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I get no pleasure using this app. Don’t get me wrong. They have great content. Everyday, you get new articles to read (and if you’re bored, there are hundreds - if not thousands - of other articles they previously wrote for each reading level). BUT I really loathe the overall experience (app and/or website).I had used this app/website several years ago but quickly stopped using it (thinking that they’ll probably improve the experience in the future). They did not. Sure they added new features in the meanwhile. But does it make it a more delightful experience? Does it make it intuitive ? Hell no. If you are looking for a more streamlined experience to read in Chinese at your level, I would recommend you to use DuChinese instead (and trust me, I don’t get a dime for that recommendation). And please, TCB, stop asking me to review your app as soon as I open your app. Now you know my opinion: kudos to your editors, shame on your UX designer.

Most of the articles are premium so you’ll need to pay for it which is a bit unexpected

Great app to improve or maintain your level of Chinese Texts are fairly short so you have the feeling of reading a lot and on many different topics Great word and grammatical explanation Listening - writing - grammar

The content is great and really interesting! The division according to HSK levels makes it really easy to find appropriate material and the integration with the dictionary, tests and flash card system works great for easy learning. Some parts of the app could be improved a bit. For example stories that have been marked as read could be greyed out in the browsing view so that they are easier to see. And maybe an icon could also be displayed when the test has been completed?

Would be great to have the option to choose south or north Chinese. Some words and the er hua aren’t used in standard Chinese.

Please add “show pinyin for saved words” or at least pinyin for words above the level you are reading at so that you don’t have distracting pinyin for easy words and characters. Otherwise a 10/10 app

I’m paying for this too but can’t access articles. Remove bugs and this thing rocks.

Great app for listening to news articles in Chinese while being able to touch on Chinese words with pinyin to see the translation as you listen.

I have been studying Traditional Mandarin forever and always looking for new apps in order to improve my skills. So years ago, I went through this fabulous The Chairman’s Bao and fell in love with it! This year I made the decision of purchasing a few Mandarin lifetime subscriptions apps and can’t be happier with the decision I made !!!🤓🤩🙏🏻 Reading and listening are one of the keys in order to acquire a new language skills, especially if one wants to take it to a higher level. This app focus on this -I would say - almost a 100%. It helps to connect audio, reading / sentences sequences, and Chinese characters , so you can practice memorizing as well. The fact you can also read aloud these short stories and articles is a fantastic way to feel confident with Mandarin. It’s amazing how many different words one can learn by reading this material regularly!! One of the positive things about TCB is its huge and diverse library with different levels of vocabulary, which is renewed I think almost every day with new additions ! Please, give a try! You won’t regret!🙌🏻🌟🤩It’s SO easy to keep up with Mandarin this way!🫶🏻🥰 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! I would like to thank Diego and his wonderful team for their patience and kindness!🙌🏻🤩 Leah Grullón M.

I’m so happy with the new TCB app! The team has done a great job and I’m convinced that TCB is really the only app one would need to study Chinese. Maybe the part that could use some improvement is the flash card system. However, TCB has integration with Hack Chinese - which I haven’t used yet - so I imagine it’s not a priority to tinker with. Maybe I’m using that feature incorrectly, but I can’t seem to get cards to sort from oldest to newest. And there’s no notification like in an SRS style flash card system of what you should be reviewing when. I use a free app for that part of learning but there’s also a lot of debate whether flash cards are even helpful. TCB gives students the tools to take charge of their learning and that is what I appreciate most. The audio for the stories is exceptional and the content is so interesting compared to a textbook. I genuinely enjoy reading the articles that are published. Thanks!