HearMandarin

The HearMandarin myna bird singing on wires shaped like the four Mandarin tones

Learn Mandarin by ear.

Free, listening-first Mandarin for adults teaching themselves: real words, real scenes, no signup.

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The word map11,147 official words, seven bands
The story shelf220 graded readers with audio
The tone studioThe four tones, syllable by syllable
Survival cards12 real scenes you can run today
The sticker wall185 things people actually say
The practice roomTone games and listening games

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