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Arch Chinese is a premier Chinese learning system crafted by Chinese teachers in the United States for Mandarin Chinese language learners at K-12 schools and universities. Designed from the start specifically for English speakers who have no or little knowledge of Mandarin Chinese, it offers a rich set of features with a slick and easy-to-use user interface.

Listen to Mandarin Chinese syllables and select the correct tone. Immediate feedback.

Listen to the pronunciation of all possible syllables in Mandarin Chinese.

Chart with audio files representing all possible syllables in Mandarin Chinese, including four tones for each sound. Also includes videos that help you understand how to produce the sounds.

Chart of possible sounds in Mandarin Chinese. Click the pinyin, then click the tone number to listen to each sound.

Speech Acts in Films is a site where students of Mandarin Chinese learn to examine, understand, and practice social language through the medium of film. The primary audience of the materials are low-advanced and advanced learners who completed approximately two years of language instruction. The materials have been developed for blended-learning environments, but can also be used for self-study, or as supplemental materials in traditional instructional settings.

The Chairman's Bao is the first ever online Chinese newspaper, simplified for students of Mandarin. We aim to provide articles which are interesting, insightful and informative, as a means to improving the Mandarin learning experience. The Chairman's Bao concept was created by students, for students.

Demo of text-to-speech in multiple languages.

Instructions for using Google Translate to automatically add tone marks to pinyin.