Vocabulary Study Game

Initially this was just an app I was throwing together for myself to try and study Chinese Mandarin vocabulary, that wasn’t quite as boring as standard flashcards - using JSON lists of the new HSK 3.0 word lists (bands 1-3).

I essentially met that goal for making the android app & web page for myself to study (but of course I never actually followed through and kept studying).

Playable Online: https://greenants.github.io/HSK-3.0-Study-Game/

Codeberg Repository: https://codeberg.org/ahotcupoftea/VocabularyStudyGame

But then I got to thinking that this could be a lot better, with a lot more “gamification” features to turn this into something that I would actually want to play. Like leveling up you character, getting new items, etc. However, as ussual the project stalled and I never got to that point…but thankfully this project is actually in a usable state and quite useful as a vocabulary study tool. I even got writing practice included into the app via a third party api, to help you better solidify the words in your mind.

Of course, while the app is usable - it probably has a view bugs here and there that may cause some issues.

I am not much of a great programmer, and I pretty much just vibe coded this application as it was intended for me to just use. The code is probably terribly messy - but I more-or-less think it is just a neat little proof of concept to show that we can work towards better ways to learn languages that are not the same old boring thing. Also, I think if someone is just looking for a simple alterantive to an Anki flashcard deck for the HSK 3.0 vocabulary - I think the app can be somewhat useful.