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Mandarin Companion

Book · Language learning · 12 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/ChineseLanguage

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Pros

  • you can also search for graded readers, like Rainbow Bridge or Mandarin Companion.
  • When I started back up on Mandarin in August, I started doing Mandarin Companion graded readers and listening to comprehensible input content on YouTube. I found those really fun and engaging
  • I started doing Mandarin Companion graded readers and listening to comprehensible input content on YouTube. I found those really fun and engaging
  • In Pleco, you can buy the Mandarin Companion graded reader books and hover over a character to get the meaning.
  • Once you know at least 500 characters, you can switch to graded readers (mandarin companion, imagin8...)

Cons

  • Price. $65 isn’t terrible for graded readers. That’s the price of about four Mandarin Companion books, and they’re tiny.

Sentiment

11 positive (92%) · 0 mixed (0%) · 1 negative (8%)

Trust + time weighted score: +77% · raw score 83%

What redditors said (10 of 12)

you can also search for graded readers, like Rainbow Bridge or Mandarin Companion.
positive · u/l****e · r/ChineseLanguage · comment · Jan 13, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
When I started back up on Mandarin in August, I started doing Mandarin Companion graded readers and listening to comprehensible input content on YouTube. I found those really fun and engaging
positive · u/S****h · r/ChineseLanguage · Nov 16, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I started doing Mandarin Companion graded readers and listening to comprehensible input content on YouTube. I found those really fun and engaging
positive · u/S****h · r/ChineseLanguage · Nov 16, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Price. $65 isn’t terrible for graded readers. That’s the price of about four Mandarin Companion books, and they’re tiny.
negative · u/P****1 · r/ChineseLanguage · comment · Feb 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
In Pleco, you can buy the Mandarin Companion graded reader books and hover over a character to get the meaning.
positive · u/n****8 · r/ChineseLanguage · comment · Nov 18, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Once you know at least 500 characters, you can switch to graded readers (mandarin companion, imagin8...)
positive · u/v****s · r/ChineseLanguage · comment · Aug 18, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Mandarin Companion makes great graded readers as well.
positive · u/W****s · r/ChineseLanguage · comment · Jan 25, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I like the mandarin companion ones the best.
positive · u/A****2 · r/ChineseLanguage · comment · Jan 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
In the past I read some graded readers like Mandarin Companion.
positive · u/N****9 · r/ChineseLanguage · comment · Aug 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
There are a few graded reader series out there such as ‘Mandarin Companion’.
positive · u/j****5 · r/ChineseLanguage · comment · Jul 29, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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