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292 - A practical guide to your ideal Mandarin self: Build motivation that lasts
Season 1 Episode 292
Motivation is not a personality trait that you either have or lack. It is a system you can design. Picture your future Mandarin self, make study sust…
5 days, 22 hours ago
291 - Are mnemonics too slow for Chinese learners?
Season 1 Episode 291
Mnemonics are clever memory devices designed to make it easier to remember things, but considering that they take time both to create and retrieve, a…
1 week, 5 days ago
290 - Spaced repetition: What it is and how to use it to learn Chinese
Season 1 Episode 290
Are you tired of learning Chinese characters and words only to forget them a day, a week or a month later? What if there were a simple method that wo…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
289 - Reader and listener survey + Lunar New Year discount
Season 1 Episode 289
I started Hacking Chinese to help people learn Mandarin, and your feedback is essential, so please fill out my listener survey. Also, to celebrate th…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
288 - New book: Hacking Chinese: the Dragon Collection
Season 1 Episode 288
I have published a book! It's called Hacking Chinese: the Dragon Collection and contains articles I wrote in 2024, the Year of the Dragon. The articl…
1 month ago
287 - Ep 287 - How to get honest feedback to boost your Chinese speaking and writing
Season 1 Episode 287
Feedback is important for learning, because it can show you how to not use the language and highlight things you hadn't noticed before. But getting h…
1 month, 1 week ago
286 - Chinese reading practice for beginners: 7 resources to improve your Mandarin
Season 1 Episode 286
The best way to learn to read Chinese is to read texts you can understand without constantly using a dictionary. As a beginner, those texts aren’t al…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
285 - Chinese subtitles and transcripts: Reading before, while or after listening
Season 1 Episode 285
Subtitles and transcripts can help you understand spoken Chinese, but do they also help you become a better listener? Should you read along, read fir…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
284 - Chinese listening, fast and slow: Three ways of slowing down Mandarin speech
Season 1 Episode 284
Spoken Mandarin can feel like an onslaught of similar sounds, half-recognised tones and unknown words. To add insult to injury, it's often too fast! …
2 months ago
283 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2025
Season 1 Episode 283
2025 has come to an end. Which were the most popular articles on Hacking Chinese last year? The most popular podcast episodes? It's time to summarise…
2 months, 1 week ago