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Reading Chinese on your iPhone Just Got Easier

By Ross on April 4th, 2012
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Reading Chinese on your iPhone Just Got Easier

Makers of popular language study applications Rikai Browser and Chinese Flash release Rikai Chinese, an iOS web browser that helps learners read Chinese text. Read more »


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