Learn Chinese in One Book

Go from pinyin and the four tones to reading real Chinese texts in 12 weeks, one lesson a day. 中文一本 (Zhōngwén yì běn, "Chinese in One Book") is a complete Mandarin course with a clear weekly rhythm. You learn simplified characters and standard mainland pronunciation, with explanations in English. Your 12-week path • Monday to Friday: a new lesson. Saturday: weekend test. Sunday: review. • 60 lessons and 12 tests, including a final exam • Pinyin and tones → how characters were formed, and radicals → numbers, money and time → verbs and measure words → aspect with 了, 过 and 着 → complements, 把 and 被 → reading real texts: a family diary, notices, stories and festivals Inside every lesson • Explanation cards and listening cards • Vocabulary, a tones-and-reading drill, and sentences • Reading passages from week 10 • Stroke-order handwriting: about 670 characters with animated stroke order. Trace them first, then write them on your own • A quiz to wrap up Hear it, then read it • Pinyin sits above every character, and you can switch it off. In weeks 10–12 it fades out automatically, so you learn to read the characters on their own • Every sentence and word comes with a natural recorded Chinese voice. Tap to hear it, even offline • A slow-playback button for tricky sounds Five teachers by your side Five anime teachers from the Red Lotus Academy (红莲学院), from Lili Studio's board game Little Kingdom Xiangqi, take turns guiding you: • Huina (weeks 1–2): cheerful and upbeat • Liangyu (weeks 3–4): calm and patient • Yingya (weeks 5–6): everyday Chinese • Xinhui (weeks 7–9): grammar • Principal Fangxi (weeks 10–12): reading In the opening scene, the teachers introduce themselves and show you the sentence you'll be able to read on graduation day, 12 weeks later. Built to keep you going • A mistake notebook that saves your wrong answers • A 10-question quick review • Streak and day counter • A teacher album of 20 special illustrations, unlocked by passing tests and keeping your streak • A graduation certificate with your name, ready to save and share Your own Chinese name Get a Chinese name of your own: Korean names via hanja, Japanese names from their kanji, and every other name by sound. Simple and private • Works offline • No account, no ads, no data collection • Back up and restore with a code or a file • Explanations in English, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese and Arabic. Switch any time Pricing Week 1 is free: 5 lessons, a test and a review. A one-time purchase unlocks weeks 2–12. No subscription. ■ MORE FROM LILI STUDIO • Korean in One Book: 12 Weeks – learn Korean from Hangul to reading real texts • Japanese in One Book: 12 Weeks – learn Japanese from hiragana to reading real texts • All the World's Scripts – learn to read the letters of 33 languages aloud Search "LILI studio" on Google Play to find them all. ■ Who it's for • Complete beginners who want to learn Chinese from zero, or study Mandarin on their own • Travelers and professionals heading to China, and students preparing to study abroad • Anyone getting ready for the HSK exam who needs solid pinyin, tones and hanzi first • Fans of C-dramas, C-pop and Chinese variety shows who want to understand without subtitles • Heritage learners, homeschoolers and anyone coming back to Chinese after a break Practice Chinese vocabulary, pronunciation, Chinese grammar, reading and writing simplified Chinese characters, all in one structured Mandarin course. Lili Studio · lilistudio.org

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