Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Zhong Chinese
Traditional Chinese for Serious Learners. No Subscriptions.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Hey HN, it’s been 8 years since I posted on here about the launch of my Japanese dictionary app Nihongo [0] and I’m finally back with a new app: Nihongo Lessons! Think of Nihongo Lessons as the textbook to Nihongo’s dictionary. It’s an app for learning Japanese, specifically made for learners who are serious about becoming fluent, and want a guided set of content that will help them efficiently acquire vocabulary and grammar. The project came about when Adam Shapiro of Japanese Level Up (Jalup) [1] announced last April that he was shutting Jalup down. As a fan of Adam’s work I was bummed to…
2022 · lessons.nihongo-app.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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I've recently launched a startup called Native Tongue. Our vision is to make language learning fun, fast and effective. We've released our first product "Mandarin Madness", which is to learn Mandarin Chinese vocabulary. Its available on android and iOS. Its for beginners to intermediate, including those with no experience. Please go here for more information and to download the app: http://mandarinmadness.com/ Our company website is http://nativetongue.com/ We would love to get some feedback on our mobile apps. We would also like to speak to people interested in language learning and…
2012 · mandarinmadness.com · its alternatives →
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Japanese dictionary app for iPhone and iPad with kanji lookup, example sentences, flashcards, OCR photo lookup, and a Safari extension for reading Japanese.
2015 · nihongo-app.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · mandarintonetrainer.com · its alternatives →
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The simple, effective way to grow your Chinese vocabulary
2019 · dailychinese.app · its alternatives →
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Dictionariez▲58Facilitate your language learning with tons of dictionaries
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A fun, free way to learn the tones in Chinese
2023 · chinesetones.app · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I’m Pablo, I built this application to learn languages using podcasts: https://www.langturbo.com (No signup required) There are a lot of tools to learn languages, but most of them focus on beginners (understandably so, that’s where the money is) but not many exist that target intermediate or advanced learners. The ones that exist make you find content on your own and then import that into their apps, which can be tricky when you don’t know where to look. LangTurbo has a unique curated database of podcasts by language (some even have dialect labels) that you can browse by…
2025 · langturbo.com · its alternatives →
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Contribute to yunusabd/radio-transcription development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Learn the Mandarin actually spoken in Taiwan
Aug 2026 · ciaospeak.app · its alternatives →
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Chinese vocab, drilled into long-term memory. Free, offline.
May 2026 · wordbrushchinese.com · its alternatives →
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Learn Mandarin Chinese by building real sentences. DouDou Chinese (句式) teaches the 100 most essential sentence patterns with instant AI feedback and FSRS spaced repetition. No signup required — start free.
Apr 2026 · doudou-chinese.com · its alternatives →
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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 →
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I've been fascinated by the Japanese language and culture for a while now, and I wanted to create a simple, no-fuss way for beginners to get started. So, I built *[Nihongo](https://nihongo.site/)*, a free and open-source web app designed to help you learn the fundamentals of Japanese in about a month. The name of the app, Nihongo (日本語), is the Japanese word for the "Japanese language." You can check it out here: *[https://nihongo.site/](https://nihongo.site/)* And for those who like to tinker, the code is available on GitHub:…
2025 · nihongo.site · its alternatives →
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2021 · storychopsticks.com · its alternatives →
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Learn how to read, write and speak Chinese online with 3500+ lessons. Ninchanese offers a personalized and engaging way to learn Chinese.
2016 · ninchanese.com · its alternatives →
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Easily Learn Japanese With Lessons And Tools
2018 · nihongomaster.com · its alternatives →
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Chinese learning app optimised for mobile web browser
2022 · vcip.mrchang.com · its alternatives →
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Master Chinese reading through AIpowered interactive drawing
Dec 2025 · sketchhanyu.aigility.digital · its alternatives →
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