Free Chinese reading tool

Chinese Article Generator

Paste any article link or describe a story, and get Chinese reading practice written at your exact HSK level — generated free and emailed to you.

We'll email your finished article here.

Describe a story you'd like, or paste an article link

Paste a link to simplify an article, or write a prompt for a custom story.
Choose your HSK level

Generation takes a few minutes — your finished article will be emailed to you, so there's no need to wait on this page.

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How the Chinese article generator works

Three steps to a Chinese article pitched exactly at your reading level.

1

Tell us what to read about

Paste a link to any article or blog post, in any language, or write a prompt describing the story you'd like. World news, a short story, a topic you're curious about — it's up to you.

2

Choose your HSK level

Pick HSK 2, 3, 4 or 5. The generator targets the vocabulary and sentence complexity of that level, so your Chinese reading practice lands at the right difficulty.

3

We write it, level-check it, and email it

Our AI writes your article in Chinese, then checks it against our HSK-level scoring system and refines it until the difficulty matches. It arrives in your inbox in a few minutes.

Why read Chinese at your own HSK level?

Finding Chinese reading practice at the right level is one of the hardest parts of learning Mandarin. Native articles and news are full of vocabulary far beyond your level, so you spend more time in the dictionary than actually reading. Textbook passages sit at a fixed level and quickly become repetitive. What most intermediate learners really want is simple: real, interesting Chinese reading material pitched at HSK 3, HSK 4, or wherever they happen to be.

Reading is most effective when the text is just slightly above your current level — challenging enough to teach you new words, but easy enough to follow without translating every sentence. When you generate a Chinese article at your HSK level, almost every sentence is within reach, and the handful of new words are easy to absorb from context. That's how reading turns into real vocabulary growth.

General AI chat tools can write in Chinese, but they don't reliably hit a specific HSK level — ask for HSK 3 and you'll often get vocabulary several levels too hard. This tool was built specifically to solve that. It pairs article generation with an HSK-level scorer, so the reading practice you get back genuinely matches the level you asked for, not just a vague label like “intermediate”.

Use it to turn an English news story into HSK 4 Chinese reading practice, to create a custom HSK 3 story about a topic you love, or simply to build a steady supply of leveled Chinese reading material. Every article is sent straight to your email, so you can read it whenever suits you — on the train, over coffee, or as part of your daily study routine.

Frequently asked questions

Is the generated Chinese natural?

Yes. We tested several AI models with native Chinese speakers and built the tool around the one that produced the most natural writing. HSK 4 and HSK 5 are where it performs best; HSK 2 and HSK 3 are simpler by design and still being fine-tuned.

Which HSK levels can I choose?

HSK 2 through HSK 5. HSK 4 and HSK 5 are the most polished levels. HSK 1 isn't available yet — we'll add it once the quality meets our bar.

What can I use as the source?

A link to almost any article or blog post, in any language, or a written prompt describing the story or topic you want. There's no “choose from a library” option on this page — that's available inside the Mandarin Mosaic app.

How much does it cost?

The web tool is free. You'll need to give a valid email address and may be asked to verify it; your finished article is then emailed to you.

How long does it take?

Usually a few minutes. The article is generated, level-checked and then emailed to you, so you don't need to keep this page open.

Who built this?

Mandarin Mosaic — an app for intermediate Mandarin learners built around sentence mining and leveled reading. The article generator is also available inside the app, with more options and your personal vocabulary taken into account.

Want articles built around the words you already know?

Inside the Mandarin Mosaic app, the article generator uses your personal vocabulary to pitch every story at your level — plus full sentence-mining tools to turn what you read into words you remember.