maayot | Read Chinese & Learn

Read your way to fluent Chinese.

Drilling characters doesn't work. Simple. You learn a word by meeting it in real sentences, written the way native speakers actually write.

So that's what maayot gives you: one real story a day, at your level. Read it, tap what you don't know, listen to the native recording, take the quiz. Five minutes, maybe ten. One of our readers does it with his morning coffee.

READ AT YOUR LEVEL
• A new story every day, matched against the words you already know. You see the fit before you start: "84% known words, 28 new words."
• Six levels, Beginner 1 to Advanced 2, aligned with HSK and TOCFL
• A short placement test finds your level. Too easy or too hard? Adjust anytime.
• Simplified or Traditional characters, your choice

UNDERSTAND EVERY WORD
• Tap any word for pinyin, meaning and example sentences
• Long-press and AI explains what the word means in that exact sentence
• Pinyin sits right above new words in the text
• Every word you meet is tracked from New to Mastered

LISTEN AND SPEAK
• Native audio for every story. Slow it down while you follow along, speed it up when you're feeling brave.
• Record yourself reading the story out loud

GET CORRECTED BY A REAL TEACHER
• Answer the daily writing question, or send in a recording of yourself reading
• A real Chinese teacher goes through both and writes back: which tone slipped, which character you keep reversing, what to work on tomorrow.
• Not an algorithm. A person. You'll wake up to their feedback.

MAKE IT STICK
• A short quiz after each story checks you really understood it
• Streaks and a monthly calendar keep the habit visible
• Everything you've read stays in your story history
• Languages stick through repetition, not marathons. Meeting a word again tomorrow does more for you than an hour of drilling once a week.

WHAT LEARNERS SAY
"These stories aren't written purely to teach you Chinese reading; they're also interesting in their own right. We have no doubt that you will improve your Mandarin reading skills if you take your daily story with maayot." — GoEast Mandarin

"maayot helps to motivate you by delivering daily bite-sized reading activities" — All Language Resources

"I love reading it each day with my morning coffee" — Ron

PLANS
Free members receive a new story every Sunday. A subscription unlocks a new story every day, and Pro adds personal teacher corrections for your writing and speaking.

Start free. One story tomorrow morning, just five minutes, and see where a month takes you.

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