Literate Chinese: Reading

Literate Chinese: Reading

Graded Stories & Flashcards

53 ratings
51 reviews
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Released
February 6, 2025
Updated
October 17, 2026

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Master Chinese reading and listening with adaptive flashcards, leveled texts, and authentic audio. Learn characters in context, track your progress, and build a personalized vocabulary bank. Ideal for learners of all levels, from beginner to advanced.

✓Adaptive spaced-repetition flashcards
✓Leveled reading materials with instant translations
✓Studio-quality audio with multiple accents
✓Custom flashcard creation and import
✓Progress tracking and motivation stats
✓Traditional and Simplified character support
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What users say about Literate Chinese

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What's New in Literate Chinese

1.8.2

October 17, 2026

Flashcards: pinyin now sits over the characters and zhuyin beside them, the example sentence spans the card, and Back from a story returns to your card. The session summary lists the words you missed, with a one-tap drill. A word-of-the-day widget for your lock screen, a Reading Trail that teaches your first 300 characters one story at a time, and a Read tab that puts the kinds of stories you like first. Unfinished study sessions now count toward your streak. Fixes and polish throughout.

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User reviews

Best way to learn to read Chinese

I started using this app about a year ago and it’s becoming my exclusive app for learning characters. I love how it has stories written at all levels and you can filter based off your personal vocab bank. It’s a game changer. Highly recommend!

Response from developer

Glad to hear! We are currently working on weekly releases so keep an eye out for a lot more cool updates!

Best!

Best in respect being able to collate your own lists and readings such as being able to enter newspaper articles etc… best progress tracking system and for logging daily learning. Best price too and responses to technical issues. 👍👍

Fantastic for all levels

I grew up hearing Chinese from my mom but not being able to speak or read. I am incredibly impressed with this app to the point of having to actually write a review.

To the devs: this is such a fantastic app. Thank you for taking the time to create and maintain this.

To people thinking about trying it, do it! I never write reviews. Ever. But this deserved one.
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Love this app!

It makes learning Chinese so fun and easy to understand. I really enjoy how it teaches characters through stories and culture. The visuals are clean and engaging, and I actually look forward to opening it every day.

Wow

Very sleek style, and easy to navigate. I can’t wait for it to start expanding into other languages, like Japanese!

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User experience

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Requested Features

2 requests

Add audio for words

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Allow creating custom flashcard decks

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FAQ

What does Literate Chinese do?

Literate Chinese is an immersive language learning application designed to help users learn to read, listen, and understand Chinese. It combines smart flashcards with leveled reading materials and stories, ensuring new characters are learned within context for better retention.

What are the key features of Literate Chinese?

Key features include adaptive flashcards using spaced repetition, graded reading articles and stories with instant pinyin/zhuyin and translations, studio-quality audio for words and sentences, the ability to create custom flashcards or import texts, and detailed progress tracking.

Is Literate Chinese free to use?

Yes, the app is completely free for all users. It offers all its features without any advertisements or clutter, focusing solely on user progress.

What levels of Chinese does Literate Chinese support?

The app is suitable for learners from beginner levels up to HSK 9 and beyond. It supports full HSK 2.0 and the new HSK 3.0 word lists, making it a comprehensive tool for exam preparation.

Can I use Literate Chinese offline?

Yes, the app offers offline review capabilities, allowing you to continue your learning even without an internet connection. It also supports dark mode for a comfortable viewing experience.