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Turn your Chinese vocabulary into flashcards with AI

Upload vocab lists, slides, notes or photos of textbook pages and get flashcards with spaced repetition built in. Start free with no credit card.

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Why a Chinese flashcard maker saves time

Learning Chinese means memorizing characters, pinyin and tones at the same time, and a Chinese flashcard maker can handle the tedious part of building those cards. Upload the vocabulary list from class, a photo of a textbook page or your teacher's slides, and DeckOwl turns them into flashcards you can review in the browser.

Turn a photographed textbook page into character cards without retyping it
Keep pinyin, tones and meanings on separate cards when you find one side too crowded
Add a short example word to each character so it appears in context
Review daily in small batches instead of cramming a full unit the night before a test

Example Chinese flashcards for beginner Mandarin

What does 你好 (nǐ hǎo) mean?Hello. It is a general greeting that works at any time of day.

What does 谢谢 (xièxie) mean?Thank you. For a stronger expression of thanks, people often say 非常感谢 (fēicháng gǎnxiè).

How many tones does Mandarin have?Four main tones plus a neutral tone: first high level, second rising, third dipping, fourth falling.

What does the radical 氵 (water radical) signal in a character?It signals a meaning connected to water, as in 河 (hé, river) and 海 (hǎi, sea).

What does 吗 do at the end of a sentence?It turns a statement into a yes-or-no question, as in 你好吗 (nǐ hǎo ma, how are you).

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Works from your own material

Upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes or photos of pages. Images are read with text recognition, so a snapshot of a textbook page works.

Spaced repetition built in

Cards come back at growing intervals, so characters you miss show up again sooner and the ones you know fade into longer gaps.

Export when you need it

On Plus you can export to Anki, PDF, DOCX or CSV, so your Chinese cards can move into the study app you already use.

How it works

Upload your Chinese material

Add a vocab list, a lesson PDF, slides or a photo of a page. Plain text and notes work too.

Review the generated cards

Check the characters, pinyin and meanings, then edit anything that needs fixing before you study.

Study with spaced repetition

Review in the browser each day and let the schedule decide which characters need another pass.

Spaced repetition matters more for characters than for most subjects, because strokes and readings fade quickly unless you see them again at growing intervals. Keep each card focused on one idea: the character and its meaning on one side, and the pinyin, tone and a short example word on the other.

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Frequently asked questions

How should I split Chinese characters across flashcards?

You can use one card for the character and its meaning, and a second for pinyin and tones, or keep them together if that suits how you read. Adding a short example word helps the character stick because you see it in context.

How many new characters should I add in one study session?

Add only as many new cards as you can review daily without falling behind, since spaced repetition brings the old ones back later. Steady short sessions usually work better than large batches before a test.

Can I export my Chinese flashcards to Anki?

Yes, export to Anki is available on the Plus plan, which costs $99.90 per year or $9.99 per month. Plus also includes unlimited generations and PDF, DOCX and CSV export.

Does the free plan work for Chinese flashcards?

Yes, the free plan includes three generations per month and study in the browser, so you can try it with one vocabulary list. Exports are not included on the free plan.

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