conversational (more practical, less academic)
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Immersive Chinese
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incremental fundamentals trainer
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Loecsen
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audio dialogues + listening quizzes
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Speechling
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audio phrasebook
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Melnyks
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audio lessons
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fun games for beginners
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matching games
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"Concentration" game & quizzes
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identify Chinese characters
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lessons/explanations/materials
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Fluent Forever
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tones + pinyin
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quirks (semi-vowels, etc.)
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Mandarin Blueprint
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pronunciation workshop
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how to say j, q, x
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YoyoChinese
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tone pairs practice
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topic-comment structure research
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Chinese with Xiaolu
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more native-like pronunciation
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Rita Mandarin Chinese
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Northern accent: dropped sounds, érhuà, and more
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ShuoShuo Chinese
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grammar points, incl 了
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ChinesePod
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completed-action 了
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change-of-state 了
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emphasis 了
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Chinese Zero to Hero
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grammar points
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grammar wiki
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by level
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word/character tools
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flashcards
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Quizlet decks
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dictionary/flashcard mobile app
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Pleco
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Chinese-English dictionary; related words/compounds
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YellowBridge
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dictionary w/regional usage notes
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Wiktionary
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character/component ref tool
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HSK word lists
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dictionary; detailed definitions & examples; in Chinese
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Taiwan Ministry of Education
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courses
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Day Day Up
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FSI (Foreign Service Institute) textbooks & materials
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best explanations of Mandarin tones
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HSK standard textbooks & materials
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lessons
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