Mandarin pronunciation, minus the fluff
Practical guides on tones, tricky sounds and speaking practice. First articles are on the way.
Coming soon
- Why the 3rd tone isn’t what your textbook says
- Tone sandhi rules, explained simply (with audio)
- I learned Chinese without tones — now what?
- Why native speakers can’t understand you (it’s not vocabulary)
While you wait — the tools are live: free pronunciation test, tone pair drills, pinyin chart with audio.