Chinese Pinyin

Chinese Pinyin is a pronunciation-first Mandarin app. Hear the sounds, watch how a native speaker makes them, and train your ear until the four tones stop blurring together.

Version 3.0 is a complete rebuild around the two things that actually change how you sound: listening and articulation.

TONES — a pinyin radio for your ears
• 120 episodes of blending chains, recorded by a native speaker: initial to final to syllable to a real word (b - a - ba - baba)
• Basics: one syllable, four tones back to back, so the contrast is impossible to miss
• Mixed: a new syllable every chain, once your ear is ready to generalize
• Zero effort to use — pick an episode, press play, lock your screen, keep listening
• Every recording ships inside the app. No streaming, no data, works on a plane
• Pick up exactly where you stopped, on any episode

CHART — see how the sound is made
• The full pinyin system: 23 initials, 24 finals, 16 whole syllables, plus syllable tables from A to Z
• Native-speaker mouth-shape videos, front view and side view at the same time — tap to swap which one is large
• Play at 0.5x to catch the tongue and lip position, or 2x to drill
• Videos are delivered by the App Store and play from your device, not streamed

HOME
• Sound of the day: one sound, all four tones, playing the second you open the app
• One tap back to the episode you were listening to
• Shuffle for a different sound whenever you want one

WHO IT IS FOR
• Beginners who want a pronunciation foundation that holds up later
• Self-learners who need a reliable pinyin reference on hand
• Anyone whose tones are "close enough" and who wants them actually right
• Heritage learners and parents looking for passive listening their kids can absorb

WHY IT WORKS
Perception comes before production. Research on high-variability phonetic training shows that learners who train listening alone improve how they pronounce — a contrast your ear cannot hear is a contrast your mouth cannot make. Tones builds the contrast; Chart shows you the articulation behind it. Nothing here scores you or interrupts you, because relaxed input is what you can do every day.

FREE AND PREMIUM
• Free: the complete initials — the initials chart with mouth-shape videos, and all 23 initial episodes in Tones. A finished chapter, not a teaser that stops mid-lesson.
• Premium unlocks everything else: compound finals, nasal finals, whole syllables, the full Mixed pack, and every syllable table in Chart.
• Choose a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime unlock.
• Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.
• No ads. Ever.

EXISTING CUSTOMERS
If you bought the previous paid version, your purchase carries over. All content stays unlocked permanently, with no subscription required — tap Restore Purchases on the Subscription screen if it does not appear right away. Your account, progress and subscription transfer automatically when you update.

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