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Today in Mandarinturns one of today's biggest world stories into reading at your level—and delivers it every morning. Real news, simpler language, no homework.
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The story comes to you before you have to search for something worth reading. Your inbox gets one level; the website keeps all six.
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Reading practice without the search
The news is already worth reading. Now you can read it in Mandarin.
No digging through old archives or settling for learner material you would never choose in your own language.Simpler language. Same adult world.
The language is written for your level without turning serious events into children's stories. Help is there when you need it.
Waiting before you have to remember
Your version arrives every morning. Read it when you can; miss it when you cannot. There are no streaks to protect.
Every edition is selected for broad relevance, written from a fact-checked brief, and human-approved before any email is sent.
Find the version that keeps you reading
Unfamiliar words are fine. Feeling lost is not.
Pick the version that lets you follow the story. Every new word should feel useful—not rare vocabulary introduced by accident.Beginner(A1)
Common words and very short sentences.
Maximum reading supportElementary(A2)
Simple sentences about familiar topics.
Short, direct reportingIntermediate(B1)
The main point of clear, everyday writing.
Everyday news vocabularyUpper intermediate(B2)
Detailed articles and different points of view.
More detail and connectionAdvanced(C1)
Complex reporting, implied meaning, and nuance.
Complexity and nuanceProficient(C2)
Subtle arguments and near-native detail.
Near-native rangeKeep the story. Change the difficulty.
Stretch your Mandarin without losing the plot.
Put two versions side by side. The facts stay fixed while the vocabulary, sentence structure, and detail become richer.Compare reading levels他们踢了九十分钟，都没有进球，最后是零比零。
正常比赛时间结束时，两队都没有进球，比分是零比零，因此比赛进入加时赛。
Built from a reading problem
I wanted to read more Mandarin. I was tired of settling for things I didn't want to read.
As an intermediate learner—and a new father with fragmented time—I needed reading that could compete with everything else in my day. Today's news could. So I built the reading service I had been looking for.
Why I built Today in…