Chinese speaking practice routine: 20 minutes a day
Build a practical Chinese speaking practice routine with 20-minute daily sessions for pronunciation, tone control, AI conversation, and review.
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Practical Chinese for your next real conversation.
Useful sentences, clearer pronunciation and practice you can repeat. Find a guide for the conversation you want to handle, or compare ways to make speaking part of your day.
Start with these guides
How to check your Mandarin pronunciation online
Learn how to check Mandarin pronunciation online with pinyin, tones, recordings, sentence practice, and human feedback.
Mandarin tone pairs: written tones, spoken changes
Practise Mandarin tone pairs with accurate pinyin, third-tone sandhi and neutral-tone examples. Move from a useful word pair into a complete sentence.
Mandarin tones in sentences: when a third tone changes
Learn why Mandarin third tones change in connected speech. Practise half third tones, third-tone sandhi and neutral syllables in one useful sentence.
Free Chinese speaking assessment: what it can and cannot tell you
Understand what a free Chinese speaking assessment can measure, what it cannot prove, and how to use Elo's 15-second reference-sentence check responsibly.
Chinese speaking apps: choose by the practice you need
Choose a Chinese speaking app by your goal: pronunciation, daily conversation, vocabulary or human feedback. Use a practical checklist instead of a ranking.
AI vs human Chinese tutor: which is better for speaking practice?
Compare AI Chinese tutors and human Chinese tutors for speaking practice, including frequency, feedback, nuance, cost, and confidence.
How to pass the HSKK oral exam
Prepare for the HSKK oral exam with a practical study plan for speaking practice, recording, pronunciation, fluency, and live feedback.
HSKK opening questions: what to say before the test
Understand the name, nationality and sequence-number questions before HSKK. Separate exam instructions from general Chinese self-introduction practice.
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Choose the guide cluster that matches your next speaking problem
Pronunciation and tone practice
Start here if people understand your words slowly, tones blur together, or you need a short check before a longer speaking session.
HSK and HSKK speaking prep
Use these guides to understand official oral-test tasks, prepare spoken answers, and separate opening identity questions from general speaking practice.
AI Coach and tutor comparison
Compare daily AI speaking reps, human tutors, language exchanges, and app-based practice before choosing how to spend practice time.
Daily speaking routine
Build a repeatable routine for learners who know what they want to say but need more spoken output, correction, and review.