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resources i use to study mandarin chinese (updated ver.)✨

a thread 🧵for #studytwt #langtwt

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so i decided to remake my resources thread since the last thread i made is kind of all over the place. i tried hard to salvage it but it's not working😔

anyway, i'll update this thread slowly over the time😄

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to anyone who has just started learning mandarin, i really recommend learning the pronunciation first.

this pronunciation playlist by Grace Mandarin Chinese is very detailed and imo, the best explanation about chinese pronunciation on youtube.

youtube.com/playlist?list=…

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for dictionary, i use the pleco app.

you can use the dictionary for free. i think it's a great dictionary app even when you don't pay anything.

in my case, i bought the flashcard add-on and i really like it. the OCR and stroke order add-ons are also really useful.

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tbh, i like pleco so much to the point that i downloaded bluestacks so that i can open pleco on my laptop😭

the features showed in the pics below are the features from the flashcard add-on

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i also used the HSK 2.0 textbooks and workbooks up to level 3.

for those who don't know HSK, it is a chinese proficiency test. i studied using the 2.0 version, but in 2026 they will gradually roll out HSK 3.0 so make sure to think carefully before buying these HSK 2.0 textbooks

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the textbook i'm currently using rn is developing chinese elementary I & II comprehensive textbook.

grammar-wise, the elementary II textbook is around the difficulty of old HSK level 2-3ish.

vocab-wise, i think the vocab in this book is very different from HSK.

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what i like from this textbook is that the reading sections are so much longer than the ones in HSK TB. the stories are more interesting too but that might be my personal opinion😅

the grammar explanations in this book are pretty short though, shorter than the ones in HSK TB.

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i also have another textbook. this is hanyu jiaocheng level 2A. also a very good textbook but i don't use it as my main.

what i have is the second edition but if anyone wants to buy this series i recommend buying the third edition

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what i like about hanyu jiaocheng is that it has a dedicated section just for colloquial phrases.

another thing that i like is how they organize their grammar section. a lot more detailed and comprehensive than my other textbooks.

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summary:
want to take HSK tests in the near future ➡️ HSK textbooks and workbooks

want longer and more interesting reading practices with more difficult vocab ➡️ developing chinese

want longer grammar explanations with more colloquial vocab and phrases ➡️ hanyu jiaocheng

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chinese grammar wiki

good reference to study chinese grammar. i usually use it whenever i need to quickly look for grammar explanations.

resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/gramma…

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i also love chinese short dialogue app (@chinese_s_d)

this app is really great for comprehensible input. i really like the vocab review feature and i also like how i can access pleco directly through the app🥹

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@chinese_s_d i also use graded reader books if i want to read longer stories. so far i really like the ones from mandarin companion.

graded readers usually have levels so you can find books that match your level and do comprehensible input

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@chinese_s_d some youtube channels that i found helpful:
- lazy chinese
- yang mandarin chinese
- (and for those who understand korean) 쓰이는 중국어만 알고싶다

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@chinese_s_d i'll update this thread again when i find new study materials i like❤️

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