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Life & fun · May 5, 2026

DracoChinese

Your AI Mandarin conversation partner

What it does

Learning Chinese is hard — especially actually speaking it. Most apps teach vocabulary, but never give you a safe space to practice real conversations. DracoChinese is different: 🤖 AI conversation practice in real-life scenarios (restaurants, hotels, taxis...) 🎧 Structured lessons from Pinyin basics to HSK levels 🗣️ Speaking practice with pronunciation feedback 📖 Articles, flashcards & vocabulary decks Solo indie dev here — honest feedback welcome! 🙏

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