Chinese Audiobook Sources
Find Chinese audiobooks for listening practice with these helpful sources. Listening to audiobooks can improve your listening comprehension, build vocabulary, and help you become more familiar with natural Chinese. Use the resources below to find audiobooks that match your interests and learning level.
Resources Available: 17
Audiobooks has a very large collection on a variety of topics and in many genres, including novels, lectures, children's books and more! Only available for iOS.
Free iOS App
A well-known audiobook platform with a selection of Mandarin Chinese audiobooks, including fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and Chinese-learning titles. Most content requires a purchase or membership.
Paid App / Free Trial
Beelinguapp offers side-by-side bilingual stories. You can listen to and read a story in one language and reference it in another. Available Platforms: iOS and Android.
App - Free & Paid Content
BiliBili is a Chinese video-sharing website based in Shanghai. It is often called "Chinese YouTube." You can find many audiobooks in Chinese there. Simply type 有聲書 into the search bar.
Free Web-Based
Free audio for the King James and Chinese Union Bible in Mandarin Chinese. English translation provided.
Free Web-Based
Dedao, also known as "Dedao Knowledge," offers audiobooks, lectures and ebooks that focus on education.
Free Web-Based Content Available / App Available / Paid
For those of you who are familar with Ximalaya 喜马拉雅, a Chinese platform for sharing audio and radio stations, this is the US version. It offers a variety of short audio courses and motivational stories.
Paid App
Here you will find a few free audio textbooks. Downloading them is a breeze! Just click "More Info" on the textbook you're interested in, then select "Try It," and finally click "Buy for 0.00" to get your textbook.
Free
This app offers audio of the bible in Mandarin Chinese (simplified and traditional) and a multitude of other languages. Available Platforms: iOS, Android, Microsoft and Amazon.
Free App
This website offers audio of the bible in Mandarin Chinese (simplified and traditional), Shanghhainese, Sichuanese, Yunnanese, Cantonese, Chinese sign language & more! Listen online or download files for use offline. App also available. Just click on English in the upper right of the screen to change languages.
Free Web-Based
This site offers over 400 free audio books in Chinese. Take care to check the language before downloading books, as some Chinese dialects such as Hokkien, come up in the Chinese language search results.
Free Web-Based
Loyal Books is a free online library. To find their Chinese audio books, scroll down to “Languages” in the left-hand menu, and select “Chinese.” Select “audio books” as a filter under the top drop-down menu. The selection is small, but all the audio books are free. They also offer ebook versions of Chinese books.
Free Web-Based
A popular Chinese audiobook platform with a large selection of fiction, history, children’s books, and other spoken content.
Free & Paid Content / Web-based & App
Pingshu8 features a diverse range of content, including classic literature, modern novels, educational recordings, and more. You can easily find audiobooks by searching for titles, categories, or authors.
Free & Paid Web-Based Content
Enjoy a variety of free audiobooks and podcasts. To download a book, select the title you're interested in; click on 全本下载 (download full version) to download it, and then click on the orange 本地下载 (download) button to start the downloading.
Free & Paid Web-Based Content / App
One of China’s largest audio platforms, Ximalaya (喜马拉雅) offers a huge selection of Chinese audiobooks, audio dramas, children’s stories, literature, history, and other spoken content. Although much of the content is paid, plenty of free material is available. To find it, try searching for terms such as 免费畅听 (free listening), 免费多人有声剧 (free multi-person audio drama), 免费睡前 (free bedtime), or other combinations containing 免费 (free).
Free & Paid Web-Based / App
You can find many audiobooks in Chinese on YouTube. Simply type 有聲書 into the search bar. This link searches for you!
Free Web-Based / App