Video language learning

Learn Chinese from real videos.

Watch Chinese videos with pinyin, word lookup, a learning view, and learner-friendly subtitles.

Start with one sentence. Replay it, see pinyin, tap words, and keep watching.

Product GIF A quick look at watching, replaying, reading pinyin, and tapping words.
Animated preview of LingoPlayer learning Chinese from a video

Real screenshots

Turn real Chinese videos into study material.

See how LingoPlayer connects video, subtitles, pinyin, lookup, and replay in one learning flow.

Chinese learning page with pinyin and synchronized subtitles
Learning page Video, current sentence, pinyin, and context subtitles.
Chinese word lookup with pinyin and English meaning
Tap-to-lookup Chinese word segmentation, pinyin, meaning, and pronunciation.
Chinese video learning view preview
Learning view Turn native video pages into learner-friendly cards for choosing what to study.

Video sources

Use the videos you already care about.

YouTube

The world's largest video platform, useful for Chinese lessons, overseas creators, language channels, and familiar video sources.

Bilibili

One of China's largest and most popular video platforms, especially active among young viewers, with travel, food, vlogs, culture, and everyday Chinese content.

Local videos

For your own videos and subtitle files.

Study while watching

Keep up with Chinese without leaving the video.

The current sentence, pinyin, English support line, and nearby subtitles stay synced while the video plays.

Chinese learning page with pinyin and synchronized subtitles

Learning view

Browse Chinese videos without getting lost.

The learning view turns supported video pages into cards, so you can understand the title, topic, and context before starting.

Chinese video learning view preview

No tab switching

Tap a Chinese word and keep watching.

Segmentation, pinyin, English meaning, and pronunciation appear inside the player. Selected-text translation is available on native desktop website pages.

Chinese word lookup with pinyin and English meaning

Real-life Chinese

Learn Chinese from real situations.

Travel vlogs, food videos, city walks, street interviews, and everyday conversations.

Travel in China Travel in China Beginner friendly
Food & ordering Food & ordering Daily words
Daily vlogs Daily vlogs Intermediate
Street interviews Street interviews Native speed

Not sure what to watch?

Get Chinese video picks every week.

Get level-matched Chinese video picks 2-3 times a week, so you spend less time searching and more time learning.

Coming soon

AI sentence explanations.

Select a subtitle line and get help understanding context, tone, phrases, and why it means what it means.

Coming soon

Learner comments are coming soon.

You will be able to share what you noticed while watching, send timed comment overlays, and learn from how other learners understand the same moment.

Early access

Understand one real video clip today.

Download LingoPlayer for Windows, macOS, or Android. The current early access version is free to use.

Android is distributed as a direct APK. macOS is distributed as a DMG. The current version is free to use.