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The Chairman's Bao (simplified news for language learners)

The Chairman's Bao offers news in Chinese, written for language learners sorted by HSK level. Each news article comes with text and audio. There's also a live dictionary which you need to sign-up t... Read more.

thechairmansbao.com

Advanced Intermediate Listening Reading Resource-collections Audio News Text

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Olle Linge almost 9 years

Chinese Breeze: Graded Chinese Readers

A series of graded readers for early stage reading. The levels progress from 300 to 500 to 750 words. The stories contain a lot of repetition to ensure learning but at the same time tell more e... Read more.

chinesebreeze.net

Beginner Listening Reading Resource-highlights Audio Book Text

9 0

kdgbalmer about 10 years

慢速中文 Slow Chinese (Cultural Podcast for Chinese Learners)

A great resource collections with over 100 episodes, all with transcripts. The audio is, as the name implies, rather slow, which makes it more accessible than more rapid, native content. The episod... Read more.

kitchenknif.github.io

Advanced Intermediate Listening Resource-collections Audio Text

8 1

Olle Linge over 9 years

Popup Chinese - Learn Chinese with 1300+ Chinese podcasts

Popup Chinese has a huge library of lessons for different levels and most of it is available for free (although you need to sign up). There are also vocabulary notes and so on, but I consider the a... Read more.

popupchinese.com

Advanced Beginner Intermediate Listening Resource-collections Audio

8 2

Olle Linge almost 10 years

Clavis Sinica Stepping Stones E-textbook

Stepping Stones is a series of lessons in written Chinese for adult beginners. The goal of the series is to provide a systematic introduction to the 300 most commonly used Chinese characters, which... Read more.

clavisinica.com

Beginner Listening Reading Resource-highlights Audio Textbook

8 0

Olle Linge about 10 years

锵锵三人行

锵锵三人行 is my favourite TV program. It’s also one of the best ones for language learners, mostly because of its focus on talking, availability of transcripts and variety of both guests and topics. Th... Read more.

phtv.ifeng.com

Advanced Listening Resource-collections Audio News Text Video

8 1

Zoe about 10 years

CCTV Learn Chinese

This resource was recommended by jblinguaphile [here](http://www.hackingchinese.com/extensive-listening-challenge-october-2014-wrapping-up/#comment-649507). China Central Television has produced... Read more.

english.cntv.cn

Advanced Beginner Intermediate Listening Resource-collections Audio

6 0

Olle Linge over 9 years

shiny Chinese – Original Chinese content.

Learning Chinese with real content. An ever growing collection of curated Chinese content. Read more.

shinychinese.com

Advanced Beginner Intermediate General Resource-collections Audio Book Music Video

6 2

malaoshi almost 10 years

SBS Chinese - Mandarin Radio (普通话广播)

SBS is an Australian national public broadcaster that provides a large number of programs online in Mandarin. Programs are easily accessible on the website itself or can be downloaded in mp3 format. Read more.

sbs.com.au

Advanced Intermediate Listening Resource-collections Audio

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Olle Linge about 10 years

Non-fiction book summaries written in easier to understand Chinese (with audio)

I've taken some book summaries of interesting non-fiction books, rewritten them into simple English and had them translated into Chinese. This way, the vocabulary and grammar will be easier to unde... Read more.

alllanguageresources.com

Intermediate Chinese-in-context Listening Reading Resource-highlights Audio Book Web

4 1

Nick Dahlhoff over 4 years

VoA bilingual news (英语教学 双语新闻)

This site presents news in both Chinese (simplified) and English. It's targeted at Chinese people learning English, but that matters little, parallel texts are awesome learning resources regardless... Read more.

voachinese.com

Advanced Intermediate Reading Resource-collections News Parallel-texts Text Web

4 0

Olle Linge about 9 years

Chinese Reading Practice | Simplified Chinese Reading Exercises & Materials Blog

A blog of beginner, intermediate, and advanced Chinese reading materials with full English translations. Read more.

chinesereadingpractice.com

Advanced Beginner Intermediate Reading Resource-collections Parallel-texts Simplified-Characters Textbook Web

4 2

Kai Carver over 9 years

意见中国 经济学家访谈录 网易财经 (Economics interviews and discussions with transcripts)

This site offers a large number of in-depth interviews and discussion about economics. Each episode is around 20 minutes and there are currently 151 episodes available. Excellent for anyone with an... Read more.

money.163.com

Advanced Listening Resource-collections Audio Text Video

4 0

Olle Linge over 9 years

Learn Chinese with CSLPOD

CSLPOD offers a large library of audio for all levels and the audio is available for free (you can subscribe for some other services, such as vocabulary explanations, sentence drilling and some exe... Read more.

cslpod.com

Advanced Beginner Intermediate Listening Resource-collections Audio Text

4 0

Olle Linge over 9 years

开卷八分钟 (8-minute introductions to books in Chinese)

This program provides 8-minute introductions of various books. The fact that each program is so short makes it very easy to listen to and it's also a good way of learning more about Chinese literat... Read more.

phtv.ifeng.com

Advanced Listening Resource-collections Audio Literature Review Video

4 0

Olle Linge over 9 years

MandarinMadeEZ | Mandarin Chinese Video Lessons With Fiona Tian

Mandarin Chinese With Fiona Tian is a free video resource for learning Mandarin Chinese in a fun, enjoyable way. Chinese doesn't have to be hard. Kick back, relax, and enjoy. Read more.

mandarinmadeez.com

Beginner Intermediate General Courses-and-textbooks Resource-collections TV Video Web

4 0

Gwilym over 9 years

悦读FM - 倾听文字的声音 (recordings of selected articles)

I just found this site and it looks great. It offers a large collection of articles read aloud, with subtitles. They are all pretty short, meaning that they are suitable for intensive study as well... Read more.

yuedu.fm

Advanced Listening Resource-collections Audio

4 0

Olle Linge over 9 years

纽约时报中文网 国际纵览 (New York Times, Chinese)

This is the Chinese website of the New York Times. It obviously contains large amounts of reading material about current issues as well as other things. The articles are available in both Chinese a... Read more.

cn.nytimes.com

Advanced Reading Resource-collections News Parallel-texts Simplified-Characters Traditional-Characters Web

4 0

Olle Linge almost 10 years

尸兄 Zombie Brother 第1集 【騰訊漫畫人氣榜第一!】

zombie Brother (尸兄) is a cartoon series about zombie apocalypse. It's quite bizarre at points and contains a fair amount of blood, violence and other elements not suitable for children. Each episod... Read more.

youtube.com

Advanced Intermediate Listening Resource-highlights Video VPN-required

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Olle Linge almost 10 years

6 Awesome Chinese Podcasts You've Never Heard Of (FluentU)

This post on FluentU discusses briefly what to look for in a podcast and then follows up with six recommended podcasts. Some of them were actually new to me and I don't know if the recommended leve... Read more.

fluentu.com

Advanced Beginner Intermediate Listening Resource-collections Audio Review

4 0

Olle Linge about 10 years

The World of Chinese | Culture, Language, Travel, Food, Living in China, and more

The World of Chinese is a magazine and website that offers a wealth of information about Chinese language and culture. They also have an active Twitter feed you should check out. This is their offi... Read more.

theworldofchinese.com

Advanced Beginner Intermediate General Resource-collections Web

4 0

Olle Linge about 10 years

Skeptoid: 民间神话背后的科学根據

This is the Chinese version of the popular Skeptoid.com podcast that deals with urban legends and myths from a scientific perspective. The Chinese version is well-produced and the content is transl... Read more.

skeptoid.com.cn

Advanced Listening Resource-collections Audio Text

4 0

Olle Linge about 10 years

Zhongwen.com - Chinese characters and culture

I first used this dictionary during my first semester of Chinese and I have kept using it ever since. It has pretty good information about character etymology and provides more accurate information... Read more.

zhongwen.com

Advanced Beginner Intermediate Reading Vocabulary Resource-collections Tools-and-Apps Classical-Chinese Dictionary Traditional-Characters Web

4 0

Olle Linge about 10 years

Pianke - 片刻Ting

A very pleasant Mandarin podcast series - 3-7 minute fiction podcasts with cute background music. Full text for each podcast is available on the side. 片刻ting是片刻网的有声频道,为用户开辟了一个属于耳朵的独立空间,为文字赋予不同的感觉。 Read more.

pianke.me

Advanced Listening Resource-collections Audio

4 0

Julien Leyre about 10 years

【國立清華大學‧科幻概論2010】第1講 課程介紹與上課方式說明

This is a lecture series from an open course at 清華大學 in Taiwan. The teacher talks about science fiction literature from a Chinese (and Taiwanese) standpoint. This course is fairly interesting even ... Read more.

youtube.com

Advanced Listening Resource-highlights Audio Video

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Olle Linge about 10 years

聊聊东西 Podcast

The host, Candice, talks about various topics on her podcast. Each episode is about 15-40 minutes long, completely in Chinese. Read more.

open.spotify.com

Advanced Intermediate Listening Resource-collections Audio Podcast

3 5

Jennifer over 1 year

Readibu (app for reading web novels)

Readibu is an app that allows you to find and read novels on your phone (iOS and Android). They don’t create the content themselves, but rather connect with various online sites that offer stories ... Read more.

readibu.com

Advanced Intermediate Reading Resource-collections Tools-and-Apps Android Book iOS Simplified-Characters Web

3 0

Olle Linge about 3 years

Graded Watching for advanced Chinese learners (vocabulary lists and difficulty rating for TV shows and movies)

"Graded Watching makes watching TV series more approachable for Chinese learners by offering a list of Chinese TV shows on Netflix and Youtube sorted by difficulty, along with a vocabulary list for... Read more.

jiong3.com

Advanced Intermediate Listening Vocabulary Resource-collections TV Video Web

3 0

Olle Linge over 3 years

The Hacking Chinese Podcast

The Hacking Chinese podcast is about how to learn Mandarin, with in-depth discussions about how to approach challenges, solve problems and get the most out of your learning. Currently available ... Read more.

hackingchinese.com

Advanced Beginner Intermediate Language-learning Information-and-Advice Resource-collections Audio Podcast Web

3 0

Olle Linge over 3 years

听故事学中文 (Learning Chinese through Stories)

This podcast is mostly free and offers episodes entirely in Chinese. The hosts do a good job of making sure you understand without relying on translation. Some episodes come in pairs, where one e... Read more.

learningchinesethroughstories.com

Advanced Intermediate Listening Resource-collections Audio Text

3 0

Olle Linge almost 5 years

听故事,学中文Learning Chinese through Stories - 主页 Home

A podcast collection of Chinese short stories with explanations in Chinese graded to 7 levels. Transcript. Vocabulary list. Free. The explanations are very clear and use repetition and synonyms s... Read more.

learningchinesethroughstories.com

Advanced Beginner Intermediate Listening Vocabulary Resource-collections Audio Mobile Simplified-Characters Teaching Web

3 0

Liz H almost 6 years

Mandarin Chinese Listening Training (漢語聽力通)

A bit like Phonemica. This website has recordings of different accents in Chinese language, including both by native speakers and non-native speakers. Read more.

hanyu123.weebly.com

Advanced Beginner Intermediate Listening Resource-highlights Audio Pronunciation

3 0

pon00050 about 7 years

Chinese Podcasts (collection of reviews and links)

Exploring and reviewing all the Chinese podcasts available; learn Chinese podcasts, Chinese language podcasts, English podcasts about China. The aim of this site is to explore the Chinese podcasts ... Read more.

chinesepodcasts.com

Beginner Intermediate Listening Resource-collections Audio Podcast Review

3 0

Olle Linge over 8 years

How to Memorize China's Major Dynasties by singing (Harvard University)

A simple and easy to learn song to memorize China's major dynasties! Created for students of Chinese history at Harvard. Read more.

youtube.com

Beginner Living-in-Chinese Resource-highlights Audio History Music Video

3 0

lazylink almost 9 years

Culturelab (watch Chinese film, TV and music with subtitles and a pop-up dictionary)

This is a new site that offers Chinese television, film and music videos with the subtitles and a pop-up dictionary. This lowers the barrier for anyone who wants to approach real Chinese. The site ... Read more.

culturelab.cc

Advanced Beginner Intermediate Listening Reading Resource-collections Tools-and-Apps Audio Text Video

3 0

Olle Linge about 9 years

百家讲坛官方频道 (YouTube video lectures with subtitles)

This is a popular education channel which presents lectures of different kinds, where experts share their knowledge with ordinary people (which is quite different from lectures at universities held... Read more.

youtube.com

Advanced Listening Resource-highlights Audio Text Video VPN-required

3 0

Olle Linge about 9 years

chinaSMACK Glossary (Popular Chinese Internet Memes, Slang, Expressions, Acronyms)

A useful list of common Chinese internet memes, dirty words, slang, expressions, puns, and acronyms used by Chinese people on the internet & even in daily life. Olle's comment: As is the case wi... Read more.

chinasmack.com

Advanced Intermediate Vocabulary Resource-highlights Dictionary Web

3 0

Olle Linge about 9 years

Mandarin Chinese Pinyin Pronunciation (Better Chinese)

This clip introduces all the initials and finals in Pinyin (using the first tone). It adds value to the rest of the resources here because the camera is pointed to the speaker’s mouth, showing clea... Read more.

youtube.com

Beginner Listening Speaking Resource-highlights Audio Pronunciation Video

3 0

Olle Linge about 9 years

荔枝FM,人人都是主播_网络收音机|广播电台在线收听

This is a platform for various podcasts, both available online and through their mobile app. One of the great advantages of using this site is that the content is literally just a few clicks away. ... Read more.

lizhi.fm

Advanced Listening Resource-collections Audio

3 0

Olle Linge about 9 years

The Bible in Chinese (with audio)

This site offers the Bible in many languages, including Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese). There are two versions, one with drama and one without. You can also see the text while you listen (or just... Read more.

bible.is

Advanced Intermediate Listening Reading Resource-highlights Audio Text

3 0

Olle Linge over 9 years

Chinese Hacks (Tips, Tricks, Hacks, Software and Websites to make learning Chinese easier)

Chinese Hacks is run by Dave Flynn and might look similar to Hacking Chinese at first glance, but actually isn't. Most of the articles on Chinese Hacks are about software, apps or other tools for l... Read more.

chinesehacks.com

Advanced Beginner Intermediate General Information-and-Advice Resource-collections Tools-and-Apps Blog Web

3 0

Olle Linge over 9 years

Stroke Order Project - Wikimedia Commons

This project aims to create a complete set of high quality and free illustrations to clearly show the stroke orders of Han characters (hanzi, kanji, kana, hantu, and hanja). Read more.

commons.wikimedia.org

Advanced Beginner Intermediate Vocabulary Resource-collections Characters Handwriting Web

3 0

Matthias over 9 years

56听书网 (online audiobook streaming)

This website offers a very large number of audio books in Chinese, directly available for streaming (no registration or log in necessary). If you don’t want to listen online, try finding a plugin t... Read more.

ting56.com

Advanced Listening Resource-collections Audio Literature

3 1

Olle Linge over 9 years

Melnyks Chinese (Podcast / Audio Course)

This website and podcast offer theme-based, progressive online audio lessons. There are transcripts, worksheets, mobile apps, videos and more. Not all of this content is free, but the beginning of ... Read more.

melnyks.com

Beginner Intermediate Listening Vocabulary Courses-and-textbooks Resource-collections Audio Course Text

3 0

Olle Linge over 9 years

今日话题 / QQ's Today's Topic

A collection of articles providing in-depth discussions on current topics. Read more.

view.news.qq.com

Advanced Reading Resource-collections Social-learning News Web

3 1

ednorog over 9 years

Bliu Bliu (reading practice matched to your level with vocabulary)

This website gives you reading materials based on your current level. That level is based on a quick assessment at the beginning and presumably also on what you're doing when reading, but I don't k... Read more.

bliubliu.com

Advanced Beginner Intermediate Reading Resource-collections Tools-and-Apps Simplified-Characters Traditional-Characters Web

3 3

Olle Linge over 9 years

文明之旅 - Journey of a Civilization

This is a programme that offers interviews with lots of interesting people, with subtitles in both English and Chinese, which makes it suitable for a large range of learners. Many of the episodes a... Read more.

cctv.cntv.cn

Advanced Intermediate Listening Resource-collections Audio TV Video

3 0

Olle Linge almost 10 years

Khan Academy Mandarin

This is probably one of the best resources for upper-intermediate or advanced learners of Chinese who want to learn something using their Chinese. Khan Academy has hundreds of videos about differen... Read more.

youtube.com

Advanced Listening Resource-collections Audio Science-and-technology Video

3 0

Olle Linge almost 10 years

Voice of America Chinese News

This is a news website that features articles, podcasts and videos about news and current affairs in Chinese. Although it is from an American perspective it features a lot of interesting content th... Read more.

voachinese.com

Advanced Intermediate Listening Reading Resource-collections Audio News

3 0

Scott almost 10 years

Learn a Chinese Phrase (Wayne State University on YouTube)

There are currently around 80 videos here that introduces vocabulary and phrases in Chinese. They are mostly idiomatic expressions or other words that typically don't appear in textbooks, so that's... Read more.

youtube.com

Beginner Intermediate Vocabulary Resource-collections Video VPN-required

3 0

Olle Linge almost 10 years

科学脱口秀 | 节操满地聊科学 (Science Talk Show)

This is an excellent talk show focusing on science, usually featuring several people discussing a certain topic in a relatively free manner (thus this is a lot more natural than anything that is si... Read more.

kexuetuokouxiu.com

Advanced Listening Resource-collections Audio

3 0

Olle Linge almost 10 years

闲白儿电台

A real listening challenge here. A podcast of guys talking about anything and everything. So a great source of natural, unscripted conversation. Read more.

itunes.apple.com

Advanced Listening Resource-highlights Audio

3 0

Ah-Ke about 10 years

动画:蔡志忠系列之 白蛇傳 (Legend of the White Snake)

A 50-minute long animated version of the Legend of the White Snake. This is an excellent way of learning about famous Chinese stories without spending too much effort reading about them. There are ... Read more.

youtube.com

Advanced Intermediate Listening Resource-highlights Video VPN-required

3 0

Olle Linge about 10 years

Matzka - 情人的眼淚(完整版)

This song is raw emotion. I seldom like emotional music, but I can think of few voices that could convey this lyrics better than his. The lyrics is relatively simple and the pronunciation is clear.... Read more.

youtube.com

Beginner Intermediate Listening Resource-highlights Music VPN-required

3 0

Olle Linge about 10 years