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141 - Vocabulary lists that help you learn Chinese and how to use them
Season 1 Episode 141
Learning new characters and words from a list is rarely a good idea, but there are exceptions! Let's have a look at five types of vocabulary lists ho…
3 years ago
140 - Should you learn Chinese vocabulary from lists?
Season 1 Episode 140
Students often rely on lists to learn new Chinese characters and words. This can be useful in some situations, but there are also many problems with …
3 years, 1 month ago
139 - How I learnt Chinese, part 4: My second year in Taiwan
Season 1 Episode 139
I learnt a lot in my first year in Taiwan, but the more I learnt, the more I realised that a single year would not be enough.
Link to article: Ho…
3 years, 1 month ago
138 - 6 benefits of learning Chinese through sports
Season 1 Episode 138
The general benefits of physical activity are of course well-known, but the more specific benefits for learning languages are often overlooked, so le…
3 years, 1 month ago
137 - Should you use an efficient method for learning Chinese even if you hate it?
Season 1 Episode 137
Methods for learning Chinese can be good because they are efficient, because they to focus on the right content, or because they are enjoyable, allow…
3 years, 1 month ago
136 - Don't try to improve everything at once when learning Chinese
Season 1 Episode 136
To communicate in Chinese, many skills need to work in unison, but trying to improve all of them at once is a recipe for frustration. Instead, limit …
3 years, 2 months ago
135 - How I learnt Chinese, part 3: My first year in Taiwan
Season 1 Episode 135
My second year of learning Chinese was largely spent in Taiwan, where I learnt a lot, despite not always using the best approach.
Link to article: Ho…
3 years, 2 months ago
134 - Learn Chinese by playing Mahjong (麻将, májiàng)
Season 1 Episode 134
Playing games is a wonderful way of learning Chinese and 麻將 (májiàng) is one of the simplest games around. Apart from the numbers 1-9, you only need …
3 years, 2 months ago
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 Pr…
3 years, 2 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 a…
3 years, 3 months ago