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Ready-made decks rarely match your textbook chapter. Upload your Chinese lesson material and get flashcards with spaced repetition, ready to review in the browser or export to Anki.

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Why your own Chinese decks beat generic lists

Ready-made lists of Chinese vocabulary rarely match your textbook chapter, so good Chinese Anki decks work best when they come from your own lesson material.

  • Cards follow the vocabulary and grammar your instructor actually covers.
  • Pinyin, characters and tone marks can all sit on the same card.
  • Photos of handwritten or printed pages are read with text recognition.
  • Free plan study happens in the browser, with Anki export on Plus.
Example Chinese vocabulary flashcards
学习 (xuéxí)to study, to learn
谢谢 (xièxie)thank you
Radical 水 (shuǐ)water; it appears in characters like 河 (river) and 海 (sea)
Two third tones in a row: 你好 (nǐ hǎo)The first 3rd tone changes to a 2nd tone, so it is pronounced ní hǎo.
Measure word for books: 一___书 (yì ___ shū)本 (běn), giving 一本书 (yì běn shū), one book
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Your own material

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes or photos of pages. Photos are read with text recognition.

Spaced repetition

Cards return at intervals that adjust to what you forget, so review time goes to the characters you are still missing.

Anki export

Plus exports to Anki, along with PDF, DOCX and CSV, so your cards work in the app you already use.

How it works

Upload your material

Add the lesson slides, vocabulary list or textbook pages you are studying.

Generate flashcards

The AI builds question and answer cards from your own text.

Study or export

Review in the browser on the free plan, or export to Anki on Plus.

Start with the characters from one lesson, add pinyin and tones to each card, and keep new cards to a small batch so daily reviews stay manageable. Pair flashcards with listening practice, since tones are heard as well as read.

DeckOwl reads your slides, notes or photos of a page and turns them into cards with spaced repetition. Plus exports them to Anki when you want to study there.

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Frequently asked questions

How many Chinese flashcards should I make at once?

Start with the characters from a single lesson so each session stays short. Adding new cards in small batches makes spaced repetition easier to keep up with.

Should I learn Chinese tones with flashcards or audio?

Use flashcards for pinyin and tone marks, but add listening practice because tones are heard, not just read. Cards work best alongside spoken examples.

Can I export my Chinese flashcards to Anki?

Yes, Anki export is included in the Plus plan at $39/year or $7.99/month. The free plan lets you study in the browser without exports.

Is there a discount for students?

Students get 40% off with a school email. No credit card is needed to start.

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