Information for teachers
About trainchinese
- Established in 2008 in Beijing, now incorporated in the Netherlands
- Created one of the first Chinese dictionary apps
- 300K monthly learners of all ages globally; used in classrooms from the US to Australia • Built around a dictionary of 120K vocabulary
The trainchinese system
- You as a teacher are in control: create classes, add students, and assign vocabulary to learn —you can even add your own learning notes
- Students learn the vocabulary in four training modes: reading, listening, translating and handwriting • Use our complimentary apps to expose students to the same words in other fun ways
Vocab lists
We provide vocab lists for all HSK and TOCFL levels, plus more than 1,000 other lists grouped by difficulty level and theme
Vocab lists also available for Chinese textbooks like “New Practical Chinese Reader”—we add more when teachers request them
Specific situations (e.g. Taxi, Supermarket)
We ❤ Chinese
- Support for pīnyīn, pin1yin1 and even ЇЈЉЊ (BoPoMoFo)
- Complete set of character animations and breakdowns
- Native speaker audio, not computer voices
- Simplified or Traditional Chinese
trainchinese App Family
Dictionary and Flash cards
The core app for students—they learn the vocabulary teachers assign them, and explore Chinese in depth!
CHINESE WRITER
Students learn the characters assigned by teachers in a fun game—and compete for the class top score!
AUDIO TRAINER
Chinese for the Spotify generation: hear vocab lists in native Chinese audio recordings and clear spoken English, hands-free.
Thousands of themed vocabulary lists including HSK, TOCFL, lists by situation, Chinese level, frequency of use and so much more. Learn business Chinese, travel Chinese, how to bargain, argue, make friends…on auto-pilot, while commuting or on a train.
PINYIN TRAINER
Students learn to distinguish the sounds of spoken Chinese.
NUMBER TRAINER
Students learn Chinese numbers with a game, a number translator, and a written guide.
CHINESE CHALLENGES
In more than 2,000 exercises Chinese Challenges will test students on reading, writing and listening skills as well as detailed knowledge of Chinese grammar and syntax.
Among the more than a hundred 15-minute challenges, there are picture questions, audio questions, multiple choice reading questions in Chinese or Pinyin—and more. It’s a complete Chinese workout!
