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  • The Best Duolingo Alternative for Chinese

    If you’re looking for a Duolingo alternative for Chinese, you’ve probably already felt the thing that sends most people searching: the streak is long, the owl is happy, and you still can’t say much. So let me answer the real questions honestly — is Duolingo good for Chinese, where exactly does it leave you stranded, and which of the alternatives actually fixes that. I’ll be fair to all of them, including Duolingo, because the goal here isn’t to bash an app — it’s to match you with the thing that gets you speaking. Is Duolingo Good for Chinese? The Honest Verdict Duolingo is a genuinely good piece of software, and it does several things well. It’s free, it’s beautifully made, and its real masterstroke is…