ChineseSkill Alternatives

ChineseSkill is described as 'Chinese language has and does deserve its notoriety for heartbreaking difficulty. If that wasn’t bad enough, most of the resources available for learning Mandarin Chinese are expensive, and time-consuming' and is a language learning tool in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ChineseSkill for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Web-based, iPad and Windows apps. The best ChineseSkill alternative is Mondly, which is free. Other great apps like ChineseSkill are HSK University, Hanzio, Syng and Ninchanese.

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  1. DimSum icon
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    DimSum: a program designed to help you learn and use Chinese.

    Many people have requested versions of the tools on this website that can be run locally. DimSum is the answer to these requests. Im currently integrating most of the tools on the website into one package: DimSum. Ri.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Wordswing icon
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    WordSwing is an online tool for practicing languages and a data-driven system for optimizing and personalizing language study. It is a platform for learning how languages are learned.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. Read Chinese to learn Chinese.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. Nciku icon
     3 likes

    English Chinese dictionary, help learning Chinese language, Chinese character, and Chinese pinyin. Dictionary with Chinese handwriting recognition, pinyin translation, audio Chinese words pronunciation and mandarin MP3 making.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. Perapera Chinese is a pop-up dictionary and study tool for Chinese, which uses the public domain Chinese-English dictionary CC-CEDICT. It works as a free add-on for Firefox and Chrome.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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  6. Hanping is Android & iOS's most user-friendly offline dictionary for learning Chinese. Includes handwriting recognition, native speaker audio, stroke animations, hanzi decomposition, AnkiDroid integration, tablet support and much more. A Cantonese variant is also available.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  7. TutorMandarin icon
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    Tutormandarin provides 1-on-1 online Chinese classes with certified tutors on PC and Mobile APP. Courses are systematically structured around HSK standards and are designed to get you SPEAKING as soon as possible. Learn Chinese anywhere, anytime.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
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  8. The Chairman’s Bao [TCB] is the most comprehensive source to learn Chinese online, with our news-based graded reader for students of Chinese language. TCB publishes 1,600 lessons each year from HSK levels 1-6+ (up to six daily) and the TCB Library now has 7,000+ lessons for you...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  9. MandarinTalk— Speeding Your Oral Chinese.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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  10. LearnChinese icon
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    Free online Chinese learning platform including online version of the HSK courses, spaced repetition flashcards, reading practice, sentence drills, and character writing practice.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. YiyaHanyu icon
     Like

    The apps contains 300+ Real-life Dialogues,both in daily life and in business encounters.Yiyahanyu employs Speech recognition and evaluation, human-machine conversation and language skill practices including Listening, speaking, reading, writing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  12. Zizzle icon
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    Zizzle turns Chinese characters into engaging visualizations and memorable short stories with funny heroes. The University of Munich has independently verified the effectiveness of the Zizzle approach for learning Chinese: student performance increased by at least 79%.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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