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24 alternatives to Read Chinese Online

Learn Mandarin Chinese by reading parallel texts!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Read Chinese Online launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
ParallelText▲78
Read foreign-language books side-by-side in your language 🤓
2018 · its alternatives →
2
Readlang▲94
Learn a language by reading
2015 · readlang.com · its alternatives →
3
Read Bean▲310
Learn Chinese with real-world content, at your level
2025 · readbean.app · its alternatives →
4
Readlang – Learn a language while you surf the web▲178
Learn any language by reading what you love. Click words to translate, build vocabulary with smart flashcards, and read articles, books, and web pages in 100+ languages. Free to start.
2015 · readlang.com · its alternatives →
5
Readly▲20
Snap a pic — Chinese flashcards & word lookup in 1 tap
2025 · its alternatives →
6
Laoshi▲239
Learn new words with flashcards to master Chinese faster
2021 · laoshi.io · its alternatives →
7
Get Chicory▲77
Learn Chinese by reading amazing novels
2014 · its alternatives →
8IB
I built an app so I could read the 3 Body-Problem in Chinese▲29
Hey HN! I’m Alex, and one of my favorite ways to learn languages is by reading novels. Currently I’m reading 三体 (3 body problem), but one problem I've always had is it takes ages to look up words, and add them to Anki flashcards so I can remember them. 三体 is especially brutal with so much sci-fi vocab. That’s why I built Readly. I snap a pic of the page I’m reading, it loads the text in-app and lets me lookup words, add to Anki-style flashcards, or ask AI questions about the text, all in a single tap. It's a huge time saver. My specific learning strategy, if anyone wants to replicate it: 1.…
2025 · readly.ink · its alternatives →
9
Amanda▲74
Learn Chinese through trending news stories in China.
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
Toku Reader▲111
Read & listen to native Japanese and Chinese, tap any word
Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
11
Zizzle▲139
Learn Chinese through visual stories
2016 · zizzle.io · its alternatives →
12
Chinese - English Text to Speech Translator▲11
Make Chinese learning fun and easy
2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
13
Chinese with Laowai▲73
Chinese dictionary and training tool with AI
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
Chineasy▲80
The easiest way to learn Chinese
2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
15
Kung-Fu Master▲22
Fun way to learn Chinese characters (writing and reading)
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
Fluent Forever▲72
How to learn any language fast and never forget it
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17PF
Practice foreign languages with books (parallel translation and speech)▲10
2015 · paralleltext.io · its alternatives →
18
Boost Chinese▲11
Learn Chinese from any language.
2022 · boostchinese.com · its alternatives →
19LC
Learn Chinese Through Novels▲76
2014 · getchicory.com · its alternatives →
20
MandarinAi▲10
One-stop Mandarin Chinese learning platform
2024 · mandarinai.com · its alternatives →
21
Chinese Skill▲4
The Duolingo for learning Chinese
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
Hanzi Xiaobai▲15
Learning Chinese one tab at a time
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
23
Langbotic Xiaolang▲68
Learn Chinese with Xiaolang Chatbot
2018 · messenger.com · its alternatives →
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WexLang▲64
Learn a language by reading whatever you like
2019 · its alternatives →

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