# Yikou- Learn Chinese — Mandarin bite by bite

> Mandarin bite by bite (iPhone/iPad app by Yeonni Lee.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yikou-learn-chinese/id6777601862 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yeonni Lee](https://appshunter.io/developer/1710530643)
- Category: Education, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 0 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-11
- Data updated: 2026-07-20
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yikou-learn-chinese/id6777601862/reviews.md

## What is Yikou?

Yikou (一口 — "one bite") teaches Mandarin Chinese in small, friendly bites: a real beginner course, natural audio, and reading you'll actually enjoy.

COMPLETE BEGINNER COURSE
• 30 lessons covering 959 words, each with pinyin and translations
• A dialogue text and a short reading passage for every lesson — written only with words you've already learned
• 141 grammar points, each explained with example sentences
• A word quiz for every lesson

PINYIN, DONE PROPERLY
• Full pinyin chart: 4 tones, 23 initials, 24 finals
• Standard pronunciation audio for every sound, with Zhuyin (Bopomofo) shown alongside

LISTEN & SPEAK
• Natural text-to-speech for every word and sentence
• Shadow-reading practice: repeat after the model and get a pronunciation score

READ FOR FUN
• 50 short stories — idiom tales and fables retold in simple Chinese
• 50 mini news items written for learners
• 28 slang & meme entries, so you understand the internet too

IN YOUR LANGUAGE
• Interface and translations in English, 한국어, 日本語, ไทย, Deutsch and Русский

FREE, REALLY
• No ads, no accounts, no subscriptions, no data collection. Everything is unlocked.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-06-11

No release notes.

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