A WordSwing experiment

A little story.
A new way into
Chinese.

Step into someone else’s world. Short, connected monologues to help you read, listen, and come back for more.

Generated with love by humans using AI.

Warm garden lights inside a lunar dome, looking out toward Earth
望城 · Life on the Moon Our first story world
Short episodes for everyday practice Familiar characters worth returning to Chinese first. More worlds to come.
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Stories to spend time in

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Cover illustration for Life on the Moon

Life on the Moon 望城

Meet Xiaoxing, a young cyborg growing up in a city on the Moon. Between wandering robots, family calls, and dreams of Earth's rain, ordinary life has a little more wonder.

Explore the story
A small practice ritual

Stay curious. Take another pass.

01

Meet the story

Pick an episode. Read for the gist, or listen first when audio is available. You don’t need to catch every word.

02

Make it clearer

Read again. Reveal pinyin or an English translation where available, then try another pass with less help.

03

Come back tomorrow

Follow another voice in the same world. Familiar people and ideas give new language a place to land.

Human curiosity, AI possibilities

An experiment,
made with care.

What happens when we use AI to build a whole world of language practice, instead of one isolated exercise? We’re finding out—with human direction, a love of stories, and plenty of room to improve.

Read about the experiment →