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Chinese speaking practice with native regional models

Practise complete Chinese sentences with the variety you actually want to speak. Choose Mainland Mandarin, Taiwan Mandarin, or Hong Kong Cantonese, then listen, speak, and inspect the word-level result.

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How SpeakingMonkey practice works

  1. 01

    listen

    Hear native reference audio for the sentence.

  2. 02

    speak

    Read it aloud and submit only the trimmed speech.

  3. 03

    improve

    See every word scored from red to green and open any word for detail.

What to focus on in Chinese

Lexical tones

Pitch patterns can distinguish meaning, and the tone systems differ between Mandarin and Cantonese. Follow the reference for the variety selected in the game.

Syllable shape

Work on the beginning, vowel, and ending of a difficult syllable in order. A clear syllable gives its tone a stable shape to sit on.

Tones in context

A citation-form tone is only the beginning: neighbouring syllables affect how a phrase is realised. Sentence practice keeps those transitions in their real context.

Practice library

Choose Simplified Mandarin, Taiwan Mandarin, or Hong Kong Cantonese. Each library has 300 CEFR-graded sentences and its own regional reference voice.

900 sentences · A1–C2

A useful practice routine

  • Choose one regional library and copy that reference consistently during a session.
  • Listen for both the direction and the relative height of each tone movement.
  • Practise a difficult two- or three-syllable group before returning to the full sentence.

Ready to practise Chinese aloud?

Start with a short sentence, get an honest word-by-word result, and repeat the part that needs attention.

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