Learn Chinese · from real video

Learn Chinese from a feed you can't put down.

Real clips with tappable subtitles. Tap a word to get it, save the keepers, drill them later. No textbook voice.

Early access. No spam. Leave whenever.
甄嬛传 · BEGINNER

tap to read

Tap a word to read it.
But I simply can't do it.
the most-quoted line in C-drama history
一剪梅 · BEGINNER

tap to read

Tap a word to read it.
Snow drifts down, the north wind howls.
一剪梅, the line that became a global meme
退钱哥 · BEGINNER

tap to read

Tap a word to read it.
Give us our money back!
国足名场面, the fan who became a meme
Swipe for the next clip

The loop

Four taps from watching to knowing.

01

Scroll

Open to a feed of short Chinese clips, picked for your level. Watch the way you already watch everything else.

02

Tap

Hit any subtitle to break it open, pinyin and meaning, word by word, color-coded by tone.

03

Save

Keep the words and phrases worth remembering. They drop straight into your personal deck.

04

Drill

Turn your deck into quick quizzes and flashcards, so the words you saved actually stick.

How I got here

I'm not a natural at languages. I just found what works.

01

I kept my streak alive for months, and still froze the second someone spoke to me.

02

Then I went to China, and being surrounded by the language is what finally made it stick.

03

You can't fly to China every time you want to practice, so I'm building that immersion into mǎmǎhūhū.

Why it's different

Most apps teach you sentences no one says.

We start from what people actually post, so the first time you hear a phrase in the wild, you already know it.

The textbook

你好,我是学生。

Nǐ hǎo, wǒ shì xuéshēng.

“Hello, I am a student.”

Grammatically perfect. Nobody talks like this.

A real clip

Wǒ zài shàng xué.

“I'm a student.” (lit. “I'm in school.”)

How people actually say it, no one goes around announcing 我是学生.

Try it now

Tap a word. Learn something before you even sign up.

Tap a word to read it.
Go for it. / Hang in there.
literally 'add oil', the all-purpose cheer
Tap a word to read it.
Have you eaten?
the everyday hello, no one's actually asking about food
Tap a word to read it.
Thanks for your effort.
how you honor someone's hard work, not just 'thank you'
Tap a word to read it.
Too much inner heat.
if you're into the hot-water thing, you already half-believe in this

Be early to mǎmǎhūhū.

The first beta cohort is small. Leave your email and you'll be among the first in.

Early access. No spam. Leave whenever.