Learn Chinese every time you glance at your phone.
Pingzi puts Chinese words on your Lock Screen, then helps you master them with flashcards and handwriting practice. Two cat friends, Ping and Zi, cheer you on.
Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play
Tuesday, October 14
9:41
Meet Ping and Zi
Ping (屏, “screen”) is an orange tabby who pounces on every new word that pops up on your screen. Zi (字, “character”) is a cream calico who smiles with closed eyes and somehow always gets there first.
Together they are 屏字, Pingzi: words on your screen. Every card you study earns Mew coins (喵币 miāobì) to spend on them: fish snacks and dumplings, scarves and costumes, cozy furniture, and lucky capsules that can even turn up a new animal.
Tap a cat to say hello.
Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
A new word every 5–60 minutes on iPhone and Android. You learn every time you check the time.
Write it yourself
Watch the stroke order, then trace each character with your finger and get instant feedback.
Every HSK word
11,470 words of HSK 1–9 with pinyin, meanings, example sentences and audio, grouped into 22 topics.
Missions and streaks
Three small missions a day, a daily goal that fits 5, 10 or 20 minutes, and streak freezes for busy days.
English and Tiếng Việt
Use the app in English or Vietnamese, with Vietnamese meanings and Sino-Vietnamese (Hán-Việt) readings.
Fully offline
Every word, sentence and stroke is on your phone. Study on the subway, on a plane, anywhere.
Your progress on every device
Optional: sign in with Apple, Google or email to back up your progress and cats and sync them.
Coins are never sold
Mew coins are earned only by learning. There is nothing to buy in the cat game, ever.
Free to learn. Pro once, for good.
Free
Free
- 5,864 words of HSK 1–6
- Widgets, flashcards and handwriting
- Ping and Zi, missions and streaks
- Sync with an optional account
- Shows ads
Pingzi Pro
One-time purchase
- Everything in Free, without ads
- All 11,470 words, including HSK 7–9
- Your own words, also on the widget
- A free streak freeze every month
- Pay once: no subscription, nothing renews