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Chinese Learning Resources

40 curated apps, channels, podcasts, and tools for learning Mandarin β€” with honest pricing notes, skill tags, and editor picks.

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Pleco β˜…

The essential Chinese dictionary app

vocabularyreadingwriting
Freemium

HelloChinese β˜…

Best structured course for beginners

vocabularygrammarspeaking
Freemium

ReadChinese β˜…

HSK-leveled stories with audio and smart annotation

readinglisteningvocabulary
Free

Yoyo Chinese β˜…

Structured video lessons from a trusted teacher

grammarvocabularylistening
Free

Mandarin Corner β˜…

Real Chinese from street interviews and vlogs

listeningvocabulary
Freemium

ChinesePod β˜…

Thousands of structured audio lessons

listeningvocabularygrammar
Free

Zhongwen β˜…

Hover dictionary for any Chinese webpage

readingvocabulary
Free

Chinese Grammar Wiki β˜…

Comprehensive free grammar reference

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All resources (40)

Freemium

Pleco β˜…

The essential Chinese dictionary app

vocabularyreadingwriting
Freemium

HelloChinese β˜…

Best structured course for beginners

vocabularygrammarspeaking
Freemium

Du Chinese

Graded news-style reading with audio

readinglisteningvocabulary
Freemium

Anki

Spaced repetition that makes vocabulary stick

vocabularywriting
Subscription

Skritter

Handwriting practice with stroke-order feedback

writingvocabulary
Freemium

HelloTalk

Language exchange with native speakers

speakingwritingvocabulary
Paid

italki

Affordable tutors and professional teachers

speakinglisteninggrammar
Freemium

SuperChinese

Structured HSK progression with AI

vocabularygrammarspeaking
Subscription

Hack Chinese

Purpose-built HSK vocabulary trainer

vocabularywriting
Freemium

LingQ

Import and read any Chinese content

readinglisteningvocabulary
Freemium

ChineseSkill

Gamified lessons from zero to HSK 4

vocabularygrammarspeaking
Freemium

ReadChinese β˜…

HSK-leveled stories with audio and smart annotation

readinglisteningvocabulary
Subscription

Pimsleur

Audio-first speaking and listening method

speakinglistening
Free

Yoyo Chinese β˜…

Structured video lessons from a trusted teacher

grammarvocabularylistening
Free

Mandarin Corner β˜…

Real Chinese from street interviews and vlogs

listeningvocabulary
Free

ChineseFor.Us

Best free pinyin and pronunciation instruction

speakinglisteningvocabulary
Free

Mandarin Click

Slow stories with visual context for beginners

listeningvocabulary
Free

Little Chinese Everywhere

Comprehensible input with engaging travel content

listeningvocabulary
Free

Dashu

Conversational Chinese with a native speaker

listeningvocabularyspeaking
Free

Chinese Zero to Hero

HSK grammar and vocabulary deep dives

grammarvocabulary
Freemium

ChinesePod β˜…

Thousands of structured audio lessons

listeningvocabularygrammar
Free

Slow Chinese

News at a learner-friendly pace

listeningvocabulary
Free

Tea-Time Chinese

Intermediate podcast spoken mostly in Chinese

listeningvocabulary
Freemium

ChineseClass101

Audio and video lessons for all levels

listeningvocabularygrammar
Free

Zhongwen β˜…

Hover dictionary for any Chinese webpage

readingvocabulary
Freemium

Language Reactor

Dual subtitles for Netflix and YouTube

listeningvocabularyreading
Freemium

Toucan

Sprinkle Chinese into your daily browsing

vocabularyreading
Free

Mandarinspot

Reading helper with pinyin and translation overlay

readingvocabulary
Free

Chinese Grammar Wiki β˜…

Comprehensive free grammar reference

grammar
Free

MDBG Chinese Dictionary

Best free web dictionary

vocabularyreadingwriting
Freemium

YellowBridge

Character etymology and stroke order

writingvocabulary
Subscription

The Chairman's Bao

News articles graded by HSK level

readinglisteningvocabulary
Freemium

Coursera Chinese Courses

University-level Mandarin courses online

grammarvocabularyspeaking
Free

Hanzi Writer

Free open-source stroke-order animations

writing
Free

Hacking Chinese

Evidence-based strategies for learning Mandarin

vocabularygrammarspeaking
Freemium

Hanping Chinese Dictionary

Strong Pleco alternative on Android

vocabularyreadingwriting
Freemium

Duolingo Chinese

Casual daily practice and habit building

vocabularygrammar
Freemium

Beelinguapp

Side-by-side bilingual stories

readinglisteningvocabulary
Freemium

Tandem

Language exchange with text and video chat

speakingwritingvocabulary
Freemium

Miraa

AI subtitles for YouTube and podcasts

listeningvocabularyspeaking

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