Category Archives: iPhone Apps

Chinese Learning iPhone App GIVEAWAY: Over $100 In Chinese Iphone Apps

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Thomas Aylmer

A screen shot from 321 Speak Chinese. Enter to win this $9.99 app and others (20 total) by entering a comment or email subscribing to Tom's China Blog.

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Posted in iPhone Apps, Learn Chinese | 23 Comments

The Drawbacks of Using Flashcards to Study Chinese Characters

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Thomas Aylmer

For about the last 4 months, I have been using an iPhone app to study Chinese characters. There’s a good selection of these types of apps available through the App Store, which is great because making hundreds of flashcards is a pain (even if making them does help in studying). I set a goal several months ago of having the first 500 characters down by the time I left China in July. So I thought the repetitive nature of flashcards would be a slam dunk for learning these characters.

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Three Chinese Learning Apps You DON’T Want To Buy!

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Thomas Aylmer

I love using iPhone apps to learn Chinese, but the only problem is that I have been disappointed jut as many times as I have been impressed. I hope this post prevents the latter; here are three apps you’ll want to skip.

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10 FREE iPhone Apps for Your Stay In China

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Thomas Aylmer

Coming to China with an iPhone? Here are 10 free apps that you might find handy while living or traveling in China.

1) Eating in China: China has some great food. Wouldn’t it be nice to know how to cook all the regional specialities? This app features foods from all over China, complete with recipies and audio translations of each dish. But you don’t cook, right? So now you have a picture menu of Chinese food in your pocket. That will come in handy if you don’t know the language.

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I Learn Chinese App (by Jay Zhang) Review

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Thomas Aylmer

App: I Learn Chinese – Read and Write Characters

Price: $4.99 at iTunes Store

Compatible with: iPhone, iTouch, iPad (requires iOS 3.2 or later)

Link to app in iTunes

Summary: I strongly recommend this app for its ability to teach the historical origins, and demystify the seemingly complex system, of Chinese characters.

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WCC Chinese Flashcards (Character) with Audio iPhone App Review

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Thomas Aylmer

App: WCC Chinese Flashcards (Character) with Audio Review

Price: $9.99 at iTunes Store

Compatible with: iPhone, iTouch, iPad (requires iOS 3.0 or later)

Link to app in iTunes

Consensus: While WCC Chinese Character flashcards provides a solid platform to increase character recognition, the $9.99 price tag is too expensive as it overlooks critical details.

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