Approximately 1.39 billion people, or 17% of the global population, speak one of the varieties of Chinese as their first language. [1] The different Chinese language varieties together form the largest branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages.

China is the world's largest manufacturer and has the second-largest economy by nominal GDP. International organizations have criticized China, alleging authoritarianism and human rights abuses.

Learn Mandarin Chinese from scratch with free pinyin charts, tone practice, character and stroke-order lessons, flashcards and interactive quizzes.

By completing all free online Mandarin Chinese lessons provided here, you should be able to manage basic pronunciation, learn some vocabulary and acquire certain simple Chinese sentence structure.

Learn to speak, read and write Chinese using these free online Chinese lessons. All levels - from basic to intermediate.

Welcome to the first and only living Chinese dictionary that is growing every day with its Chinese learners. You have the opportunity to contribute ways that you remember Chinese characters and photos of your Chinese writing as you learn from other students of Chinese.

Enter Pinyin (with or without tones), English words, Chinese characters (simplified or traditional), or a combination of English, Pinyin or Chinese, into the search box. Add an asterisk within a search as a placeholder for any unsure or unknown terms.

Chinese belongs to the Sinitic or Chinese branch of Sino-Tibetan language family.

Learn to write Chinese at the same time by using our embedded Input Method Editor (IME). Learn to recognize which character is said, and write it with the correct characters. Soon you’ll understand better spoken Chinese. Finally, a listening practice for you to train your listening and Chinese writing skills.

Strengthen your Chinese with Pinyin, Hanzi, HSK vocabulary, and everyday expressions — then go beyond the basics through stories and cultural insights from the course. Míngtiān 明天 xīngqīliù 星期六。 Tomorrow is Saturday. Nǐ 你xiǎng 想 zuò 做shénme 什么？ What would you like to do? Wǒ 我xiǎng 想 qù 去yùndòng 运动。 I want to exercise. Xīngqītiān 星期天 ne 呢？