Literate Chinese

Little Blue Engine LLC

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About this app

Learn to read, listen, and live Chinese faster than ever. Literate Chinese blends smart flashcards with leveled reading and stories, so every new character shows up in context and sticks for good—perfect for beginners through HSK 9 and beyond.

Why you’ll love it
‑ Chinese flashcards that adapt to you – Spaced‑repetition (SRS) built around your personal vocabulary bank.
‑ Read what matters – Tap into graded articles, dialogs, and short stories auto‑filtered to your level. See instant pinyin or zhuyin (bopomofo), plus one‑touch English translations.
‑ Hear every tone – Studio‑quality audio in Mainland and Taiwanese accents for every word, sentence, and story.
‑ Create & import – Make custom flashcards in seconds or upload any text/ebook to turn it into a tailored reading exercise.
‑ Track real progress – Detailed stats and streaks keep you motivated all the way to fluency.

Key features
• Traditional and Simplified characters
• Pinyin & Zhuyin toggle
• Full HSK 2.0 + new HSK 3.0 word lists
• Example sentences (with audio) for every card
• Hide pinyin for words you know
• Dark mode & offline review

Whether you searched for Chinese flashcards, Chinese reading practice, or simply learn Chinese, Literate Chinese gives you everything in one clean app—no ads, no clutter, just progress and completely free for all users.

Download Literate Chinese today and start reading Chinese with confidence!

Ratings and reviews

After initial setup, I like how the UI is designed because it makes it simple to just begin learning the moment I enter the app.

Excellent New App with High Potential This is an excellent app that with a little work could become one of my favorites. Pros: - ability to add your own texts and apply in-app features - displays pinyin/zhuyin for only unknown characters - easily adding known characters to your "known" database - easily adjusting speed of read back (but the default is way too fast even for me) The app is suitable for simplified and traditional Chinese learning. Cons: the app can run a little slow

Lots of great options which are flexible for the level I am at. Especially like the flexibility around the flashcards and stories by level. Still a bit glitchy on the touch icons. Half of the time I try to click on an icon and it doesn't work.

What’s new

More story content and small bug fixes