Learn Mandarin by word and by song

Work through HSK 1 to 9 with thousands of words in pinyin, meaning and audio, or pick the language up from full songs with synced karaoke lyrics.

10,969
HSK words
1–9
HSK levels
80+
Songs
童话Tónghuà·可不可以Kě Bù Kěyǐ·孤勇者Gū Yǒng Zhě·跳楼机Tiào Lóu Jī·晴天Qíng Tiān·月亮代表我的心Yuèliàng Dàibiǎo Wǒ de Xīn·起风了Qǐ Fēng Le·告白气球Gàobái Qìqiú·童话Tónghuà·可不可以Kě Bù Kěyǐ·孤勇者Gū Yǒng Zhě·跳楼机Tiào Lóu Jī·晴天Qíng Tiān·月亮代表我的心Yuèliàng Dàibiǎo Wǒ de Xīn·起风了Qǐ Fēng Le·告白气球Gàobái Qìqiú·
The HSK 1–9 path

One ordered path from HSK 1 to 9. You learn word by word, with pinyin, Indonesian and English meaning, and audio you can tap for the pronunciation. Sign in and progress saves as you go.

  • All 10,000+ HSK 1–9 words, in learning order
  • Hanzi, pinyin, meaning & audio for every word
  • Progress saved, so you pick up where you left off
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HSK 1 → 99 levels
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HSK words with pinyin & meaning

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HSK levels, 1 through 9

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Songs in the catalogue

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Translated lyric lines

(03)How it works

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Find a song

Search by title, pinyin or artist across decades of Mandopop and modern Chinese pop.

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Press play

The lyrics light up line by line as the song plays, synced to the beat the way karaoke is.

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Understand it

Every line carries hanzi, pinyin romanization and a natural English meaning, side by side.

Zhongwen.id Premium

Songs and synced lyrics are free for everyone already. Premium removes the ads and opens HSK 4 through 9 in full. Every e-book and audiobook comes with the Lifetime plan.

  • No ads, the music just plays
  • HSK 4 through 9, opened in full
  • Every e-book and audiobook, free to download (Lifetime)
  • Stop whenever. Nothing renews on its own.
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From Rp 25.000

What's free, what's not
FreePremium
Every song, played in full
Synced lyrics with pinyin and meaning
HSK 1 to 3
No ad before the song
HSK 4 to 9
Every e-book and audiobook (Lifetime)

Songs and lyrics · free for everyone

(05)The Zhongwen.id app

The Zhongwen.id Mandarin learning app is on Google Play, free to download. It holds the same material as the site: 10,000+ HSK 1 to 9 words, Mandarin songs with synced karaoke lyrics, and audio for every word. A queue or a commute turns into a study session.

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月亮HSK 4

月亮代表我的心

yuèliàng dàibiǎo wǒ de xīn

The moon represents my heart

  • 10,000+ HSK 1–9 words with pinyin, meaning & audio
  • 80+ Mandarin songs, lyrics scrolling as they play
  • Progress carries over between phone and web

Every word carries its Indonesian and English meaning, so nothing has to be translated twice. HSK 1 to 3 is free to study. If you already have Premium, HSK 4 to 9 and ad-free listening come with you the moment you sign in.

Out now · free on Google Play