Season 1 Episode 130
The best way to learn to understand spoken Mandarin is to listen as much as you can to engaging content you can make sense. In this article, I go through what to listen to and how to do it.
Link to a…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Season 1 Episode 129
For some students, the HSK is not just a proficiency test, but also a roadmap to learning Chinese. Is treating it as such a good idea? And if you do, what should you keep in mind?
Link to article: Us…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Season 1 Episode 128
Some people have a clear goal in mind when they start learning Chinese, others just stumble into it and have to figure things out along the way.
Link to article: How I learnt Chinese, part 1: Where i…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Season 1 Episode 127
2022 was a year of stability on Hacking Chinese; consistent but without major breakthroughs. What was the most popular article? The most popular podcast episode? Let’s summarise the year that was and…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Season 1 Episode 126
Introverts are not worse language learners than extroverts, but not using opportunities to communicate can slow you down. Here are some methods I've used to compensate for this as an introvert learne…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Season 1 Episode 125
500 articles and 125 podcast episodes on Hacking Chinese, but how is this content created? And what do you think about it?
Link to article: Hacking Chinese reader and listener survey: https://www.hac…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Season 1 Episode 124
Learning Chinese efficiently is a better goal for most people than learning Chinese quickly.
Link to article: Learn Chinese efficiently, not quickly: https://www.hackingchinese.com/learning-efficient…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Season 1 Episode 123
Our ability to consciously process spoken Mandarin is limited; the only way forward is to listen so much that processing becomes automated.
Link to article: Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 4: Learning to p…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Season 1 Episode 122
Vocabulary is the foundation of all other language skills. But how should you learn Chinese words, characters and character components?
Link to article: Chinese vocabulary challenge: https://www.hack…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Season 1 Episode 121
Listening comprehension is not only about extracting information from the spoken Mandarin you hear, it's also about applying what you already know and expect.
Link to article: Beyond tīng bu dǒng, pa…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
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