Study Chinese flashcards built from your own course material
Ready-made decks rarely match what your teacher assigned. Upload your PDFs, slides, notes or photos and get flashcards that follow your lessons, with spaced repetition to bring hard characters back sooner.
Why generate your own deck
Ready-made decks cover common word lists, but they rarely match the characters your teacher assigned this week. Generating your own Chinese flashcards from the pages you already have keeps your study set tied to your course.
- Cards built from your own textbook and lecture material
- Pinyin, tones and meanings included on the front or back of each card
- Spaced repetition that focuses review on characters you miss
- Free plan to start, with exports to Anki and CSV on Plus
Works from your files
Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes or photos of vocabulary pages. Photos are read with text recognition.
Spaced repetition
Cards you miss come back more often, and cards you know are spaced further apart, so review time goes to the characters that need it.
Study anywhere
Study in the browser on the free plan. Plus adds exports to PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV for printing or other apps.
How it works
Add your material
Upload a textbook chapter, a slide deck, a photo of a character list or pasted notes.
Generate your cards
DeckOwl turns the vocabulary and key terms into flashcards with the characters, pinyin and meanings you need.
Review on a schedule
Study the deck with spaced repetition and focus on the cards you keep missing.
Upload a textbook PDF, a slide deck, a photo of a vocabulary page or plain notes, then review with spaced repetition so the characters you miss come back sooner. New lessons can be added as the term moves on.
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Frequently asked questions
How many flashcards should I make for a Chinese lesson?
Start with the new vocabulary from one lesson, which is usually a manageable set. Add cards as you go rather than building a full semester deck at once.
Should I learn to recognize characters or to write them?
Recognition and meaning are usually practiced first with flashcards. Handwriting characters takes separate practice, so write them on paper a few times a week alongside your card review.
Can I export my Chinese flashcards to Anki?
Yes, export to Anki is included on the Plus plan, which costs $39/year or $7.99/month. The free plan lets you study in the browser without exports.
Is there a free plan to try it?
Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study, and you do not need a credit card to start.
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