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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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month 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 thr…
3 years, 2 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,…
3 years, 2 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…
3 years, 2 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 podc…
3 years, 2 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 …
3 years, 2 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 C…
3 years, 3 months ago