Bootstrap Chinese Grammar

LEARN CHINESE GRAMMAR – STEP BY STEP, BEGINNER TO ADVANCED

Bootstrap Chinese Grammar takes you through Mandarin grammar in 204 short, clear topics, with over 2,800 example phrases recorded by a native speaker. Understand how Chinese sentences work, then practise until it sticks – so you can speak and understand Chinese precisely and with confidence.

STEP-BY-STEP TOPICS
Start at the very beginning with 是 (shì) and 不 (bù) and build up one small, self-contained step at a time: questions with 吗 and 呢, measure words, 了 and 过, comparisons with 比, resultative and directional complements, 虽然…但是, 越来越, 连…都 and much more – right through to everyday idioms. Each topic explains one grammar point in plain English, then adds new patterns and new words on top of what you already know.

EXAMPLES YOU CAN HEAR AND READ
Every topic has plenty of examples, and each one comes with:
• Simplified characters and pinyin, written with the tone changes you actually hear
• An English translation
• Notes showing how the example uses the grammar, with the meanings of new words
• Native-speaker audio, at normal or slow speed
Tap any word to hear it on its own and see its pinyin and meaning. Pinyin is coloured by tone, and you can hide it to test your reading.

EXERCISES FOR DEEP LEARNING
Once you understand a topic, practise it:
• Phrase builder – put the words of each phrase in the right order
• Multiple choice – pick the missing word
• "Why?" – make a mistake and see exactly what went wrong

NEW: LISTENING & TONES
A second set of exercises in every topic trains your ear:
• Build each phrase from its audio alone
• Hear a word and pick its tones

NEW: SPACED REPETITION
Every phrase you practise comes back for review just before you're likely to forget it – the next day, then after a few days, a week, and longer. A few minutes a day keeps everything you've learnt fresh.

AUDIO REVIEW
Play through a topic's phrases hands-free with voice commands ("play", "slow", "next", "meaning"). Record yourself and compare with the native speaker, or set it on auto-play, lock the screen and listen with your phone in your pocket.

THE COMPANION BOOK
Prefer to study from a book? "Bootstrap Chinese Grammar" is also available on Amazon. Scan the QR code at the start of any chapter with the app and it opens that topic, with all of its examples and their audio.

ALSO
• Search every phrase and word in the app
• Build your own Study List of phrases to focus on
• Track your progress in every topic
• Share a phrase as a video or image

TRY IT FREE
The first 10 topics are completely free. One lifetime in-app purchase unlocks all 204 topics with their audio and exercises – no subscription, and all future updates free.