<h2>Websites</h2>
<p><strong>Blogs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hacking Chinese</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.sinosplice.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sinosplice</a></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Databases</strong></p>
<p>See also <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/1195">Dictionaries</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://9610.com/zidian/index.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">9610 Shufazidian</a> is a database of calligraphic variants.</li>
<li><a href="http://chinese-linguipedia.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Linguipedia</a> is a database of glyph origins.</li>
<li><a href="http://chinese-poems.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChinesePoetry</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ctext.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese text project</a> is a database of pre-modern Chinese texts.</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.variants.moe.edu.tw/variants/rbt/home.do" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants</a></li>
<li><a href="https://learnchinese.club/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Learn Chinese Club</a> catalogues YouTube videos for learning Chinese.</li>
<li><a href="http://technology.chtsai.org/namelist/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">A List of Chinese names</a> by Chih-Hao Tsai.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_classifiers" rel="nofollow noreferrer">List of Chinese classifiers</a> at Wikipedia.</li>
<li><a href="https://petit-prince-collection.com/lang/show_langue.php?lang=en&amp;id=58" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Little Prince Collection</a>: 971 &quot;The Little Prince&quot; books in Mandarin.</li>
<li><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Multi-function Chinese Character Database</a> provides ancient character forms and glyph origins.</li>
<li><a href="http://shtooka.net/overview.php?lang=cmn" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Shtooka</a> provides Chinese word audio pronunciations.</li>
<li><a href="http://taeglich.chinesisch-trainer.de/index.php?alle=1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Täglich Chinesisch</a> (German) characters and components database.</li>
<li><a href="http://wengu.tartarie.com/wg/wengu.php?l=intro" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wengu</a> provides classical Chinese works.</li>
<li><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Xiao xue tang</a> provides ancient character variants, oracle bones, seal scripts, etc.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Example sentences</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.bing.com/dict/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bing Dictionary</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinesepod.com/dictionary/english-chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChinesePod</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ichacha.net/mzj/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iChacha</a></li>
<li><a href="https://glosbe.com/zh/en" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Glosbe</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.jukuu.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Jukuu</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lwc.daanvanesch.nl/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Leiden Weibo Corpus</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dict.naver.com/linedict/zhendict/#/cnen/home" rel="nofollow noreferrer">LINE Dict</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.purpleculture.net/sample-sentences/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Purple Culture</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tatoeba.org/eng/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tatoeba</a> (also <a href="https://tatoeba.org/eng/downloads" rel="nofollow noreferrer">downloadable</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.wehanyu.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">We Hanyu</a> extracts example sentences (segmented with pinyin) from videos.</li>
<li><a href="http://youdao.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">YouDao</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youglish.com/chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">YouGlish</a> finds examples on YouTube.</li>
<li><a href="https://zaojv.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Zaoju Wang 造句网</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zhonga.ru/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Zhonga</a> (in Russian).</li>
<li><a href="https://www.zerotohero.ca/en/cmn/youtube/search" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Zero to Hero</a> finds examples on YouTube.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Flashcards and Writing</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://skritter.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Skritter</a> for writing practice.  Subscriptions are <a href="https://legacy.skritter.com/pricing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 14.99 per month</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.tofulearn.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TOFU Learn</a> for writing practice.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Forum</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.chinese-forums.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Forums</a></li>
<li><a href="http://chinese.stackexchange.com/">Chinese Stack Exchange</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.plecoforums.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pleco Software Forum</a></li>
<li>Reddit's <a href="http://reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">r/ChineseLanguage</a></li>
<li><a href="http://forum.wordreference.com/forumdisplay.php?f=72" rel="nofollow noreferrer">WordReference.com</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>General learning</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.cchatty.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">cchatty</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.chinesekuang.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChineseKuang</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dong-chinese.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dong Chinese</a> - paid version starts at <a href="https://www.dong-chinese.com/pricing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 9.99 per month</a></li>
<li><a href="http://fluentu.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">FluentU</a> starts at <a href="https://www.fluentu.com/pricing/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 20 per month</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://ai.glossika.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Glossika</a> focuses on learning, and starts at <a href="https://ai.glossika.com/pricing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 24.99 per month</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.hackchinese.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hack Chinese</a> starts at <a href="https://www.hackchinese.com/pricing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 8 per month</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.languagereactor.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Language Reactor</a> assists watching YouTube videos.</li>
<li><a href="https://laowaichengyuguide.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Laowai's Unofficial Chengyu Guide</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://lingologue.vercel.app/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">lingologue</a> gives oral translation exercises.</li>
<li><a href="https://ninchanese.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ninchanese</a> starts at <a href="https://ninchanese.com/pricing/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 10 per month</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.pimsleur.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pimsleur</a> for languages in general, includes Mandarin <a href="https://www.pimsleur.com/learn-chinese-mandarin/subscription-premium" rel="nofollow noreferrer">starting at $US 19.95 per month</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://reader.ponddy.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ponddy Reader</a> for teaching and learning, starts at <a href="https://reader.ponddy.com/pricing/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 9.99 per month</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://speechling.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Speechling</a> for speaking practice.</li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.yabla.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yabla</a> starts at $US 12.95 per month.  See also: <a href="https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-pinyin-chart.php" rel="nofollow noreferrer">PinYin Chart</a> with audio.</li>
<li><a href="https://yarukilingo.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yaruki Lingo</a> assists watching YouTube videos.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.yoyochinese.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yoyo Chinese</a> bundles <a href="https://www.yoyochinese.com/store" rel="nofollow noreferrer">start at $US 88</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://zbschools.sg/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ZBSchools</a> has Mandarin videos and reading materials for a Singaporean children.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Grammar</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.chineseboost.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Boost</a></li>
<li><a href="http://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Grammar Wiki</a></li>
<li><a href="https://languagetool.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">LanguageTool</a> grammar checker.</li>
<li><a href="https://sapling.ai/lang/chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sapling</a> grammar checker.</li>
<li><a href="https://sentencechecker.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sentence Checker</a></li>
<li><a href="https://textgears.com/chinese-grammar-online" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TextGears</a> grammar checker.</li>
<li><a href="https://yufalaoshi.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yufalaoshi</a> grammar checker.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Multimedia lessons</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://gloss.dliflc.edu/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Global Language Online Support System (GLOSS)</a> provides free audio lessons with transcripts.</li>
<li><a href="https://learningchinesethroughstories.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Learn Chinese Through Stories 听故事学中文</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.icourse163.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">中国大学MOOC</a>: online Coursera-like courses in Chinese.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Reading</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Archive of our Own</a> has fan fiction <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;work_search%5Blanguage_id%5D=zh" rel="nofollow noreferrer">in Chinese</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://easychinese.io/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Easy Chinese</a> offers simplified news (Vietnamese website).</li>
<li><a href="https://chinesenewsclub.substack.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese News Club</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.chinesereadersguild.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Reader's Guild</a></li>
<li><a href="http://chinesereadingpractice.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Reading Practice</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinesescramble.netlify.app/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Sentence Scrambler</a></li>
<li><a href="http://clozemaster.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Clozemaster</a> &quot;fill in the blanks&quot; game (includes Chinese).</li>
<li><a href="http://www.dzkbw.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">电子课本网</a> provides textbooks (e.g. 语文) used in Chinese schools.</li>
<li><a href="https://hskreading.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HSK Reading</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.story101.site/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">故事101</a> has chengyu backstories, and other short stories.</li>
<li><a href="https://languagecrush.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">LanguageCrush</a> tracks words while reading, with various subscriptions e.g. <a href="https://languagecrush.com/pricing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 5 per month</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.lingq.com/en/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">LingQ</a> tracks words while reading, with various subscriptions e.g. <a href="https://www.lingq.com/en/accounts/subscription/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 107.88 for 12 months</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://mychinesereading.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">My Chinese Reading</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mylingua.world/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MyLingua</a> tracks words while reading news articles at various levels.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nanshansi123.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Nanshasi123</a> provides 语文 textbooks used in Chinese schools.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/languages/zh" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Project Gutenberg</a> provides Chinese novels.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.qigushi.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">七故事儿童网</a> has children's stories.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ricciwawa.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ricciwawa</a> has short stories with audio.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ruiwen.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">RuiWen</a> has articles e.g. <a href="http://www.ruiwen.com/zuowen/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">作文</a> written by Chinese children.</li>
<li><a href="https://sinomemes.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sinomemes</a> explains Chinese memes.</li>
<li><a href="https://word-pack.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">WordPack</a> has HSK5-level sentences.</li>
<li><a href="https://xkcd.in/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">XKCD comics</a> in Chinese.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Text-to-speech</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://micmonster.com/text-to-speech/chinese-mandarin-simplified/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MicMonster</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.narakeet.com/languages/chinese-text-to-speech/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Narakeet</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.naturalreaders.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Natural Readers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://speechify.com/text-to-speech-online/chinese/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Speechify</a></li>
<li><a href="https://talkify.net/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Talkify</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ttsfree.com/text-to-speech/chinese-mandarin-simplified" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TTSFree</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.veed.io/tools/text-to-speech-video/chinese-text-to-speech" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Veed.io</a></li>
</ul>
<p>(There's also multiple text-to-speech websites like <a href="https://www.texttovoice.online/?lang=cmn-CN" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TextToVoice</a> and <a href="https://ttsmp3.com/text-to-speech/Chinese%20Mandarin/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TTSmp3</a> which seem to all use the same API.)</p>
<p><strong>Translation and OCR</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://fanyi.baidu.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Baidu Translate 百度翻译</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bing.com/translator" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bing Microsoft Translator</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.deepl.com/en/translator" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DeepL Translate</a></li>
<li><a href="https://translate.google.cn/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google Translate</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ocr.space/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">OCR.Space</a></li>
<li><a href="https://translateimages.site/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Translate an image</a></li>
<li><a href="https://translate.yandex.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yandex Translates</a> includes file and image uploads.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Web tools</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://pnlpal.dev/captionz" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Captionz</a> generates subtitles for YouTube videos.</li>
<li><a href="https://dimusic.github.io/chinese-text-analyzer/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Text Analyzer</a> analyzes text for HSK words.</li>
<li><a href="https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Text Project</a> allows search by radical.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.chinese-tools.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Tools</a> has a range of tools, e.g. <a href="https://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/sinograms.html?r=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">search by radical</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://wumaocorp.com/hskcheck/tools/text-analyzer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HSK Check</a> estimates the HSK level on an input text.</li>
<li><a href="http://hskhsk.pythonanywhere.com/hanzi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HSK东西</a> enumerates HSK characters and words in text; see also the <a href="https://github.com/glxxyz/hskhsk.com/tree/main/data/lists" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HSK data</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cuobiezi.net/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">JCJC错别字在线检测</a> checks for typos in Chinese text.</li>
<li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/language-learning-with-ne/hoombieeljmmljlkjmnheibnpciblicm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Language Learning with Netflix</a> is a Chrome extension that helps you watch (e.g.) Chinese language content on Netflix with/out subtitles, auto-pause, adjustable speed and built in lookup functions.</li>
<li><a href="http://pin1yin1.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">pin1yin1.com</a> adds pinyin or Zhuyin to text.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.qhanzi.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">QHanzi</a> allows character input via hand drawing.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.njstar.com/cms/cjk-code-to-unicode-conversion" rel="nofollow noreferrer">NJStar</a> converts Chinese GBK, Big5, etc. to Unicode.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.worchid.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Worchid</a> allows typing Chinese by inputting English, pinyin, or bopomofo.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordsimilarity.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Word Similarity</a> lists similar words to an input word.</li>
</ul>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2020-09-02T06:09:57.300Z
[Git游戏](http://gityx.com/) has Chinese versions of games posted to Github.
Becky 李蓓
CC BY-SA 4.0
2021-07-16T02:11:16.867Z
[Influent DLC - 普通话](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286961/Influent_DLC___Learn_Mandarin_Chinese/) is a Chinese-learning game.
Becky 李蓓
CC BY-SA 4.0
2023-07-03T13:23:02.880Z
[Chinese Character Alchemy](https://spotky1004.com/Chinese-Character-Alchemy/) (also [here](https://galaxy.click/play/68)) is a game where you combine components into (traditional) characters.
Becky 李蓓
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2012-02-20T04:52:01.757Z
2024-04-12T02:22:31.280Z
2024-04-12T02:22:31.280Z
aelephant
<h2>Browser Add-ons</h2>
<p><strong>General</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/448301-bilibili-selectable-danmu-comments" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bilibili selectable danmu comments</a> is a script which converts Bilibili on-screen comments to plaintext</p>
</li>
<li><p>Chinese Tutor (Chrome: <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chinesetutor-flashcards/egbbefchlgcnhjoncjebmkffamidfhae" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Flashcards</a>, <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chinesetutor-speaking/lpflafdbjlkiabamakjkmjclmfkchfjh" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Speaking</a>, <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chinesetutor-dictionary/glfkbeoehpfomhdacjdnjaompnmadnhj" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dictionary</a>, <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chinese-tutor-dictionary/gfieiijcebhmabioenbhbeegmakmabil" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Extension</a>) is a flashcard extension</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/npuqf6/chinese_words_separator/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Words Separator</a> (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chinese-words-separator/gacfacdpfimbkgcnlegknnmcccjgcbnp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>; <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/chinese-words-separator/id1598790017" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Safari</a> $US 9.99; <a href="https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/chinese-words-separator/peglphdebebicogkcpinemlaanfabeip" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Edge</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.flixlingo.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Flixlingo</a> (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/flixlingo/nljiiplakcgjilhoopommpbpmjafkmlg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://langtern.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Langtern</a> (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.langtern.chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>) adds a side bar vocabulary assistant.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://languagelearningwithnetflix.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Language Learning with Netflix</a> (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hoombieeljmmljlkjmnheibnpciblicm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><p>Language Learning with YouTube (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/language-learning-with-yo/jkhhdcaafjabenpmpcpgdjiffdpmmcjb" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><p>New Tong Wen Tang (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tong-wen-tang/ldmgbgaoglmaiblpnphffibpbfchjaeg?hl=en" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>; <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/new_tongwentang/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Firefox</a>) converts between simplified and traditional Chinese</p>
</li>
<li><p>Hanzisize (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hanzisize/jcljolcajgicemckjlgndbmoaeoobodk" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>) enlarges Chinese text</p>
</li>
<li><p>Immersive Translate (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/immersive-translate/bpoadfkcbjbfhfodiogcnhhhpibjhbnh" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>; <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/immersive-translate/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Firefox</a>) inserts translations into webpages.</p>
</li>
<li><p>TransOver (<a href="https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/transover/aggiiclaiamajehmlfpkjmlbadmkledi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>; <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/transover-ff/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Firefox</a>) translates text selection.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://jointoucan.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Toucan</a> (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/toucan-language-learning/lokjgaehpcnlmkebpmjiofccpklbmoci" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>; <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/toucan-language-learning/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Firefox</a>) replaces words with those in your target language.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.vocabtracker.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Vocabtracker</a> (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vocab-tracker/dmnblpfefmpaflamlfgmimhkmdmhlcda" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>)</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>There are also many browser highlighters available (too many to list; <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=browser%20highlighter%20extension" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google it</a>), which enable you to highlight and save text for later review.</p>
<p><strong>Popup dictionaries</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/npuqf6/chinese_words_separator/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Words Separator</a> (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chinese-words-separator/gacfacdpfimbkgcnlegknnmcccjgcbnp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>; <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/chinese-words-separator/id1598790017" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Safari</a>; <a href="https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/chinese-words-separator/peglphdebebicogkcpinemlaanfabeip" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Edge</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://github.com/pnlpal/dictionaries" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dictionaries: one to rule them all</a> includes Chinese (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dictionaries-one-to-rule/diojcfpekhhnndfmggknljpnfpcccbhc" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>; <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dictionaries/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Firefox</a>; <a href="https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/dictionaries-one-to-rule/jdgglojanbnghagoeffacmjodigadoof" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Edge</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><p>Perapera Chinese (<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/perapera-chinese/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Firefox</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://frill.miknight.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Frill</a> (Safari)</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://glotdojo.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">GlotDojo</a> (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/glotdojo-learn-languages/dbnjpielondlkmdjbembloegkaabfakc" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>) with <a href="https://glotdojo.com/premium/chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese premium</a></p>
</li>
<li><p>Inkah (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/inkah-chinese-korean-pop/pcgmedbmchghfgikplcimdmfldfnecec" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>; <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/inkah/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Firefox</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><p>LiuChan Chinese Popup Dictionary (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/liuchan-chinese-popup-dic/hjpjmkjmkgedphipmbnmejlnfndjcgdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>; <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/liuchan/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Firefox</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/popover-chinese/id1548419843" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Popover Chinese</a> (Safari)</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://github.com/cschiller/zhongwen" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Zhongwen: The Popular Chinese Learning Tool</a> (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zhongwen-chinese-english/kkmlkkjojmombglmlpbpapmhcaljjkde" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>; <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/zhongwen/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Firefox</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><p>Zhongzhong: An improved Chinese Dictionary (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zhongzhong-an-improved-ch/dggcgdjndddfmcfoipccicfoajmciacf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chrome</a>)</p>
</li>
</ul>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2012-03-04T04:17:14.297Z
2024-05-19T21:27:59.583Z
2024-05-19T21:27:59.583Z
aelephant
<h2>Software for learning</h2>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://apps.ankiweb.net/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Anki</a> is an SRS program with <a href="https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks/chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese decks</a> (e.g. the <a href="https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/53920083" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Spoonfed</a> and <a href="https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks/Tingli" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tingli</a> decks).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mnemosyne</a> is a free downloadable SRS program, with some decks for <a href="https://mnemosyne-proj.org/category/chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Online Chinese keyboards</h2>
<p>Unless otherwise specified, these tools do not include a pinyin mode that uses the tone number - they use  fuzzy pinyin (pinyin without tones).</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.archchinese.com/type_chinese.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">archchinese</a> Pinyin. Can enter words longer than one character at once, if they're in the dictionary used by the tool.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.branah.com/chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Branah</a> cangjie or pinyin; traditional or simplified. The pinyin mode includes a filter by the tone number.</li>
<li><a href="https://gate2home.com/Chinese-Keyboard" rel="nofollow noreferrer">gate2home</a> cangjie or pinyin; traditional or simplified.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Other tools</h2>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://github.com/Destaq/chinese-comprehension" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Comprehension</a> analyzes text for HSK words.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://github.com/Destaq/chinese-sentence-miner" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Sentence Miner</a> extracts example sentences from a database of 18000+ sentences.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://github.com/mozilla/DeepSpeech/wiki#frequently-asked-questions" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DeepSpeech</a> speech-to-text converts sound files to plaintext; it has an &quot;experimental&quot; <a href="https://github.com/mozilla/DeepSpeech/releases" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mandarin Chinese</a> model.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Ibus (<a href="https://github.com/ibus/ibus" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Github</a>; <a href="http://code.google.com/p/ibus/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google Code</a>) is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Input_Bus" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese input framework for Unix/Linux</a> (e.g. <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ibus" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ubuntu</a>).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://hanziwriter.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hanzi Writer</a> is a javascript library for character animations.</p>
</li>
<li><p><code>iconv</code> is a Unix command for converting between character encoding, e.g., <code>iconv -c -t=UTF-8</code> can be used to convert to UTF-8.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://github.com/fxsjy/jieba" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Jieba</a> is a free tool for Chinese text segmentation, written in Python.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://github.com/mingsai/MacOSX-Language-Tools" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MacOSX Language Tools</a> includes Chinese-English dictionaries, character-to-pinyin conversion, etc.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Microsoft Edge's Read Aloud function is <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/grv8ey/psa_%E6%88%91%E5%8B%92%E4%B8%AA%E5%8E%BBmicrosoft_edge_read_aloud_function_is_the/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">noted for its high quality text-to-speech</a> (see also <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/107h4ax/guide_on_how_to_use_microsoft_azures_texttospeech/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Guide on how to use Microsoft Azure's Text-to-Speech engine</a>).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC" rel="nofollow noreferrer">OpenCC</a> converts between simplified and traditional characters; its <a href="https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/tree/master/data/dictionary" rel="nofollow noreferrer">dictionaries</a> are available (<a href="https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/blob/master/data/dictionary/STCharacters.txt" rel="nofollow noreferrer">characters</a>; <a href="https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/blob/master/data/dictionary/STPhrases.txt" rel="nofollow noreferrer">phrases</a>).</p>
</li>
</ul>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2012-11-10T16:14:37.097Z
2024-09-17T15:43:11.230Z
2024-09-17T15:43:11.230Z
Stephane Rolland
<h2>Apps</h2>
<p><strong>Dictionaries</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p>Hanping Chinese Dictionary Pro 汉英词典 (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.embermitre.hanping.app.pro" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>; $US 2.99) includes handwriting recognition, native speaker audio, stroke animations, example sentences, idioms, HSK words, etc. More functionality via in-app purchases, e.g. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.embermitre.hanping.app.reader.pro" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hanping Camera</a> ($US 9.99) and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.embermitre.hanping.app.popup" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hanping Chinese Popup</a> ($US 9.99).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.pleco.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pleco</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pleco-chinese-dictionary/id341922306" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pleco.chinesesystem" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) free dictionary with example sentences; many additional features e.g. OCR via in-app purchases.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Ponddy Chinese Dictionary (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ponddy-chinese-dictionary/id1569799653" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>).</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Flashcards and Writing</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p>AnkiMobile (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ankimobile-flashcards/id373493387" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>; $US 24.99) and AnkiDroid (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ichi2.anki" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) is a popular flashcard tool with many Chinese 'card decks' created by the community.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://app.chinesepeach.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Peach</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chinese-peach/id1533410359" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chinesepeach" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.trainchinese.com/v2/writer.php" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Writer</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chinese-writer-by-trainchinese/id422248993" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.molatra.chinesewriterlite" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) provides writing practice by tracing on-screen characters.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.dailychinese.app/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Daily Chinese</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/daily-chinese-flashcards/id1468602303" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mojayllc.dailychinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) is a vocabulary builder.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.flashonary.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Flashonary</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/flashonary-chinese-english-chinese-german-flashcard/id320888944" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>) is a flashcard dictionary.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Inkstone (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.id126c0rsxlvjwv18cf44u" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android $US 4.99</a>; <a href="https://www.skishore.me/inkstone/images/demo.gif" rel="nofollow noreferrer">demo video</a>) is an app for writing practice.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.noodlechinese.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Noodle Chinese</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/noodle-chinese/id1375293467" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>) is an app for writing practice.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://skritter.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Skritter</a> (iPhone: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/skritter-chinese/id520277126" rel="nofollow noreferrer">old version</a>; <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/skritter-write-chinese/id1370892114" rel="nofollow noreferrer">new version</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inkren.skritter.chinese&amp;hl=en_US" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) is a responsive app for writing practice.  Subscriptions are <a href="https://legacy.skritter.com/pricing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 14.99 per month</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.stickystudy.com/chinese.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sticky Study</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stickystudy-chinese-hsk-top/id451375935" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPad $US 1.99</a>).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.trainchinese.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">trainchinese</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/trainchinese/id333830076" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.molatra.trainchinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.tofulearn.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TOFU Learn</a> (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tofu-learn/id1298141461" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tofulearn.tofulearn" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) includes character writing practice for Chinese.  It's described as free, but it also has paid &quot;pro&quot; accounts.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Word Tracer (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/word-tracer-learn-chinese-iphone-edition/id453400918" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>) provides writing practice by tracing on-screen characters.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Games</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p>酷狗唱唱 (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/%E9%85%B7%E7%8B%97%E5%94%B1%E5%94%B1-%E5%85%A8%E6%B0%91%E6%89%8B%E6%9C%BAktv/id1282270796" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>; <a href="https://a.app.qq.com/o/simple.jsp?pkgname=com.kugou.android.ktvapp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">QQ</a>) is a Chinese karaoke app which gives you a score based on your singing.</p>
</li>
<li><p>NiHao! (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nihao!/id760028888?mt=8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPad; $US 4.99</a>) grammar and puzzle game.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Word Swing (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wordswing-chinese/id1277286492" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wordswing.wordswingchineseapp&amp;hl=en_US" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) is a choose-your-own-adventure text adventure game (paid version required for full access).</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>General learning</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p>AI Super Chinese (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/uz/app/learn-chinese-ai-super-chinese/id1462500984" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.superchinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.chineasy.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chineasy</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chineasy-cards/id1318941705" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chineasy.cards&amp;hl=en_US" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) is for memorizing characters and basic lessons.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.chineseskill.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChineseSkill</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/learn-chinese-chineseskill/id777111034" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chineseskill" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) provides learning materials up to HSK4 (speaking, writing, listening and reading), and flash cards.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Chinesimple HSK (HSK levels: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.hskfree.ap" rel="nofollow noreferrer">1</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.aroundpixels.hsk2lite" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.aroundpixels.hsk3lite" rel="nofollow noreferrer">3</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.aroundpixels.hsk4lite" rel="nofollow noreferrer">4</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.aroundpixels.hsk5lite" rel="nofollow noreferrer">5</a>) provides grammar and vocabulary games, a dictionary, and special levels (Android)</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.dong-chinese.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dong Chinese</a> (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.peterolson.chinse.dongchinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><p>Dot Languages (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dot-languages-learn-chinese/id1547286120" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dotlanguages.dot&amp;gl=US" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://languagedrops.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Drops</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/drops-learn-korean-japanese-chinese-language/id939540371" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.languagedrops.drops.international" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.duolingo.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Duolingo</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/duolingo-language-lessons/id570060128" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duolingo" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) is a colorful language-learning app, including Chinese.  Paid versions start at <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/duolingo-language-lessons/id570060128" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 9.99 per month</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.hellochinese.cc/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HelloChinese</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/id1001507516" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hellochinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) is a beginner app for improving speaking skills based on speech recognition.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://incrediblechinese.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Incredible Chinese</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fluent-academy/id1506535967" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=academy.fluent.android" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) uses AI/speech recognition to learn via Chinese conversations.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.lingodeer.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Lingodeer</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lingodeer-learn-languages/id1261193709" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lingodeer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) has a variety of puzzles for languages including Chinese; paid version <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lingodeer-learn-languages/id1261193709" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 11.99 per month</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.memrise.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Memrise</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/memrise-ultimate-memorisation/id635966718" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.memrise.android.memrisecompanion" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) is a language memorization app, which includes Chinese.  Subscriptions start at around <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/memrise-ultimate-memorisation/id635966718" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 8.99 per month</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Migii HSK (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/tw/app/migii-hsk-practice-test-1-6/id6444041413?l=en-GB" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eup.migiihsk" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://ninchanese.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ninchanese</a> (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninchanese.app" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) starts at around <a href="https://ninchanese.com/pricing/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 10 per month</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.rosettastone.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Rosetta Stone</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rosetta-stone-learn-languages/id435588892" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.rosettastone.mobile.CoursePlayer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) is around <a href="https://www.rosettastone.com/buy-chinese/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 9.99 per month</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://langtern.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Langtern</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1578011970" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.langtern.chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) has a selection of online material with a popup dictionary, plus learning tools. It's mostly free, with a paid plan of around $US 2 per month.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Pronunciation</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/%E6%99%AE%E9%80%9A%E8%AF%9D%E5%AD%A6%E4%B9%A0-%E6%A0%87%E5%87%86%E6%99%AE%E9%80%9A%E8%AF%9D%E5%8F%91%E9%9F%B3%E6%B0%B4%E5%B9%B3%E6%B5%8B%E8%AF%95%E8%BD%AF%E4%BB%B6/id1037958811" rel="nofollow noreferrer">普通话学习</a></li>
<li>Cantone (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cantone/id1602297692" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cantone.cantone" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>)</li>
<li>Ka (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ka-chinese-tones-learn-pinyin/id6444140899" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>) is a free, gamified app to learn the tones.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Reading and Listening</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.thechairmansbao.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Chairman's Bao</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chairmans-bao-learn-chinese/id1074317405" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.metapps.thechairmansbao" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) is a Chinese graded reader app.  Most content requires a <a href="https://www.thechairmansbao.com/my-subscriptions/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 10 per month subscription</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.clozemaster.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Clozemaster</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clozemaster/id1149199075" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.clozemaster.v2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) provides fill-in-the-blank &quot;cloze&quot; sentences in many languages, including Chinese.  (<a href="https://www.clozemaster.com/pro" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pro version: $US 8 per month</a>.)</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.duchinese.net/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Du Chinese</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/du-chinese/id1052961520" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sinamon.duchinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) provides short stories for reading and listening practice (regularly updated; paid version required to access all lessons).</p>
</li>
<li><p>Hanzi Reader (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hanzi-reader-chinese-dictionary-definitions-displayed/id383433187" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>) segments Chinese text and allows the user to look up words.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://funnybean.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">M Mandarin</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/m-mandarin-%E6%BC%AB%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87-learn-chinese/id1202173573" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.funnybean.mandarin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) teaches Chinese via comics.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Phrasis (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/phrasis/id1557374060" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>) searches movie subtitles.</p>
</li>
<li><p>PinyinBrowser (<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/pinyinbrowser/id851303491?uo=5" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>) adds Pinyin or Bopomofo to Chinese web pages while you browse.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Pinyiner Free (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.astratech.chinesereader_free" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) for pinyin annotation of copied text or books.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.readibu.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Readibu - Chinese novel reader</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader/id1474518982" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>; $US 4.99 per month; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.readibu.mobile&amp;pcampaignid=MKT-Other-global-all-co-prtnr-py-PartBadge-Mar2515-1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>).</p>
</li>
<li><p>Wise Talk (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wise-talk/id854767124" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>) provides idioms for listening practice (paid version $US 0.99).</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Translations and OCR</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://fanyi.baidu.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Baidu Translate</a> (百度翻译) (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/bai-du-fan-yi-baidu-translate/id605670941" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>) provides Chinese-to-English, English-to-Chinese translations, OCR (in-app purchase in Pleco), common phrases/expressions list, audio lookup, etc.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://dict.baidu.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Baidu Chinese</a> (百度汉语) (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/%E7%99%BE%E5%BA%A6%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD-%E8%AE%A9%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%AD%A6%E4%B9%A0%E6%9B%B4%E7%AE%80%E5%8D%95/id1065829176" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>) provides free OCR, compositions (作文), and Chinese poetry recital.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://assistant.google.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google Assistant</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-assistant/id1220976145" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googleassistant" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) has an <a href="https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9234753" rel="nofollow noreferrer">interpreter mode</a> which live translates conversations.</p>
</li>
</ul>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2020-09-02T12:04:39.750Z
There used to be a reading app known as [Decipher](http://app.decipherchinese.com/new) but I think it has aged away.  The website has some remaining parts.
Becky 李蓓
CC BY-SA 4.0
2023-10-20T03:21:15.207Z
Incredible Chinese is now called [Polyvox](https://polyvox.app) and is available on the [Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.polyvox.polyvox_app) and [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/polyvox-mandarin-chinese/id6450912702?platform=iphone)
Nick Fisher
CC BY-SA 4.0
2012-11-28T15:57:56.343Z
2024-06-04T23:14:51.843Z
2024-06-04T23:14:51.843Z
user3871
<h2>Language Exchanges</h2>
<p>Websites to find language exchange partners, tutors, teachers; people will meet in person or talk online and help each other learn each others' respective languages.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.amazingtalker.com/tutors/chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazing Talker</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.busuu.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Busuu</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.classgap.com/en/chinese-online-tutors" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Classgap</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.conversationexchange.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Conversation Exchange</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.free4talk.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Free4Talk</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hellotalk.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HelloTalk</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hinative.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hinative</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.italki.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">italki</a></li>
<li><a href="https://langcorrect.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">LangCorrect</a> for writing corrections.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.language-exchanges.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Mixxer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">My Language Exchange</a></li>
<li><a href="http://polyglotclub.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Polyglot Club</a></li>
<li><a href="https://preply.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Preply</a></li>
<li>Reddit's <a href="http://reddit.com/r/language_exchange" rel="nofollow noreferrer">r/language_exchange</a> and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/WriteStreakCN/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">r/WriteStreakCN/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.speaky.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Speaky</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.verbling.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Verbling</a></li>
</ul>

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2013-01-03T15:59:08.333Z
2024-01-02T00:20:48.470Z
2024-01-02T00:20:48.470Z
juckele
<h2>Podcasts</h2>
<p>You can find many such podcasts by searching for <code>Chinese</code> on e.g. <a href="https://www.google.com/search?&amp;q=site%3Aopen.spotify.com%20chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://tunein.com/search/?query=chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tune In</a></p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="http://chinesepod.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChinesePod</a> has many Chinese lessons, starting at around <a href="https://www.chinesepod.com/pricing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 14 per month</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://radiolingua.com/coffeebreakchinese/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Coffee Break Chinese</a>; transcript requires paid account, starting at <a href="https://radiolingua.com/coffeebreakchinese/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">£96 once-off</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/podcast/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hacking Chinese</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://ilovelearningchinese.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">I Love Learning Chinese</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://popupchinese.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Popup Chinese</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://zh.player.fm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Player.FM</a> has a variety of Chinese podcasts.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://learningchinesethroughstories.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Learning Chinese through Stories</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mei-ri-shi-pin-xin-wen/id297394794" rel="nofollow noreferrer">每日视频新闻</a> video podcast news.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.melnyks.com/learn-chinese/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Melnyks</a> (also at <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Educational/Learn-Chinese---Easy-Situational-Mandarin-Chinese--p886447/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tune In</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.radio.cn/pc-portal/erji/radioStation.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Radio.cn</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://radio.garden/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Radio Garden</a> enables listening to radio worldwide, including Chinese radio, e.g. <a href="http://radio.garden/listen/beijing-joy-radio-87-6-fm/Ts6_sOlz" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Joy FM</a> (Beijing) and <a href="http://radio.garden/listen/kissradio-fm-99-9/zD7B9jSe" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kiss Radio</a> (Taiwan).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://speakchinesenaturally.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Speak Chinese Naturally</a>; transcript requires paid account, starting at <a href="https://speakchinesenaturally.com/join-us-2/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 3.99 per month</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.chineasy.com/talk/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Talk Chineasy</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://theue.firstory.io/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Unemployable</a></p>
</li>
<li><p>小宇宙FM (<a href="https://ask.xiaoyuzhoufm.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">web</a>; <a href="https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">mobile</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://youcanlearnchinese.mandarincompanion.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">You Can Learn Chinese</a></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>(YouTube channels are listed under <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/1120/resources-for-learning-mandarin-chinese/17648#17648">social media</a>.)</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2012-02-04T14:24:23.610Z
2024-10-02T00:31:42.497Z
2024-10-02T00:31:42.497Z
Alenanno
<h2>Online Courses</h2>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://chinesefor.us/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChineseFor.Us</a> is a video course (around <a href="https://chinesefor.us/pricing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 9.99 per month</a>).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.chineselearnonline.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Learn Online</a> is an audio course taught from Taiwan; paid account (starting at <a href="https://www.chineselearnonline.com/amember/signup/signup_2020may" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 19.95 per month</a>) required for transcript, etc.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://chinesezerotohero.teachable.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Zero to Hero</a> is a video course based on the HSK (sample videos are on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ3IlLg5VGeydxtswBoyt6A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">YouTube</a>); bundle price varies e.g. $US 29 for HSK1.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.coursera.org/courses?query=chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Coursera</a> includes many free Chinese courses, such as Chinese for HSK <a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/hsk-1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">1</a>, <a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/hsk-2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2</a>, <a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/hsk-3-part2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">3</a>, <a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/hsk-4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">4</a>, <a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/chinese-for-hsk5" rel="nofollow noreferrer">5</a>, <a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/chinese-for-hsk-6" rel="nofollow noreferrer">6</a> (payment required for course verification).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://culturealley.com/mandarin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Culture Alley</a> provides free language conversations and games, and includes Mandarin; paid expert help.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.edx.org/school/mandarinx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MandarinX</a> provides free online courses such as &quot;Mandarin Chinese Essentials&quot; and &quot;Mandarin Chinese for Business&quot; (course verification costs $US 99).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.melnyks.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Melnyks</a> provides Chinese audio lessons; paid account (starting at <a href="https://www.melnyks.com/amember/signup" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 97 per year</a>) required for transcript, etc.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.outlier-linguistics.com/products/how-to-learn-chinese-characters" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Outlier Chinese Character Masterclass</a> provides instruction on character components, etc., for $US 99.00.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://popupchinese.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Popup Chinese</a> provides Chinese lessons via podcasts; paid account (<a href="http://popupchinese.com/account" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 99.99 per year</a>) required for mp3, transcript, etc.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://yoyochinese.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yoyo Chinese</a> provides video lessons, etc.; starts at around <a href="https://yoyochinese.com/store" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 88</a> per bundle.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Tutors</h2>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.berlitz.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Berlitz</a> provides a range of <a href="https://www.berlitz.com/languages/mandarin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mandarin classes</a>; pricing is not immediately available on their website.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://instantmandarin.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Instant Mandarin</a> provides 1-on-1 online courses; bundles start with 12 lessons at <a href="https://instantmandarin.com/pricing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 120</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.lingobus.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Lingo Bus</a> provides online 1-on-1 tutoring and group classes for children aged 4-15, and they have been running for 5 years.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://ltl-beijing.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">LTL Mandarin</a> provides a variety of tutoring methods; with pricing in the ballpark of <a href="https://ltl-beijing.com/chinese-tutor-beijing/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">￥150 per hour</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.mandarinzone.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mandarin Zone</a> has both 1-on-1 lessons and group classes.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://thatsmandarin.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">That's Mandarin</a> provides a variety of tutoring and learning methods, with pricing at <a href="https://www.thatsmandarin.com/course/online/small-group-chinese-classes/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">￥84+ per hour</a> for group classes and <a href="https://www.thatsmandarin.com/course/online/private-chinese-classes/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">￥165+ per hour</a> for 1-on-1 lessons.</p>
</li>
</ul>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2012-02-04T14:24:05.840Z
2022-07-14T02:36:34.400Z
2022-07-14T02:36:34.400Z
Alenanno
<h2>Textbooks</h2>
<p>See also <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Chinese_textbook_grammar_index" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese textbook grammar index</a> at the Chinese Grammar Wiki.</p>
<p><strong>Learning</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p>Yong Ho, <em>Beginner's Chinese</em>, 2010.  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0781812577" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazon</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>ShaoLan. <em>Chineasy Everyday: Learning Chinese Through Its Culture</em>, 2016.  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0062439715" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazon</a>.  (Now <a href="https://www.chineasy.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">available as an app</a>).</p>
</li>
<li><p>Kan Qian, <em>Colloquial Chinese: The Complete Course for Beginners</em>, 2015.  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1138958271" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazon</a>.  Texts, exercises, grammar highlights, etc.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Jiang Liping, <em>HSK Standard Course (HSK标准教程)</em>, ~2018.  Amazon: HSK <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B07PRPG8QV" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">1</a>; <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B07PNSZSYZ" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2</a>; <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B07PMV711L" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">3</a>; <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B07PQZZ16F" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">4上</a>; <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B07PMVPFDT" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">4下</a>；<a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B07RGSRZJ7" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">5上 and 5下</a>; <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/7561942540" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">6上</a> and <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B01MY6TUTQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">6下</a>.  Answers are available from <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">BLCUP</a>, specifically <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43618#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">1</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43619#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43620#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">3</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43621#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">4上</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43622#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">4下</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43623#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">5上</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43624#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">5下</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43625#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">6上</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/enres/ResInfo?rid=51694#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">6下</a>.  The workbook answers are available from <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=10382#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">1</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=10383#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=10384#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">3</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=11444#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">4上</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=11552#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">4下</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=58147#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">5上</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=58148#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">5下</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/enres/ResInfo?rid=58149#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">6上</a>; <a href="https://www.blcup.com/enres/ResInfo?rid=50295#001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">6下</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Yuehua Liu et al., <em>Integrated Chinese: Simplified Characters Textbook, Level 1, Part 1 中文听说读写</em>, 2008. <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0887276385" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazon</a>; <a href="http://www.cheng-tsui.com/store/products/integrated_chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Cheng &amp; Tsui</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Yong Ho, <em>Intermediate Chinese</em>, 2013.  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0781813115" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazon</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Peking University, <em>Modern Chinese: A Basic Course</em>, 1971.  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0486227553" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazon</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Liu Xun, <em>New Practical Chinese Reader</em>, 2004. <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/7561910401" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazon</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>James W. Heisig and Timothy W. Richardson, <em>Remembering Traditional Hanzi</em>  and <em>Remembering Simplified Hanzi</em>, 2008+.  Amazon: <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0824833244" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">T1</a>, <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0824836561" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">T2</a>; <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0824833236" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">S1</a>, <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0824836553" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">S1</a>; Nanzan <a href="http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/publications/miscellaneous-publications/remembering-hanzi-1/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">T1</a>, <a href="http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/publications/miscellaneous-publications/remembering-traditional-hanzi-ii/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">T2</a>; <a href="http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/publications/miscellaneous-publications/remembering-hanzi/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">S1</a>, <a href="http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/publications/miscellaneous-publications/remembering-simplified-hanzi-ii/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">S2</a>.  A method for memorizing Chinese characters without their pronunciation.  (See also: <a href="https://www.plecoforums.com/threads/heisigs-remembering-simplified-hanzi-1-2.3114/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a fan-made dataset</a> for simplified characters.)</p>
</li>
<li><p>Yuonne Li Walls and Jan W. Walls, <em>Using Chinese - A guide to contemporary usage</em>, 2009.  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B00QIT3OBE" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazon</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Reference</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p>Muhammad Wolfgang G. A. Schmidt, <em>All the Grammar and Language Points For Each Of The Six Levels of the Chinese Language Proficiency Test (HSK)</em>, 2018.  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/3959354738" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazon</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Yip Po-Ching and Dan Rimmington, <em>Chinese - An Essential Grammar</em>, 2006.  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0415372615" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazon</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Charles N. Li and Sandra A. Thompson, <em>Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar</em>, 1989.  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0520066103" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazon</a>; <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Mandarin_Chinese.html?id=njea2LBW4jcC" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google Books</a>.  Only pinyin (no characters).</p>
</li>
<li><p>Claudia Ross and Jing-heng Sheng Ma, <em>Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (Modern Grammars)</em>, 2014.  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0415827140" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazon</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Dejin Li and Meizhen Cheng, <em>A Practical Chinese Grammar for Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法)</em>, 2008.  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/7561921632" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazon</a>.  Bilingual (English and Chinese); characters only.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Claudia Ross, <em>Schaum's Outline of Chinese Grammar</em>, 2004.  <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0071635262" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amazon</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>

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<h2>Dictionaries <br/></h2>
<p><strong>Online</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/en-zh/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Almaany</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/scripts/wordlist.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CantoDict</a> includes Mandarin.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.czyzd.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">潮州音字典</a> is a pinyin based dictionary.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.fastchinese.org/dictionary" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Tutor Dictionary</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/chinese-english" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Collins Mandarin Chinese Dictionary</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://cca.xingtanlu.cn/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Collocation Search</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://dict.cn/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dict.cn</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://forvo.com/languages/zh/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Forvo</a> pronunciation dictionary.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://zdic.net" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HanDian (汉典)</a> (zdic)</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://hanzicraft.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HanziCraft</a> character dictionary.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://cn.linguee.com/%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87-%E8%8B%B1%E8%AF%AD" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Linguee</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MDBG English-Chinese</a> Online dictionary website based on CC-CEDICT</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.moedict.tw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mo eDict</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/cbdic/search.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Revised Taiwan Academic Online Dictionary 重編國語辭典修訂本</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wiktionary</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.wordbuddy.com/pages/dictionary/dictionarysearch.php?&amp;force=1&amp;search_type=a&amp;search_words=nihao" rel="nofollow noreferrer">WordBuddy Dictionary</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.xiaoma.info/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Xiaoma Cidian (小马词典)</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yabla</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://dict.youdao.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Youdao</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://xh.5156edu.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">在线汉语词典</a></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Image search provided by <a href="https://image.baidu.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Baidu</a>, <a href="http://www.bing.com/Images" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bing</a>, and <a href="https://images.google.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google</a> can be used as a visual dictionary.  Many dictionaries are listed at <a href="https://github.com/Dictionaryphile/All_Dictionaries" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dictionaryphile</a>.</p>
<p><em><strong>Removed items</strong></em></p>
<ul>
<li><p><s>Bkrs (mostly in Russian)</s>  (removed for copyright reasons, see comments to the answer <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/30478/bkrs-chinese-dictionary">here</a>).</p>
</li>
<li><p><strike><a href="http://www.nciku.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">nciku</a></strike> <a href="http://www.linedict.com/dict.html#/cnen/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Line Dict</a></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Technical</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://library.hkbu.edu.hk/electronic/libdbs/mmd/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Medicinal Material Images Database</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://cosdna.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">cosdna.com</a> for chemistry and cosmetics</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.drdict.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dr. Dict</a> medical dictionary.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.scidict.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">SciDict</a> for science, biomedical, mechanics, chemistry and computer science.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Sensei's Library, a wiki about Go (围棋 – wéiqí – the board game), has lists of Go terms: <a href="https://senseis.xmp.net/?ChineseGoTerms" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ZH-EN</a> and <a href="https://senseis.xmp.net/?ChineseGoTerms%2FEnglishToChinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">EN-ZH</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Offline</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p>ABC dictionary - available as a paid-for add-on in <a href="https://www.pleco.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pleco</a>. Gives parts of speech and rates homonyms by frequency of usage. See also <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/41195/2508">this answer</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Hanping Chinese Dictionary Pro 汉英词典 (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.embermitre.hanping.app.pro" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android; $US 2.99</a>).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.pleco.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pleco</a> (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pleco-chinese-dictionary/id341922306" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iOS</a>; <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pleco.chinesesystem" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>) free dictionary with example sentences; many additional features e.g. OCR via in-app purchases.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.wenlin.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wenlin</a>.  Non-introductory versions start at <a href="https://wenlinshangdian.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">$US 2.99 per month</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Many dictionaries are downloadable from <a href="http://download.huzheng.org/zh_CN/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HuZheng.org</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Downloadable plain text files</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="http://simonwiles.net/projects/cc-cedict/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CC-CEDICT</a> (<a href="https://cc-cedict.org/wiki/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wiki</a>)  online, downloadable (as opposed to searchable-only) public-domain Chinese-English dictionary</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://crr.ugent.be/programs-data/subtitle-frequencies/subtlex-ch" rel="nofollow noreferrer">SUBTLEX-CH</a>: Chinese Word and Character Frequencies
Based on Film Subtitles. Includes part-of-speech information.</p>
</li>
</ul>

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<h2>News</h2>
<ul>
<li><p>Australian <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/chinese/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ABC中文</a> News.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://cn.theaustralian.com.au/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Australian</a></p>
</li>
<li><p>BBC News中文: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">simplified</a> and <a href="https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad" rel="nofollow noreferrer">traditional</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://tv.cctv.com/live/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">China Central Television (CCTV / 中国中央电视台)</a> live stream.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.ftchinese.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">FT中文网 - Financial Times Chinese</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://cn.helsinkitimes.fi/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Helsinki Times</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.msn.cn/zh-cn" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MSN News</a> has Chinese-English bilingual articles labelled 双语.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://cn.nytimes.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">纽约时报中文网 - New York Times</a>: English-Chinese parallel text.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/language/mandarin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">SBS News Mandarin</a> (and <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/language/mandarin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">audio podcast</a>).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://news.sina.com.cn/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sina新闻中心</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">中国日报网</a>: China Daily (<a href="https://language.chinadaily.com.cn/news_bilingual/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">bilingual</a>).</p>
</li>
</ul>

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<h2>Books</h2>
<p><strong>Graded readers</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="http://www.chinesebreeze.net/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Breeze</a> series.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://imagin8press.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Imagin8</a> series.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.sinolingua.com.cn/index.php" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sinolingua</a> series.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://mandarincompanion.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mandarin Companion</a> series (simplified and traditional).</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.cheng-tsui.com/browse/tales-and-traditions" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tales and Traditions</a> series at Cheng &amp; Tsui.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://blcup.com/EnSeriesBook/index/1636" rel="nofollow noreferrer">BLCUP Graded Readers</a> series (simplified).</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>(Note: Fig. 7 in <a href="http://www.jamesloach.com/papers/readability.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Loach</em> (2017)</a> analyzes the difficulty of Mandarin Companion and Sinolingua.)</p>
<p><strong>Novels</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Live_(novel)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">活着 (To Live)</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Also note <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/chinesebookclub/comments/5pb4yx/corpus_of_chinese_novels_sorted_by_difficulty/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a Reddit /r/chinesebookclub post</a> sorts Chinese novels by difficulty (<a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brendan-t/haodoo/master/haodoo-books.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer">results</a>).  The YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxNLvWAnazm1w-EKoo7Z_Q" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kuo’s Audiobooks</a> has readings of Harry Potter novels.</p>

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<h2>Social Media</h2>
<p><strong>Discord</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://discord.gg/GyaY2PX" rel="nofollow noreferrer">30 Days of Chinese</a> is for sharing your Chinese studies.</li>
<li><a href="https://discord.gg/G4nagat" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Reddit r/ChineseLanguage</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Facebook</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/businesschineselearning" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Business Chinese Learning</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CCTV.CH" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CCTV中文</a> Chinese news.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChineseClass101/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Class 101</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/crilearnchinese/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CRI Learn Chinese</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HangridgeMandarin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hanbridge Mandarin Facebook</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chinesecharacterslearning/?fref=ts&amp;ref=br_tf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Learn Chinese characters</a></p>
</li>
<li><p>Learn Chinese Mandarin <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/294971488137057/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HSK1</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/680764145797105/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HSK2</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/847553949046831/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HSK3</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/267659047538214/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HSK4</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/536408247293302/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HSK5</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/224576495512293/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HSK6</a> with Richard Wu.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Twitter</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/allsetlearning" rel="nofollow noreferrer">AllSet Learning</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/HackingChinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hacking Chinese</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/HSKTestOfficial" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HSK Official</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/SkritterHQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Skritter</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>YouTube channels</strong> (native content useful for learners)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RL3bksyvu7rH7T6KFFkjw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">备胎说车</a> (cars)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxls4ftUSbEcrDR1zQWIwfA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hello Catie</a> (fashion, makeup, shopping)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkha3wg7As4t9duOzre5HcQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer">黃瑽寧醫師健康講堂</a> (Doctor Huang Congning)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSs4A6HYKmHA2MG_0z-F0xw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">李永乐老师</a> (Teacher Li Yongle)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo0wi08hNwwAUpyZ_p6eX-g" rel="nofollow noreferrer">科普记</a> (popular science)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUBhobCkTLhgfUNRAgHSYmw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">科学声音</a> (Voice of Science)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLROLAN8kmU7tGQDs6KH-bQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer">妈咪说MommyTalk</a> (popular science)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDxTaipei" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TEDxTaipei</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClHebX3GBL9lzvH_eJB_7iw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">樱桃小丸子 动漫 中文版</a> (Chibi Maruko-chan, children's anime)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRi0sw4PDw-C2C7fS9hrx5Q" rel="nofollow noreferrer">小猪佩奇</a> (Peppa Pig)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNGgFvBpxtU8JagZLzztzQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yan Talk</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKFB_rVEFEF3l-onQGvGx1A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">一席YiXi</a> (similar to TEDx)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>YouTube channels</strong> (teaching)</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDljsALKtxMvhmvs3PP3guw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ansami App</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD8mCDvxGYJXl50GddxhKBw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Carly LetsSpeakXYZ</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXNTChai4lWB_2B8K_a2bKA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChineseEddieG汉语艾迪</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ChinesePodTV" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChinesePod</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF2GCj_xOYvlU2cztE85qjw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinesewithmei Everyday</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ3IlLg5VGeydxtswBoyt6A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Zero to Hero</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/haiya8891" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Easy Chinese</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKbBU7zv0PUdOMxPnenl_zg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Easy Mandarin with Li Can</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSXriUqkzZmAQklQ0N9XFVw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Everyday Chinese</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVk35GjhYmoupCwWbaag1FA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Fragrant Mandarin 香橘子</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC_fdR7zZ_5SU--xuOrEdKw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Grace Mandarin Chinese</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/HancaiChinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hancai Chinese</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/hsktips" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HSK Tips</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_0oPrCShB7ZzBk4D66FHSw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kid learning Chinese/Mandarin 孩子学中文</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=&amp;list=UUbK-aV96Y4vb5sklvZr1T1Q" rel="nofollow noreferrer">LANGUAGE ch 中国語</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc5ueW8aqO73Q6MevB8L5PA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mandarin Blueprint</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MandarinClick" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mandarin Click</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2fAiRQHRQT9aj9P_ijYeow" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mandarin Corner</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbOWEw21I45ZZxBlpANA-Xw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Masterchinesewithpeipei</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/DANLIAOFreeToLearn" rel="nofollow noreferrer">每日中文课Free To Learn</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/PeggyTeachesChinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">PeggyTeachesChinese</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrLkNik3JQCZuqTj78fJDEg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Peter Hanyu</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN0K3i_53N9F-IicqHXSY6Q" rel="nofollow noreferrer">可可读课本 Keke Reading</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCQmKxqC9h8OknMgw4_Jsqw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Richard Chinese Language</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Aiv9xguPQxZ6msnNoz3HQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ShuoshuoChinese说说中文</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@startalkmandarin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Startalk Mandarin</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNmZr4WBw71bdJYjaycLodA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">大鹏说中文 Speak Chinese with Da Peng</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUjFsQAUUS1IFM7oyUXeB1g" rel="nofollow noreferrer">SyS Mandarin</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSoH-pm1Rto-1-ls5iKsQFg/featured" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Talk Taiwanese Mandarin With Abby</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCye2eRed9pzbORP-KnwF8TQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer">YMC Learn Chinese</a></li>
</ul>
<p>In addition to YouTube, there is also <a href="https://www.bilibili.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bilibili</a>, <a href="https://www.iqiyi.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iQiYi</a>, <a href="https://www.ixigua.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iXiGua</a>, <a href="https://www.tudou.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TuDou</a>, and <a href="https://www.youku.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">YouKu</a>.</p>

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2016-04-07T02:33:38.363Z
2023-05-24T12:03:09.420Z
2023-05-24T12:03:09.420Z
Lisa  Wang
<h2>Lists of Resources</h2>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://github.com/crownpku/Awesome-Chinese-NLP" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Awesome Chinese NLP</a> lists Chinese natural language processing resources.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTnqyjv--iUkCnD7BBCUpDjKCOgXgPPdUtP1hSk8RtzaDE8ciQfDQzmS6illkN2fNUqVsIFBI8t_LCq/pubhtml" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Discord Resource</a> for the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/721751244041093150/722713696044056597" rel="nofollow noreferrer">看剧学汉语 Discord</a>: TV shows sources; listening; reading; TV show recommendations; game recommendations.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://espaspw.github.io/Resource-Guide/#All" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese-English Exchange Discord Server Resource List</a></p>
</li>
<li><p>Chinese Grammar Wiki's <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Chinese_textbook_grammar_index" rel="nofollow noreferrer">textbook index</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Chinese Zero to Hero <a href="https://www.zerotohero.ca/#/en/zh/resource/list/all/all" rel="nofollow noreferrer">resources</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://github.com/Dictionaryphile/All_Dictionaries" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dictionaryphile</a> lists dictionaries.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.chinese-forums.com/forums/topic/44336-graded-readers-by-the-numbers-characterswords-page-count/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Graded readers, by the numbers</a> lists graded readers and their statistics.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.jiong3.com/gradedwatching/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Graded Watching</a> ranks movies and TV series in terms of difficulty.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://gratisglobal.com/learn-chinese-free/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Gratis Global</a> lists free resources.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://challenges.hackingchinese.com/resources" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hacking Chinese</a> for resource reviews.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Heavenly Path's <a href="https://heavenlypath.notion.site/Comprehensive-Reading-Guide-From-beginner-to-native-novels-b3d6abd583a944a397b4fbbb81e0c38c" rel="nofollow noreferrer">reading guide</a>, and list of <a href="https://heavenlypath.notion.site/Webnovels-and-Books-29ee006777bd4d9fbbd0ea5eb29ec514" rel="nofollow noreferrer">web novels</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Heavenly Path's <a href="https://heavenlypath.notion.site/Comprehensive-Listening-Guide-from-Beginner-to-Native-Media-42700b5402ce47d7b5209d4dc50d0cef" rel="nofollow noreferrer">listening guide</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://learnchinese.club/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Learn Chinese Club</a> for YouTube videos.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Lindie Botes (polyglot) lists the <a href="https://lindiebotes.com/chinese-resources/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">resources she uses</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://community.memrise.com/t/wiki-lets-create-a-nice-resources-list-mandarin-chinese/162" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Memrise</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/search/?q=flair%3Aresources&amp;source=recent&amp;restrict_sr=1&amp;sort=top" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Reddit's r/ChineseLanguage resource flair</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.wordlab.app/catalogue/youtube/chinese.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">YouTube channels to learn Chinese</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/resources.533726/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">WordReference &quot;Resources&quot; thread</a></p>
</li>
</ul>

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2020-09-03T00:38:49.573Z
2022-09-22T03:58:16.410Z
2022-09-22T03:58:16.410Z
Becky 李蓓
<h1>Online Tests</h1>
<p><strong>How many characters do I know?</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.clavisinica.com/character-test.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Clavas Sinica</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinesepedia.herokuapp.com/test" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Quick Test</a> at Chinesepedia.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.arealme.com/how-many-chinese-characters-do-i-know/cn/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">汉语识字量测试</a></li>
<li><a href="http://hanzishan.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HanziShan</a></li>
<li><a href="http://hanzi.sjz.io/#/words" rel="nofollow noreferrer">hanzi.sjz.io</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hanzi-quest.netlify.app/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hanzi Quest</a></li>
<li><a href="http://hanzitest.herokuapp.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hanzi Test</a> by @ericrjiang.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.hsklevel.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HSK Level</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lingua.mtsu.edu/chinese-computing/quiz/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Jun Da</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordswing.com/how-many-characters-do-you-know/instructions" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Word Swing</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.zhtoolkit.com/apps/wordtest/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">zhtoolkit</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>How many words do I know?</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.17-minute-languages.com/en/Chinese-placement-test/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">17 Minute Languages</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.arealme.com/chinese-vocabulary-size-test/cn/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">中文词汇量测试</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hsklevel.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HSK Level</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>How many chengyu do I know?</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.arealme.com/chinese-idiom-quiz/cn/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">中文成语水平测试</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hsklevel.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HSK Level</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>How fast can I read?</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.zhongguosou.com/zonghe/yueDuSuDuCeShi.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">阅读速度测试</a> by 众果搜</li>
</ul>

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2021-07-28T08:18:58.297Z
2024-10-30T07:16:14.947Z
2024-10-30T07:16:14.947Z
Becky 李蓓
<h2>AI chat bots</h2>
<p>Note: some of these are merely different interfaces for ChatGPT; some of these are paid services; the Chinese services likely require a Chinese ID or phone number; many are unavailable in various locations.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://anonchatgpt.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">AnonChatGPT</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imyfone.com/chat-ai/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChatArt</a> (by iMyFone)</li>
<li><a href="https://beta.character.ai/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Character.ai</a> (beta) has many Chinese-speaking bots, such as Chinese teachers by <a href="https://c.ai/c/s6ZpWy629kcqPezBFyrBzdyKE_4uALQQTK1h771r0o4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">@jeffh</a> and <a href="https://c.ai/c/lmN7Du14GLz4WKIYOjqaEpHxt4YyOzLlLddpbiSSJ9E" rel="nofollow noreferrer">@lieyanqzu</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chatglm.cn" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChatGLM</a> (by Tsinghua researchers)</li>
<li><a href="https://chat.openai.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChatGPT</a> (by OpenAI)</li>
<li><a href="https://vitalentum.net/free-chat-gpt" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Free ChatGPT</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gemini.google.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Gemini</a> (by Google; formerly Bard)</li>
<li><a href="https://heypi.com/talk" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HeyPi</a></li>
<li><a href="https://huggingface.co/chat/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HuggingChat</a></li>
<li><a href="https://koala.sh/chat" rel="nofollow noreferrer">KoalaChat</a></li>
<li><a href="https://app.myshell.ai/explore" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MyShell.AI</a>; go to &quot;Explore/More&quot; to filter by languages</li>
<li><a href="https://ora.ai/chatbot-master/openai-chatgpt-chatbot" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ora.ai</a></li>
<li>Poe.com (by Quora): <a href="https://poe.com/Assistant" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Assistant</a> (&quot;Good in languages other than English&quot;; formerly called Sage) and <a href="https://poe.com/ChatGPT" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChatGPT</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/liou666/polyglot" rel="nofollow noreferrer">polyglot</a>, downloadable for Mac and Windows.</li>
<li>Snapchat My AI (based on ChatGPT), comes with the Snapchat app (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snapchat.android&amp;hl=en_US" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android</a>; <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/snapchat/id447188370" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iPhone</a>).</li>
<li><a href="https://qianwen.aliyun.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">通义千问</a> (by Alibaba)</li>
<li><a href="https://yiyan.baidu.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">文心一言</a> (Ernie Bot, by Baidu), requires a Chinese ID card to register</li>
<li><a href="https://www.xiaoice.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">小冰</a> (Xiaoice, by Microsoft [somewhat historical nowadays])</li>
<li><a href="https://you.com/search?tbm=youchat" rel="nofollow noreferrer">YouChat</a></li>
</ul>
<p>There's also <a href="https://bing.com/chat" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bing Chat</a> and <a href="https://moss.fastnlp.top/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MOSS</a> which I haven't gotten working yet.</p>
<p>There's many other AIs which output Chinese (too many to list).  Many of which are not especially useful.</p>
<p><a href="https://huggingface.co/spaces/lykeven/visualglm-6b" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Visual-GLM</a> can generate Chinese text given an image and a prompt.</p>
<h4>Designed for language learners (includes Mandarin)</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.langotalk.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">LangoTalk</a></li>
<li>MemBot (part of <a href="https://www.memrise.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Memrise</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://practicealanguage.xyz/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Practice a Language</a></li>
<li><a href="https://talkpal.ai" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Talkpal.ai</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.univerbal.app/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Univerbal</a> (formerly Quazel)</li>
</ul>

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2023-05-08T08:33:31.473Z
2024-02-16T23:10:54.710Z
2024-02-16T23:10:54.710Z
Becky 李蓓
<p>This is a <a href="https://chinese.meta.stackexchange.com/q/162">community-maintained list of resources</a> for learning Mandarin Chinese.</p>
<h3>Alphabetical Index</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/1325">Add-ons (browser)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/54389/8099">AI chat bots</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/2523">Apps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/1125">Books</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/1195">Dictionaries</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/2663">Language Exchanges</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/41018">Lists of Resources</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/1213">News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/1122">Online Courses and Tutors</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/45747">Online Tests</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/1123">Podcasts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/17648/8099">Social Media</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/2437">Software</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/1121">Textbooks</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/1233">Websites</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Just write in the appropriate answer/section. If you have concerns, questions, <a href="https://chinese.meta.stackexchange.com/">post a meta question</a>, so we don't clutter the comments, but you can link your meta question from the comments.</p>
<h3>Organization</h3>
<ul>
<li>Answers have a type of resource <strong>each</strong>.</li>
<li>Please <strong>do not</strong> include links to unlawful content (note: we are not international copyright lawyers).  If a resource is listed, it does not imply we endorse it.</li>
<li><a href="https://chinese.meta.stackexchange.com/q/159">Both free and commercial resources are allowed</a>, but make sure to include a note if they are. Remember the <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/faq#promotion">rules about self-promotion</a>. Include also if registration is required.</li>
<li>Include links to the sites only, <em>don't post images</em>, they would take too much space.</li>
<li>Add the resources <strong>in alphabetical order</strong> so they're easier to find.</li>
<li>Please only include resources that have some kind of notoriety (we don't want to be flooded by useless resources).</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Note: new rules could be added in the future.</em></p>

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2014-01-03T14:00:51.160Z
Few people ever realize, that it's not about the resources. It's how you use them. Most of those shiny ipad and smartphone apps are useless toys. Apps don't learn Chinese, it's you who need to make the efforts, which no app can replace. Computer aid hardly makes language learning any better. The only thing in this context a computer can help you is getting access to target language media. The rest is mostly just (commercial) products you don't need. You most likely download and install way more stuff than you can use and profit from.
Kovács Imre
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2016-10-20T09:08:38.100Z
@KovácsImre I disagree. Apps provide extremely valuable help for reading that open up many new possibilities. See for instance http://www.hackingchinese.com/the-new-paperless-revolution-in-chinese-reading/
goPlayerJuggler
<mandarin><resources>
Resources for learning Mandarin Chinese
# Resources for learning Mandarin Chinese

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-02-04)

This is a [community-maintained list of resources](https://chinese.meta.stackexchange.com/q/162) for learning Mandarin Chinese.

### Alphabetical Index

* [Add-ons (browser)](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/1325)
* [AI chat bots](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/54389/8099)
* [Apps](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/2523)
* [Books](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/1125)
* [Dictionaries](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/1195)
* [Language Exchanges](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/2663)
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**Tags:** mandarin, resources
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Few people ever realize, that it's not about the resources. It's how you use them. Most of those shiny ipad and smartphone apps are useless toys. Apps don't learn Chinese, it's you who need to make the efforts, which no app can replace. Computer aid hardly makes language learning any better. The only thing in this context a computer can help you is getting access to target language media. The rest is mostly just (commercial) products you don't need. You most likely download and install way more stuff than you can use and profit from.  
> **username_2**: @KovácsImre I disagree. Apps provide extremely valuable help for reading that open up many new possibilities. See for instance http://www.hackingchinese.com/the-new-paperless-revolution-in-chinese-reading/  

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## 15 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2012-02-20. Score: 31

## Websites

**Blogs**

* [Hacking Chinese](https://www.hackingchinese.com/)
* [Sinosplice](https://www.sinosplice.com/)

**Databases**

See also [Dictionaries](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/1195).

* [9610 Shufazidian](http://9610.com/zidian/index.htm) is a database of calligraphic variants.
* [Chinese Linguipedia](http://chinese-linguipedia.org/) is a database of glyph origins.
* [ChinesePoetry](http://chinese-poems.com)
* [Chinese text project](https://ctext.org/) is a database of pre-modern Chinese texts.
* [Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants](http://dict.variants.moe.edu.tw/variants/rbt/home.do)
* [Learn Chinese Club](https://learnchinese.club/) catalogues YouTube videos for learning Chinese.
* [A List of Chinese names](http://technology.chtsai.org/namelist/) by Chih-Hao Tsai.
* [List of Chinese classifiers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_classifiers) at Wikipedia.
* [Little Prince Collection](https://petit-prince-collection.com/lang/show_langue.php?lang=en&id=58): 971 "The Little Prince" books in Mandarin.
* [Multi-function Chinese Character Database](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/) provides ancient character forms and glyph origins.
* [Shtooka](http://shtooka.net/overview.php?lang=cmn) provides Chinese word audio pronunciations.
* [Täglich Chinesisch](http://taeglich.chinesisch-trainer.de/index.php?alle=1) (German) characters and components database.
* [Wengu](http://wengu.tartarie.com/wg/wengu.php?l=intro) provides classical Chinese works.
* [Xiao xue tang](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/) provides ancient character variants, oracle bones, seal scripts, etc.

**Example sentences**

* [Bing Dictionary](https://www.bing.com/dict/)
* [ChinesePod](https://chinesepod.com/dictionary/english-chinese)
* [iChacha](http://www.ichacha.net/mzj/)
* [Glosbe](https://glosbe.com/zh/en)
* [Jukuu](http://www.jukuu.com/)
* [Leiden Weibo Corpus](http://lwc.daanvanesch.nl/)
* [LINE Dict](https://dict.naver.com/linedict/zhendict/#/cnen/home)
* [Purple Culture](https://www.purpleculture.net/sample-sentences/)
* [Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/eng/) (also [downloadable](https://tatoeba.org/eng/downloads))
* [We Hanyu](http://www.wehanyu.com/) extracts example sentences (segmented with pinyin) from videos.
* [YouDao](http://youdao.com/)
* [YouGlish](https://youglish.com/chinese) finds examples on YouTube.
* [Zaoju Wang 造句网](https://zaojv.com/)
* [Zhonga](https://www.zhonga.ru/) (in Russian).
* [Chinese Zero to Hero](https://www.zerotohero.ca/en/cmn/youtube/search) finds examples on YouTube.

**Flashcards and Writing**

* [Skritter](http://skritter.com) for writing practice. Subscriptions are [$US 14.99 per month](https://legacy.skritter.com/pricing).
* [TOFU Learn](https://www.tofulearn.com/) for writing practice.

**Forum**

* [Chinese Forums](https://www.chinese-forums.com/)
* [Chinese Stack Exchange](http://chinese.stackexchange.com/)
* [Pleco Software Forum](https://www.plecoforums.com/)
* Reddit's [r/ChineseLanguage](http://reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/)
* [WordReference.com](http://forum.wordreference.com/forumdisplay.php?f=72)

**General learning**

* [cchatty](http://www.cchatty.com/)
* [ChineseKuang](http://www.chinesekuang.com/)
* [Dong Chinese](https://www.dong-chinese.com/) - paid version starts at [$US 9.99 per month](https://www.dong-chinese.com/pricing)
* [FluentU](http://fluentu.com) starts at [$US 20 per month](https://www.fluentu.com/pricing/).
* [Glossika](https://ai.glossika.com) focuses on learning, and starts at [$US 24.99 per month](https://ai.glossika.com/pricing).
* [Hack Chinese](https://www.hackchinese.com/) starts at [$US 8 per month](https://www.hackchinese.com/pricing).
* [Language Reactor](https://www.languagereactor.com/) assists watching YouTube videos.
* [Laowai's Unofficial Chengyu Guide](https://laowaichengyuguide.com/).
* [lingologue](https://lingologue.vercel.app/) gives oral translation exercises.
* [Ninchanese](https://ninchanese.com/) starts at [$US 10 per month](https://ninchanese.com/pricing/).
* [Pimsleur](https://www.pimsleur.com/) for languages in general, includes Mandarin [starting at $US 19.95 per month](https://www.pimsleur.com/learn-chinese-mandarin/subscription-premium).
* [Ponddy Reader](https://reader.ponddy.com) for teaching and learning, starts at [$US 9.99 per month](https://reader.ponddy.com/pricing/).
* [Speechling](https://speechling.com/) for speaking practice.
* [Yabla](https://chinese.yabla.com/) starts at $US 12.95 per month. See also: [PinYin Chart](https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-pinyin-chart.php) with audio.
* [Yaruki Lingo](https://yarukilingo.com) assists watching YouTube videos.
* [Yoyo Chinese](https://www.yoyochinese.com) bundles [start at $US 88](https://www.yoyochinese.com/store).
* [ZBSchools](https://zbschools.sg/) has Mandarin videos and reading materials for a Singaporean children.

**Grammar**

* [Chinese Boost](https://www.chineseboost.com/)
* [Chinese Grammar Wiki](http://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/)
* [LanguageTool](https://languagetool.org/) grammar checker.
* [Sapling](https://sapling.ai/lang/chinese) grammar checker.
* [Sentence Checker](https://sentencechecker.com/)
* [TextGears](https://textgears.com/chinese-grammar-online) grammar checker.
* [Yufalaoshi](https://yufalaoshi.com) grammar checker.

**Multimedia lessons**

* [Global Language Online Support System (GLOSS)](http://gloss.dliflc.edu/) provides free audio lessons with transcripts.
* [Learn Chinese Through Stories 听故事学中文](https://learningchinesethroughstories.com/)
* [中国大学MOOC](https://www.icourse163.org/): online Coursera-like courses in Chinese.

**Reading**

* [Archive of our Own](https://archiveofourown.org/) has fan fiction [in Chinese](https://archiveofourown.org/works/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&work_search%5Blanguage_id%5D=zh).
* [Easy Chinese](https://easychinese.io/) offers simplified news (Vietnamese website).
* [Chinese News Club](https://chinesenewsclub.substack.com/)
* [Chinese Reader's Guild](https://www.chinesereadersguild.com/)
* [Chinese Reading Practice](http://chinesereadingpractice.com/)
* [Chinese Sentence Scrambler](https://chinesescramble.netlify.app/)
* [Clozemaster](http://clozemaster.com/) "fill in the blanks" game (includes Chinese).
* [电子课本网](http://www.dzkbw.com) provides textbooks (e.g. 语文) used in Chinese schools.
* [HSK Reading](https://hskreading.com/)
* [故事101](https://www.story101.site/) has chengyu backstories, and other short stories.
* [LanguageCrush](https://languagecrush.com/) tracks words while reading, with various subscriptions e.g. [$US 5 per month](https://languagecrush.com/pricing).
* [LingQ](https://www.lingq.com/en/) tracks words while reading, with various subscriptions e.g. [$US 107.88 for 12 months](https://www.lingq.com/en/accounts/subscription/).
* [My Chinese Reading](https://mychinesereading.com/)
* [MyLingua](https://www.mylingua.world/) tracks words while reading news articles at various levels.
* [Nanshasi123](http://www.nanshansi123.com/) provides 语文 textbooks used in Chinese schools.
* [Project Gutenberg](http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/languages/zh) provides Chinese novels.
* [七故事儿童网](http://www.qigushi.com/) has children's stories.
* [Ricciwawa](https://www.ricciwawa.com) has short stories with audio.
* [RuiWen](http://www.ruiwen.com/) has articles e.g. [作文](http://www.ruiwen.com/zuowen/) written by Chinese children.
* [Sinomemes](https://sinomemes.com/) explains Chinese memes.
* [WordPack](https://word-pack.com/) has HSK5-level sentences.
* [XKCD comics](https://xkcd.in/) in Chinese.

**Text-to-speech**

* [MicMonster](https://micmonster.com/text-to-speech/chinese-mandarin-simplified/)
* [Narakeet](https://www.narakeet.com/languages/chinese-text-to-speech/)
* [Natural Readers](https://www.naturalreaders.com/)
* [Speechify](https://speechify.com/text-to-speech-online/chinese/)
* [Talkify](https://talkify.net/)
* [TTSFree](https://ttsfree.com/text-to-speech/chinese-mandarin-simplified)
* [Veed.io](https://www.veed.io/tools/text-to-speech-video/chinese-text-to-speech)

(There's also multiple text-to-speech websites like [TextToVoice](https://www.texttovoice.online/?lang=cmn-CN) and [TTSmp3](https://ttsmp3.com/text-to-speech/Chinese%20Mandarin/) which seem to all use the same API.)

**Translation and OCR**

* [Baidu Translate 百度翻译](https://fanyi.baidu.com/)
* [Bing Microsoft Translator](https://www.bing.com/translator)
* [DeepL Translate](https://www.deepl.com/en/translator)
* [Google Translate](https://translate.google.cn/)
* [OCR.Space](https://ocr.space/)
* [Translate an image](https://translateimages.site/)
* [Yandex Translates](https://translate.yandex.com/) includes file and image uploads.

**Web tools**

* [Captionz](https://pnlpal.dev/captionz) generates subtitles for YouTube videos.
* [Chinese Text Analyzer](https://dimusic.github.io/chinese-text-analyzer/) analyzes text for HSK words.
* [Chinese Text Project](https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en) allows search by radical.
* [Chinese Tools](https://www.chinese-tools.com/) has a range of tools, e.g. [search by radical](https://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/sinograms.html?r=).
* [HSK Check](https://wumaocorp.com/hskcheck/tools/text-analyzer) estimates the HSK level on an input text.
* [HSK东西](http://hskhsk.pythonanywhere.com/hanzi) enumerates HSK characters and words in text; see also the [HSK data](https://github.com/glxxyz/hskhsk.com/tree/main/data/lists).
* [JCJC错别字在线检测](http://www.cuobiezi.net/) checks for typos in Chinese text.
* [Language Learning with Netflix](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/language-learning-with-ne/hoombieeljmmljlkjmnheibnpciblicm) is a Chrome extension that helps you watch (e.g.) Chinese language content on Netflix with/out subtitles, auto-pause, adjustable speed and built in lookup functions.
* [pin1yin1.com](http://pin1yin1.com/) adds pinyin or Zhuyin to text.
* [QHanzi](https://www.qhanzi.com/) allows character input via hand drawing.
* [NJStar](https://www.njstar.com/cms/cjk-code-to-unicode-conversion) converts Chinese GBK, Big5, etc. to Unicode.
* [Worchid](http://www.worchid.com/) allows typing Chinese by inputting English, pinyin, or bopomofo.
* [Word Similarity](https://wordsimilarity.com) lists similar words to an input word.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: [Git游戏](http://gityx.com/) has Chinese versions of games posted to Github.  
> **username_4**: [Influent DLC - 普通话](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286961/Influent_DLC___Learn_Mandarin_Chinese/) is a Chinese-learning game.  
> **username_4**: [Chinese Character Alchemy](https://spotky1004.com/Chinese-Character-Alchemy/) (also [here](https://galaxy.click/play/68)) is a game where you combine components into (traditional) characters.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2012-03-04. Score: 29

## Browser Add-ons

**General**

* [Bilibili selectable danmu comments](https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/448301-bilibili-selectable-danmu-comments) is a script which converts Bilibili on-screen comments to plaintext
* Chinese Tutor (Chrome: [Flashcards](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chinesetutor-flashcards/egbbefchlgcnhjoncjebmkffamidfhae), [Speaking](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chinesetutor-speaking/lpflafdbjlkiabamakjkmjclmfkchfjh), [Dictionary](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chinesetutor-dictionary/glfkbeoehpfomhdacjdnjaompnmadnhj), [Extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chinese-tutor-dictionary/gfieiijcebhmabioenbhbeegmakmabil)) is a flashcard extension
* [Chinese Words Separator](https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/npuqf6/chinese_words_separator/) ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chinese-words-separator/gacfacdpfimbkgcnlegknnmcccjgcbnp); [Safari](https://apps.apple.com/app/chinese-words-separator/id1598790017) $US 9.99; [Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/chinese-words-separator/peglphdebebicogkcpinemlaanfabeip))
* [Flixlingo](https://www.flixlingo.com/) ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/flixlingo/nljiiplakcgjilhoopommpbpmjafkmlg))
* [Langtern](https://langtern.com/) ([Chrome](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.langtern.chinese)) adds a side bar vocabulary assistant.
* [Language Learning with Netflix](https://languagelearningwithnetflix.com/) ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hoombieeljmmljlkjmnheibnpciblicm))
* Language Learning with YouTube ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/language-learning-with-yo/jkhhdcaafjabenpmpcpgdjiffdpmmcjb))
* New Tong Wen Tang ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tong-wen-tang/ldmgbgaoglmaiblpnphffibpbfchjaeg?hl=en); [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/new_tongwentang/)) converts between simplified and traditional Chinese
* Hanzisize ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hanzisize/jcljolcajgicemckjlgndbmoaeoobodk)) enlarges Chinese text
* Immersive Translate ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/immersive-translate/bpoadfkcbjbfhfodiogcnhhhpibjhbnh); [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/immersive-translate/)) inserts translations into webpages.
* TransOver ([Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/transover/aggiiclaiamajehmlfpkjmlbadmkledi); [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/transover-ff/)) translates text selection.
* [Toucan](https://jointoucan.com/) ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/toucan-language-learning/lokjgaehpcnlmkebpmjiofccpklbmoci); [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/toucan-language-learning/)) replaces words with those in your target language.
* [Vocabtracker](https://www.vocabtracker.com/) ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vocab-tracker/dmnblpfefmpaflamlfgmimhkmdmhlcda))

There are also many browser highlighters available (too many to list; [Google it](https://www.google.com/search?q=browser%20highlighter%20extension)), which enable you to highlight and save text for later review.

**Popup dictionaries**

* [Chinese Words Separator](https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/npuqf6/chinese_words_separator/) ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chinese-words-separator/gacfacdpfimbkgcnlegknnmcccjgcbnp); [Safari](https://apps.apple.com/app/chinese-words-separator/id1598790017); [Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/chinese-words-separator/peglphdebebicogkcpinemlaanfabeip))
* [Dictionaries: one to rule them all](https://github.com/pnlpal/dictionaries) includes Chinese ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dictionaries-one-to-rule/diojcfpekhhnndfmggknljpnfpcccbhc); [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dictionaries/); [Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/dictionaries-one-to-rule/jdgglojanbnghagoeffacmjodigadoof))
* Perapera Chinese ([Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/perapera-chinese/))
* [Frill](https://frill.miknight.com/) (Safari)
* [GlotDojo](https://glotdojo.com/) ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/glotdojo-learn-languages/dbnjpielondlkmdjbembloegkaabfakc)) with [Chinese premium](https://glotdojo.com/premium/chinese)
* Inkah ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/inkah-chinese-korean-pop/pcgmedbmchghfgikplcimdmfldfnecec); [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/inkah/))
* LiuChan Chinese Popup Dictionary ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/liuchan-chinese-popup-dic/hjpjmkjmkgedphipmbnmejlnfndjcgdf); [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/liuchan/))
* [Popover Chinese](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/popover-chinese/id1548419843) (Safari)
* [Zhongwen: The Popular Chinese Learning Tool](https://github.com/cschiller/zhongwen) ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zhongwen-chinese-english/kkmlkkjojmombglmlpbpapmhcaljjkde); [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/zhongwen/))
* Zhongzhong: An improved Chinese Dictionary ([Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zhongzhong-an-improved-ch/dggcgdjndddfmcfoipccicfoajmciacf))


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### Answer by username_5 on 2012-11-10. Score: 21

## Software for learning

* [Anki](https://apps.ankiweb.net/) is an SRS program with [Chinese decks](https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks/chinese) (e.g. the [Spoonfed](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/53920083) and [Tingli](https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks/Tingli) decks).
* [Mnemosyne](http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/) is a free downloadable SRS program, with some decks for [Chinese](https://mnemosyne-proj.org/category/chinese).

## Online Chinese keyboards

Unless otherwise specified, these tools do not include a pinyin mode that uses the tone number - they use fuzzy pinyin (pinyin without tones).

* [archchinese](https://www.archchinese.com/type_chinese.html) Pinyin. Can enter words longer than one character at once, if they're in the dictionary used by the tool.
* [Branah](https://www.branah.com/chinese) cangjie or pinyin; traditional or simplified. The pinyin mode includes a filter by the tone number.
* [gate2home](https://gate2home.com/Chinese-Keyboard) cangjie or pinyin; traditional or simplified.

## Other tools

* [Chinese Comprehension](https://github.com/Destaq/chinese-comprehension) analyzes text for HSK words.
* [Chinese Sentence Miner](https://github.com/Destaq/chinese-sentence-miner) extracts example sentences from a database of 18000+ sentences.
* [DeepSpeech](https://github.com/mozilla/DeepSpeech/wiki#frequently-asked-questions) speech-to-text converts sound files to plaintext; it has an "experimental" [Mandarin Chinese](https://github.com/mozilla/DeepSpeech/releases) model.
* Ibus ([Github](https://github.com/ibus/ibus); [Google Code](http://code.google.com/p/ibus/)) is a [Chinese input framework for Unix/Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Input_Bus) (e.g. [Ubuntu](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ibus)).
* [Hanzi Writer](https://hanziwriter.org/) is a javascript library for character animations.
* `iconv` is a Unix command for converting between character encoding, e.g., `iconv -c -t=UTF-8` can be used to convert to UTF-8.
* [Jieba](https://github.com/fxsjy/jieba) is a free tool for Chinese text segmentation, written in Python.
* [MacOSX Language Tools](https://github.com/mingsai/MacOSX-Language-Tools) includes Chinese-English dictionaries, character-to-pinyin conversion, etc.
* Microsoft Edge's Read Aloud function is [noted for its high quality text-to-speech](https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/grv8ey/psa_%E6%88%91%E5%8B%92%E4%B8%AA%E5%8E%BBmicrosoft_edge_read_aloud_function_is_the/) (see also [Guide on how to use Microsoft Azure's Text-to-Speech engine](https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/107h4ax/guide_on_how_to_use_microsoft_azures_texttospeech/)).
* [OpenCC](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC) converts between simplified and traditional characters; its [dictionaries](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/tree/master/data/dictionary) are available ([characters](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/blob/master/data/dictionary/STCharacters.txt); [phrases](https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC/blob/master/data/dictionary/STPhrases.txt)).


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### Answer by username_6 on 2012-11-28. Score: 20

## Apps

**Dictionaries**

* Hanping Chinese Dictionary Pro 汉英词典 ([Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.embermitre.hanping.app.pro); $US 2.99) includes handwriting recognition, native speaker audio, stroke animations, example sentences, idioms, HSK words, etc. More functionality via in-app purchases, e.g. [Hanping Camera](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.embermitre.hanping.app.reader.pro) ($US 9.99) and [Hanping Chinese Popup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.embermitre.hanping.app.popup) ($US 9.99).
* [Pleco](http://www.pleco.com/) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pleco-chinese-dictionary/id341922306); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pleco.chinesesystem)) free dictionary with example sentences; many additional features e.g. OCR via in-app purchases.
* Ponddy Chinese Dictionary ([iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ponddy-chinese-dictionary/id1569799653)).

**Flashcards and Writing**

* AnkiMobile ([iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ankimobile-flashcards/id373493387); $US 24.99) and AnkiDroid ([Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ichi2.anki)) is a popular flashcard tool with many Chinese 'card decks' created by the community.
* [Chinese Peach](https://app.chinesepeach.com) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chinese-peach/id1533410359); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chinesepeach)).
* [Chinese Writer](https://www.trainchinese.com/v2/writer.php) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chinese-writer-by-trainchinese/id422248993); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.molatra.chinesewriterlite)) provides writing practice by tracing on-screen characters.
* [Daily Chinese](https://www.dailychinese.app/) ([iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/daily-chinese-flashcards/id1468602303); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mojayllc.dailychinese)) is a vocabulary builder.
* [Flashonary](http://www.flashonary.com/) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/flashonary-chinese-english-chinese-german-flashcard/id320888944)) is a flashcard dictionary.
* Inkstone ([Android $US 4.99](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.id126c0rsxlvjwv18cf44u); [demo video](https://www.skishore.me/inkstone/images/demo.gif)) is an app for writing practice.
* [Noodle Chinese](https://www.noodlechinese.com/) ([iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/noodle-chinese/id1375293467)) is an app for writing practice.
* [Skritter](http://skritter.com/) (iPhone: [old version](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/skritter-chinese/id520277126); [new version](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/skritter-write-chinese/id1370892114); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inkren.skritter.chinese&hl=en_US)) is a responsive app for writing practice. Subscriptions are [$US 14.99 per month](https://legacy.skritter.com/pricing).
* [Sticky Study](http://www.stickystudy.com/chinese.html) ([iPad $US 1.99](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stickystudy-chinese-hsk-top/id451375935)).
* [trainchinese](https://www.trainchinese.com/) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/trainchinese/id333830076); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.molatra.trainchinese)).
* [TOFU Learn](https://www.tofulearn.com/) ([iPhone](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tofu-learn/id1298141461); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tofulearn.tofulearn)) includes character writing practice for Chinese. It's described as free, but it also has paid "pro" accounts.
* Word Tracer ([iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/word-tracer-learn-chinese-iphone-edition/id453400918)) provides writing practice by tracing on-screen characters.

**Games**

* 酷狗唱唱 ([iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/%E9%85%B7%E7%8B%97%E5%94%B1%E5%94%B1-%E5%85%A8%E6%B0%91%E6%89%8B%E6%9C%BAktv/id1282270796); [QQ](https://a.app.qq.com/o/simple.jsp?pkgname=com.kugou.android.ktvapp)) is a Chinese karaoke app which gives you a score based on your singing.
* NiHao! ([iPad; $US 4.99](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nihao!/id760028888?mt=8)) grammar and puzzle game.
* Word Swing ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wordswing-chinese/id1277286492); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wordswing.wordswingchineseapp&hl=en_US)) is a choose-your-own-adventure text adventure game (paid version required for full access).

**General learning**

* AI Super Chinese ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/uz/app/learn-chinese-ai-super-chinese/id1462500984); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.superchinese)).
* [Chineasy](https://www.chineasy.com) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chineasy-cards/id1318941705); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chineasy.cards&hl=en_US)) is for memorizing characters and basic lessons.
* [ChineseSkill](http://www.chineseskill.com) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/learn-chinese-chineseskill/id777111034); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chineseskill)) provides learning materials up to HSK4 (speaking, writing, listening and reading), and flash cards.
* Chinesimple HSK (HSK levels: [1](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.hskfree.ap), [2](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.aroundpixels.hsk2lite), [3](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.aroundpixels.hsk3lite), [4](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.aroundpixels.hsk4lite), [5](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.aroundpixels.hsk5lite)) provides grammar and vocabulary games, a dictionary, and special levels (Android)
* [Dong Chinese](https://www.dong-chinese.com/) ([Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.peterolson.chinse.dongchinese))
* Dot Languages ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dot-languages-learn-chinese/id1547286120); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dotlanguages.dot&gl=US))
* [Drops](https://languagedrops.com/) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/drops-learn-korean-japanese-chinese-language/id939540371); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.languagedrops.drops.international)).
* [Duolingo](https://www.duolingo.com/) ([iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/duolingo-language-lessons/id570060128); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duolingo)) is a colorful language-learning app, including Chinese. Paid versions start at [$US 9.99 per month](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/duolingo-language-lessons/id570060128).
* [HelloChinese](http://www.hellochinese.cc/) ([iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1001507516); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hellochinese)) is a beginner app for improving speaking skills based on speech recognition.
* [Incredible Chinese](https://incrediblechinese.com/) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fluent-academy/id1506535967); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=academy.fluent.android)) uses AI/speech recognition to learn via Chinese conversations.
* [Lingodeer](https://www.lingodeer.com/) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lingodeer-learn-languages/id1261193709); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lingodeer)) has a variety of puzzles for languages including Chinese; paid version [$US 11.99 per month](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lingodeer-learn-languages/id1261193709).
* [Memrise](https://www.memrise.com/) ([iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/memrise-ultimate-memorisation/id635966718); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.memrise.android.memrisecompanion)) is a language memorization app, which includes Chinese. Subscriptions start at around [$US 8.99 per month](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/memrise-ultimate-memorisation/id635966718).
* Migii HSK ([iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/tw/app/migii-hsk-practice-test-1-6/id6444041413?l=en-GB); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eup.migiihsk))
* [Ninchanese](https://ninchanese.com/) ([Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninchanese.app)) starts at around [$US 10 per month](https://ninchanese.com/pricing/).
* [Rosetta Stone](https://www.rosettastone.com/) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rosetta-stone-learn-languages/id435588892); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.rosettastone.mobile.CoursePlayer)) is around [$US 9.99 per month](https://www.rosettastone.com/buy-chinese/).
* [Langtern](https://langtern.com) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1578011970); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.langtern.chinese)) has a selection of online material with a popup dictionary, plus learning tools. It's mostly free, with a paid plan of around $US 2 per month.

**Pronunciation**

* [普通话学习](https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/%E6%99%AE%E9%80%9A%E8%AF%9D%E5%AD%A6%E4%B9%A0-%E6%A0%87%E5%87%86%E6%99%AE%E9%80%9A%E8%AF%9D%E5%8F%91%E9%9F%B3%E6%B0%B4%E5%B9%B3%E6%B5%8B%E8%AF%95%E8%BD%AF%E4%BB%B6/id1037958811)
* Cantone ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cantone/id1602297692); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cantone.cantone))
* Ka ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ka-chinese-tones-learn-pinyin/id6444140899)) is a free, gamified app to learn the tones.

**Reading and Listening**

* [The Chairman's Bao](https://www.thechairmansbao.com/) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chairmans-bao-learn-chinese/id1074317405); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.metapps.thechairmansbao)) is a Chinese graded reader app. Most content requires a [$US 10 per month subscription](https://www.thechairmansbao.com/my-subscriptions/).
* [Clozemaster](https://www.clozemaster.com/) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clozemaster/id1149199075); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.clozemaster.v2)) provides fill-in-the-blank "cloze" sentences in many languages, including Chinese. ([Pro version: $US 8 per month](https://www.clozemaster.com/pro).)
* [Du Chinese](https://www.duchinese.net/) ([iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/app/du-chinese/id1052961520); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sinamon.duchinese)) provides short stories for reading and listening practice (regularly updated; paid version required to access all lessons).
* Hanzi Reader ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hanzi-reader-chinese-dictionary-definitions-displayed/id383433187)) segments Chinese text and allows the user to look up words.
* [M Mandarin](http://funnybean.com) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/m-mandarin-%E6%BC%AB%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87-learn-chinese/id1202173573); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.funnybean.mandarin)) teaches Chinese via comics.
* Phrasis ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/phrasis/id1557374060)) searches movie subtitles.
* PinyinBrowser ([iOS](http://itunes.apple.com/app/pinyinbrowser/id851303491?uo=5)) adds Pinyin or Bopomofo to Chinese web pages while you browse.
* Pinyiner Free ([Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.astratech.chinesereader_free)) for pinyin annotation of copied text or books.
* [Readibu - Chinese novel reader](https://www.readibu.com/) ([iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/readibu-chinese-novel-reader/id1474518982); $US 4.99 per month; [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.readibu.mobile&pcampaignid=MKT-Other-global-all-co-prtnr-py-PartBadge-Mar2515-1)).
* Wise Talk ([iPhone](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wise-talk/id854767124)) provides idioms for listening practice (paid version $US 0.99).

**Translations and OCR**

* [Baidu Translate](https://fanyi.baidu.com/) (百度翻译) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/bai-du-fan-yi-baidu-translate/id605670941)) provides Chinese-to-English, English-to-Chinese translations, OCR (in-app purchase in Pleco), common phrases/expressions list, audio lookup, etc.
* [Baidu Chinese](https://dict.baidu.com/) (百度汉语) ([iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/%E7%99%BE%E5%BA%A6%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD-%E8%AE%A9%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%AD%A6%E4%B9%A0%E6%9B%B4%E7%AE%80%E5%8D%95/id1065829176)) provides free OCR, compositions (作文), and Chinese poetry recital.
* [Google Assistant](https://assistant.google.com/) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-assistant/id1220976145); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googleassistant)) has an [interpreter mode](https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9234753) which live translates conversations.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: There used to be a reading app known as [Decipher](http://app.decipherchinese.com/new) but I think it has aged away.  The website has some remaining parts.  
> **username_7**: Incredible Chinese is now called [Polyvox](https://polyvox.app) and is available on the [Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.polyvox.polyvox_app) and [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/polyvox-mandarin-chinese/id6450912702?platform=iphone)  

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### Answer by username_8 on 2013-01-03. Score: 20

## Language Exchanges

Websites to find language exchange partners, tutors, teachers; people will meet in person or talk online and help each other learn each others' respective languages.

* [Amazing Talker](https://en.amazingtalker.com/tutors/chinese)
* [Busuu](http://www.busuu.com/)
* [Classgap](https://www.classgap.com/en/chinese-online-tutors)
* [Conversation Exchange](http://www.conversationexchange.com/)
* [Free4Talk](https://www.free4talk.com/)
* [HelloTalk](https://www.hellotalk.com/)
* [Hinative](https://hinative.com/)
* [italki](http://www.italki.com/)
* [LangCorrect](https://langcorrect.com/) for writing corrections.
* [The Mixxer](http://www.language-exchanges.org/)
* [My Language Exchange](http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/)
* [Polyglot Club](http://polyglotclub.com/)
* [Preply](https://preply.com/)
* Reddit's [r/language\_exchange](http://reddit.com/r/language_exchange) and [r/WriteStreakCN/](https://www.reddit.com/r/WriteStreakCN/)
* [Speaky](https://www.speaky.com/)
* [Verbling](https://www.verbling.com/)


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### Answer by username_0 on 2012-02-04. Score: 18

## Podcasts

You can find many such podcasts by searching for `Chinese` on e.g. [Spotify](https://www.google.com/search?&q=site%3Aopen.spotify.com%20chinese) or [Tune In](https://tunein.com/search/?query=chinese)

* [ChinesePod](http://chinesepod.com/) has many Chinese lessons, starting at around [$US 14 per month](https://www.chinesepod.com/pricing).
* [Coffee Break Chinese](https://radiolingua.com/coffeebreakchinese/); transcript requires paid account, starting at [£96 once-off](https://radiolingua.com/coffeebreakchinese/).
* [Hacking Chinese](https://www.hackingchinese.com/podcast/)
* [I Love Learning Chinese](https://ilovelearningchinese.com/)
* [Popup Chinese](http://popupchinese.com/)
* [Player.FM](https://zh.player.fm) has a variety of Chinese podcasts.
* [Learning Chinese through Stories](https://learningchinesethroughstories.com/)
* [每日视频新闻](http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mei-ri-shi-pin-xin-wen/id297394794) video podcast news.
* [Melnyks](https://www.melnyks.com/learn-chinese/) (also at [Tune In](https://tunein.com/podcasts/Educational/Learn-Chinese---Easy-Situational-Mandarin-Chinese--p886447/))
* [Radio.cn](https://www.radio.cn/pc-portal/erji/radioStation.html)
* [Radio Garden](https://radio.garden/) enables listening to radio worldwide, including Chinese radio, e.g. [Joy FM](http://radio.garden/listen/beijing-joy-radio-87-6-fm/Ts6_sOlz) (Beijing) and [Kiss Radio](http://radio.garden/listen/kissradio-fm-99-9/zD7B9jSe) (Taiwan).
* [Speak Chinese Naturally](https://speakchinesenaturally.com/); transcript requires paid account, starting at [$US 3.99 per month](https://speakchinesenaturally.com/join-us-2/).
* [Talk Chineasy](https://www.chineasy.com/talk/)
* [The Unemployable](https://theue.firstory.io/)
* 小宇宙FM ([web](https://ask.xiaoyuzhoufm.com); [mobile](https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/))
* [You Can Learn Chinese](https://youcanlearnchinese.mandarincompanion.com/)

(YouTube channels are listed under [social media](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/1120/resources-for-learning-mandarin-chinese/17648#17648).)


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### Answer by username_0 on 2012-02-04. Score: 16

## Online Courses

* [ChineseFor.Us](https://chinesefor.us/) is a video course (around [$US 9.99 per month](https://chinesefor.us/pricing)).
* [Chinese Learn Online](http://www.chineselearnonline.com) is an audio course taught from Taiwan; paid account (starting at [$US 19.95 per month](https://www.chineselearnonline.com/amember/signup/signup_2020may)) required for transcript, etc.
* [Chinese Zero to Hero](https://chinesezerotohero.teachable.com/) is a video course based on the HSK (sample videos are on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ3IlLg5VGeydxtswBoyt6A)); bundle price varies e.g. $US 29 for HSK1.
* [Coursera](https://www.coursera.org/courses?query=chinese) includes many free Chinese courses, such as Chinese for HSK [1](https://www.coursera.org/learn/hsk-1), [2](https://www.coursera.org/learn/hsk-2), [3](https://www.coursera.org/learn/hsk-3-part2), [4](https://www.coursera.org/learn/hsk-4), [5](https://www.coursera.org/learn/chinese-for-hsk5), [6](https://www.coursera.org/learn/chinese-for-hsk-6) (payment required for course verification).
* [Culture Alley](http://culturealley.com/mandarin) provides free language conversations and games, and includes Mandarin; paid expert help.
* [MandarinX](https://www.edx.org/school/mandarinx) provides free online courses such as "Mandarin Chinese Essentials" and "Mandarin Chinese for Business" (course verification costs $US 99).
* [Melnyks](http://www.melnyks.com/) provides Chinese audio lessons; paid account (starting at [$US 97 per year](https://www.melnyks.com/amember/signup)) required for transcript, etc.
* [Outlier Chinese Character Masterclass](https://www.outlier-linguistics.com/products/how-to-learn-chinese-characters) provides instruction on character components, etc., for $US 99.00.
* [Popup Chinese](http://popupchinese.com/) provides Chinese lessons via podcasts; paid account ([$US 99.99 per year](http://popupchinese.com/account)) required for mp3, transcript, etc.
* [Yoyo Chinese](http://yoyochinese.com) provides video lessons, etc.; starts at around [$US 88](https://yoyochinese.com/store) per bundle.

## Tutors

* [Berlitz](https://www.berlitz.com/) provides a range of [Mandarin classes](https://www.berlitz.com/languages/mandarin); pricing is not immediately available on their website.
* [Instant Mandarin](https://instantmandarin.com) provides 1-on-1 online courses; bundles start with 12 lessons at [$US 120](https://instantmandarin.com/pricing).
* [Lingo Bus](https://www.lingobus.com) provides online 1-on-1 tutoring and group classes for children aged 4-15, and they have been running for 5 years.
* [LTL Mandarin](https://ltl-beijing.com/) provides a variety of tutoring methods; with pricing in the ballpark of [￥150 per hour](https://ltl-beijing.com/chinese-tutor-beijing/).
* [Mandarin Zone](http://www.mandarinzone.com/) has both 1-on-1 lessons and group classes.
* [That's Mandarin](https://thatsmandarin.com/) provides a variety of tutoring and learning methods, with pricing at [￥84+ per hour](https://www.thatsmandarin.com/course/online/small-group-chinese-classes/) for group classes and [￥165+ per hour](https://www.thatsmandarin.com/course/online/private-chinese-classes/) for 1-on-1 lessons.


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### Answer by username_0 on 2012-02-04. Score: 15

## Textbooks

See also [Chinese textbook grammar index](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Chinese_textbook_grammar_index) at the Chinese Grammar Wiki.

**Learning**

* Yong Ho, *Beginner's Chinese*, 2010. [Amazon](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0781812577).
* ShaoLan. *Chineasy Everyday: Learning Chinese Through Its Culture*, 2016. [Amazon](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0062439715). (Now [available as an app](https://www.chineasy.com)).
* Kan Qian, *Colloquial Chinese: The Complete Course for Beginners*, 2015. [Amazon](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1138958271). Texts, exercises, grammar highlights, etc.
* Jiang Liping, *HSK Standard Course (HSK标准教程)*, ~2018. Amazon: HSK [1](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B07PRPG8QV); [2](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B07PNSZSYZ); [3](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B07PMV711L); [4上](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B07PQZZ16F); [4下](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B07PMVPFDT)；[5上 and 5下](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B07RGSRZJ7); [6上](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/7561942540) and [6下](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B01MY6TUTQ). Answers are available from [BLCUP](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/), specifically [1](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43618#001); [2](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43619#001); [3](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43620#001); [4上](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43621#001); [4下](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43622#001); [5上](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43623#001); [5下](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43624#001); [6上](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=43625#001); [6下](https://www.blcup.com/enres/ResInfo?rid=51694#001). The workbook answers are available from [1](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=10382#001); [2](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=10383#001); [3](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=10384#001); [4上](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=11444#001); [4下](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=11552#001); [5上](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=58147#001); [5下](https://www.blcup.com/EnRes/ResInfo?rid=58148#001); [6上](https://www.blcup.com/enres/ResInfo?rid=58149#001); [6下](https://www.blcup.com/enres/ResInfo?rid=50295#001).
* Yuehua Liu et al., *Integrated Chinese: Simplified Characters Textbook, Level 1, Part 1 中文听说读写*, 2008. [Amazon](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0887276385); [Cheng & Tsui](http://www.cheng-tsui.com/store/products/integrated_chinese).
* Yong Ho, *Intermediate Chinese*, 2013. [Amazon](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0781813115).
* Peking University, *Modern Chinese: A Basic Course*, 1971. [Amazon](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0486227553).
* Liu Xun, *New Practical Chinese Reader*, 2004. [Amazon](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/7561910401).
* James W. Heisig and Timothy W. Richardson, *Remembering Traditional Hanzi* and *Remembering Simplified Hanzi*, 2008+. Amazon: [T1](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0824833244), [T2](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0824836561); [S1](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0824833236), [S1](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0824836553); Nanzan [T1](http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/publications/miscellaneous-publications/remembering-hanzi-1/), [T2](http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/publications/miscellaneous-publications/remembering-traditional-hanzi-ii/); [S1](http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/publications/miscellaneous-publications/remembering-hanzi/), [S2](http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/publications/miscellaneous-publications/remembering-simplified-hanzi-ii/). A method for memorizing Chinese characters without their pronunciation. (See also: [a fan-made dataset](https://www.plecoforums.com/threads/heisigs-remembering-simplified-hanzi-1-2.3114/) for simplified characters.)
* Yuonne Li Walls and Jan W. Walls, *Using Chinese - A guide to contemporary usage*, 2009. [Amazon](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B00QIT3OBE).

**Reference**

* Muhammad Wolfgang G. A. Schmidt, *All the Grammar and Language Points For Each Of The Six Levels of the Chinese Language Proficiency Test (HSK)*, 2018. [Amazon](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/3959354738).
* Yip Po-Ching and Dan Rimmington, *Chinese - An Essential Grammar*, 2006. [Amazon](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0415372615).
* Charles N. Li and Sandra A. Thompson, *Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar*, 1989. [Amazon](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0520066103); [Google Books](https://books.google.com/books/about/Mandarin_Chinese.html?id=njea2LBW4jcC). Only pinyin (no characters).
* Claudia Ross and Jing-heng Sheng Ma, *Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (Modern Grammars)*, 2014. [Amazon](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0415827140).
* Dejin Li and Meizhen Cheng, *A Practical Chinese Grammar for Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法)*, 2008. [Amazon](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/7561921632). Bilingual (English and Chinese); characters only.
* Claudia Ross, *Schaum's Outline of Chinese Grammar*, 2004. [Amazon](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0071635262).


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### Answer by username_0 on 2012-02-13. Score: 12

## Dictionaries

**Online**

* [Almaany](https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/en-zh/)
* [CantoDict](http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/scripts/wordlist.htm) includes Mandarin.
* [潮州音字典](http://www.czyzd.com/) is a pinyin based dictionary.
* [Chinese Tutor Dictionary](http://www.fastchinese.org/dictionary)
* [Collins Mandarin Chinese Dictionary](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/chinese-english)
* [Collocation Search](http://cca.xingtanlu.cn/)
* [Dict.cn](http://dict.cn/)
* [Forvo](https://forvo.com/languages/zh/) pronunciation dictionary.
* [HanDian (汉典)](http://zdic.net) (zdic)
* [HanziCraft](https://hanzicraft.com/) character dictionary.
* [Linguee](https://cn.linguee.com/%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87-%E8%8B%B1%E8%AF%AD)
* [MDBG English-Chinese](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary) Online dictionary website based on CC-CEDICT
* [Mo eDict](https://www.moedict.tw)
* [Revised Taiwan Academic Online Dictionary 重編國語辭典修訂本](http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/cbdic/search.htm)
* [Wiktionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/)
* [WordBuddy Dictionary](https://www.wordbuddy.com/pages/dictionary/dictionarysearch.php?&force=1&search_type=a&search_words=nihao)
* [Xiaoma Cidian (小马词典)](http://www.xiaoma.info/)
* [Yabla](https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php)
* [Youdao](http://dict.youdao.com/)
* [在线汉语词典](http://xh.5156edu.com/)

Image search provided by [Baidu](https://image.baidu.com), [Bing](http://www.bing.com/Images), and [Google](https://images.google.com/) can be used as a visual dictionary. Many dictionaries are listed at [Dictionaryphile](https://github.com/Dictionaryphile/All_Dictionaries).

***Removed items***

* ~~Bkrs (mostly in Russian)~~ (removed for copyright reasons, see comments to the answer [here](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/30478/bkrs-chinese-dictionary)).
* [nciku](http://www.nciku.com) [Line Dict](http://www.linedict.com/dict.html#/cnen/)

**Technical**

* [Chinese Medicinal Material Images Database](https://library.hkbu.edu.hk/electronic/libdbs/mmd/)
* [cosdna.com](http://cosdna.com/) for chemistry and cosmetics
* [Dr. Dict](http://www.drdict.com) medical dictionary.
* [SciDict](http://www.scidict.org/) for science, biomedical, mechanics, chemistry and computer science.
* Sensei's Library, a wiki about Go (围棋 – wéiqí – the board game), has lists of Go terms: [ZH-EN](https://senseis.xmp.net/?ChineseGoTerms) and [EN-ZH](https://senseis.xmp.net/?ChineseGoTerms%2FEnglishToChinese).

**Offline**

* ABC dictionary - available as a paid-for add-on in [Pleco](https://www.pleco.com/). Gives parts of speech and rates homonyms by frequency of usage. See also [this answer](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/41195/2508).
* Hanping Chinese Dictionary Pro 汉英词典 ([Android; $US 2.99](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.embermitre.hanping.app.pro)).
* [Pleco](https://www.pleco.com/) ([iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pleco-chinese-dictionary/id341922306); [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pleco.chinesesystem)) free dictionary with example sentences; many additional features e.g. OCR via in-app purchases.
* [Wenlin](http://www.wenlin.com/). Non-introductory versions start at [$US 2.99 per month](https://wenlinshangdian.com/).

Many dictionaries are downloadable from [HuZheng.org](http://download.huzheng.org/zh_CN/).

**Downloadable plain text files**

* [CC-CEDICT](http://simonwiles.net/projects/cc-cedict/) ([Wiki](https://cc-cedict.org/wiki/)) online, downloadable (as opposed to searchable-only) public-domain Chinese-English dictionary
* [SUBTLEX-CH](http://crr.ugent.be/programs-data/subtitle-frequencies/subtlex-ch): Chinese Word and Character Frequencies
  Based on Film Subtitles. Includes part-of-speech information.


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### Answer by username_0 on 2012-02-15. Score: 11

## News

* Australian [ABC中文](https://www.abc.net.au/news/chinese/) News.
* [The Australian](https://cn.theaustralian.com.au/)
* BBC News中文: [simplified](https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp) and [traditional](https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad).
* [China Central Television (CCTV / 中国中央电视台)](https://tv.cctv.com/live/) live stream.
* [FT中文网 - Financial Times Chinese](http://www.ftchinese.com/)
* [Helsinki Times](https://cn.helsinkitimes.fi/)
* [MSN News](https://www.msn.cn/zh-cn) has Chinese-English bilingual articles labelled 双语.
* [纽约时报中文网 - New York Times](http://cn.nytimes.com/): English-Chinese parallel text.
* [SBS News Mandarin](https://www.sbs.com.au/language/mandarin) (and [audio podcast](https://www.sbs.com.au/language/mandarin)).
* [Sina新闻中心](https://news.sina.com.cn/)
* [中国日报网](http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/): China Daily ([bilingual](https://language.chinadaily.com.cn/news_bilingual/)).


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### Answer by username_0 on 2012-02-04. Score: 10

## Books

**Graded readers**

* [Chinese Breeze](http://www.chinesebreeze.net/) series.
* [Imagin8](https://imagin8press.com/) series.
* [Sinolingua](http://www.sinolingua.com.cn/index.php) series.
* [Mandarin Companion](https://mandarincompanion.com/) series (simplified and traditional).
* [Tales and Traditions](https://www.cheng-tsui.com/browse/tales-and-traditions) series at Cheng & Tsui.
* [BLCUP Graded Readers](https://blcup.com/EnSeriesBook/index/1636) series (simplified).

(Note: Fig. 7 in [*Loach* (2017)](http://www.jamesloach.com/papers/readability.pdf) analyzes the difficulty of Mandarin Companion and Sinolingua.)

**Novels**

* [活着 (To Live)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Live_(novel)).

Also note [a Reddit /r/chinesebookclub post](https://www.reddit.com/r/chinesebookclub/comments/5pb4yx/corpus_of_chinese_novels_sorted_by_difficulty/) sorts Chinese novels by difficulty ([results](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brendan-t/haodoo/master/haodoo-books.org)). The YouTube channel [Kuo’s Audiobooks](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxNLvWAnazm1w-EKoo7Z_Q) has readings of Harry Potter novels.


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### Answer by username_9 on 2016-04-07. Score: 9

## Social Media

**Discord**

* [30 Days of Chinese](https://discord.gg/GyaY2PX) is for sharing your Chinese studies.
* [Reddit r/ChineseLanguage](https://discord.gg/G4nagat)

**Facebook**

* [Business Chinese Learning](https://www.facebook.com/businesschineselearning)
* [CCTV中文](https://www.facebook.com/CCTV.CH) Chinese news.
* [Chinese Class 101](https://www.facebook.com/ChineseClass101/)
* [CRI Learn Chinese](https://www.facebook.com/crilearnchinese/)
* [Hanbridge Mandarin Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/HangridgeMandarin)
* [Learn Chinese characters](https://www.facebook.com/chinesecharacterslearning/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf)
* Learn Chinese Mandarin [HSK1](https://www.facebook.com/groups/294971488137057/) [HSK2](https://www.facebook.com/groups/680764145797105/) [HSK3](https://www.facebook.com/groups/847553949046831/) [HSK4](https://www.facebook.com/groups/267659047538214/) [HSK5](https://www.facebook.com/groups/536408247293302/) [HSK6](https://www.facebook.com/groups/224576495512293/) with Richard Wu.

**Twitter**

* [AllSet Learning](https://twitter.com/allsetlearning)
* [Hacking Chinese](https://twitter.com/HackingChinese)
* [HSK Official](https://twitter.com/HSKTestOfficial)
* [Skritter](https://twitter.com/SkritterHQ)

**YouTube channels** (native content useful for learners)

* [备胎说车](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RL3bksyvu7rH7T6KFFkjw) (cars)
* [Hello Catie](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxls4ftUSbEcrDR1zQWIwfA) (fashion, makeup, shopping)
* [黃瑽寧醫師健康講堂](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkha3wg7As4t9duOzre5HcQ) (Doctor Huang Congning)
* [李永乐老师](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSs4A6HYKmHA2MG_0z-F0xw) (Teacher Li Yongle)
* [科普记](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo0wi08hNwwAUpyZ_p6eX-g) (popular science)
* [科学声音](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUBhobCkTLhgfUNRAgHSYmw) (Voice of Science)
* [妈咪说MommyTalk](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLROLAN8kmU7tGQDs6KH-bQ) (popular science)
* [TEDxTaipei](https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDxTaipei)
* [樱桃小丸子 动漫 中文版](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClHebX3GBL9lzvH_eJB_7iw) (Chibi Maruko-chan, children's anime)
* [小猪佩奇](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRi0sw4PDw-C2C7fS9hrx5Q) (Peppa Pig)
* [Yan Talk](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNGgFvBpxtU8JagZLzztzQ)
* [一席YiXi](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKFB_rVEFEF3l-onQGvGx1A) (similar to TEDx)

**YouTube channels** (teaching)

* [Ansami App](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDljsALKtxMvhmvs3PP3guw)
* [Carly LetsSpeakXYZ](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD8mCDvxGYJXl50GddxhKBw)
* [ChineseEddieG汉语艾迪](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXNTChai4lWB_2B8K_a2bKA)
* [ChinesePod](https://www.youtube.com/user/ChinesePodTV)
* [Chinesewithmei Everyday](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF2GCj_xOYvlU2cztE85qjw)
* [Chinese Zero to Hero](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ3IlLg5VGeydxtswBoyt6A)
* [Easy Chinese](https://www.youtube.com/user/haiya8891)
* [Easy Mandarin with Li Can](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKbBU7zv0PUdOMxPnenl_zg)
* [Everyday Chinese](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSXriUqkzZmAQklQ0N9XFVw)
* [Fragrant Mandarin 香橘子](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVk35GjhYmoupCwWbaag1FA)
* [Grace Mandarin Chinese](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC_fdR7zZ_5SU--xuOrEdKw)
* [Hancai Chinese](https://www.youtube.com/c/HancaiChinese)
* [HSK Tips](https://www.youtube.com/c/hsktips)
* [Kid learning Chinese/Mandarin 孩子学中文](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_0oPrCShB7ZzBk4D66FHSw)
* [LANGUAGE ch 中国語](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=&list=UUbK-aV96Y4vb5sklvZr1T1Q)
* [Mandarin Blueprint](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc5ueW8aqO73Q6MevB8L5PA)
* [Mandarin Click](https://www.youtube.com/c/MandarinClick)
* [Mandarin Corner](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2fAiRQHRQT9aj9P_ijYeow)
* [Masterchinesewithpeipei](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbOWEw21I45ZZxBlpANA-Xw)
* [每日中文课Free To Learn](https://www.youtube.com/c/DANLIAOFreeToLearn)
* [PeggyTeachesChinese](https://www.youtube.com/user/PeggyTeachesChinese)
* [Peter Hanyu](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrLkNik3JQCZuqTj78fJDEg)
* [可可读课本 Keke Reading](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN0K3i_53N9F-IicqHXSY6Q)
* [Richard Chinese Language](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCQmKxqC9h8OknMgw4_Jsqw)
* [ShuoshuoChinese说说中文](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Aiv9xguPQxZ6msnNoz3HQ)
* [Startalk Mandarin](https://www.youtube.com/@startalkmandarin)
* [大鹏说中文 Speak Chinese with Da Peng](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNmZr4WBw71bdJYjaycLodA)
* [SyS Mandarin](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUjFsQAUUS1IFM7oyUXeB1g)
* [Talk Taiwanese Mandarin With Abby](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSoH-pm1Rto-1-ls5iKsQFg/featured)
* [YMC Learn Chinese](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCye2eRed9pzbORP-KnwF8TQ)

In addition to YouTube, there is also [Bilibili](https://www.bilibili.com/), [iQiYi](https://www.iqiyi.com/), [iXiGua](https://www.ixigua.com/), [TuDou](https://www.tudou.com/), and [YouKu](https://www.youku.com/).


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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-09-03. Score: 6

## Lists of Resources

* [Awesome Chinese NLP](https://github.com/crownpku/Awesome-Chinese-NLP) lists Chinese natural language processing resources.
* [Chinese Discord Resource](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTnqyjv--iUkCnD7BBCUpDjKCOgXgPPdUtP1hSk8RtzaDE8ciQfDQzmS6illkN2fNUqVsIFBI8t_LCq/pubhtml) for the [看剧学汉语 Discord](https://discord.com/channels/721751244041093150/722713696044056597): TV shows sources; listening; reading; TV show recommendations; game recommendations.
* [Chinese-English Exchange Discord Server Resource List](https://espaspw.github.io/Resource-Guide/#All)
* Chinese Grammar Wiki's [textbook index](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Chinese_textbook_grammar_index).
* Chinese Zero to Hero [resources](https://www.zerotohero.ca/#/en/zh/resource/list/all/all).
* [Dictionaryphile](https://github.com/Dictionaryphile/All_Dictionaries) lists dictionaries.
* [Graded readers, by the numbers](https://www.chinese-forums.com/forums/topic/44336-graded-readers-by-the-numbers-characterswords-page-count/) lists graded readers and their statistics.
* [Graded Watching](http://www.jiong3.com/gradedwatching/) ranks movies and TV series in terms of difficulty.
* [Gratis Global](http://gratisglobal.com/learn-chinese-free/) lists free resources.
* [Hacking Chinese](https://challenges.hackingchinese.com/resources) for resource reviews.
* Heavenly Path's [reading guide](https://heavenlypath.notion.site/Comprehensive-Reading-Guide-From-beginner-to-native-novels-b3d6abd583a944a397b4fbbb81e0c38c), and list of [web novels](https://heavenlypath.notion.site/Webnovels-and-Books-29ee006777bd4d9fbbd0ea5eb29ec514).
* Heavenly Path's [listening guide](https://heavenlypath.notion.site/Comprehensive-Listening-Guide-from-Beginner-to-Native-Media-42700b5402ce47d7b5209d4dc50d0cef).
* [Learn Chinese Club](https://learnchinese.club/) for YouTube videos.
* Lindie Botes (polyglot) lists the [resources she uses](https://lindiebotes.com/chinese-resources/).
* [Memrise](https://community.memrise.com/t/wiki-lets-create-a-nice-resources-list-mandarin-chinese/162)
* [Reddit's r/ChineseLanguage resource flair](https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/search/?q=flair%3Aresources&source=recent&restrict_sr=1&sort=top)
* [YouTube channels to learn Chinese](https://www.wordlab.app/catalogue/youtube/chinese.html)
* [WordReference "Resources" thread](https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/resources.533726/)


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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-07-28. Score: 4

# Online Tests

**How many characters do I know?**

* [Clavas Sinica](http://www.clavisinica.com/character-test.html)
* [Quick Test](https://chinesepedia.herokuapp.com/test) at Chinesepedia.
* [汉语识字量测试](https://www.arealme.com/how-many-chinese-characters-do-i-know/cn/)
* [HanziShan](http://hanzishan.com/)
* [hanzi.sjz.io](http://hanzi.sjz.io/#/words)
* [Hanzi Quest](https://hanzi-quest.netlify.app/)
* [Hanzi Test](http://hanzitest.herokuapp.com/) by @ericrjiang.
* [HSK Level](https://www.hsklevel.com/)
* [Jun Da](https://lingua.mtsu.edu/chinese-computing/quiz/)
* [Word Swing](https://wordswing.com/how-many-characters-do-you-know/instructions)
* [zhtoolkit](http://www.zhtoolkit.com/apps/wordtest/)

**How many words do I know?**

* [17 Minute Languages](https://www.17-minute-languages.com/en/Chinese-placement-test/)
* [中文词汇量测试](https://www.arealme.com/chinese-vocabulary-size-test/cn/)
* [HSK Level](https://www.hsklevel.com/)

**How many chengyu do I know?**

* [中文成语水平测试](https://www.arealme.com/chinese-idiom-quiz/cn/)
* [HSK Level](https://www.hsklevel.com/)

**How fast can I read?**

* [阅读速度测试](http://www.zhongguosou.com/zonghe/yueDuSuDuCeShi.aspx) by 众果搜


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### Answer by username_4 on 2023-05-08. Score: 2

## AI chat bots

Note: some of these are merely different interfaces for ChatGPT; some of these are paid services; the Chinese services likely require a Chinese ID or phone number; many are unavailable in various locations.

* [AnonChatGPT](https://anonchatgpt.com/)
* [ChatArt](https://www.imyfone.com/chat-ai/) (by iMyFone)
* [Character.ai](https://beta.character.ai/) (beta) has many Chinese-speaking bots, such as Chinese teachers by [@jeffh](https://c.ai/c/s6ZpWy629kcqPezBFyrBzdyKE_4uALQQTK1h771r0o4) and [@lieyanqzu](https://c.ai/c/lmN7Du14GLz4WKIYOjqaEpHxt4YyOzLlLddpbiSSJ9E)
* [ChatGLM](https://chatglm.cn) (by Tsinghua researchers)
* [ChatGPT](https://chat.openai.com/) (by OpenAI)
* [Free ChatGPT](https://vitalentum.net/free-chat-gpt)
* [Gemini](https://gemini.google.com/) (by Google; formerly Bard)
* [HeyPi](https://heypi.com/talk)
* [HuggingChat](https://huggingface.co/chat/)
* [KoalaChat](https://koala.sh/chat)
* [MyShell.AI](https://app.myshell.ai/explore); go to "Explore/More" to filter by languages
* [Ora.ai](https://ora.ai/chatbot-master/openai-chatgpt-chatbot)
* Poe.com (by Quora): [Assistant](https://poe.com/Assistant) ("Good in languages other than English"; formerly called Sage) and [ChatGPT](https://poe.com/ChatGPT).
* [polyglot](https://github.com/liou666/polyglot), downloadable for Mac and Windows.
* Snapchat My AI (based on ChatGPT), comes with the Snapchat app ([Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snapchat.android&hl=en_US); [iPhone](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/snapchat/id447188370)).
* [通义千问](https://qianwen.aliyun.com) (by Alibaba)
* [文心一言](https://yiyan.baidu.com/) (Ernie Bot, by Baidu), requires a Chinese ID card to register
* [小冰](https://www.xiaoice.com/) (Xiaoice, by Microsoft [somewhat historical nowadays])
* [YouChat](https://you.com/search?tbm=youchat)

There's also [Bing Chat](https://bing.com/chat) and [MOSS](https://moss.fastnlp.top/) which I haven't gotten working yet.

There's many other AIs which output Chinese (too many to list). Many of which are not especially useful.

[Visual-GLM](https://huggingface.co/spaces/lykeven/visualglm-6b) can generate Chinese text given an image and a prompt.

#### Designed for language learners (includes Mandarin)

* [LangoTalk](https://www.langotalk.org/)
* MemBot (part of [Memrise](https://www.memrise.com/))
* [Practice a Language](https://practicealanguage.xyz/)
* [Talkpal.ai](https://talkpal.ai)
* [Univerbal](https://www.univerbal.app/) (formerly Quazel)


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