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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, 3 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 thr…
3 years, 3 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, 3 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.
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3 years, 3 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, 4 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, 4 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?
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3 years, 4 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.
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3 years, 4 months ago
123 - Learning to process spoken Mandarin quickly and effortlessly: Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 4
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.
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3 years, 5 months ago
122 - Learning Chinese words, characters and components
Season 1 Episode 122
Vocabulary is the foundation of all other language skills. But how should you learn Chinese words, characters and character components?
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3 years, 5 months ago