Last update: Fri 20 August 2021 / Total resources: 13
name | description | format | price | premium option? | requires internet? | type of material |
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Duolingo | Learn Mandarin through lessons that progress by topic/difficulty. | app | free | yes | yes | learner |
WriteStreakCN | A subreddit where you can post writing and receive corrections. | site | free | yes | learner | |
Wikipedia | Wikipedia in Mandarin - more than 1.2 million articles | site | free | yes | native | |
FSI Chinese | Some parts of this course are out of date, but a free resource and this link provides a few notes on what to look out for. | pdf / mp3s | free | no | learner | |
DLI Chinese | Several Chinese courses, including readers; military focus (but still useful); somewhat out of date. | pdf / mp3s | free | no | learner | |
Memrise | Have their own Mandarin courses (with video) but also hundreds of user-made decks of vocabulary/grammar etc. | app | free | yes | no | learner |
Peace Corps Chinese | Peace Corps Mandarin course, with audio; may be out of date. | pdf / mp3s | free | no | learner | |
pleco | Comprehensive Mandarin-English dictionary. | app | free | no | learner | |
MDBG Chinese Dictionary | Comprehensive Mandarin-English dictionary. | site | free | yes | learner | |
China Edu Center Lessons | 32 lessons covering the beginning stages of learning Mandarin | site | free | yes | learner | |
Shared Anki decks - Chinese | List of decks people have shared to help others learn Mandarin. | download | free | no | learner | |
Chinese Grammar Wiki | A wikisite that comprehensively covers Mandarin grammar by level (CEFR/HSK). | site | free | yes | learner | |
Chinese Pronunciation Wiki | A wikisite that comprehensively covers Mandarin pronunciation. | site | free | yes | learner |