Introducing NiHaWa

The first AI app that
actually gets you
speaking Chinese.

Real conversations. Real culture. Real progress.

Goal Travel conversations
Level New HSK path
NiHaWa AI speaking check screen showing a Chinese prompt, transcription, and correction feedback

Live curriculum

HSK 3.0 is changing.

We already rebuilt the learning map for you.

NiHaWa is not a frozen word-list app. When the official path moves, our free guides, charts, and placement tool move with it — so you train for the exam that actually exists. And if you understand Chinese but can't speak yet, we point you to speaking loops and tone tools, not another abandoned resource list.

  • Bigger beginner bands

    HSK 1 is about 295 words on the new outline — not the old 150.

  • Writing & speaking matter more

    Writing shows up earlier; speaking sample formats start at HSK 3.

  • Practice by real scenes

    Task-based path: food, travel, school — not flashcards alone.

A complete first-session loop

From setup to speaking in minutes.

NiHaWa turns onboarding into a learning diagnostic: understand the learner, set the right difficulty, then move straight into real Chinese output.

01

Pick your scene

Goals and interests shape the examples, prompts, and practice topics.

02

Set the right level

HSK-based calibration keeps practice challenging without feeling random.

03

Speak and correct

The first session already asks for real speech and gives actionable feedback.

Designed for the moment you start speaking.

The app keeps the learner moving from intent to level to real output, instead of stopping at passive study.

AI Speaking Practice

Talk to our AI like a real conversation partner. Not mechanical repetition — real dialogue that adapts to your level and remembers who you are.

AI speaking check with Chinese question and pronunciation feedback

Personalized Path

NiHaWa starts with your goal, interests, and learning context, then shapes practice around travel, work, exams, culture, or daily life.

Personalized setup screen for selecting Chinese learning goals and interests

HSK-Level Progress

Choose your HSK level or let the app help you find it, so every speaking task sits at the right difficulty from the first session.

HSK level selection screen for setting Chinese learning difficulty

Why learners get stuck

Chinese study breaks when speech begins.

Problem

You can recognize words, but freeze in conversation.

Reading and flashcards do not train retrieval under pressure.

Problem

You know pinyin, but tones still change the meaning.

Feedback needs to arrive while the speaking habit is forming.

NiHaWa loop

Scene-aware prompts, HSK calibration, and speech feedback in one flow.

The product is built around speaking output from the first session.

Real conversation, not flashcards.

Real culture, not textbook sentences.

Real progress, from day one.

NiHaWa is coming soon.

Be the first to speak real Chinese.

Join the NiHaWa beta

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