you are close to forgetting are written into your next text. You meet them again in a sentence, which is where they stick.
In your next text
88% known · 3 new words · 2 to review
在便利商店買車票？真的嗎？
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Made for Taiwan Mandarin
Traditional characters, zhuyin or pinyin, Taiwan vocabulary and Taiwan readings. Annotation shows only above the words you do not know yet.
Above the characters
下個星期是家樂的生日。
Taiwan readings, such as 和 as hàn and 星期 as xīngqí.
Early test
Help test it for two weeks
We are opening the app to a small group of learners working through Book 1. It is free during the test. Tell us what fits your lesson and what does not.
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Questions
Good to know
I am a beginner. Is it right for me?
Yes. It starts at lesson 1. Early texts are short dialogues, and they grow longer as your vocabulary grows.
Are the texts written by AI?
Yes. They are generated for your lesson, then every word is checked against your list before you see the text.
Is this from the textbook's publisher?
No. It is an independent study companion. It follows the order in which the book introduces words and contains no text from the book.
Zhuyin or pinyin?
Your choice: zhuyin, pinyin, both, tones only, or none. It shows only above words you do not know yet.
Which devices does it work on?
It is a web app made for phones. Open it in your browser and add it to your home screen.
What does it cost?
Nothing during the early test. Pricing comes later.
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