Most of this site is free.
Days 1 to 7 of the daily lessons, the tones and pinyin guides, every character page, all 1971 words, the grammar reference, the situation guides, the printables and the first 3 days of every other course need no account at all. A free Basic account carries you to day 30 of the daily course. You pay only for the rest of the library.
- Without an account
- ✓Daily lessons, days 1 to 7
- ✓The tones and pinyin guides
- ✓58 character pages with stroke order
- ✓1971 words and 13 grammar points
- ✓10 situation guides and the HSK guide
- ✓The first 3 days of all 7 other courses
- ✓The review deck and writing practice
- ✓The printable chart and writing sheets
- With a free Basic account
- ✓Daily lessons, days 8 to 30
- ✓Progress and XP kept across your devices
- ✓A review schedule that survives a cleared browser
- ✓Everything in Basic
- ✓Daily lessons, days 31 to 90
- ✓Every day of all 7 other courses, Characters in 30 days and HSK 1 and 2 included
- ✓Every course released while you subscribe
- ✓Email support from a human
- ✓Cancel any time, keep the month you paid for
- ✓Everything in Pro, permanently
- ✓Every future course on this site, included
- ✓No renewal, no card on file, no reminders
- ✓Supports an independent build
- ·Covers this site only, not the other languages
Pro is $8.99, £7.99 or €7.99 a month and Lifetime $119, £99 or €99, shown in your own currency where we can tell it. Prices include tax. Checkout is run by Link, Stripe's checkout (Onelink in the UK), which is the seller of record and handles the tax.
| Feature | Basic | Pro | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free, with no account at all | |||
| Daily lessons, days 1 to 7 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| The tones and pinyin guides | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 58 character pages with stroke order | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vocabulary and grammar reference, 1971 words | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Situation guides, from restaurants to emergencies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Printable chart and writing practice sheets | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HSK exam guide | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| The review deck and writing practice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| The first 3 days of all 7 other courses | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| What a free Basic account adds | |||
| Daily lessons, days 8 to 30 | free account | ✓ | ✓ |
| Progress and XP kept across every device | free account | ✓ | ✓ |
| A review schedule that survives a cleared browser | free account | ✓ | ✓ |
| What the paid plans add | |||
| Daily lessons, days 31 to 90 | · | ✓ | ✓ |
| The other 7 courses, from day 4 | · | ✓ | ✓ |
| Courses released later | · | while subscribed | included forever |
| Email support from a human | · | ✓ | ✓ |
| The commitment | |||
| Billed monthly, nothing up front | · | ✓ | one payment |
| Cancel any time, in two clicks | · | ✓ | nothing to cancel |
| Renews automatically | · | monthly | never |
| No minimum term and no cancellation fee | · | ✓ | ✓ |
| 14-day refund on your first payment | · | ✓ | ✓ |
No. Days 1 to 7 of the daily course, the tones and pinyin guides, every character page, all 1971 words, the grammar reference, the situation guides and the printables need no account and no card, and they stay that way. There is no clock on any of it.
Because by then you have a week of progress and a review schedule worth keeping, and an account is what keeps them when you change device or clear your browser. It is free, and you sign in with a link sent to your email, no password.
The rest of the library: days 31 to 90 of the daily course and every day of the 7 other courses, from donghua and gaming to Characters in 30 days and HSK 1 and 2. The free part teaches you to say things. The paid part is the rest of the road.
No. Monthly or once, nothing in between. An annual plan asks you to bet a year on a site you have used for ten minutes. If you want to commit, Lifetime is the honest version of that.
Everything on Learn Chinese Online Hub, for as long as the site exists, including every course as it is built. It does not include the other language sites in the network, because those are separate products with their own costs.
Pounds in the UK, euros in the eurozone and US dollars everywhere else: Pro is $8.99, £7.99 or €7.99 a month and Lifetime $119, £99 or €99. Prices include tax. Checkout is run by Link, Stripe's checkout, which is the seller of record and collects and pays the VAT or sales tax.
Any time, from your account settings, without emailing anyone or giving a reason. Cancelling stops the next payment and you keep access to the end of the month you have paid for. No cancellation fee, no retention offer.
Email us within 14 days of your first payment and you get your money back. We would rather refund you than have you paying for something you do not open.
Then do not. Start Day 1, it is free, and come back to this page when the free part runs out of road. The refund policy is short and says what it means.
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