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Explore Pinyin, Chinese characters and Mandarin vocabulary. Free, practical tools for the Chinese you’re working on today.

13 useful tools · No sign-up needed · Learn at your pace

CHINESE IN PRACTICE

你好。
Nǐ hǎo.

你好 · hello
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Explore contextual meanings, Pinyin and examples from Inklingo’s Chinese stories, then practice the words you find.

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13 ways to practice

Chinese to Pinyin Converter

Convert Simplified or Traditional Chinese to Mandarin Pinyin with tone marks, numbers and character-by-character annotations. Review ambiguous readings, copy or download.

All levels · Listen & speak

Pinyin Tone Mark Converter & Keyboard

Turn ni3 hao3 into nǐ hǎo, convert marks back to numbers, or type Pinyin with an on-screen tone keyboard. Free, private and ready to copy.

All levels · Listen & speak

Interactive Pinyin Chart

Explore 408 Mandarin Pinyin syllables, compare four tones and hear example characters with Mandarin audio. Find sounds by initial or syllable.

Beginner · Listen & speak

Chinese Handwriting Worksheet Generator

Make printable Chinese writing worksheets with Pinyin, tracing characters and blank 田字格 or 米字格 grids. Supports Simplified and Traditional, A4 and Letter.

All levels · Writing

Chinese Stroke Order & Writing Practice

Look up Chinese stroke order, watch animations one stroke at a time and practise drawing with feedback. Includes Simplified and Traditional character data.

All levels · Writing

Simplified ↔ Traditional Chinese Converter

Convert Chinese text between Simplified and Traditional with phrase-aware OpenCC conversion. Choose standard, Taiwan or Hong Kong profiles, then copy or download.

All levels · Writing

HSK Vocabulary Lists

Explore the official November 2025 HSK syllabus, with level-specific Pinyin lists, downloads and contextual story meanings.

HSK 1–9 · Discover

HSK Text Analyzer

Check Chinese vocabulary against the official November 2025 HSK syllabus. See level coverage, unmatched terms and reading suggestions from real Chinese stories.

HSK 1–9 · Discover

Chinese Level Test

Take a 24-question Chinese written diagnostic with grammar, vocabulary and reading. Review explanations, see your skill profile and find a story to start with.

Beginner–advanced reading · Discover

Mandarin Tone & Tone-Pair Trainer

Practise Mandarin tones with real Inklingo story recordings. Explore tone pairs, take a listening quiz, review mistakes and hear each word in its original context.

Beginner–intermediate · Listen & speak

Chinese Number Converter & Practice

Convert numbers to Chinese and Chinese numerals back to digits. See Pinyin, Simplified or Traditional, financial forms, decimals and number-reading practice.

All levels · Discover

Chinese Vocabulary & Character Knowledge Test

Check Chinese word and character meanings with a free 20-item quiz. Practise either script, review real story senses and retry missed vocabulary.

Beginner–intermediate · Discover

Chinese Character & Word Counter

Count Chinese characters, unique Hanzi, estimated words, punctuation and mixed-language text. Check a writing limit and export character or word frequencies.

All levels · Writing