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Language learning tools, rated without mercy
Apps, dictionaries, podcasts, flashcards and tutors for Asian languages, rated from Master to Dishonorable Discharge. Kungfucius tells you what each tool is good for and when you will outgrow it.
The short answer
Kungfucius says: An app downloaded is not an app used.
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Kungfucius says
“An app downloaded is not an app used.”下載的App，不等於用過的App。