Duolingo is terrible for Chinese. HelloChinese is much better for basics. It has videos of native speakers, writing exercises, better speaking exercises, options to switch between hanzi and pinyin, no stupid cartoon voices. Much better app, even if you only use the free version.
OP are you on HelloTalk? Bilingual chatting with Chinese people is a lot of fun.
A question - how’s the app? Did you find it worth it? Better than duolingo etc? Can you read Mao now?
Duolingo is terrible for Chinese. HelloChinese is much better for basics. It has videos of native speakers, writing exercises, better speaking exercises, options to switch between hanzi and pinyin, no stupid cartoon voices. Much better app, even if you only use the free version.
OP are you on HelloTalk? Bilingual chatting with Chinese people is a lot of fun.