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Bopomofo Studio
Nelson Aquino
Practice BPMF typing and listen to sounds
Learn BPMF and Chinese characters through typing and listening. Practice with sound comparisons in English. Track progress and compete with other users. Improve Zhuyin skills using Pinyin as a foundation.








Literate Chinese
Ray Banks
Learn with flashcards and stories
Learn to read, listen, and live with adaptive flashcards and leveled content. Practice vocabulary through spaced repetition. Access graded articles, dialogues, and stories filtered to your skill level. View pinyin and translations instantly.





HelloChinese - Learn Chinese
HelloChinese Technology Co., Ltd.
Mandarin with interactive lessons
Mandarin through interactive lessons and cultural insights. Practice speaking with AI conversation partners. Access vocabulary and grammar exercises. Track progress with built-in quizzes and feedback.

Chinese Hanzi Dictionary
Yodesoft LLC
Learn with pinyin and radicals
Learn simplified and traditional characters with features including pronunciation guides, pinyin, and zhuyin. Practice writing, reading, and speaking. Explore meanings, strokes, radicals, and vocabulary. Access homophones, synonyms, and antonyms.

Cantone
Brent Ho
Practice tones, learn characters, master Mandarin
Learn tones in Cantonese or Mandarin with interactive exercises and vocabulary practice. Practice tone sandhi and use multiple transcription systems like Jyutping, Yale, Pinyin, and bopomofo. Switch between traditional and simplified characters.

Ka: Learn Chinese Tones
Kai Loh
Practice , record speech, compare sounds
Through interactive flashcards and quick drills. Practice pronunciation with audio examples and receive instant feedback. Differentiate between similar sounds and identify correct tone usage in words.

Hanzi 1000
Joao Vianna
Learn Mandarin vocabulary with flashcards
Learn Mandarin Chinese vocabulary through flashcards, quizzes, and pronunciation practice. Review words with spaced repetition. Track progress and set study goals. Import custom lists and share notes with others.

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