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Learn Chinese words: reading, writing, listening and meaning
Knowing a Chinese word involves several skills. In Reading, recall the pinyin and tones from the characters. In Writing, write the characters from pinyin. In Listening, recall the meaning of the word you hear. In Meaning, recall the translation from the characters.
Build a word set that matches what you are learning. After registering or signing in, add words from the dictionary, HSK and YCT lists, a word page or My Progress. You can also search for characters, pinyin or a translation here. Choose the skills to practise and start a session.
Recall your answer before revealing it, then compare it with the characters, pinyin and full translation. Illustrations and up to two examples with audio appear when available. Choose I know it or Review yourself: the trainer records your self-assessment and updates your word statuses in My Progress.
Practise pronunciation too: record a word for up to five seconds, listen to your recording and record it again if needed. Send it for AI assessment when you are ready, or skip this step. Pronunciation is available on FREE and PRO and does not change word statuses. AI feedback may contain errors.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account to use Word Trainer?
Yes. Register or sign in to search here, build your word set and start training. Your word set, answers and position are linked to your account so you can return to them on another device.
How do I add words?
Use the trainer button in dictionary search results, HSK or YCT lists, on a word page or in My Progress. You can also search on this page after signing in. PRO members can import selected words from My Words or My Lists; importing replaces the current word set after confirmation.
Is Word Trainer free?
FREE includes up to 5 words and one new session every 24 hours from the previous start. You can continue an unfinished session without waiting. PRO includes up to 25 words and unlimited new sessions, imports from My Words and My Lists, and worksheets within the worksheet generator quota.
Does the trainer check my answers automatically?
Reading, Writing, Listening and Meaning use self-assessment: reveal the answer and choose I know it or Review. Pronunciation is assessed by AI only after you press Check pronunciation. It provides feedback on sounds and tones, may contain errors and does not affect your word statuses.
Can I continue on another device?
Yes. Sign in to the same account and choose Continue. Your answers and position are saved. Handwritten drawings remain only on the current page.
When is a word marked as learned?
A word becomes Learned after I know it in all four skills within one session. The first Review answer changes it to Review immediately. If you practise only some skills and choose I know it for every answer, the word remains Learning.
What happens if my word status limit is reached?
You can continue practising. If the current plan prevents a status change, the trainer saves your answer and shows that the status could not be updated.
Can I download a worksheet?
PRO members can generate a worksheet with the words from a completed session. Generation uses the existing worksheet generator quota. The results and their worksheet remain available until you start a new session.
Can I listen to my pronunciation recording later?
Yes. After you send a recording for assessment, it is available to you in this session and its results for up to 24 hours. Starting a new session removes previous recordings. Assessment results remain until you start a new session. Unsubmitted recordings stay only on the current page.
ReadingWritingListeningMeaningHow do you pronounce this word?Recall the pinyin and tones.How do you write this word in Chinese characters?What does the word you hear mean?What does this word mean?AnswerShow answerI know itReviewUnavailableThe materials needed for this task are unavailable. Continue without an assessment.ContinueListenPauseAudio could not be played. Press Listen to try again.Close and continue laterClearAdd a writing cellWrite a character hereYour writingStroke order and practiceAnimatePractiseStroke data is unavailable for this character.ExamplesFind and add your first word above.No words found. Try another query.Remove from word setWords: %words% · Cards: %cards%FREE: up to %limit% words, one new session every %hours% hours.PRO: up to %limit% words, unlimited training sessions.FREE: %free% words. PRO: %pro% words and unlimited training sessions.You have an unfinished training sessionCompleted: %done% of %total% cards.ContinueStart a new sessionA new session will be available inReplace your word set?The selected words will replace all words in your current training set.Replace word setCancelProgress savedThe word status limit was reached. Your answer is saved.Training resultsAll answersNot selectedDownload a worksheet to reinforce your learningView my progressBack to Word TrainerLearningLearnedStatus changes during this sessionChoose at least one direction and add a word.Register or sign in to use Word Trainer.Your set contains %count% words. Remove words to reach the current limit of %limit% before starting a new session. Your set has been kept.Your word set is full. Remove a word to add another.To reviewPronunciationSay the word aloudSkipSkip this stepPronunciation check skippedStart recordingRecord againCheck pronunciationStopNextAllow microphone access in your browser. The timer starts when recording begins.Waiting for microphoneRecordingPreparing your recording...Say the whole word. Recording stops automatically after 5 seconds.Your recording is readyYou can listen to it or record it again.Listen to recordingListen to my recordingMy recordingThe analysis starts only when you press Check pronunciation.Analysing pronunciation...Checking sounds and tonesPronunciation resultAbout the AI assessmentPronunciation is assessed by artificial intelligence. Scores and feedback may contain errors or inaccuracies. Use them as a guide for practice.Assessment of this attemptSoundsTonesToneNeeds attentionNo issues detectedThe analysis detected no issues with this syllable.Pronunciation practice does not change the word status.Assessment unavailableDetailed feedback for individual syllables is unavailable.This word cannot be checked with its current pinyin. You can continue the training.Pronunciation could not be assessed. The service is temporarily unavailable. You can continue the training.The service could not reliably assess this recording. You can continue the training.You can record the word again and submit it for one more assessment.Unable to retrieve the resultCheck your connection and try loading the saved result. Your recording will not be sent for analysis again.Microphone access was denied. Allow access in your browser settings or skip this card.No microphone was found. Connect a microphone or skip this card.Recording is not supported in this browser. Open the secure HTTPS page in an up-to-date browser or skip this card.The recording is empty. Record the word again or skip this card.The microphone could not record audio. Check that it is available, then try again or skip this card.Assessed: %checked% of %total% pronunciation cards.Reference: tone %tone%Pay attention to the tone in %syllable%.Listen to the reference and follow the expected tone contour.Pay attention to the initial sound in %syllable%.The analysis detected a difference at the beginning of this syllable. Compare it with the reference.Pay attention to the final sound in %syllable%.The analysis detected a difference in the final part of this syllable. Listen to the reference.The syllable %syllable% may be missing.The analysis could not detect this syllable. Say the whole word clearly.An extra sound may be present near %syllable%.The recording may contain an additional sound. Compare your recording with the reference.The syllable %syllable% may have been repeated.The analysis detected a possible repetition. Listen to your recording.The syllable %syllable% may have been replaced.The sound did not match the reference. Compare your recording with the expected syllable.The syllable %syllable% could not be assessed.There is not enough reliable information to comment on this syllable.Speech was unclear or the recording volume was too low for a reliable assessment.The service could not detect clear speech in this recording. Listen to your recording and check that your voice is clearly audible.Background noise prevented a reliable assessment.The recording was distorted and could not be assessed reliably.
