Mandarin

Sound, shape, and meaning—from their pieces to words and sentences.

Blocks vary in size. Each action may include introductions or several shape responses. Progress resumes where you left off; earlier sections and skipped actions can be revisited.

35 blocks

Audio uses machine voices. Emphasis listening remains incomplete; its written alternative does not count as listening practice.

StartBuild two size words from sound and shape

Lessons

Part 0 · Sound, shape, and size

1Build two size words from sound and shape6 actions · 1 section 2Connect sound, character, and size9 actions · 2 sections CCheckpoint: compare new objects7 actions · 1 section

Part 1 · From pieces to words and events

1Build words and connect people with actions119 actions · 26 sections · 40 additional shape responses 2Recombine words, characters, and events99 actions · 19 sections · 18 additional shape responses 3Bring words into connected speech89 actions · 18 sections · 28 additional shape responses CCheckpoint: change the person, keep the event7 actions · 1 section

Part 2 · People, quantities, time, and questions

1Count and identify things180 actions · 33 sections · 94 additional shape responses 2Say who or what something is129 actions · 25 sections · 57 additional shape responses 3Place events in time123 actions · 24 sections · 77 additional shape responses 4Negate a statement or ask if it is true122 actions · 26 sections · 49 additional shape responses 5Combine the facts that matter95 actions · 21 sections · 24 additional shape responses CCheckpoint: temperature, travel, and questions7 actions · 1 section

Part 3 · Ask, locate, describe, and compare

1Ask for the missing information112 actions · 23 sections · 21 additional shape responses 2Show how an event unfolds152 actions · 26 sections · 32 additional shape responses 3Say what is where144 actions · 29 sections · 25 additional shape responses 4Attach a description to a person or thing121 actions · 27 sections · 24 additional shape responsesOpens with a 从 review 5Describe degree and make comparisons126 actions · 26 sections · 24 additional shape responsesOpens with an ownership phrase 6Choose the relation the situation needs49 actions · 12 sections · 7 additional shape responses CCheckpoint: name objects and compose messages7 actions · 1 section

Part 4 · Results, reasons, plans, and clarification

1Separate an action from its result91 actions · 19 sections · 14 additional shape responsesOpens with a scale question 2Connect reasons, conditions, and consequences111 actions · 24 sections · 17 additional shape responsesOpens with a scale choice 3Distinguish ability, permission, and necessity103 actions · 22 sections · 1 additional shape response 4Clarify a misunderstanding106 actions · 22 sections · 14 additional shape responses 5Group familiar messages and practice corrections104 actions · 22 sections · 15 additional shape responses CCheckpoint: interpret, repair, and write7 actions · 1 section

Part 5 · Movement and different ways to tell an event

1Describe a path and its direction87 actions · 18 sections 2Choose what the next comment is about80 actions · 16 sections 3Follow the affected person or thing81 actions · 16 sections · 1 additional shape response 4Tell the same event from a different starting point70 actions · 14 sections CCheckpoint: interpret and compose events7 actions · 1 section

Part 6 · More words, traditional forms, and connected tasks

1Use more words in familiar constructions190 actions · 38 sections 2Prepare character shapes and read traditional forms588 actions · 124 sections · 133 additional shape responses 3Follow and revise a work plan6 actions · 1 section CFinal checkpoint: bring the pieces together7 actions · 1 section

Earlier course versions

Your earlier progress is preserved separately from the new course.

F01Earlier opening routeEarlier version P1Earlier participants and events routeEarlier version