Must-Have Chinese Learning Tools

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Which tools would you like to try out? :D Also, feel free to share your favorite Chinese learning tools in the comments! 💛

[@SS-wr8rs]

谢 谢 老师. 我 是 语言 学院 的 学生. 我 学习 汉语. Thanks you for apps and wibste. But please videos in character. How to strong and secure character writing. Please next video add for character

[@SS-wr8rs]

I forget a lot of chinese character how secure and strong our character. I'm waiting.

[@GrCintra]

I started using an app called Superchinese, they have very good and simple grammar point and vocab lessons, and every small 课文 they make you repeat on the mic every sentence, telling through AI what are your pronunciation mistakes. It's been helping me a lot

[@lenaxchannel6329]

Why don’t you be an Italki’s teacher Do you know Italki

[@deontesampson1993]

pleco hands down!

[@sabrina3138]

Chinese Grammar Wiki is a must-have for anyone self-studying. It is a absolutely necessary.

[@samdobie6748]

I generally learn grammar through reading, not looking at grammar wiki

[@daphnethegamer]

@@samdobie6748 Same. I think reading helps with this much better, because you see how certain characters are used and how they form a sentence etc.

[@ShiXiang]

oh wow 真的喔

[@ShiXiang]

@@daphnethegamer 確實

[@SanJoseCAJeff]

Wow, the chrome extension is awesome, makes reading online so much easier

[@silvane1193]

hello, can you help. I don't know why mine can't instal I'm using IOS

[@SanJoseCAJeff]

@@silvane1193 I'm doing this on a laptop not my iphone, so don't know about ios for this

[@veriveryluvr]

@@silvane1193 chrome extensions only work on pc. i always use iOS 😔

[@to_vilee]

I use the apps called "读书 - dushu" but it only available for android not for ios. It contain of HSK 1 - 6 material and present a lot of sentence for practicing but u also can see the vocabulary used for the sentence. The vocabulary show in simplified n traditional one, meaning, and each tone have different color. So, it's useful remember the tone and how to speak.

[@ShiXiang]

十分有趣!

[@aliceridley2016]

Hey Grace! I use Anki to learn Japanese and Chinese. One thing you forgot to mention was that there are so many great ready-made shared decks online! This saves a lot of time. And audio can be added to the flashcards. I particularly like listening to loops of native speakers and then repeating after it.

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Thank you for providing more information! :D Didn’t realize it can add audio, I will start using this function for my English learning. thanks! ;)

[@aliceridley2016]

@@GraceMandarinChinese The audio function is so good! Especially for Chinese and tones!

[@hma_marti]

Thank you, Grace, for these tools. I was procrastinating to relearn Chinese though I have got basic Chinese knowledge since my childhood. After I found your channel, I can carry on learning it again.

[@jspihlman]

Tip for Pleco: if you want to learn traditional or put more emphasis on learning traditional, in the settings you can choose to display traditional first. This was extremely helpful for me to start recognizing traditional characters in every day reading assignments.

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

I didn’t know this! Thank you for the tip! :)

[@Gabriel-hs9mv]

In fact, you can set Pleco to display ONLY traditional characters along with Zhuyin, and even Cantonese pronunciation.

[@monivannlong968]

The tip on Anki is so useful for me. I try to create Chinese deck but never get what I want and you show me all I need is to create it on laptop and click on those hide button. Thank you 😌😌😌

[@noreenarthithayaakhtar5161]

Thanks for sharing . It very helpful and useful for Chinese learner like me . I learn Chinese by myself for 1 year now. I like Taiwan so much and Taiwanese people are kind . I recommend your video to my Taiwanese teacher . She very like your video .😊🇹🇼 I'm from Thailand 🇹🇭

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Hi! Thank you for sharing and recommending my videos! I really appreciate it :D And glad you like Taiwan and enjoy my video!

[@AhmetKizilay0]

I tried Du Chinese after watching your video. I really like it. Thank you

[@ValleyData]

Your channel aesthetic and mood is the best I've seen. When I'm fluent I hope to teach as well as you do.

[@Fooleth]

Oh my goodness! This is amazing! Thank you so much Grace! I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel!

[@gatis5744]

This was soooo useful, some of the tools like Zhongwen is very convenient, I'm glad that you shared this one!

[@julieXdairyXtwenty]

Thank you so much, it’s really help a lot since I just begin study Chinese ❤️

[@xuxipan7181]

Wow I didn't expect there could be so many useful tools/apps 😮 I only have pleco in my phone and it's not really enough. And it's hard or tiring for me to search the net for recommendations. I'm happy you made this video to show some popular tools for Chinese learning. I am impressed and I'll really check these out 😊 加油 Grace 老師！

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

No problem! I’m glad this helps! 你也加油💪

[@xuxipan7181]

​@@GraceMandarinChinese 你好Grace老师。我好久没看你的videos，但是我回来了。你现在比过去有名啊。你可能不认识我. As one of your fans since last year, 我开心地看你的channel长得流行。 我从两个月前决定认真学习汉语。我正在学习汉语水平三级，然后下个月我会开始学习汉语水平四级，所以我需要是你建议的apps/tools，为帮助我学习. 现在我不太流利，所以我可能写得错了。批改我，没问题 哈哈哈。

[@justinemaeabaratigue8058]

Thank you, this is very helpful for me. I'm currently studying Chinese language. After seeing this video I immediately download the Du Chinese app hehe, hope it will hepl me a lot! 😊♥️

[@eleonorelevie1773]

Hi Grace :-) I just discovered your channel and I am so happy ! Your videos are awesome, informative, smart and you always add a touch of fun. I am also super happy to learn that you are Taiwanese, as I started learning Chinese when I lived in Taiwan and want to keep a connection with Taiwan and Traditional Chinese

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Hi Eleonore! Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@robertsilva8097]

Hello To Everyone From California USA

[@atmikalima-qm2kx]

hanping is a great chinese dictionary, to know the meaning of any character or word. you can type in hanzi, pinyin, or english to know the meaning of the following character/word. you can also search by pronunciation, and camera.

[@sjwiwkwjwjwjwjjwjw]

Thank you sooo much for uploading this video! I was trying to learn mandarin, but could not find a decent app to learn it. I now speak mandarin, how ever not fluent, but still practicing, thanks to your video!

[@lilith_6960]

which apps or sites did you use to learn ? I'm a beginner and this is my day one , would you suggest me something?

[@microcolonel]

Thank you for including the 注音符號 + 正體字; a good alternative to "zhongwen" is Liuchan. Liuchan has settings to show 注音 rubi and will look words up in your preferred characters, rather than the one on the page (i.e. 簡體字 on the page but 正體字 in the lookup window). Liuchan I think is derived from Rikaichan (the popular tool for Japanese that these browser extensions are mostly modeled after).

[@stanhristov6191]

One thing I saw no one mention is the super powerful e book reader inside Pleco. You can basically used it like Du chinese, but with books you own, or use the addons inside Pleco. Whenever I struggle at a word or a character I can simply check the full definition by clicking on the word.

[@robertsilva8097]

Thank You For Sharing This Beautiful Video Vlog

[@Scho229]

I'm already using Anki and Pleco and defenately will check out Skritter. Thank you very much!

[@sazzadazza]

Very useful!! Thanks I will definitely be downloading/using some of these in the future

[@StevenDoesStuff]

I vouch for HelloTalk. I always get compliments on my pronunciation because I learned by just having constant voice calls with the native speakers and asking them how to say stuff + having them say stuff in Chinese and then break it down into smaller pieces. The audio calls are recorded if you're using the language exchange feature so you can come back and practice until you nail it. I have to warn you that it is very easy for some people to end up just using it as a social network app so you need discipline.

[@TheTiburon755]

안녕하세요. Hello 你好 我是住在加拿大学中文的韩国人, 叫Toni. It's been 2 years since i started studying Chinese. 我的中文水平还不够都能听懂 我看你的视频很有意思的 谢谢 감사합니다. thank you

[@TheTiburon755]

Thank you I just started my cha nnel to show how I study Chinese myself please drop by if you have time 😄🙏

[@matildawolfram4687]

Incredible video! Many thanks to the author of the channel for the recommendations! The problem with many people is that they want to take a "magic pill" or get "secret knowledge" and immediately have skills and abilities. However, the truth of life is that knowledge, skills, and abilities do not come by themselves. You can't learn a foreign language without doing anything, without wasting your time and effort, just like you can't learn to ride a bike lying on a comfy couch, listening to lectures and watching videos about "modern methods of learning" on a bike. To really learn something, you have to really practice every day. You're going to fall down while you're learning, and you're going to get bumps - that's normal! The ups and downs of learning are an integral part of our lives. Motivation from success and depression from failure will always be your study companions. However, every student has problems in his or her studies that he or she lacks the knowledge to solve. It can be: poor memorization of words; no progress in language learning; the student can speak, but does not understand speech by ear; misunderstanding of grammar; incorrect pronunciation, etc. Agree that a problem you don't know how to solve is very demotivating. In order to find the answer to our question we have to spend a lot of time to read videos, articles and books by polyglots. In today's world, we have to solve problems as quickly as possible. I don't have time to study and analyze a huge amount of information. My goal is to master the basic knowledge of a foreign language as quickly as possible and already start earning money effectively in the international arena. I settled on the practical guide by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot's Notes: practical tips for learning foreign language". This book is always in my bag. If I have a problem while learning a language, I quickly find the answer in this book. There are many different techniques and tips for learning a foreign language in Polyglot Notes. I have made my own individual schedule and plan for language learning. Now I know what I am going to study, how I am going to study, when I am going to study and what results I am going to achieve. No problem could stop me! With an effective language learning plan my professional skills are more and more in demand internationally every day. Friends, don't stop there! Everyone has talents that millions of people around the world need! Learn the language and make your ideas and dreams come true! Thanks to the author of the channel for the informative and useful video! Your videos motivate me.

[@ETU58]

I am so lucky found your channel. Thank you so much. keep going ~~

[@Ninjabot1994]

Grace, you're too awesome for us!谢谢你!😋

[@xuanlamnguyen8560]

Thanks for sharing

[@jordandavis6709]

Another great learning tool (recommended for more intermediate learners) is to read manga/comics. It’s direct conversation with easy to follow vocab.

[@braxtongirtman3674]

There are a couple: ac.qq.com and kuaikanmanhua They’re just like WEBTOON/Naver/tapas/Tappytoon/LezhinComics/etc. but for mandarin.

[@vinimes3]

@@braxtongirtman3674 I’ve finally decided to learn to read Chinese just so I can read on kuakianmanga lol there’s this one manga I love

[@not2sorry]

@@vinimes3 Which Manga would you recommend for those just starting to read characters?

[@daphnethegamer]

I want to emphasize how reading & listening is gonna help with your vocabulary tremendously. Reading helps you see how certain words are used and when they are used. Extensive reading is very very very important!

[@meseomemedeeme]

thanks for this 😃

[@Nil_Ardui_Est]

你好。How’s it going? I’m currently learning Mandarin Chinese. However, one problem I’m facing is which keyboard is best appropriate for typing in mandarin. Unlike English or Spanish, when you select a chinese keyboard you are given a sundry amount of options for both “traditional” and “simplified” including “Shuangpin”, “Wubi Xing”, “Pinyin”, and many others. If you can, I’m curious if you could make a video explaining what’s the significance between the keyboard options and which do you recommend for a beginner who wants to type in mandarin. 谢谢你。

[@sabrina3138]

Omg yess, I use the Pinyin keyboard though.

[@Nil_Ardui_Est]

@@sabrina3138 I use Pinyin as well. I'm curious about what the other ones are for.

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Thank you for the suggestion! :)

[@pass3d]

pinyin is enough, 双拼：baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%8F%8C%E6%8B%BC/5949158?fr=aladdin 五笔：baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%BA%94%E7%AC%94%E5%AD%97%E5%9E%8B%E8%BE%93%E5%85%A5%E6%B3%95?fromtitle=%E4%BA%94%E7%AC%94&fromid=157685

[@claudiovillone1897]

I use Hellotalk everyday, wonderful😍

[@user-oh6wb5rj2q]

But it's not free right? To a certain extent

[@claudiovillone1897]

@@user-oh6wb5rj2q It Is free but if you want to get premium features you have to pay (for example unlimited translations, no more ads, certain online lesson inside the app...) But I'm still using this app with the basic version without any problem

[@katyb2793]

THANK YOU! This is SO useful!

[@LECityLECLEC]

yay thanks for this Grace God bless you!

[@aldrinpaulcarreon9983]

Line chinese english dictionary is also very extensive and helpful.

[@abigailescobarvillagra7089]

this is beyond useful thank you so much!!! 😍😍😍

[@iZenZation]

Thanks a lot!

[@hajarmakrouh2692]

All your videos are useful ❤️

[@Rita0636]

Thank you so much for what you are doing. Your videos are very helpful )

[@servantofthelord8147]

Thank you. That Du app is going to be so helpful

[@lkishere]

Thanks for sharing. Your video is as always very useful

[@TrangLe-eu9qz]

Thanks for sharing. I really appriciate your work. ❤

[@peakinonolympus]

Love your videos Grace Xie Xie

[@jirenuniverse116]

Pleco has saved me a lot of times

[@i_dont_care1596]

This video is very useful thank you very much, I have found many apps that are very useful to me. 🙏

[@applepie2409]

It was really helpful thanks

[@chandanupasak6750]

太感谢您了老师

[@gavincannon8385]

非常感谢， Grace！

[@Maria-rh4sl]

This is so useful! Thank you 💜

[@suptho808]

Such a helpful video, 非常感谢您

[@sheasymp9228]

Thank you so much for this!!! You are awesome!

[@RanXU_cindy]

Good video ! Thanks a lot.

[@Yabadabadoo16]

Du Chinese is apsolutley amazing

[@tranthiminhthuan2699]

It's very useful for me.Thank you very much

[@matt-8ssr8kh7]

謝謝妳分享的資訊，很實用^^ 加油!

[@nouran4754]

Thank you so much this is so useful ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@thomashardjani8738]

Thanks for your help :)

[@marionplaza4240]

哇。我爱你！ 修改：我爱你！我爱你！ 你的建议非常有用！

[@JuanGabrielOyolaCardona]

太感谢了。🇨🇴😃👍

[@laurencryer5175]

thank you!

[@kokolexx]

Amazing content. Useful and fun to watch as usual~

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Thank you Alex! ☺️

[@javiermarcialcespedesberne8575]

Hola, que tal?, como van?, Los mejores y más cordiales Saludos desde puente piedra, lima, Perú, ojalá que puedas venir en algún momento a mi país y que disfrutes mucho de todo por aquí, con la familia y los amigos; Felicidades por tus vídeos..

[@ldegraaf]

I love reading the New York Times in chinese. For some articles it will have the Chinese and English side by side. Just look for 中英双语 at the top of the Chinese language version. Unfortunately, it isn't on all articles but it is on most of the bigger ones.

[@ismotjahan9769]

Tysm

[@skritterjake]

Hi Grace, Thanks so much for including Skritter in your must-have Chinese learning tools list! I was excited to learn about BCC语料库 as well, and have added it to my list of Chinese resources! 視頻拍得很不錯. 謝謝🙏！

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Hi Jake! No problem:) I’m glad you like the content!

[@Hmong-Love-Life]

Hi Jake, Could you please write the pingying for the three chinese hanzi after BCC for me?

[@skritterjake]

@@Hmong-Love-Life I got you! 语料库 yǔliàokù is a text corpus :)

[@garDre]

Great, thank you!

[@kvsmo5854]

Thanks so much! :33

[@antuadhikari]

谢谢你啊，好用❤❤

[@SwissSareth]

Ninchanese is pretty fun

[@deadvesu]

Thank you for this video! :)

[@CP-nc6fw]

Thanks for useful tools. Is in-app purchase dictionaries of Pleco valuable or Is default PLC dictionary in Pleco enough?

[@vio3366]

thanks a lot!! Can you talk about the reform of HSK exams?

[@olesia_shu]

请问您写繁体字的上面是什么？是别的拼音吗？您做的视频很有意思，感激不尽！！！

[@microcolonel]

My Pleco is fully loaded, so useful.

[@nicolasluna7663]

Is there any Anki deck that you recommend for begginers?

[@kurtjamesbrenalivo3604]

How about Chinese learner's dictionary(字典） the one with a red logo?

[@joyuna]

My Anki user heart just broke when I saw you put the word, definition, and pronunciation all in the same field 😂 But the rest of the video is great

[@reginanyirubugara4428]

well the thing with Chinese grammar wiki is, that website only goes to level 3 and not above. I'm looking for a grammar website that provides all levels well I found out that they have but I need a more proper explanation for level 4

[@虫大卫]

谢谢。老师

[@manuelgotxitxomoianegotxit6593]

Hi Grace! Eu sou de Moçambique e sou novo aqui no canal. so quero dizer que gostei do videos🤩 e que o meu app Favorito para aprender o idioma chinês é o Hello chinese e Duolingo. Hi Grace I am new one here. i just wanna say that i liked the video and i am checking other videos that may call my attetion... i know that there are a lot interesting ones here. I am from Mozambique

[@kaddykadkad]

Are there any online dictionaries for Taiwanese Mandarin? I can't seem to find any as they are all geared towards mainland/simplified Chinese. :(

[@bassemelsayed3451]

If I start to learn Chinese from 0 level .. how much time will it take to be good at speaking,writing,listening?? Or what level do is have reach HSK 1? HSK 2? HSK 4???

[@65uuu]

Can you make a video on bopomofo

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

㐦㐑㐠 Thanks for the suggestion:)

[@leynormarciellea.valencia5580]

You look so much like Suzy from Korea. Uwu. 你很漂亮! 😊✨ 谢谢 for the video. Have a nice day. 😍

[@bt4190]

Hi! I want to learn mandarin chinese. In in order to expose myself to the language, am want to watch a lot of chinese television/movies. Is it a bad idea for me to watch historical dramas? (for example : Story of Yanxi Palace, The King's Woman, etc...) Or will I learn an old/odd/wrong way of speaking? Thanks!

[@nomore2379]

Grace 👍

[@learningthief00]

Hey Grace what about Hanzii app?

[@Lidiasobiaska]

No:5 app name please? I didn't understand the name but I want to download it

[@Adam-vv9co]

I use hellotalk and Du Chinese

[@Adam-vv9co]

And I used to have pleco

[@menukapokharel1033]

What was the fifth one?

[@beegodelieve3031]

太爱你了姐姐 🥰🥰🥰

[@jgtbym601]

Can someone kindly recommend a simple Chinese-Chinese dictionary that Grace mentioned? I really agree with her that a Chinese-English dictionary can become crippling especially when you get to intermediate level. But a same-language dictionary will actually reinforce your learning.

[@JuanGabrielOyolaCardona]

Same :)

[@Lypno]

Pleco is life

[@anniechang7611]

Does BCC require a VPN? Trying to run it from Taiwan, and it seems unresponsive.

[@pwepawetida2411]

I wanna know how to use PLECO 🥺

[@preetamrawat2887]

How can i find squiter the 5 th app??