Hacking Chinese Resources
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WaiChinese
Listen to native speakers, mimic the audio while recording, receive instant feedback on spoken phases. Then submit your recording to be evaluated by real native teachers. Read more.
waichinese.com

电猫 – over 11 years
WorkAudioBook - Audio book player for language learners
The best audio player for language learners is WorkAudioBook. Its main abilities are: - splits audio file into phrases - auto-pauses between phrases - auto-repeat phrases, files, folders - subt... Read more.
workaudiobook.com

lechuan – over 12 years
Using Audacity to learn Chinese (speaking and listening) (Hacking Chinese)
Audacity is a marvellous piece of software that allows you to record audio (yourself, other people or whatever is playing on your computer), mimic native speakers, edit and enhance the audio, as we... Read more.
hackingchinese.com

Olle Linge – about 12 years
Pinyin chart - Chinese Pronunciation Wiki
This is probably the best Pinyin chart available. It offers all syllables with all tones, but also transcriptions in other systems, including the International Phonetic Alphabet, Zhuyin and Wade-Gi... Read more.
resources.allsetlearning.com

Olle Linge – about 8 years
Speak Good Chinese (Improve speaking by seeing your tones)
This application is built on the speech sound analysis program Praat and is completely free of charge and available for many platforms. The idea is simple: A word is presented with a tone contour a... Read more.
speakgoodchinese.org

Olle Linge – about 12 years
Praat - Doing phonetics by computer
Praat is one of the most widely used programs when it comes to doing scientific phonetic analysis. It requires some training to use most of the features, but all students can easily learn how to an... Read more.
praat.org

Olle Linge – about 12 years
Sing Chinese Songs - Listen to Chinese music and learn Chinese with famous Chinese songs
The official introduction sums it up pretty well: It's a place where you can listen to Chinese music and learn Chinese with famous Chinese songs in Mandarin (simplified characters). As well, le... Read more.
singchinesesongs.com
Olle Linge – about 12 years
Mandarin Chinese Pinyin Chart with Audio (Yabla Chinese)
Yet another Pinyin chart. There are many out there, so let's focus on why this is worth mentioning. First, it offers all syllables in all tones. It should be noted that it offers all tones even for... Read more.
chinese.yabla.com

Olle Linge – over 12 years
Mandarin Pronunciation Table (New Concept Mandarin)
This resource lists all existing syllables in Mandarin. It is different from other resources that also list tones of the various syllables in that it does not include syllable and tone combinations... Read more.
newconceptmandarin.com

Olle Linge – over 12 years
Chinese Pinyin Converter (Simplified, Tranditional, IPA, Pinyin)
This tool allows you to convert Chinese text (both simplified and traditional) to different formats, including Pinyin (with tone marks or numbers) and IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet). This s ... Read more.
easypronunciation.com

Olle Linge – over 12 years
Pinyin introduction and audio charts
This is the traditional Pinyin chart with audio, with the added benefit that you can download it and use it offline. Contains separate mp3 files. Female speaker with clear pronunciation. Edit: Y... Read more.
chinesepod.com

Olle Linge – over 12 years
Hanping Chinese SoundBox (now rolled into Hanping Dictionary) (Android App on Google Play)
UPDATE 2017: This app is now rolled into our Hanping Dictionary apps (Lite, Pro & Cantonese). Great way for beginners to practice single and double-syllable Chinese words. ★ Ideal for any stu... Read more.
hanpingchinese.com

hanpingchinese – over 10 years
Pinyin charts with audio for iPad (Allset Learning)
This is an excellent (free) app for those who want to familiarise themselves with Pinyin. This beats anything written in a standard textbook and the ease of access of all the sounds is a must for b... Read more.
allsetlearning.com

Olle Linge – about 12 years
Mandarin Chinese Pinyin Chart with Audio
This is a simple table where you can access sound files of syllables in Mandarin read with all four tones. Unlike [the other one I have also recommended](http://resources.hackingchinese.com/s/xqoai... Read more.
hkchinesemandarintutor.com

Olle Linge – over 12 years
Hanlo: Chinese phrase and conversation practice
Hanlo is an Android app for adults practising Mandarin Chinese for everyday situations. Users describe what they want to say and receive Chinese text, pinyin and English explanations. They can list... Read more.
hanlo.app
hanlo – 16 days
Second Language RPG: Learn Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, or English
Second Language RPG is an open-world game where every quest, conversation, and puzzle happens in the language you are learning. You play in Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, or English, with explanations ... Read more.
second-language.app

Sean Smith – 23 days
Chunking Chinese Fluency Trainer
**What it is:** a speaking trainer for learners who understand more Mandarin than they can say. It teaches reusable chunks such as 我想问一下 and 在哪里, then gives you an English prompt that needs two or ... Read more.
chunkingchinese.com

Karl – about 1 month
Mandarin Tones Test – 10-round listening quiz that shows which tones you mix up (free)
A short listening test for the four Mandarin tones. Each of the 10 rounds plays a real word or phrase in the voice of a native NetChai teacher, and you choose the pinyin with the tone marks you hea... Read more.
chinese.netchai.jp

Kazushi Horikawa – about 1 month
Fluendly – learn Chinese from short clips of real videos
Fluendly is a free app for learning Mandarin from short clips of real Chinese videos (dramas, vlogs, podcasts). Swipe through clips, tap any word for pinyin and meaning, save words and review them ... Read more.
fluendly.com

Hass – about 2 months
HanziFeed: Graded reading, modern dictionary, and review modes for HSK 1–9
HanziFeed is an iOS and Android app covering all 3,282 characters in the HSK 2026 syllabus. Reading mode has >1,000 curate passages graded into five difficulty tiers (Beginner to Expert), plus a da... Read more.
hanzifeed.com

Michael @ Hanzifeed – 2 months
Chinese Number Trainer Lite (Android app)
Official description: Learn to use Chinese numbers and have a little fun doing it! Translate numbers to and from Chinese, test yourself with the quiz (watch out for that rocket) and interact with a... Read more.
play.google.com

Olle Linge – about 2 years
YouGlish (look up pronunciation and usage among all YouTube videos)
YouGlish is a free tool that helps learners hear Chinese words and phrases in context through YouTube videos. It provides real-life examples of pronunciation, tone usage, and regional accents. By o... Read more.
youglish.com

Olle Linge – about 2 years
Type IPA phonetic symbols for all languages
This is a simple input tool where you can use your keyboard or mouse to compose text in IPA. If you only need a single word, copy/pasting is probably good enough, but this is handy if you want more... Read more.
ipa.typeit.org

Olle Linge – almost 4 years
OptiLingo Language Learning (Chinese)
Description provided by OptiLingo (I have not yet tried this service myself): "OptiLingo is a hands-free language learning app that prioritizes learning Chinese through speaking rather than typi... Read more.
optilingo.com

Olle Linge – over 6 years
Idiomatic Forest (practice your Chinese by describing pictures)
Idiomatic Forest helps learners activate their language skills by discussing and describing pictures, getting feedback from native speakers in return for helping others learn your language. Read more.
idiomaticforest.com

Olle Linge – over 10 years
Chinese Tutor - Flashcards, Dictionary, Speaking Practice
Online Chinese flashcards that adapt to your learning, Chinese speaking practice using voice recognition, and a simple, fast Chinese-English dictionary. Read more.
fastchinese.org

ChineseTutor – over 12 years