Caigentan - Chinese Wisdom
Ming-era wisdom for daily life
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
5 minutes a day. Master 360 timeless principles for navigating life and relationships.
Caigentan (Vegetable Roots) synthesizes Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist wisdom into 360 practical insights on self-cultivation and interpersonal relationships — a cornerstone of Chinese philosophy for modern living.
KEY FEATURES
• 360 lessons · sentence-by-sentence audio · instant plain-language explanations
• Male / female voice options
• 9 languages: Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Spanish, French
• Auto-play timer: set 30, 60, or 90 minutes for sleep or morning practice
• Speed control: 0.5x – 2.0x
• Daily check-in streak to build consistent study habits
CORE TOOLS
- Highlighted text synced with audio as you listen
- Bookmarks to save your favorite passages
- Discussion board to share insights
- Background playback with lock-screen controls
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Refreshed App Store visuals and minor reading-experience improvements.
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Information
- Seller
- zhenyu song
- Size
- 309.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 8 more
- English, French, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Remove Ads $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Zhenyu Song