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Free AI feedback — with tone accuracy scoring

Master spoken 中文 with the Shadowing technique.

Listen to native Mandarin speakers sentence by sentence, repeat out loud, and get instant AI scoring — including tone accuracy, the part most apps skip.

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先听清楚,然后大声跟着读。

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How do you learn Chinese with shadowing?

Shadowing Chinese means listening to a native speaker and repeating each sentence right after them, matching the tones, Pinyin and rhythm. Because Mandarin is tonal, copying pitch matters as much as the sounds. Shadola shows tone-colored Pinyin and gives free AI feedback on your tones and pronunciation, sentence by sentence, in your browser.

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Everything you need to speak 中文

Shadowing Player

Sentence-by-sentence player with live AI scoring — accuracy, fluency, intonation, plus tone accuracy that ranks each syllable.

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Chinese Tools

Free Mandarin-specific utilities, no sign-up.

Hanzi Stroke OrderPinyin AnnotatorHanzi→PinyinTone Pair TrainerSimp ↔ Trad
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Learning Paths

Structured tracks for Mandarin learners.

HSK 1→6Tones BootcampDaily Conversation
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Vocabulary

Mine words from clips and review with SRS — cards show Hanzi, Pinyin and tone color.

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Games

Make Mandarin practice playful — race the clock and fill the gaps.

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Calibrated to the HSK standard (Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì).

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Hanzi Stroke Order

See animated stroke order for any character.

Pinyin Annotator

Paste Chinese text, get ruby Pinyin above every Hanzi.

Hanzi → Pinyin

Quick converter with tone marks, ready to copy.

Tone Pair Trainer

Drill the tricky tone combos — 2-3, 3-3, 4-4.

What is shadowing?

Listen, then repeat out loud almost at the same time — sentence by sentence.

For Mandarin, it's the fastest way to lock in tones and natural rhythm. Shadola scores your tones, not just your words — so every rep makes you sound more native.

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