Pinyin
- Chinese Pronunciation Wiki Quick Start Guide, with online interactive Pinyin Chart
- AllSet Learning Pinyin ( an interactive pinyin chart for the iPad )
- Sinosplice: Review of Pronunciation Misconceptions
- ChinesePod: Pinyin Program[subscription required]
- The Rules of Pinyin
Chinese Dictionaries
Chinese Grammar
- The AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki
- Basic Chinese Grammar– a basic “big picture” view provided by Rutgers University
- Wikipedia: Chinese Grammar– an academic overview with linguistic value, but not well suited to actual study
Chinese Characters
- Skritter– the best online resource for practicing writing
- Chinese Character Etymology– tons of images covering the entire history of a character’s evolution
- Zhongwen.com– a hierarchical ordering of characters based on their composition
Reading Tools
- Wenlin– a great program for Windows and Mac; paste in the Chinese text and have access to easy character readings, dictionary lookups, character info, and more
- Chinese Perapera-kun– the most popular Firefox add-on for adding popup-style readings to characters on any webpage
- Zhongwen– a simple Chrome extension for adding popup-style readings to characters on any webpage
Listening
Writing Composition
- Lang-8– write whatever you want and get free feedback from the community
Flashcards
- Anki– the most popular SRS flashcard solution [more info on SRS]
Blogs
- Sinosplice: Language(if you follow only this category, all content is related to learning Chinese)
- Hacking Chinese– In-depth discussion of issues facing learners of Chinese
- Sapore di Cina– an Italian learners’s practical suggestions for mastering Chinese
- LaowaiChinese– thoughts on learning Mandarin
- Pinyin News Blog– academic examination of pinyin in action
Mandarin Pronunciation Tips & Tools
- “Toward Better Tones in Natural Speech”(Sinosplice)
- “Tones in Mandarin Chinese”(East Asian Student)
- ChinesePod’s Pinyin App(iOS & android, free)
- Pin Pin(iOS, free)
- Skritter(web, iOS & Android, $14.99/month)
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