Real voices
Natural recorded voices for every HSK 1–3 word and sentence, not robotic speech.
Mandarin Chinese · HSK · iPhone
Learn Mandarin, five minutes a day.
Zuno teaches the official HSK vocabulary, then puts every new word straight into a short real-life conversation, spoken by natural recorded voices.
Coming soon to theApp Store
Try a line
Free to start, with a guest mode. No account needed.
How it works
One short loop, every day.
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Learn
Ten new words, five reviews.
Flashcards with spaced repetition, each word spoken aloud by a recorded voice. Know it on sight and it's learned at once; otherwise it comes back until it sticks.
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Translate
Use them in a real conversation.
Six-line conversations from everyday life, built only from words you already know. Get four lines right in one go to open the next one.
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Your path
Watch the days add up.
Daily goal rings, a streak and a monthly learning path. Miss a day and a streak freeze can save it.
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Rewards
Earn titles and creatures.
Chinese mastery titles and mythic creatures to collect, each one kept a surprise until you earn it.
Try a line
This is what a lesson feels like.
A real first line from Zuno's HSK 1 conversations. Type what you think it means, or reveal the answer.
Levels
Every HSK word, from your first one.
All 10,057 words of HSK 1–9 are in the app. Conversations and recorded voices cover HSK 1–3 today, and higher levels are on the way.
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Words, conversations and recorded voices
Words · conversations coming
Numbers = words per level · 660 conversation lines · 4 recorded voices
Why it works
Built around real Mandarin.
Meaning first
Answers are checked for meaning, not word for word. Close enough counts as “Almost”.
Anywhere
Works offline. Your progress syncs across your iPhones when you're back online.
Your language
In English or French, with Simplified characters and pinyin.
Pricing
Free, honestly.
Free
Every lesson
- All words, conversations and voices
- Short ads only at natural breaks, never over a card or an answer
- Start as a guest, no account needed
No ads for life
One-time purchase
- Everything in Free
- No ads, ever
- No subscription
Your data
Yours to keep or delete
- A free account keeps your progress on all your devices
- Delete your account any time in Settings
- Read the privacy policy
When can I download it?
Zuno is in testing now and coming soon to the App Store for iPhone.
Do I need an account?
No. Start as a guest with the first three conversations, then create a free account to keep going and keep your progress on all your devices.
Does Zuno work offline?
Yes. Lessons and voices are inside the app. Your progress syncs the next time you're online.
I already know some Mandarin.
Take the level test when you start and Zuno opens the levels you already know.
千里之行，始于足下
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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