Now upgraded to the official HSK 3.0 standard with 11,000+ words across 9 levels.
This update introduces a new Liquid Glass app icon for a refreshed, modern look.
Minor UI updates
Updated for watchOS 26, with key bug fixes and performance improvements.
Minor bugfix.
Words viewed via the complication can be marked off as learnt.
Minor UI improvements
Added a toolbar to easier access functions such as text-to-speech, example sentences, bookmarking and more.
Updated user tips.
Minor UI update.
Added support for Graphic Circular complication that can be used in various watchfaces such as Infograph, California and more.
Made corrections to the word list.
Increased the size of the tap area of the flashcard buttons for better usability.
Minor bug fixes
- New app icon - Redesigned UI - Ability to switch between pinyin and jyutping directly from a flashcard - Ability to switch between simplified and traditional directly from a flashcard - Fixed animation in Progress section
Example sentences can be read in Cantonese and Mandarin separately with dedicated buttons.
Added animations to Progress section.
Smart Complication setting allows you to filter only the words that you have not learnt to display on the watchface complication.
Added circular complication.
Added setting to enable haptic feedback.
- Updated card themes - rainbow spectrum used to indicate HSK levels - Multi-color complication matches card themes so you can know the HSK level without opening the app
- Added red tint to watchface complication that is set to multi-colour - Fixed a bug where Cantonese audio was not being played - Reduced the size of the navigation title bar
Updated menu items with the latest SF Symbols icons.
Watchface complication has been updated to support more watchfaces such as Infograph Modular and Modular Duo.
Tap the example sentence to see the pinyin/jyutping translation.
Tap the watch complication to take you directly to the word displayed on your watchface.
Example sentences for bookmarked words can be viewed by swiping left on the bookmark.
Statistics bar graph is now in three tones to distinguish between words learnt, words seen and total words.
Jyutping translation presented in superscript for improved readability.
Reduced whitespace in watchface complication to fit more information.
- Watchface complication can now also display simplified form and pinyin - Audio playback is slower for easier comprehension - Updated icons
Revamped the Bookmarks section: - Bookmarks can be deleted individually by swiping left - Each bookmarked word is coloured according to its HSK level - Bookmarks are sorted by the date that they were added/created
Replaced the Guide section with Tips which gives you all the tips you need to use this app to its potential including how to access features such as example sentences which might not be obvious to all users.
Further optimised the spaced-repetition algorithm so that words that you are familiar with are repeated less frequently.
Happy new year, Zungzi 2.0 is here! I hope you can learn more Chinese words than last year with the help of these new features: - Watchface complications so you can glance at your watch and see a new word every little while - Notifications to remind you to study everyday - Graphical representation of statistics so you can see the distribution of the words you learnt across the HSK levels - Optimisation of the spaced-repetition system - Various user interface improvements
- New efficiency feature: holding down the tick/correct button will skip the word in the current study session - Updated the Card Order setting so that the selected card order comes into effect immediately rather than at the start of the next set of flashcards - Cosmetic adjustments to flashcards to fit longer words