HSK Studio: Free Chinese Reading App

HSK Studio is a free Chinese reading app for learners who want to practice with text they choose. Paste an article or paragraph, look up unfamiliar words without leaving the reader, save useful vocabulary, and review it with spaced repetition. It runs in the browser and needs no account.

Unlike a graded-reader library, HSK Studio does not supply a large catalog of leveled stories. It is best when you already have something you want to read and need pinyin, lookup, audio, and review tools around it. If you want curated stories instead, see the honest Chinese reading app comparison.

The problem it solves

Learning to read Chinese is mostly about repeated exposure to characters in context, but most study tools pull you away from actual reading — flashcard drills in isolation, or full courses with too much friction for a daily habit. HSK Studio keeps you reading: bring any text, look up what blocks you without leaving the page, save the words you want to keep, and let spaced repetition make them stick.

How it works

Paste an article or read a real example sentence in the text reader, with a pinyin toggle you control character by character. When you hit a word you don’t know, the built-in dictionary gives you an instant in-place lookup, and the words you bookmark flow into a spaced-repetition review deck so they actually stay. Daily word games and level-based vocabulary sets give you extra practice whenever you want it.

Chinese reading practice without a course

You do not need to turn every reading session into a lesson. A practical routine is to choose one short text, read as far as you can without help, reveal pinyin only where pronunciation blocks you, and save just the few words worth seeing again. The reader keeps those actions in one place, while the daily game gives you a small prompt on days when you do not have a text ready.

For a repeatable routine, use the daily Chinese reading practice guide. If you are still choosing a tool, compare the best free apps for learning Chinese.

Who it’s for

Anyone learning Chinese who wants a consistent, low-friction way to practice reading — whether you’re just starting with characters or already comfortable and looking to keep the habit alive.

Try it

HSK Studio is free and runs in the browser: hsk.fulinlabs.com

See the maintained paste-any-text Chinese reader comparison for a dated, source-backed comparison with Pleco, Readibu, and Dong Chinese.

To size up a passage before reading it, the free Chinese text analyzer reports its character count, the HSK level covering 90% of its characters, and the characters above that level.

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HSK Studio is published by Fulin Labs — see the full lineup of projects.