Podcast Episodes

133 - Hacking Chinese Pronunciation: Learning Mandarin finals

Season 1 Episode 133

Learning Mandarin finals is mostly about understanding how vowels work and how they are combined.

Link to my pronunciation course: Hacking Chinese Pronunciation: Speaking with Confidence: https://www…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

132 - Can ChatGPT pass the HSK?

Season 1 Episode 132

ChatGPT has been all over the news for its ability to interact with humans. It has even been used to pass university exams. But how good is ChatGPT at Chinese? Can it pass the HSK?

Link to article: C…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

131 - How I learnt Chinese, part 2: Learning Mandarin in Sweden

Season 1 Episode 131

My first year of learning Chinese was spent in an intensive but conventional university environment. While I learnt a lot, many things were also left out!

Link to article: How I learnt Chinese, part…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

130 - Beginner Chinese listening practice: What to listen to and how

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, 9 months ago

129 - Using the HSK as a roadmap to learning Chinese

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, 9 months ago

128 - How I learnt Chinese, part 1: Where it all started

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, 9 months ago

127 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2022

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, 9 months ago

126 - 8 tips for learning Chinese as an introverted student

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, 9 months ago

125 - Hacking Chinese reader and listener survey

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, 10 months ago

124 - Learn Chinese efficiently, not quickly

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, 10 months ago