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Life & fun · March 10, 2026

学中文 | nihaoo.app

Gamified Chinese learning in a lightweight PWA.

What it does

I'm building nihaoo.app to make Chinese learning as easy as playing mobile games. 🏮 As a solo developer, I’ve hand-picked 1,000+ essential words and adding more and turned them into interactive games. 🎮 Whether you're matching characters or racing against the clock, you'll master vocabulary naturally. Why use nihaoo? ✅ 8+ Mini-games for fun practice ✅ 1,000+ Curated essential words ✅ 10+ Mother tongues supported ✅ 100% PWA: Install to home screen; works offline send me your feedback 🚀

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