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 AP Chinese changes in May 2027: the project talk and Q&A, each section of the new format, 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 2026-10-27 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 2026-10-11 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/best-apps-to-learn-chinese-1600.webp Best apps to learn Chinese in 2026: 16 picks by goal and level The best apps to learn Chinese in 2026, picked by goal and HSK level, with real app screens, pros and cons, and every price checked on 11 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-alphabet/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/chinese-alphabet-1600.webp Chinese alphabet: why there isn't one, and what to learn instead Chinese has no alphabet; it writes characters. Learners use pinyin instead. See every letter A to Z, Mandarin's 400 syllables, tone marks, zhuyin and typing. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/chinese-alphabet/14da5fcf1cb33dbe/1080.mp4 385 2026-10-27T05:57:35-07:00 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 How many Chinese dialects are there, and how close are they? We compared 22 varieties from Beijing to Hokkien and clustered them. Plus Taiwan vs mainland. 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-dramas-for-learners/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/chinese-dramas-for-learners-1600.webp Chinese dramas for learning Chinese: which shows fit your level? We measured 377 Chinese TV series and films from their subtitles. Family dramas open up at HSK 3, palace epics near HSK 5. Find a show for your level. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/chinese-dramas-for-learners/a793ae22432c9cdd/1080.mp4 423 2026-10-27T07:50:40-07:00 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 Family members in Chinese, from mum and dad to your mum's brother's wife: tap a family tree for every relative's name, pinyin and audio, or use the calculator. 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 What chengyu are, and the 100 most common Chinese idioms with pinyin and meanings, counted in 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-numbers/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/chinese-numbers-1600.webp Chinese numbers: how to count from one to a hundred million Chinese numbers from 1 to 100 million: how to count, when to say 两 or 零, prices, dates, phone numbers and hand signs, with a converter for any number. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/chinese-numbers/91b7691859aeba2e/1080.mp4 416 2026-10-27T06:00:25-07:00 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; eight cause most of the trouble. Hear each one against its near-twin, see where your tongue goes, and learn the fix. 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/chinese-vs-japanese/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/chinese-vs-japanese-1600.webp Chinese vs Japanese: which is easier, and which should you learn? We matched all 2,136 jōyō kanji to Chinese: 89% are written the same. Tones vs pitch accent, grammar, HSK vs JLPT, and which to learn for your goal. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/chinese-vs-japanese/4400e143dcf5a8aa/1080.mp4 422 2026-10-27T06:13:18-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/chinese-vs-other-languages/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/chinese-vs-other-languages-1600.webp How Chinese compares to other languages: a linguistic analysis Mandarin next to English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Arabic, measured on open linguistic datasets. Pick your language. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/chinese-vs-other-languages/60461f3bf66cb188/1080.mp4 425 2026-10-27T06:08:25-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/common-chinese-grammar-mistakes/video 2026-10-23 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/common-chinese-grammar-mistakes-1600.webp The most common Chinese grammar mistakes, from real learner writing We counted 33,833 mistakes teachers marked in real learner essays. The ones learners make most, a fix for each, and a quick quiz to spot them yourself. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/common-chinese-grammar-mistakes/39b4a82b435e9d14/1080.mp4 423 2026-10-22T22:33:16-07:00 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-long-does-it-take-to-learn-mandarin/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-mandarin-1600.webp How long does it take to learn Mandarin? An honest timeline Hours to every Mandarin goal, from a trip to HSK 4 to professional work, each traced to its source: FSI, Taiwan's TOCFL table and the HSK syllabus. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-mandarin/cf47ae0751a2ab78/1080.mp4 413 2026-10-27T06:05:37-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/how-many-chinese-characters-do-you-need/video 2026-10-23 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/how-many-chinese-characters-do-you-need-1600.webp How many Chinese characters do you need? We measured it Unicode lists 101,997 Chinese characters, but news, TV and novels run on about 2,500. See how much 1,000 to 3,000 let you read, with a calculator for your goal. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/how-many-chinese-characters-do-you-need/00784154ce07e818/1080.mp4 419 2026-10-22T22:22:30-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/how-to-learn-chinese-tones/video 2026-10-23 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/how-to-learn-chinese-tones-1600.webp How to learn Chinese tones as an adult: what research shows Train your ear first, practise two-syllable words, keep the third tone low and get feedback on your voice. The evidence for each step, plus a tone lab. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/how-to-learn-chinese-tones/f94578823f926ab7/1080.mp4 422 2026-10-22T22:25:04-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/how-to-learn-chinese/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/how-to-learn-chinese-1600.webp How to learn Chinese: what the research says works A study method for adult English speakers built from 35+ studies: spaced self-testing, tone training, frequent words first, input and corrected speaking. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/how-to-learn-chinese/72520c95c0ea4f2b/1080.mp4 420 2026-10-27T06:10:38-07:00 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/how-to-speak-chinese/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/how-to-speak-chinese-1600.webp How to speak Chinese: what the research says, and how to practise Speaking is a separate skill from understanding. What research says works for speaking Mandarin, a 4/3/2 drill to try now and a routine for solo learners. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/how-to-speak-chinese/2098813b921ddf7a/1080.mp4 413 2026-10-27T07:20:51-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/hsk-1-study-guide/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/hsk-1-study-guide-1600.webp HSK 1 study guide: the new test, its 300 words and an eight-week plan HSK 1 from 13 December 2026: 300 words, 40 questions in about 40 minutes, listening and reading only. Scores, an 8-week plan and free practice tests. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/hsk-1-study-guide/adbf52a78596fc43/1080.mp4 399 2026-10-27T07:23:51-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/hsk-2-study-guide/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/hsk-2-study-guide-1600.webp HSK 2 study guide: the new test, its 500 words and an eight-week plan HSK 2 from 13 December 2026: 500 words and a one-hour paper with a new writing part, but no speaking. Test day, the new word list and an 8-week plan. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/hsk-2-study-guide/c660db570e8762b9/1080.mp4 430 2026-10-27T07:28:37-07:00 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-3-study-guide/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/hsk-3-study-guide-1600.webp HSK 3 study guide: the new test, its speaking paper and a plan by words per week HSK 3 from 13 December 2026: 1,000 words, a 70-question written paper and a 15-minute speaking paper. Test day, what's new on the list and a plan. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/hsk-3-study-guide/659066e3dbc00fed/1080.mp4 382 2026-10-27T07:32:39-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/hsk-4-study-guide/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/hsk-4-study-guide-1600.webp HSK 4 study guide: the new test, its speaking paper and a 16-week plan HSK 4 from 13 December 2026: 2,000 words, a 70-question paper and a 20-minute speaking test. Who asks for it, its reading pace and a 16-week plan. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/hsk-4-study-guide/11371928a9a9122a/1080.mp4 416 2026-10-27T07:36:21-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/hsk-5-study-guide/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/hsk-5-study-guide-1600.webp HSK 5 study guide: the new test, its speaking paper and a 20-week plan HSK 5 from 13 December 2026: 3,600 words, a 72-question paper and a 23-minute speaking test. Test day, reading pace, the new words and a 20-week plan. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/hsk-5-study-guide/7bde985fdfa5cd2d/1080.mp4 416 2026-10-27T07:39:35-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/hsk-6-study-guide/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/hsk-6-study-guide-1600.webp HSK 6 study guide: the new test, its speaking paper and a 24-week plan HSK 6 from 13 December 2026: 5,400 words, an 82-question paper and a 23-minute speaking test. Test day, reading pace, the new words and a 24-week plan. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/hsk-6-study-guide/50172027af9e873c/1080.mp4 428 2026-10-27T07:43:37-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/hsk-exam-guide/video 2026-10-27 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 last HSK 2.0 sitting is 7 November 2026; the new HSK starts 13 December. Deadlines, results dates, the 2027 calendar, speaking papers, pass marks and fees. 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 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/hskk-speaking-test-1600.webp The HSK speaking test (HSKK), explained: the new HSK 3–6 papers, minute by minute From 13 December 2026, HSK 3 to 6 each have a speaking paper in place of the HSKK. Every task and timing from the official samples, plus a practice timer. 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/is-chinese-hard-to-learn/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/is-chinese-hard-to-learn-1600.webp Is Chinese hard to learn? What's actually hard, and what's easier than you think Mandarin takes English speakers about 2,200 class hours, but the difficulty is lopsided: what's steep, what's easy, and a map for your own background. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/is-chinese-hard-to-learn/b114a9910321a603/1080.mp4 416 2026-10-27T06:03:06-07:00 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/learn-chinese-with-ai/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/learn-chinese-with-ai-1600.webp How to learn Chinese with ChatGPT (and other AI) Copy-paste prompts for beginners and HSK 3, a weekly plan, and what ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude get wrong in Chinese: tones, pinyin and measure words. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/learn-chinese-with-ai/7ab5949994902f35/1080.mp4 415 2026-10-27T07:47:24-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/mandarin-vs-cantonese/video 2026-10-23 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/mandarin-vs-cantonese-1600.webp Mandarin vs Cantonese: how much do they really overlap? We compared 100 core words, 1,004 Hong Kong sentences and 29,969 shared words. Half the basic words match; the speech mostly doesn't. Plus which to learn. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/mandarin-vs-cantonese/f5f54d024f729d1c/1080.mp4 420 2026-10-22T22:36:56-07:00 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 https://www.saymei.app/guides/simplified-vs-traditional-chinese/video 2026-10-23 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/simplified-vs-traditional-chinese-1600.webp Simplified vs Traditional Chinese: the history, the differences, and which to learn Simplified or Traditional? 35% to 41% of the 1,000 most common characters differ. Where each script is used, how they split, and which to learn first. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/simplified-vs-traditional-chinese/dfd70fc9858cf54c/1080.mp4 396 2026-10-22T22:30:41-07:00 https://www.saymei.app/guides/tocfl-exam-guide/video 2026-10-27 monthly 0.6 https://www.saymei.app/images/guides/covers/1c/tocfl-exam-guide-1600.webp TOCFL exam guide: levels, format, fees and TOCFL vs HSK Taiwan's TOCFL explained: eight levels and their CEFR match, the adaptive computer test, 2026 fees and dates, and how its word list overlaps the HSK's. https://www.saymei.app/public-objects/videos/guides/tocfl-exam-guide/fa872b31400a0418/1080.mp4 432 2026-10-27T06:15:59-07:00