Learn a little Chinese from your inbox.
Short lessons from Leon, who started Dengdeng. Each email teaches one thing, each course has an end, and you can stop with one click.
你有新邮件。You’ve got mail.


7 short emails over 7 days
A week of reading Chinese
Seven short Chinese texts about everyday life in China, one a day, with the hard words explained.
煎饼 · 高铁 · 现金 · 广场舞 · 外卖 · 春运 · 奶茶

10 short emails, one a week
A slang word a week
One Chinese internet slang word every week for ten weeks: what it means, where you'll see it, and how to use it.
yyds · 666 · xswl · 打工人 · 搭子 · 凡尔赛 · 显眼包 · 摆烂 · 躺平 · 内卷

7 short emails over 7 days
Survival Chinese for your trip
The Chinese you need on a trip to China, one situation a day for a week.
不好意思 · 多少钱 · 我要这个 · 师傅 · 高铁 · 洗手间 · 医院

10 short emails over 30 days
HSK 1: your first 30 days
Ten short lessons over 30 days: the four tones, the main grammar patterns of HSK 1 and about 100 of its most useful words.
你好 · 是 · 几 · 星期 · 吃 · 在 · 什么 · 看 · 个 · 读

10 short emails over 20 days
Your first 100 characters
Ten characters every two days, grouped so the parts repeat. 100 characters and the words they make, in 20 days.
一二三 · 人 · 日 · 家 · 说 · 的 · 时 · 左右 · 学 · 钱

10 short emails over a month
Ten Chinese memes
One Chinese internet meme every three days for a month: where it came from, what it means and how to use it.
真香 · 友谊的小船 · 洪荒之力 · 柠檬精 · 我太难了 · 社死 · 破防 · 雪糕刺客 · 尊嘟假嘟 · City不City
