Grammar game

也 or 都?

也 adds one more person or thing ('too'). 都 covers everyone or everything ('all, both'). Both go before the verb.

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How to play

You are shown a Chinese sentence with a blank and its English meaning — decide whether it needs 也 or 都.
Tap the option you think fits; the blank fills in and the sentence is read aloud in Mandarin, with pinyin.
A short rule explains why that answer is correct, so the difference sticks.
Work through the round and aim for a flawless score, then play again to lock it in.

Chinese sentences you'll practice

Every sentence in this free Chinese game, with its English translation.

我喜欢茶，他也喜欢茶。 I like tea and he likes tea too.
我们都是学生。 We are all students.
我是中国人，你也是中国人吗？ I am Chinese; are you Chinese too?
他们两个都很高。 Both of them are very tall.
我吃米饭，我也吃面条。 I eat rice; I eat noodles too.
这些书我都看过。 I have read all these books.
你去，我也去。 You go, and I will go too.
大家都来了。 Everyone has come.
爸爸喝咖啡，妈妈也喝咖啡。 Dad drinks coffee; Mum drinks coffee too.
我们家的人都喜欢旅行。 Everyone in my family likes travelling.
她很忙，他也很忙。 She is very busy; he is busy too.
今天和明天都下雨。 It rains both today and tomorrow.

Questions

Is this Chinese grammar game free?

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Do I need to read hanzi?

The sentence is in simplified characters with an English meaning above it, and the pinyin and the spoken sentence appear after you answer, so you can learn the pattern while you learn the characters.