This blog is an attempt to provide a comprehensive list of free high-quality resources to learn Chinese. There are many resources for learning Chinese, but there’s no one place where you can find all of them. This blog was written and designed with the beginner to intermediate learner in mind, and it just keeps getting better as I discover more amazing resources.
Table of Contents
Best Apps For Learning Chinese
- Lingbe (iOS/Android)
Apps to Learn Chinese Online
Using Lingbe, you can call other Chinese learners (totally free) or native Chinese speakers (pay only US$5 for 1 hour of conversation) to practice your Chinese. Lingbe is fast, low cost and anonymous.
- Anki (iOS/PC)
Apps to Learn Chinese Online
Anki is an app that uses SRS. You can download pre-made flashcards or make your own. You can then grade how well you know the card: “Hard”, “Good” or “Easy”. But the best thing about Anki is it’s open-source and easy to customize. Rich, CEO of China Admissions personally uses Lingbe.
- Duolingo (iOS/Android)
Apps to Learn Chinese Online
Duolingo helps you learn Chinese through interactive games and bite-sized lessons. For beginners, you start with lessons such as greetings, numbers, names etc. Advanced learners need to take a placement test.
- Memrise (iOS/Android)
Apps to Learn Chinese Online
Memrise is a flashcard app that helps you memorize Chinese characters by using mnemonics and SRS. You will choose your own course and study it, after which, Memrise quizzes you on them using fun games where you get badges and virtual rewards.
- Skritter (iOS/Android)
Apps to Learn Chinese Online
Like Anki and Memrise, Skritter uses SRS but what’s unique about this app is it has a smooth on-screen handwriting feature that you can use to actively recall how to write Chinese characters wherever you are.
- Hello Chinese (iOS/Android)
Hello Chinese features mini-lessons delivered through fun games. You can use their handwriting tool to practice writing characters. If you would like to speak conversational Chinese fast, this app has many listening exercises and a speech recognition tool to help with your pronunciation.
- ChineseSkill (iOS/Android)
ChineseSkill is the only app that follows a curriculum designed by veteran Chinese teachers from Peking University, the best university in China. This app features automatic speech assessment, character handwriting and pinyin tone animation.
Best chinese apps
CHINESEPOD101Improve your Chinese listening comprehension with ChinesePod
ChinesePod is one of the biggest names in the industry, recommended by nearly everyone, and remaining a solid option for over a decade. They have a massive library of lessons across all difficulty levels that make for a great way to improve your listening skills.
Material at higher levels is taught entirely in Chinese, and an appropriate amount of English is used at the lower levels. Though this scales well, the lessons don’t necessarily build on each other intentionally. Following along with a textbook or another course will help make sure you don’t end up with gaps in your knowledge.
You can get $50 off an annual Premium subscription to ChinesePod by using the coupon code “ALLLANG50”. Review.
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ITALKI
It can be hard to find good places to get feedback on your writing. Most apps don’t offer any chance for feedback, and those that do frankly don’t often do a very good job.
italki, better-known as a place to find an online language tutor, has a community feature called Exercise that makes a great solution for getting writing feedback. The feature allows users to publish a piece of writing in their target language on any subject they wish. Other users can then freely offer corrections and feedback. This tool is free to use! You can also help other users out by providing feedback on writing done in your native language. Review. Right now get a $10 credit with your first purchase.
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FLUENTU
FluentU is a language-learning platform that uses real-world videos and interactive subtitles to create an immersive learning experience. The videos take on a variety of forms, including commercials, music videos, interviews, and more. Accompanying quizzes give users the chance to practice language used in videos.
FluentU offers videos in nine different languages and is available for iOS, Android, and on the web. Most of its content is beyond the beginner level, but it has videos for learners at all levels. Check our full review here!
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GENERAL COURSES AVAILABLE AS APPS
Learning a new language requires practicing a number of different skills, and most apps excel (or try to excel) at helping you improve one of them. Others take a more comprehensive approach to language instruction, and those are the apps that we’ve included in this category.
Since they cover several aspects of Chinese, they can make better options for learners that are just starting out with the language.
BEST INTERACTIVE APP
HELLOCHINESE
HelloChinese is my favorite of the free apps for learning Chinese. The lessons are organized similarly to apps like ChineseSkill and LingoDeer, but they go into a bit more detail with everything. There are also lots of speaking exercises which I really like, as they force you to take an active role in your learning. This one is really well put together and provides a ton of content.
There are also Premium and Premium+ plans that unlock a bunch of extra features. The Premium plan has lots of mini-games that can help you to practice what you’ve learned in the free lessons. The Premium+ plan is similar to a podcast in many ways, but with some additional exercises. Review.
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BEST GAMIFIED COURSE
NINCHANESE
Ninchanese is a Chinese-teaching game that can be used as an app or online. There are different worlds that represent different Chinese levels and various challenges to complete. It’s story-based, engaging, and has characters that you’ll get to know along the way.
What makes this app truly useful is that it’s not just a fun game — it’s a super extensive resource with a staggering amount of content. You’ll improve all areas of your Chinese by learning new characters and words while improving your listening, speaking, typing, and grammar skills
Conclusion
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