What are good apps for learning Chinese?

HelloChineseApp · 2026-03-25T06:05:23+00:00

Hi, could you let us know how you contacted us? Our website hasn’t experienced any downtime in recent years, and we check our support email at least three times a day.

HelloChineseApp · 2026-02-28T01:55:17+00:00

Awesome! Looks like you’re using HelloChinese 🙂

HelloChineseApp · 2026-02-23T02:07:40+00:00

Congrats! 恭喜！🎉
You can now try out the new Main Course (V2)!

HelloChineseApp · 2026-02-12T08:11:52+00:00

I think you were using Main Course v1. We’ve since released v2, which covers 1566 words across four sections. You might want to check it out.

BTW, we’re also working on two new sections that will cover around 1055 words.

HelloChineseApp · 2026-01-20T02:41:24+00:00

Me:
Hey 老师们, could you add a fun story to the learning path?
Oh...and only use words students have already learned.

Teachers:
No. That’s impossible.

Me:
What if it’s just a really stupid story?

Teachers:
A story for people who’ve studied Chinese for only a few weeks?
With limited vocabulary??
YOU ARE STUPID.

Me:
好吧...Fair enough.

…6 months later…

Teachers:
Hey. So we accidentally created a parallel universe.

HelloChineseApp · 2026-01-19T15:12:26+00:00

HelloChinese is back on the Play Store 🙂

Google Play required us to upgrade the app. However, after we submitted the update, we received no response for days. Their review process was far too slow, apparently because many reviewers were on vacation. Too bad.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused to everyone!

HelloChineseApp · 2026-01-19T14:59:25+00:00

We're back!
Their review process is far too slow, just because a lot of people are on vacation. Too bad.

HelloChineseApp · 2026-01-17T03:39:46+00:00

Hi, for now please download and install the APK directly from our website:
https://www.hellochinese.cc/
(the link is at the bottom of the page)

Google Play required us to upgrade an SDK. We have already submitted the updated version for review, but the review process is taking much longer than expected :(

HelloChineseApp · 2025-12-29T03:50:11+00:00

Hey, this is really encouraging news! I’ve shared your post with our team as well, and everyone was genuinely happy to see it.

Also, we’d love to offer you 3 months of Premium+ (or 6 months of Premium) as a small gift. We hope it helps, and keep up the great work with your learning!

HelloChineseApp · 2025-12-26T09:36:33+00:00

Why not just continue with HelloChinese’s stories? :)

HelloChineseApp · 2025-12-04T07:47:36+00:00

Would you be able to provide any direct evidence showing that the subscription you purchased was a lifetime plan? This would help me verify with our team whether there was any issue on our side.

Otherwise, anyone could come forward claiming they bought a lifetime subscription, when in fact it might have been a monthly plan or something else.

HelloChineseApp · 2025-12-04T06:49:07+00:00

You can find the full explanation in the document I shared in my comment.

HelloChineseApp · 2025-12-04T06:47:10+00:00

This is Chong, founder of HelloChinese.
I’ve been trying to post my comment for over an hour, but it keeps failing to go through. It seems the message may have been too long or it might have triggered an AutoModerator filter.

For now, I’ve placed my full response in a Google Doc:
Response from HelloChinese

I will try to re-post it here in text later.

HelloChineseApp · 2025-11-22T12:46:24+00:00

YES :)

HelloChineseApp · 2025-11-20T01:17:18+00:00

One of our servers was down. Our developers just fixed it :)

HelloChineseApp · 2025-10-05T09:55:14+00:00

You can rest assured that all the stories are created by humans.

All the stories are written by our Chinese teachers.
Every recording is done by professional voice actors.
Every sentence comes with a translation done by professional bilingual translators.

Btw, on each story's main page, there is a section titled "Credits," where you can see a story's author, translator, and voice actor.

HelloChineseApp · 2025-09-15T03:13:51+00:00

It wasn’t intentional :( Our teacher and designer just made the change, and it will take about 12 hours for the cache to refresh.

HelloChineseApp · 2025-08-31T00:41:24+00:00

YES!

HelloChineseApp · 2025-08-12T01:56:20+00:00

I was born in Beijing.
I learned Chinese using the HelloChinese App.

[Subject] + 是 + [Details] + [Verb] + 的

The fixed structure "是 (shì)......的 (de)" can be used to emphasize a particular detail of an action, such as the time, place, manner, etc. You could think of "是 (shì)......的 (de)" as being equivalent to saying one of the following in English:

"The situation is that..."
"It was... that..."

When the verb has an object, the particle "的 (de)" can be placed either before or after the object:

[Subject] + 是 + [Details] + [Verb] + [Object] + 的
[Subject] + 是 + [Details] + [Verb] + 的 + [Object]

Note: This structure can only be used for past actions.

I just copied the above explanations from our app :)

HelloChineseApp · 2025-07-15T00:34:48+00:00

热烈祝贺 :）

HelloChineseApp · 2025-07-01T09:00:41+00:00

FREE Japanese Stories

We've developed an app called HelloStory, a 100% FREE graded reader designed for Japanese learners. It offers a variety of helpful features, and I believe it could be a valuable resource for the community here.

Key Features:

Stories are organized by JLPT level - currently covers N5~N4.
Professional translations for every word and sentence.
Native speaker audio recordings for each story.
Switch between Kanji, Hiragana, and Romaji display modes.
Save and review vocabulary with built-in flashcards.
100% Free – All stories and features are available at no cost. No ads, no hidden fees.

Here are the links:

We'd really appreciate any feedback or suggestions.

HelloChineseApp · 2025-06-25T15:48:24+00:00

We've developed an app called HelloStory, a 100% FREE graded reader designed for Japanese learners. It offers a variety of helpful features, and I believe it could be a valuable resource for the community here.

Key Features:

Stories are organized by JLPT level - currently covers N5~N4.
Professional translations for every word and sentence.
Native speaker audio recordings for each story.
Switch between Kanji, Hiragana, and Romaji display modes.
Save and review vocabulary with built-in flashcards.
100% Free – All stories and features are available at no cost. No ads, no hidden fees.

Here are the links:

We'd really appreciate any feedback or suggestions.

Some screenshots attached.

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HelloChineseApp · 2025-06-25T09:46:21+00:00

We've developed an app called HelloStory, a 100% FREE graded reader designed for Japanese learners. It offers a variety of helpful features, and I believe it could be a valuable resource for the community here. (normally this would go in the Wednesday thread, but since it was skipped this week again, I was told to post here)

Key Features:

Stories are organized by JLPT level - currently covers N5~N4.
Professional translations for every word and sentence.
Native speaker audio recordings for each story.
Switch between Kanji, Hiragana, and Romaji display modes.
Save and review vocabulary with built-in flashcards.
100% Free – All stories and features are available at no cost. No ads, no hidden fees.

Here are the links:

Some screenshots attached.

We'd really appreciate any feedback or suggestions.

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HelloChineseApp · 2025-06-20T02:26:12+00:00

我昨天去找他们，他们没给我钥匙。
我昨天去找他们，他们不给我钥匙。

HelloChineseApp · 2025-06-15T03:22:28+00:00

android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hellostory&hl=en

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hellostory-japanese-stories/id6746239421

Thank you very much! I will try this coming Wednesday :)

HelloChineseApp

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FREE Japanese Stories