Of course DigMandarin is a good choice!

There are both Chinese and English translations of every article- great for learners to dissect. Check out: chinadialogue – china and the environment.

In terms of speaking:
If you;re going for immersion or to study abroad, make the most of your time and stick with the locals and ditch the expats most of the time. Get involved with some sort of activity or organization. Be immersed. The more people you talk to, the more involved you are, the more necessary for you to get your point across in the language you are learning. Your brain will start to shift over on it’s own. Out of necessity. Be willing to take a few small stumbles- you’re learning. Not only are you picking up invaluable skills, but stick with this and you’ll make the best kinds of memories.

http://www.hackingchinese.com/   Lots of helpful info.

Memrise (http://www.memrise.com) Helpful tool.

小孩 easy to read cartoons. Beginner level.

FluentU Listening and comprehension at all levels.

Laowai Chinese 老外中文 and http://www.hackingchinese.com/ –  These are two blogs with incredibly helpful hints and strategies on -how- to learn Chinese. Lots of information here on every aspect of the precess: tonality, characters, methods.

Learn Chinese Online or with Mobile Apps Chinese Pod is incredibly reputable. You can sign up for tutaoring sessions with real teachers over skype, or take advantage of their online resources. They may charge for some services, but it’s quality education. Their free resources include a lot of pinyin help, so don’t skip this one.

Pimsleur audio an expensive yet effective system. You can find the CDs second-hand sometimes (try ebay).

Chinese popup dictionary. If you use Firefox or Chrome then get PeraPera or Zhongwen dictionary extensions. You can then “mouse over” words for translation.

There are plenty of free resources online.

Top begin: Try using Chinese media (as mentioned above) to increase your familiarity with the language.

FluentFlix: Learn Chinese vocab with Youtube videos. Even add it to SRS.

But don’t stop there: You can find more advanced material on Youku. Whatever you want to hear- there are 3-minute videos for everything: Chinese love dramas, pop music, issues of economy/environment.

ChinaSmack: Up to date information on the happenings in Chinese social media.

ChinaDialouge: Hard news about the economy, the environment, and urbanization, in China.

Google translate. Any language to any other language translation. It also suggests synonyms and phrases using the word and has a pronunciation tab.

BBC – Languages – Real Chinese Only ten lessons, but a lot on Chinese culture. Plenty of helpful links, too.

CCTV Learn Chinese 学汉语 similar to the BBC course, only longer.

新闻主页 – BBC中文网 News published by the BBC in Chinese.

Listen to Chinese music and learn Chinese with famous Chinese songs listen to words in context.

HSK Speaking All about HSK exam prep. Includes many resources.

Learn Chinese, Listening & Pronunciation Practice for Mandarin  Includes resources for one specific HSK comp test. An assortment of useful and engaging drills and audio packs.

Page on Speakgoodchinese A free program that assess your speaking fluency.

To develop your listening skills Chinese Pod is a great place to start. Then try the Developing Chinese textbook series – this is the best book series for listening practice.

Heisig and/or Hoenig‘s books to help you learn Chinese characters are superb. (but only for the characters- these are not about language fluency.)

For writing practice definitely check out Lang-8. You’ll need the ability to change your keyboard to Chinese temporarily (not too difficult) and then you just need a little practice every day. Every tiny bit of effort adds up- and once you do look back you’ve accomplished something amazing.

The Chinese Breeze series of graded readers are fantastic for reading practice. They are circa the 300 word level.

You can find free vocabulary training flashcards at hsk.academy without any subscription needed.
It works perfectly well on desktop, smartphone and tablet, and it covers HSK from 1 to 6, which are the most common words to know in Chinese Mandarin.
You can also find an introduction to the principle of the Chinese language, grammar, and much more.
Good luck in your studies and feel free to reach out!

My Top 3 FREE resources are.

1. ChineseSkill: This is an awesome iOS/Android app similar to Duolingo but with many great tools that really distinguishes itself. The course is well designed and also includes some great features to review and practice, as well as a survival kit which is excellent if you are traveling, or just want to learn useful survival language. Excellent for beginners and even good for intermediate learners.

2. Memrise: Also an iOS/Android app that’s more focused on vocabulary training. Much more entertaining than typical flashcards, so this is a great tool to review vocabulary.

3. Popup Chinese: There are many podcasts out there such as ChinesePod which is probably the most popular, however many of the good ones like ChinesePod are a bit pricey. The great thing about Popup Chinese is, while they may have a subscription service you need to pay for to get the full benefit, they are the only really good quality one that at least gives you access to all the lessons for free. You won’t get the extra resources as you would for the subscription, but you can still listen to the all the lessons, and view the vocab and transcripts. In my opinion thats good enough for me.

Hope this helps 🙂

I know this is a bit of an old thread but thought I’d mention FSI Standard Chinese: A Modular Approach as it could be helpful to others.

It’s completely free (public domain) and an extremely long course. If you can put up with the poor audio quality and don’t mind learning a small handful of words that aren’t used in modern Chinese then I’d argue it’s one of the best for beginners.

Here are some more resources you can try out…. language exchange apps

This is for the people who like to practice with native speakers.

Hiway – IOS 
Besides native speakers you can also practice chinese with flashcards
HelloTalk – IOS/Android
Some in app purchaces if you want unlimited translations etc
speaky – android/web
This app also has video chat

I use these free resources to learn Chinese:
Chinese Grammar This site introduces you each grammar point with sentence structures and examples.

iChinesePodcast has free access to Chinese audio lessons, which are based on dialogues in real-life situations. This is a start-up site, so I think they are trying to update more lessons to use. The best thing I like about iChinesepodcast is that all lessons are free.

Other podcast lessons include popup Chinese, Chineseclass101, they are also good, but you may buy their online audio lessons to continue.

If you are a beginner, learn free videos on youtube is also recommended.

http://bymyselflearning.blogspot.com

is not a method but this blog can help.

I wanted to draw the characters so I displayed the sketchpad too…My smartphone is a Galaxy Note, I use the s-pen…Actually, I need to draw the characters in order to memorize better…Anyway
, good app !

Future versions will have also a writing module as well, besides the reading modules.  I will post here when it’s incorporated into the app.  
Thank you for your support.

Slow Chinese provides great reading materials for intermiate level learners. 

Me and my students also like to use Rutgers Chinese for our online lessons structured dialogues and passages for learners at different levels. 

Hope this helps.

Another great App you can try is PopOn! PopOn is a language partner App that connects users with Chinese native speakers almost instantly, with both paid and free services. It also includes scripts or topic cards in case you don’t know what to talk about. We’re currently in an invite-only stage and are accepting applications to become early users at https://jinshuju.net/f/TisLrP. Once you tell us a little bit about yourself, we send you the download instructions within two days and voila! You’ll be talking to native speakers in no time!

If you want to improve your Chinese reading, I can introduce the 10 best Chinese reading resources that are available online.

Listening is the foundation of communication. If you want to find some free online resource of Chinese listening, I can recommend Popular Highly Recommended Chinese Listening Resources to you.

The HSK exam is an internationally recognized exam for non-native students of Mandarin Chinese. If you want to find HSK resources online, HSK 1- HSK 6 preparation and practice free videos.

onlinechineselearning.com shares practical Chinese skills to help Chinese learners quickly and easily improve their level of Chinese.

If you are serious, it’s often a good idea to create your own deadline, by applying for a Chinese exam and working towards this. Every month you have the opportunity to follow it. They will examine your writing, reading and listening skills.

Download a Chinese Language Survival Packages, such as this one.
They include a large set of Chinese characters (Chinese vocabulary according to HSK level), example HSK exams, example practicing sentences, pinyin pronunciation, etc.
http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/topic/AYN9C

HSK Official Test Exams you can find them online. Make sure you will download those who are including audio tracks and answers!                                                                         http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/topic/LAYZZ

Hanban http://www.chinesetest.cn/
Hanban is also providing tests online and a free self-evaluation software for HSK 1–6.

HSK official vocabulary books http://www.amazon.cn/
HSK vocabulary, you may buy some book on synonyms for example

FLASHCARDS

“Offline” FLASHCARDS: Easy to print and start practicing immediately.
http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/topic/DMRNJ/

HSK flashcards online http://www.hskflashcards.com/ Great for online Flashcards, also for HSK. You can make them by yourself. Or you download the below mentioned Flashcard packs.

AUDIO TRACKS OR PODCASTS

This is for sure the best way to start learning Chinese! It’s doable, and you will find this complicated language is not that complicated as you thought it was.

Pimsleur is a good one! You will see result very fast within the same week 
(as long as you practice at least 30 mins a day)

HSK Academy online
HSK vocabulary words in hanzi, pinyin, audio

So many options available to learn the Chinese language nowadays! We recommend experimenting with several kinds of learning materials. Flash cards work well, also practicing audio tracks which you can find online!

Good luck with preparations!

HSK1 Official Test Exams

• HSK 1 Official Test Exam H1-1: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/7ZPYZ/
• HSK 1 Official Test Exam H10901: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/7ZKWH/
• HSK 1 Official Test Exam H10902: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/2FXZL/
• HSK 1 Official Test Exam H11003: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/YJGMY/
• HSK 1 Official Test Exam H11004: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/8LP96/
• HSK 1 Official Test Exam H11005: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/OTSDX/
• HSK 1 Official Test Exam H11006: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/GTJFA/
• HSK 1 Official Test Exam H11329: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/SBHP5/
• HSK 1 Official Test Exam H11330: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/W6TXO/
• HSK 1 Official Test Exam H11331: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/CHNGV/
• HSK 1 Official Test Exam H11332: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/RDO9P/
• HSK 1 Official Test Exam H11334: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/8EQF2/

HSK2 Official Test Exams

• HSK 2 Official Test Exam H2-1: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/CBNC4/
• HSK 2 Official Test Exam H20901: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/QYU6E/
• HSK 2 Official Test Exam H21003: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/F6JUP/
• HSK 2 Official Test Exam H21004: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/GQ8QN/
• HSK 2 Official Test Exam H21005: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/92M8M/
• HSK 2 Official Test Exam H21009: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/7TT6Y/ 
• HSK 2 Official Test Exam H21329: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/4AYH2/
• HSK 2 Official Test Exam H21330: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/2Y5XL/
• HSK 2 Official Test Exam H21331: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/A3RBS/
• HSK 2 Official Test Exam H21332: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/SV66S/
• HSK 2 Official Test Exam H21334: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/HML2Z/

HSK3 Official Test Exams

• HSK 3 Official Test Exam H31001: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/W5U96/
• HSK 3 Official Test Exam H31002: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/KKB9C/
• HSK 3 Official Test Exam H31003: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/PENBN/
• HSK 3 Official Test Exam H31004: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/W6V3T/
• HSK 3 Official Test Exam H31005: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/4GBWW/
• HSK 3 Official Test Exam H31327: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/DSDGC/
• HSK 3 Official Test Exam H31328: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/LOXRY/
• HSK 3 Official Test Exam H31329: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/CL8X9/
• HSK 3 Official Test Exam H31330: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/7TWOC/
• HSK 3 Official Test Exam H31332: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/7MRFQ/
• HSK 3 Official Test Exam H3-2:      http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/UCUAV/

HSK4 Official Test Exams

• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H4-1: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/EBHJ5/
• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H41001: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/BBNR3/
• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H41002: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/7MBGV/
• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H41003: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/PHZTA/
• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H41004: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/FKJ7T/
• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H41005: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/5N3CM/
• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H41006: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/48UPA/
• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H41007: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/LQU2K/
• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H41008: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/QHCEP/
• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H41009: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/ZO6YZ/
• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H41110: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/L5PSN/
• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H41327: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/SJ4DS/
• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H41328: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/AES7L/
• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H41329: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/3KFM3/
• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H41330: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/9NQWX/
• HSK 4 Official Test Exam H41332: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/RMS8C/ 

HSK5 Official Test Exams

• HSK 5 Official Test Exam H5-1: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/UBO6J/
• HSK 5 Official Test Exam H51221: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/P9CKH/
• HSK 5 Official Test Exam H51001: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/YA5DJ/
• HSK 5 Official Test Exam H51002: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/L39UB/
• HSK 5 Official Test Exam H51003: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/WYXYW/
• HSK 5 Official Test Exam H51004: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/NU5WM/
• HSK 5 Official Test Exam H51005: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/MCYMM/
• HSK 5 Official Test Exam H51221: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/P9CKH/
• HSK 5 Official Test Exam H51327: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/2O84F/
• HSK 5 Official Test Exam H51328: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/NKB5J/
• HSK 5 Official Test Exam H51329: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/U2JBJ/
• HSK 5 Official Test Exam H51330: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/ABAHN/
• HSK 5 Official Test Exam H51332: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/HZ6CM/

HSK6 Official Test Exams

• HSK 6 Official Test Exam H6-1: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/QL4DJ/
• HSK 6 Official Test Exam H61001: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/5HZMM/
• HSK 6 Official Test Exam H61002: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/GLNQG/
• HSK 6 Official Test Exam H61003: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/7HL8K/
• HSK 6 Official Test Exam H61327: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/H3UYR/
• HSK 6 Official Test Exam H61328: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/GWMER/
• HSK 6 Official Test Exam H61329: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/WTL7G/
• HSK 6 Official Test Exam H61330: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/UBM7C/
• HSK 6 Official Test Exam H61332: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/YUZK5/
• HSK 6 Official Test Exam H61333: http://www.allbusinesstemplates.com/template/FJ7YQ/

For some reading practice, IronMandarin.com proposes some free graded articles. For example, a HSK 3 lifestyle article: http://ironmandarin.com/article/114 

Hi, wow, there is really a lot of information here, I’ll need weeks just to enter in all this places… I’m starting, and they seems interesting, but too high level still for me…

how about a private mandarin tutor via skype this is

I don’t know if is a resource, but I’ve just discovered Lingostan (https://www.lingostan.com). Is actually a learning platform where you can find Chinese (well, and other 1000 languages too) native teachers (qualified) or tutors to learn and practise through Skype or similar programs. In fact, if you have heard about this platform and have any advice, it would be welcome!

By now I know that is not free, which it’s not bad, since in free platforms nobody is too serious (I mean, they set a date and never appear), and each tutor decides their wage; and it’s not very expensive. I’ve written to them and they offered me three free trial lessons, which I’ve tried and everything works perfecly.

 The information you share is very useful. It is closely related to my work and has helped me grow. Thank you!

i’m using flashcard app “learn memorize chinese”

If you plan to learn Chinese by yourself, you need to make a detailed learning plan first. Then you can search the learning materials you need based on your studying plan. That will be helpful for your Chinese learning journey!

1. I recommend an ebook called “10 Things You Must Know Before Learning Chinese.” It can give you some tips how to learn Chinese online by yourself. You can download this ebooks just by signing up.

2. Anki: Anki is a so-called intelligent flashcard system that learns your needs as you go along. What does that mean? Well, the closer you get to mastering a card, the less often you’ll see that card when you’re going through your deck. Anki can be one of the most powerful tools in your toolbox.

3. Apps:

Duolingo and Memrise are both popular and useful apps for learning on-the-go. Mixing up your podcast queue with some fun apps is a good way to keep your brain on its toes. Anki has a mobile app, too. The official app for iOS is available on the app store for a fair price, and the unofficial app for Android is available online.

4. Chinese Novels/Movies: One way to ease your Chinese learning is to do things you enjoy, but in Chinese. Try reading Chinese novels or short stories and watching Chinese movies. This way you can improve all realms of learning! You will be able to practice listening and speaking/proper pronunciation with movies and reading comprehension/character recognition with Chinese books. It is a fail-proof way of making learning more fun. And with a wide selection on the internet, you can find materials to suit any taste in genre or Chinese level. There is a very popular TV show similar to Growing Pains called Home with Children《家有儿女》or a popular Chinese children’s show, called Happy Sheep and the Grey Wolf 《喜羊羊与灰太狼》, you could watch to practice Chinese.

Hope it helps!

Read this blog 

https://ciaochina.wordpress.com/2017/12/01/a-short-list-of-resources-for-studying-chinese/

this may be helpful.

Check out my new Mandarin learning channel 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEoz6gqrDQRTKnGLkJ7WVjQ?view_as=subscriber

Hi, this FREE ebook report on how to learn Chinese effectively might help you. I studied the Chinese Language for 4 years and I found it very challenging, however, this report had helped me get by. Here’s the link: 

https://freepremiumebooks.com/files/pdf/LearnChineseEbook_1444g6p14q.pdf

Good luck! 🙂

A good resource to learn Traditional Chinese in an easier and faster way is to follow this blog: http://www.traditionalchinesecharacters.com/

https://reader.ponddy.com/

you can import chinese articles here and it will automatically give you the level of this article and vocab and grammar list. They also have built in library of a lot of leveled articles and dictionary. A very good tool. They have both free and paid version. 

A college student from China here, I am your perfect resource. Feel free to send an email to me.

Email:[email protected]

Hi! 

I have been creating my materials for quite some time and I believe they are very unique and helpful.

Definitely check out my instagram account – you won’t regret it, it is not a standard instagram account… https://www.instagram.com/chineseffect_daily/

There is also very cool free Day by Day learning program (now in beta testing with a few bugs) here: http://chineseffect.com/day-by-day/crossroad/

There is a lot of work in both of these project, I’m sure you are gonna love it!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jtc-chinese-learning/id1474067517

the most difficult part of Chinese as a studying goal – pronunciation! Chinese counts 4 different tones! If you pronounce one of them inccorect you will change the meaning of the word dramatically! 

the JTC app is really good for independed learners!!!