YiWords
Learn Chinese vocabulary
7,227 Chinese words, every one with a picture, an example and native-speaker audio.
192 topic packs · 250 levels · 6,144 subtitled videos
- You see the picture and the word before any exercise. No word lists.
- Five card types rotate. About five minutes a set.
- Shadowing plays sentences one by one, translation underneath.
Start with ChineseFree to download. Try one set first.
All topic packs (192)
Religious BeliefsReligious Ritual
Tools and EquipmentEquipment Repair
Expression and RhetoricWriting a Blog · Fable Storytelling · News Interviews · Sending Emails · Speech Contest
ArchitectureCity Night View · Foundation Renovation Construction · Installation & Demolition · Construction Equipment & Surveying · Construction Site · Palace Life
MilitaryBomb Damage Site · Offense, Defense & Armed Conflict · Battlefield Operations · Military Camp Daily Life
SportsExercise Training · Fitness Training · Match Progress · Playing Volleyball on Field · Competition on the Field · Climactic Showdown · Turning Point of Victory or Defeat · Sports Meet … +1 more
AgricultureRural Life · Farm Work · Field Work
NatureLakeside Wilderness Fun · Forest Scenery · Cooling Off in Summer · Earthquake Safety
HomeWashing and Getting Ready · Morning Routine · Moving: Trunk Packing · Bedroom Sleep · Winter Heating · Home Cleaning · Fruit and Vegetable Shopping · Fresh Ingredient Selection … +5 more
Food & DrinkMall Shopping · Payment and Change · Daily Kitchen Tasks · Ordering and Tasting · Tableware and Flavor Experience · Kitchen Tools · Billing Documents
Finance & EconomyPersonal Finance · Bank Services · Stock Exchange Hall · Investment & Financial Management · Business Opening and Positions · Negotiation Strategies and Industry Terms
Tech & DigitalMobile Phone Calls · Searching Information Online · Astronomical Observation · Network Risk Checks · Account Security · Energy Plant · Laboratory Research
PlantsGarden Flower Viewing · Fragrant Garden
Culture & ArtAncient Regimes and Changes · Civilization Inheritance and Population · Music Class · Museum Visits · Philosophical Thinking Vocabulary · Philosophical Views & Quotes · Painting in Studio · Exhibition Visit … +8 more
ClothingTrying on Clothes · Clothing Store Fitting · Lost Clothing Buttons · Tailor Shop
EntertainmentChildren's Play · Watching Movies at the Cinema · Awards and Prizes · Fashion Parties · Beach Fun · Lottery Event · Detective Mystery Case · Children's Playground … +1 more
Wellness & BeautyBeauty Salon Experience
Workplace & CareerMeeting Process Terms · Office Environment Interaction · Office Daily Phrases · Meeting Expression & Improvement · Team Collaboration and Division of Labor · Meeting Organization and Management · Factory Work · Company Policies & Tasks … +9 more
Festivals & FolkloreNational Day Parade · Spring Festival Reunion · Vow Exchange Moment · Wedding Vow Ceremony · Wedding Banquet
Study & EducationLibrary Study · Study Methods and Classroom Scenarios · Key Classroom Phrases · Classroom Discipline · School Daily Life · University Campus · New Classmates Meeting · Learning Interaction Skills … +11 more
Health & MedicalSymptoms and Diagnosis · Outpatient Exams and Physical Reactions · Personality & Attitude · Security & Interaction · Mental State Change · Sensitivity and Anxiety · Emotional Experience Expression · TCM Consultation … +9 more
Time & WeatherWeather Forecast
LawCourt Judgment Terms · Case Process Terms · Litigation and Defense Vocabulary · Evidence and Responsibility Expressions · Police Work · Robbery Scene · Fraud Scene
Interpersonal RelationshipsReuniting with Old Friends · Lively Atmosphere · Small Talk · Conversation Topics · Elderly Titles and Family Relationships · Family Celebrations · Warm Family Reunions · Class Reunion … +5 more
Questions people ask
Is there an app to learn Chinese vocabulary with pictures?
Yes. YiWords has 7,227 published Chinese words, each with an illustration, meaning, collocations, example sentences and native-speaker audio, grouped into 192 topic packs and 250 levels. It also has 6,144 short Chinese videos, subtitled and translated line by line.
How should a beginner start learning Chinese?
Get the few hundred most common words and the basic sounds down first. Chinese is split into 250 short levels of about a dozen words each, or you can pick one of the 192 topic packs and start from a situation you actually need.
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