Chinese Practice Between Lessons

Chinese practice between lessons is where tutoring succeeds or quietly stalls: one hour a week with a teacher can't carry a language without input in between.

Chenjin is built for the in-between: your lesson vocabulary feeds the system, your reading volume comes from graded articles, and your tones get fixed before the next session.

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Chinese practice between lessons: Chenjin's library of graded articles for daily input

Bring your lesson vocabulary in

Paste the word list from your last lesson to mark it known in minutes, and every article's familiarity meter starts reflecting what your tutor has covered. The words you still hesitate on are one tap from a flashcard, reviewed on the FSRS schedule between sessions.

Chenjin's vocabulary map after pasting in a lesson's word list

Do the input homework nobody assigns

Tutors are precious for correction and conversation, and wasted on being your only source of Chinese. Daily graded reading between sessions is what makes each lesson start from a higher floor.

Daily graded reading in the Chenjin reader with optional pinyin

Show up with better tones

Tone Coach records you mimicking a native speaker and overlays your pitch curve on theirs, so the tone your tutor corrected on Tuesday is fixed by Thursday, not re-corrected next week. Part of the Plus plan, 7-day free trial.

Chenjin Tone Coach comparing a learner's pitch curve to a native speaker's

Train your ear before conversation class

Dictation mode plays real sentence audio and checks what you caught, character by character. Ten minutes before a conversation lesson warms your listening up the way scales warm up a pianist.

Dictation-style listening practice built from Chenjin article audio

Frequently asked questions

Will this replace my tutor?

No, and it isn't trying to. A tutor gives correction, conversation, and accountability; Chenjin supplies the input volume and review that make those hours compound. The combination beats either alone.

How do I get my lesson vocabulary in?

Paste or upload the list and Chenjin matches it against the dictionary, marks the words known, and folds them into your reading difficulty. Words you want to drill go to flashcards individually, one tap each.

How much between-lesson time does this take?

Fifteen to twenty-five minutes a day covers an article and the day's reviews. If you have one weekly hour with a tutor, this is the cheapest way to double what it produces.

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The free plan includes the dictionary, the free graded reader, three library articles a day, games, and flashcards. If it fits the way you learn, the Plus plan unlocks the rest with a 7-day free trial.

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