https://www.saymei.app/guides/ap-chinese-exam/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/ap-chinese-exam-1600.webp The AP Chinese exam: the 2027 format, scores and how to practise speaking From May 2027, AP Chinese speaking is a project talk and Q&A. The new format part by part, College Board score data, a 12-week plan and a speaking timer. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/ap-chinese-exam/c8a8b03bed62b0b1/1080.mp4 403 2026-10-09T23:50:01-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/best-ai-apps-to-learn-chinese/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/best-ai-apps-to-learn-chinese-1600.webp Best AI apps to learn Chinese: 9 tutors compared Speak, SuperChinese, Talkpal, ChatGPT, Gemini and four more AI tutors, compared on speaking, tones, free use and price. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/best-ai-apps-to-learn-chinese/c70a91ee98d869e1/1080.mp4 394 2026-10-09T23:33:12-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/best-apps-to-learn-chinese/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/best-apps-to-learn-chinese-1600.webp The best apps to learn Chinese, by goal One app for each job: the best Chinese course, dictionary, flashcard, reading, handwriting and speaking apps for your goal, with prices checked in October 2026. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/best-apps-to-learn-chinese/264bf0b124ddabe5/1080.mp4 389 2026-10-09T23:33:17-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/best-chinese-graded-readers/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/best-chinese-graded-readers-1600.webp The best apps to learn Chinese through stories and news Du Chinese, The Chairman's Bao, Mandarin Companion, Maayot, LingQ, free readers and SayMei compared on price, library size, pictures and who reads the audio. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/best-chinese-graded-readers/8a897284d7a93417/1080.mp4 378 2026-10-09T23:33:20-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/best-hsk-books/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/best-hsk-books-1600.webp The best HSK books and study materials, checked against the HSK 3.0 word lists We checked HSK books and apps against the HSK 3.0 word lists. An old HSK 3 book covers about 60% of the new list. Our pick for each level, and why. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/best-hsk-books/950cb03d8b14c4fd/1080.mp4 392 2026-10-09T23:25:54-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/chinese-dialects-and-accents/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/chinese-dialects-and-accents-1600.webp Chinese dialects and accents: how close are they? We measured We compared how 22 Chinese varieties say the same words, from Beijing to Hokkien, and clustered them. Plus Taiwan vs mainland Mandarin: accent, words, script. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/chinese-dialects-and-accents/b720f77b0cef41df/1080.mp4 401 2026-10-09T23:47:24-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/chinese-family-terms/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/chinese-family-terms-1600.webp The Chinese family tree: what to call every relative What to call every relative in Chinese: a family tree you can tap, a calculator for any chain like mum's brother's wife, and audio for every word. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/chinese-family-terms/61aa2d019d4ae8f8/1080.mp4 374 2026-10-09T23:53:57-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/chinese-flashcard-apps/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/chinese-flashcard-apps-1600.webp Anki vs Chinese flashcard apps: which one should you use? Anki is free but you build it. Pleco, Skritter and Hack Chinese bring audio and HSK lists. Six Chinese flashcard apps compared, plus a review-load simulator. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/chinese-flashcard-apps/57a3eedf038c58da/1080.mp4 388 2026-10-10T01:42:21-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/chinese-idioms-chengyu/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/chinese-idioms-chengyu-1600.webp Chinese idioms (chengyu): the most common ones and the stories behind them The 100 most common Chinese idioms (chengyu), counted in 160 million characters of film, TV and news, plus the stories behind the famous ones. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/chinese-idioms-chengyu/630dbd164b22545e/1080.mp4 387 2026-10-09T23:33:14-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/chinese-pronunciation/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/chinese-pronunciation-1600.webp Chinese pronunciation for English speakers: the sounds that trip you up Most Mandarin sounds exist in English; a handful don't. Hear zh, ch, sh, r, j, q, x, ü and e against their near-twins, and learn where your tongue goes. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/chinese-pronunciation/bc145b865c846181/1080.mp4 399 2026-10-09T23:53:43-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/chinese-radicals/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/chinese-radicals-1600.webp Chinese radicals: the few dozen that unlock most characters There are 214 Chinese radicals, but 22 file half the characters on the HSK 1–4 lists. Which to learn first, what they mean and how they combine, measured. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/chinese-radicals/6c8da76284fad00b/1080.mp4 404 2026-10-10T01:46:33-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/hellochinese-vs-superchinese/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/hellochinese-vs-superchinese-1600.webp HelloChinese vs SuperChinese (and where Duolingo fits) HelloChinese or SuperChinese? Prices, HSK levels, speaking and tone feedback, AI tutors and reading, checked in October 2026, plus where Duolingo fits. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/hellochinese-vs-superchinese/686c10f15c4b9b67/1080.mp4 378 2026-10-09T23:33:22-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/heritage-speakers/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/heritage-speakers-1600.webp You understand Chinese but can't speak it: a plan for heritage speakers Grew up hearing Chinese but answer in English? What research, AP Chinese scores and our sign-up data show, plus a self-check that builds your weekly plan. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/heritage-speakers/e102467218020153/1080.mp4 396 2026-10-09T23:56:18-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/how-to-read-chinese/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/how-to-read-chinese-1600.webp How to read Chinese: from pinyin to your first real book To read Chinese without help you need about 98% of the words on the page. We measured what each HSK level gets you in stories, TV and the news. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/how-to-read-chinese/b0f31854dd8170fb/1080.mp4 400 2026-10-10T01:45:49-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/hsk-3-0-explained/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/hsk-3-0-explained-1600.webp HSK 3.0 explained: what changed from HSK 2.0, and is it actually better? HSK 3.0 starts 13 December 2026: nine levels, 300 words at HSK 1, speaking from HSK 3. We compared all 4,992 HSK 2.0 words with the new lists. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/hsk-3-0-explained/5ce954869c516291/1080.mp4 407 2026-10-09T23:37:10-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/hsk-exam-guide/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/hsk-exam-guide-1600.webp HSK exam guide: levels, format, scores and a plan to pass The HSK changes on 13 December 2026. Which version you'll sit, each level's format, pass marks, deadlines, fees and speaking, plus a study planner. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/hsk-exam-guide/8c2fc2a4cb48b208/1080.mp4 401 2026-10-09T23:40:40-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/hskk-speaking-test/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/hskk-speaking-test-1600.webp The HSKK speaking test, explained: levels, format, scores and how to practise From 13 December 2026 the HSKK becomes a speaking paper for each of HSK 3 to 6. Parts, timings, scoring, and a timer that runs each paper's real sequence. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/hskk-speaking-test/377b3e3c2064219a/1080.mp4 395 2026-10-09T23:38:00-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/learn-chinese-through-songs/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/learn-chinese-through-songs-1600.webp Can you learn Chinese through songs? What the research says Songs help you remember Chinese words and phrases, but the melody overrides the tones. What history and research show, and how to learn from a song. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/learn-chinese-through-songs/06561342b250e061/1080.mp4 405 2026-10-09T23:44:56-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/pimsleur-mandarin-review/video 2026-10-10 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/pimsleur-mandarin-review-1600.webp Pimsleur Mandarin review: what 30 minutes a day actually teaches Pimsleur's Mandarin course is 150 half-hour audio lessons. What its recall method does well, the character gap, prices from $14.95, and who should skip it. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/pimsleur-mandarin-review/103e142b825910e3/1080.mp4 390 2026-10-10T01:42:43-07:00