Introducing Dengdeng

What you should read next is a current and real China story.

Written at your level, about real life in China.

We built Dengdeng so you can read about China while learning Chinese, with a choice of levels and help with unfamiliar words.

What it is

Dengdeng helps you read real stories from China, at your level.

Every story comes in Easy, Medium, and Hard, with pinyin, translations, and standard Mandarin audio.

We pick stories such as a film everyone is discussing, a new trend among young people, changes at work, or an everyday habit that has become a national debate.

You read about life in China now, learning about the culture alongside the language. Take a look at today's stories.

Every word is tappable for pinyin and meaning. The text is a little harder than comfortable.

It is a magazine for learners. Reading is the point. Review exists so the next story opens faster.

Review

Every word you tap can come back as a fill-in-the-blank in a real sentence.

A spaced-repetition engine schedules it. You do not build a deck, import a list, or tune intervals.

Common words you tapped come back first, because tomorrow's story is more likely to use them. A miss brings a word back sooner. A known word waits longer.

The full methodology, including the parts you might disagree with, is on How review works.

The name

The name "Dengdeng" comes from 灯灯, as in 灯笼, lantern.

Download Dengdeng to read a story at your level. One story from each daily edition is free, so you can make it a regular reading habit without subscribing.