Chengyu Chain

Discover Chinese idioms through puzzles, challenges and word games.

Chengyu Chain combines Chinese idiom learning with interactive gameplay. Explore a collection of over 7,000 idioms, solve puzzles across 100 levels and challenge a computer opponent in idiom chain battles. Play offline without creating an account.

Explore 100 puzzle levels
Progress through four chapters of Chinese idiom challenges. Fill in missing characters and complete each puzzle to advance. Special timed challenges appear at key milestones.

Play idiom chain battles
Connect idioms using matching characters or pronunciations. Choose from endless play, timed challenges and battles against a computer opponent. Hints help you understand your available moves.

Practice and learn
Try different exercises, including finding incorrect characters, guessing idioms from pinyin or meanings, matching words with definitions, interpreting emoji clues and completing sentences. Review mistakes and try again to improve.

Learn the meaning behind each idiom
Read pinyin, explanations and origins as you play. Listen to pronunciations using text-to-speech and save idioms to revisit later.

Come back for daily challenges
Explore a daily idiom, take on a daily puzzle and track your achievements. Unlock collectible characters and customize the game's ink-inspired appearance as you progress.

Designed for comfortable play
Switch between Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and English. Adjust text size, animations, sounds and vibration to suit your preferences.

Your progress is saved on your device. Enjoy a relaxing way to practice Chinese expressions whenever you have a few spare minutes.