Learning to read Chinese actually feels accessible
What do you mean I can read whatever I want in Chinese on here, with a popup dictionary, for free!? I’ve been getting bored of normal graded readers, and so being able to comfortably read articles and novels in actually interested in is so cool!!
Amazing. Read out loud and to yourself.
I wish this was talked about more, I would have had an easier time learning mandarin. No AI slop, and using publicly available stories/articles, with options for zhuyin and pinyin (and traditional or simplified). The subscription is very affordable so I may give it a shot, but the free version is extremely usable, unlike most things I’ve tried so far. I hope readibu gets a bigger user base.
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Amazing app, can still improve
I really enjoy the idea of this app and it works very well. I can already feel my reading comprehension and motivation going way up, it’s amazing for learners. You can import your own materials, and it provides easy to access sites with more, the best of both worlds.
However, the audio doesn’t work for me, dictionaries won’t play it back. Also, this is not necessary, but I’d like stronger support for the site Archive of our Own which is an American fanfiction site but with a lot of Chinese language works.
In general, though, it’s a highly useful, fun, and well-designed app.
However, the audio doesn’t work for me, dictionaries won’t play it back. Also, this is not necessary, but I’d like stronger support for the site Archive of our Own which is an American fanfiction site but with a lot of Chinese language works.
In general, though, it’s a highly useful, fun, and well-designed app.
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PDF/ePUB Feature Request
Instead of web urls, I hope the app can also support PDFs and ePUBs as well.
Ok
Ok từ hsk5
Amazing Chinese Reader
I love this so much thank you for making it so easy to use and applicable for all sorts of Chinese content
Kicking out of the app
The idea is really good but it’s kicking me out of the app as soon as I log in… impossible to use :(
Fantastic App
I used this app to progress from my HSK4 plateau to easily mastering HSK5. I’m a big fan of 武侠小说，after reading about 50万汉字 I’ve found my sense of tones has completely changed. My reading speed has increased several fold, and my listening comprehension is also far greater. The most important factor is just read for pleasure, and make sure to click on any word you don’t recognize AND any word you are not crystal clear of the tones on. Great and useful app, plus the definitions I find are more accurate than even Pleco’s!
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Best free app to massively improve Chinese
I almost cried when I could not access the app a few weeks ago as it had been my everyday reading app. I jumped from HSK3 to HSK5 in just a few months (but I think my reading skill is way above HSK6 now) thanks to reading novels on the app. Thank you for maintaining the app. I am so happy the app is back alive now. I wish they can make a similar app for Japanese, Korean and Russian. I have not found a such clean, simple and affective app for those languages like Readibu for Chinese.
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iPhone 11 not working
hi I really love the features of the app that you’ve displayed here but I am stuck on the loading screen nonstop.
Love it
Now I can both read web novels without having to use auto translation and learn Chinese at the same time! So many nice features here. I can copy URLs and paste them on the app to read whatever I want. Just one click to look up words, double click to see sentence translation, underlying names, places, idioms, etc. I can search pictures for items that appear in the story that I can’t imagine just by reading the definition, or listen to the pronunciation of words or sentences. When I’m too tired to read the Chinese version, I just read the whole paragraph in English. The sentence translation feature is very helpful in checking my understanding if it’s correct. Many times I realised that I got it all wrong. I’ve improved my Chinese comprehension so much since started using Readibu!
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Нельзя использовать одну учетку на другом устройстве
Отличная читалка, но не без недостатков
Amazing tool for chinese learner
The app is especially suitable for those at level hsk5 and above
Not half bad
It's really good with a lot of interesting stories at varying levels which I found helpful. There are a few paywalls but they mostly improve the experience rather than leaving the app unusable. Was really helpful personally, and the best Chinese reading app I found by far
Really excellent for learning
The built in links are great, but the best feature is the ability to point it to a search engine and read any webpage. There should be a URL bar on the home screen! It does a good job at parsing words and the HSK ratings for built-in readings are nice, too. Definitely a good learning tool.
Pretty good for serious learners
The UI and built in dictionary makes translating easy. I would’ve bought the pro version if the offline mode worked. Also, it would be great if there was a greater variety of reading materials, or if users were able to upload our own books.
Good app
Very helpful app for me to learn Chinese word with pinyin, very recommended app
Great for Chinese learning
Excellent way to find and read short stories graded appropriately. Very helpful to be able to tap words or phrases for a quick definition.
Exporting tapped words is a helpful feature too!
Exporting tapped words is a helpful feature too!
Excellent at what it needs to do
If you’re one of the people that is at just the right stage to need this, it works really well
Great concept but….
….most of the stories don’t even load. I love the concept as someone who speaks Chinese fluently but lacks reading and writing skills. Most Chinese lessons and apps are boring and are aimed at people who are completely new to Chinese. The idea for this app is exactly what I’m looking for, however most of the stories don’t even load and there isn’t as much variety as I’d like. Are the devs still monitoring this app or is it abandoned?
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