Apps for learning Chinese
Pleco dictionary is the best dictionary out there and displays words in simplified and traditional.
Du Chinese – reading practice through full sentences, context-rich stories and audio. Get 10% off a subscription using code LINDIE10!
Clozemaster – Practice vocabulary with fun gamified sentences and audio. Comes with Pinyin if you need it. One of my favorite apps – has lots of other languages too!
HSKOnline – specifically for HSK prep but is full of content!
HelloChinese
Pandarow
SuperChinese – learn Chinese with visual stories and spaced repetition
Skritter: to learn Chinese characters – sign up here on the desktop website for 10% off any subscription. Discount code already applied!
Useful Chinese videos on my channel
Chinese textbooks
Berlitz Basic Mandarin Chinese on Amazon – I used this when I just started and it was good to have an audio CD to go along so I could get used to pronunciation.
A Practical Chinese Grammar An oldie but a goldie! I refer to this book a lot.
Review of An A to Z Grammar for Chinese learners (Traditional Chinese)
10% off Du Chinese app subscriptions
Du Chinese is one of the coolest apps out there for learning Chinese naturally through reading and audio. I use it especially for the context-rich stories and sentence translations.
The app is free to try out, but some lessons need a subscription – use my code LINDIE10 for a 10% discount on a subscription for Du Chinese. Available on Android and iOS!
Useful blog posts to get started
How to learn Chinese characters
Should you learn Simplified or Traditional Chinese?
Resources specific to Traditional Chinese
Huayu world beginner to advanced PDFs
Lee Katrina Youtube lessons
BoPoMoFo Taiwanese song by Louis
An A to Z Grammar for Chinese learners textbook
You can learn traditional characters on Skritter too.
Miscellaneous resources
Mandarinbean
Fun China World: game-based platform for learning Chinese language and culture. You’re immersed in a virtual China where you can do quests, interact with characters and explore culture.
Wordbrewery sentences with vocabulary from news (many languages)
100 most frequent characters
BBC Chinese
Reddit Chinese forum
Taiwanese Mandarin vs Mainaland Chinese video
Chinese content on YouTube
Education
YoYoChinese (one of my favorite Chinese-teaching channels)
ChinesePodTV
Learn Chinese with Litao
HSK Exam Prep
HSK Academy
ChineseFor.Us
Chinese Zero to Hero
Mr Yang (he teaches English to Chinese speakers but is super funny)
Entertainment
Mamahuhu (really funny channel)
Laowhy86
AdvChina
Namewee (Malaysian Chinese entertainer)
XiaoYu (Taiwanese vlogger)
EBCbuzz
My Chinese playlist on Spotify
10% off any Skritter subscription
Skritter is an awesome way to learn Traditional and Simplified Hanzi (Chinese characters) as well as Japanese Kanji.
Get 10% off a subscription by signing up on the desktop website here. Then you can download any of the mobile apps.
The discount code is already applied on the link!
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italki
Affordable language tutors that you can book according to your schedule. I use italki often for speaking practice. Get $10 credits after you book your first lesson with a tutor using my affiliate link.
HelloTalk app to meet Chinese native speakers and practice with.
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