大家好, in case you mistakenly believed we'd all perished from this earth, I'm here to tell you otherwise. We're currently undergoing the wonky process of reprogramming the website into more long-term-manageable code. It's been a long process, but we're nearing completion!

Furthermore, we're redesigning much of the content to be more accessible to beginning-level learners. Thanks for sticking with us. We hope you're enjoying the current content and would like to reassure you that more is on the way. :)

The time has come! readchineseonline.com is now up and running in its new form. Henceforth, you will have an ever-expanding field in which to practice reading Chinese! Functionality is still limited on mobile devices, but we didn't want to keep our computer-users waiting.

readchineseonline.com/texts/the-conv… 好尷尬! Check out this awkward convenience store encounter in our medium-difficulty parallel text. #Chinese #paralleltext #readchineseonline

謝謝大家的支持! Thanks for the support, everyone. The next parallel text will come out tomorrow and shall be a review of an excellent Chinese-language movie.

New level 2 parallel text: readchineseonline.com/texts/a-tough-… A nice, simple story relatable to anyone who has spent time outside of his or her mother country. One can't help but make comparisons.

Two new entries in our ever-expanding lexicon: 什麼: readchineseonline.com/words/什麼.html 家人: readchineseonline.com/words/家人.html

你們喜歡看什麼種類的電影? :) A new parallel text about two very popular movie genres. readchineseonline.com/texts/horror-a…

A new level 4 parallel text for those seeking a challenge: readchineseonline.com/texts/zheng-ch… Ming Dynasty hero Zheng Chenggong's life was both tragic and fascinating.

NEW level 1 parallel text about a forgetful tutor and a confused student. readchineseonline.com/texts/awkward_…

Learn Chinese with this love story set in ancient China: readchineseonline.com/pages/what-has…

Learn Chinese with this text about Donald Trump: readchineseonline.com/pages/donald-t…

Learn some interesting Chinese equivalents to the idiom, "the grass is always greener on the other side" through this parallel text! readchineseonline.com/pages/the-gras… … #learnchinese #chinese #readchinese

Our word pages are awesome interactive articles about how to use Chinese words. Check out this article about 了: readchineseonline.com/pages/%E4%BA%86 Please let us know what you think! #learnchinese #chinesegrammar

Learn Chinese grammar with our interactive word pages! This one is about 想: readchineseonline.com/pages/%E6%83%B3

Think about the most recent embarrassing situation you found yourself in. Was it your fault? Admit it, it probably was. ;) If so, here are a few ways to apologize in Chinese: readchineseonline.com/pages/to-apolo…

In this parallel text, learn some important customs and taboos to keep in mind during this upcoming Chinese New Year! readchineseonline.com/pages/chinese-… #learnchinese #chinese #CNY2018

Welcome back from Chinese New Year vacation. Did you find yourself sitting at a table full of bountiful portions of some traditional Chinese New Year dishes? Do any of the foods in this parallel text evoke some mouth-memories? :) readchineseonline.com/pages/traditio… #learnchinese #cny

Do you know about the nebulous jiù? That is, the very commonly used character 就, which seems to have a multitude of seemingly mystifying and unrelated uses. Well, we're here to demystify it for you. In fact, it's easier than it seems: readchineseonline.com/pages/%E5%B0%B1

Breaking up is a universally unpleasant experience. Just the worst. Luckily, it happens to everyone, so it's easy to empathize with. Here's a sad but encouraging story about it. readchineseonline.com/pages/there-ar… #paralleltext #learnchinese #chinese