Quick Start
Finish your first Chinese sentence in under 2 minutes.
Mandarinput teaches Chinese through complete sentences: hear the Mandarin, understand the meaning, type plain Pinyin, then review what needs another pass.
What is Mandarinput?
Mandarinput is a sentence-first Chinese practice app. Instead of memorizing isolated words, you practice useful sentences with Mandarin audio, English meaning, plain Pinyin typing, Review, Progress, and Watch Mode explanations.
Each sentence gives words, order, sound, and meaning in one place.
You do not need tone marks to build the sentence and get feedback.
Mistakes and New keep useful material in rotation after practice.
Watch Mode explains and demonstrates a sentence before you type it.
Quick Start
Goal: finish one Chinese sentence, save your progress, and know where to go next.
Use the homepage demo or open Practice to feel the sentence loop before choosing a course.
Sign up before you depend on saved courses, Review, Progress, or settings.
Start with short sentences unless you already have an HSK or travel goal.
See the meaning, hear Mandarin, type plain Pinyin, and correct the sentence.
Open Mistakes after practice so the newest weak spots do not disappear.
Do not type tone marks. Listen first, type plain Pinyin, then use feedback to fix spacing or missing words.
Try your first sentence
- Choose a short beginner sentence.
- Press audio and listen before typing.
- Type the sentence in plain Pinyin without tone marks.
- Use feedback to fix missing words, extra words, or spacing.
- Open Review if the sentence lands in Mistakes or New.
Starting with long sentences makes the app feel harder than it is. Use Beginner or Watch Mode first, then move into longer HSK or custom material.