Your Chinese is good.
Your tones give you away.
Say five words — get a syllable-by-syllable report: which tones, initials and finals make native speakers squint, and a 5-minute daily plan that fixes exactly those.
Check my pronunciation freeHow it works
How it works
1 · A 2-minute check
You pronounce a handful of words you already know — never vocabulary above your level, so all your attention stays on the sound, not the meaning.
2 · A syllable-level report
Every syllable is graded on three axes — tone, initial, final. Not a vague “75%”, but “your 3rd tone doesn’t rise” and “your ü is an u”.
3 · 5 minutes a day on YOUR weak spots
Daily drills built only from your weak sounds, in words you know. Short daily reps beat long rare sessions — that’s how pronunciation actually settles.
4 · Re-test and watch the score climb
The check stays free. Run it weekly and watch the weak sounds turn green one by one.
Who this is for
You’re already learning Chinese — with Duolingo, HelloChinese, a textbook or a tutor — and you can read, type, even understand. But when you speak, native speakers ask you to repeat. That’s not vocabulary. That’s tones.
We’re not another “learn Chinese from zero” app. We do one thing: put your pronunciation right. Keep your main course — add a tone coach.
Free tools while you’re here
Tone pair drills
Real words for all 20 tone combinations, with audio — the fastest way to sound natural.
Interactive pinyin chart
Every Mandarin syllable with audio, tone by tone.
2nd vs 3rd tone
The confusion that survives years of study — hear the difference, then drill it.
Free pronunciation test
2 minutes, no sign-up. See what actually needs fixing.