DecksFree Chinese flashcards
Nine free Mandarin Chinese flashcard decks: Essential Chinese, the 5,000 most frequent words, 5,000 frequent sentences, and HSK 1–6 grammar. All have audio; characters are simplified.
Essential Chinese shows pinyin and IPA with each word. The HSK decks are grammar patterns in example sentences, one deck per level.
Chinese decks
Essential Chinese
728 essential Chinese words with pictures, audio, pinyin, and IPA.
Chinese Frequency 5000
The 5000 most frequently used Chinese words ordered by corpus frequency, with audio.
Chinese Frequency Sentences
5000 most frequent Chinese sentences ordered by frequency, with audio.
Chinese Grammar HSK 1
HSK 1 grammar patterns with example sentences and audio.
Chinese Grammar HSK 2
HSK 2 grammar patterns with example sentences and audio.
Chinese Grammar HSK 3
HSK 3 grammar patterns with example sentences and audio.
Chinese Grammar HSK 4
HSK 4 grammar patterns with example sentences and audio.
Chinese Grammar HSK 5
HSK 5 grammar patterns with example sentences and audio.
Chinese Grammar HSK 6
HSK 6 grammar patterns with example sentences and audio.
Sample cards
Essential Chinese
地球
Earth
dìqiú · ti4tɕʰjoʊ2
Chinese Frequency 5000
的
Used after a verb or between a verb and its object to stress an element of the sentence. It can be used with 是 (shì) to surround the stressed element. (informal) Used to express multiplication or addition. and, by Used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis.
dì, dí
Chinese Frequency Sentences
是的
Yes
Yes it is
Shì de
Chinese guides
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- Why Does the Same Flashcard Keep Coming Back?
Chinese flashcards: questions
Are there HSK flashcards?
Yes, six grammar decks, one for each HSK level from 1 to 6. Each card is a grammar pattern in an example sentence, with audio.
Do the Chinese decks include pinyin and audio?
Essential Chinese shows pinyin and IPA with every word. Every Chinese deck has audio.
Simplified or traditional characters?
The library decks use simplified characters, as used in mainland China and the HSK exams.
Is Decks free?
Yes. Library decks are included. The free plan has a daily review limit; Premium lets you set your own.
What is spaced repetition?
Reviewing each card at growing intervals, timed for just before you'd forget it. Cards you know come back less often; cards you miss come back sooner. Decks uses SM-2, the algorithm Anki was built on.