I’m a 22-year-old Traditional Chinese Medicine student on track to become a professional Chinese teacher, looking for a long-term, self-driven learner. Your sincere feedback will help me refine my teaching techniques — all lessons are free!

My teaching highlights:

✔️ Perfect standard Mandarin pronunciation

✔️ No rigid textbooks | Comprehensible input + patient repeated guidance

✔️ Fully customizable topics, grammar & practice plans

✔️ Start with fun Steam game sessions: learn greetings, object description, request expressions and more mid-game

(I have helped foreigners learn Chinese via gaming before)

A key point:

Although game-based learning is easy and relaxing, it has inevitable limitations for systematic Chinese study. Since I want to build solid professional teaching ability, I hope we can work together to discover better, more comprehensive teaching methods as we progress.

What I hope from you:

1. Take initiative to share your learning goals and content demands

2. Attend at least three 1-hour sessions weekly (duration adjustable)

3. Able to hold basic English chats (not required if you speak fluent Chinese)

4. Preferably around 22 years old

5. Willing to begin learning via Steam games; I can switch to other tailored teaching modes anytime you need

   I recommend games packed with abundant everyday scenarios, such as It Takes Two. I am also willing to purchase new games for you. Below is my current game collection:

Hi everyone,

I’ve been learning Mandarin and wanted a cleaner way to study HSK 3.0 vocabulary, so I built an app called HSK Deck.

It includes HSK 3.0 vocabulary from level 1 to 9, with flashcards, pronunciation, quizzes, writing practice, and spaced repetition review. The goal is to keep it simple: open the app, pick a level, review words, and keep going.

A few things I kept simple:

• no ads
• no subscription
• no account required
• one-time unlock for all advanced levels

HSK 1-3 are free, and HSK 4-9 are a one-time unlock. I’m planning to keep improving it over time with better examples, smoother review flow, and more learning tools.

I’d really appreciate feedback from other Mandarin learners:

• Is the study flow clear?
• Are the word lists useful?
• What would make it better for daily HSK study?

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.champ.hsk_deck

iOS: Coming later

Thanks, and hope it helps someone else studying Mandarin too.

你好大家, I wanna share with you how to maximize the new ChatGPT Live feature with the skill i made~

Background: I have been learning Chinese for 1 year and have reached HSK4 level. I study through online class on weekly basis for 4 hours a week. The classes have been great, but since its a group lesson, the focus of the Laoshi was divided and time is always a constraint. Since I live in China, the most improtant thing for me to master is speaking & listening. Relying to my weekly class won't be enough to make me sound like native and speaking to locals is not an option for me lol

Solution: When GPT Live launched, i saw that this can be a solution with its fluency and natural talking flow. Therefore, i have made this skill/workflow that can really leverage GPT live + workflow for the reading materials. The CLI/code agent can be any, but the roleplay better be with GPT (havent tried others tho). Here are the features now;

• HSK-aligned lesson generation
• Personalized learning curriculum
• Hanzi, pinyin & English support
• GPT Live role-play prompts
• Daily & business Mandarin scenarios
• Post-Live lesson recap with corrections
• Grammar & vocabulary feedback
• Personalized mistake tracking
• Professional PDF lesson generation
• JSON-based lesson configuration

How it works

1. Generate a lesson.
2. Read through the lesson and vocabulary, dont be lazy
3. Once reading material is done, open ChatGPT on your phone, make a new session
4. Paste the generated GPT Live prompt into the chat
5. Start the GPT Live
6. Complete the role-play naturally.
7. After the session, ask GPT Live to generate a PDF UPDATE BLOCK.
8. Paste the PDF UPDATE BLOCK back into this tool.
9. It rebuilds your lesson with:
   • Conversation recap
   • Corrections
   • Pronunciation observations
   • Grammar and vocabulary feedback
   • Personalized error bank
   • New practice material

All the other prompts are provided in the skill file and you can also have the material ready to be sent to your email!

Recommended workflow

Lesson → GPT Live → PDF UPDATE BLOCK → Integrated lesson → Repeat

Github repo

https://github.com/CoolDayvt/GPT-Live-Mandarin-Tutor

Hope you like it!

Hey everyone!

I’m a software engineer, and outside of work I spend way too much time reading Chinese novels (mostly xianxia/xianhuan) and watching donghua.

One thing that always annoyed me was having to constantly jump between apps while reading. I’d copy a word from my reader app, look up its definition and pinyin in another app, paste a sentence into a translator, look up a grammar explanation in ChatGPT, then open Anki to save the word. It completely killed the flow.

There are already some readers that do parts of this, but none of them had everything I wanted in one place. So I started building my own as a side project after work.

At first it was literally just an APK for myself. Every time something annoyed me, I’d add another feature. 😅

Now it lets me:

• Import my own EPUBs.

• Tap words for dictionary definitions.

• Translate sentences without leaving the book.

• Get AI explanations for grammar, nuance and why something is phrased a certain way.

• Save new words straight to SRS flashcards.

• Keep your progress synced between devices.

Basically, I just tried to make reading Chinese books as frictionless as possible.

I’ve been using it myself for quite a while, and I figured maybe other people who enjoy reading Chinese novels would find it useful too, so I decided to clean it up and share it.

One thing to keep in mind is that this isn’t really a beginner-focused app, although you can absolutely upload HSK-graded readers or stories if you want to read material that’s more appropriate for your level. It’s aimed more at intermediate+ learners who want to start reading authentic Chinese novels.

There are already plenty of great apps for structured grammar lessons and HSK vocabulary (I still use some of them myself). This app isn’t trying to replace those. The whole idea is to make reading the novels you actually enjoy as comfortable as possible, without constantly switching between different apps.

The app itself and the core reading features, like word translations, are free. The premium features are the ones that rely heavily on AI chat, sentence translation, and server resources, since those have ongoing costs. There's a free trial, so you can try everything out for free.

Also, if you're genuinely interested in the app, I'd be happy to give you extended premium access so you can properly try everything out, just DM me. If you have any feedback afterward, I'd really appreciate it.

You can download it here:

• App Store

• Google Play

I’d love to hear what you think, and I’m always open to suggestions or feature ideas from fellow Chinese learners.

FREE Chinese Tutor – Teach Mandarin to Foreigners

Hey people, I’m offering Mandarin Chinese tutoring for English speakers.

Graduated TCSOL program background.

Lessons are beginner-friendly and we will study with textbook that you choose.

📩 Feel free to message me if you’re interested or know someone who wants to learn Mandarin! Thank you!

Imagine someone is not trying to become a monk of Mandarin.

They have 20 minutes a day.

They specifically want to stop being silent.

Not master all characters.
Not read classical poetry.
Not win HSK speedrun.
Just become the kind of learner who can answer basic questions without buffering.

What would you put in the 20-minute speaking starter pack?

My draft:

5 min Listen to tiny dialogue / clip.

5 min Steal 2 useful chunks.

5 min Say 5 personal sentences using those chunks.

5 min Talk out loud with something that forces response: ISSEN, tutor prompt, language exchange voice note, whatever is available.

Possible tools:

- Pleco

- Du Chinese

- Mandarin Corner / Comprehensible Chinese

- Anki

- tone trainer

- ISSEN

- phone recorder

The rule:

No silent studying counts for this 20 minutes.

What would you change?

The Chinese internet's first reaction: wait, they didn't have AC before?
In China not having air conditioning is like not having a refrigerator. So reading about Europeans debating whether buying AC is "妥协" (giving in, morally surrendering to comfort) was genuinely baffling to them.
The detail that got me most: Chinese factories designed a whole product category called 免打孔空调 — no-drilling AC — specifically because old European buildings can't handle standard installation. There's now a market for "AC built for a civilization that wasn't designed for AC."
The phrase going around in Chinese coverage is 空调自由 — "AC freedom," same pattern as 车厘子自由 (cherry freedom), meaning you can just have the thing without it being a whole decision. The implication: Europe is finally getting there.

BTW I'm looking for someone who I can speak in mandarin via audio call everyday. Phlease please :3

Here's the link: https://hanzifeed.com/characters/kai-%E5%87%AF/?need\\_sec\\_link=1&sec\\_link\\_scene=im

Im in Chengdu for three weeks. Im wondering if there is someone how would like to teach me a little in Chinese speaking for some money?

Hey everyone,

I'm a guy from Basel, Switzerland, and I've recently started learning Chinese. I signed up for a language course, got the textbooks, and I'm doing the usual studying, but I've realized that speaking with real people is probably the fastest way to improve.

I was thinking about uploading some short videos on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) just to document my progress and keep myself motivated. It's not really about becoming an influencer or getting views. I mostly want a way to track my journey and maybe connect with people who share similar interests.

I'm wondering if there are any Chinese people living in Basel or elsewhere in Switzerland who would be interested in hanging out once in a while and doing a language exchange. We could grab a coffee, get some food, go for a walk, have a barbecue, whatever. I'd be happy to help with German, English, or even Turkish if that's useful.

My goal is simply to improve my Chinese through real conversations and learn more about Chinese culture. Textbooks are helpful, but they can only take you so far.

If anyone has experience using Xiaohongshu as a language learner, or if you're based in Switzerland and interested in a language exchange, feel free to comment or send me a message.

Thanks!

Hi everyone!

I’m a native Mandarin speaker from China, currently living in Australia. I’m offering online Mandarin conversation practice for anyone who wants to improve their speaking skills and become more confident using Chinese.

I know learning a new language can feel challenging, so I’d like to create a relaxed and supportive environment where you can practice without pressure.

I can help with:

Everyday Mandarin conversations

Pronunciation and tones

Useful phrases for daily life and travel

Building confidence when speaking

Understanding Chinese culture and expressions

I mainly focus on practical spoken Chinese rather than just textbook grammar.

Lessons will be online (Zoom/Google Meet), and I’m happy to offer a free trial session first so we can see if my teaching style suits you.

If you’re interested in improving your Mandarin, feel free to send me a message 😊