Graded Reader Apps & Websites

★ Free graded stories pair reading practice with Pinyin, vocabulary support and comprehension questions. ChineseLearner.com Reading offers original graded stories for beginner and intermediate learners, including the Echo Series, with full story text, Pinyin references, key vocabulary and comprehension questions. The reading materials are free to use, with additional stories and features still in development.

★ Free level-based reading practice includes vocabulary help, optional Pinyin, pop-up definitions and English translations. Chinese Reading Practice offers short stories, dialogues, essays, idioms, poems and other Chinese texts organized from Newbie through Advanced. Readings include helpful features such as key vocabulary, optional Pinyin, hover-over word definitions and English translations, making it easier to practice independently at your level. The site is completely free with no signup or subscription required.

★ Read level-appropriate Chinese with native audio, instant word lookup and sentence translations. Du Chinese offers graded stories, articles and courses from beginner through advanced, with Simplified and Traditional characters, optional pinyin, synchronized native-speaker audio, translations, grammar explanations, a built-in dictionary and flashcards. Some readings are free, while a Premium subscription unlocks the full library and additional features such as offline study. Use it on their website. Available on Android and iOS.

Learn Chinese naturally with a daily engaging story that offers a smooth learning experience. Tap on characters for instant definitions, take comprehension quizzes, and practice writing—all while learning how native speakers use words in context. Simplified and Traditional Chinese are both available. Forget rote memorization; research shows context is key to mastering characters. Available on the Web, Android and iOS.

★ Graded Chinese reading and listening practice from HSK 1 through advanced levels. Mandarin Bean offers graded Chinese readings with native-speaker audio, pinyin, instant word translations, and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese. All graded reading lessons are free to access, while Premium adds features such as full English translations, comprehension exercises, lesson notes, downloadable PDFs, and additional study tools.

★ Practice reading Chinese with hundreds of free HSK 1–6 graded texts with audio and built-in word help. Read Mandarin offers original graded readings organized by HSK level, with pinyin, tap-to-translate definitions, audio and comprehension questions. Learners can also save vocabulary to a personal wordbook for flashcard practice. Everything needed for the readings is free, with no account required. Note: Based on HSK 2.0.

★ Learn Mandarin through 400+ graded lessons with manga-style stories, audio, translations, and character support. WeHanzi is a Mandarin graded reader and study app with content for HSK and TOCFL levels. It supports Simplified and Traditional Chinese, pinyin and zhuyin, full sentence and word translations, multi-voice audio, stroke-order writing practice, flashcards, custom word lists, and a dictionary. The iOS app is free to download with optional in-app purchases and paid subscriptions. Available on the web and iOS.