As the Chinese saying goes, 磨刀不误砍柴工—sharpening your axe won’t slow you down when chopping firewood. The right teaching tools not only help students learn more efficiently but also make teaching easier. The same applies to language learners: having the right resources can make all the difference.
With countless language-learning tools available, finding the most effective and affordable ones can be time-consuming. To save you the trouble, I've compiled a list of tried-and-true resources.
Bookmarked Basics:
Word Dictionary: TrainChinese
All the essentials for a Mandarin Teacher or student, and they are all free!
Quizlet link to DiamondClass
Type Pinyin with Tone Marks
Stroke Order tool with
the cleanest interface
3-side Flashcards:
Flashcard w games:
Reading Materials:
Tools your students should have:
Bookmark all the basic tools listed here for easy access.
Well-respected Mandarin-learning app
One of the best Chinese dictionary mobile-app.
Makes learning new vocabulary so much easier!
Number, Days & Months, Color, Animals, Fruit & Veg, Phrases
Ideal for older learners looking for true interaction with native speakers
YouTube Channels:
Can't catch me slacking in learning Mandarin. I have too many cool videos to watch.
Online-Teaching Must-haves:
Since you only got so many hours in a day, so let's say everything on the left are the absolute "must-haves" for remote teaching/learning and everything on the right are "better-haves".
Mandarin-Learning Websites: