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104 - Hacking Chinese Podcast two-year anniversary Q&A
Season 1 Episode 104
How do you stop translating in your head? Is it worthwhile to study a Pinyin chart? And how do you learn traditional characters after learning simpli…
3 years, 7 months ago
103 - How to learn Chinese characters as a beginner
Season 1 Episode 103
Whole books have been written about how the Chinese writing system works, and really understanding Chinese is a lifelong adventure, but what do you d…
3 years, 7 months ago
102 - 7 ways to write Mandarin tones
Season 1 Episode 102
There are many ways of writing down the tones of Mandarin beyond the standard tone marks. Which are they and what pros and cons do they have for lear…
3 years, 8 months ago
101 - Chinese language question triage: When to ask whom about what
Season 1 Episode 101
When learning Chinese, questions about the language pop up all the time, but what's the best way to answer them?
Link to article: Chinese language qu…
3 years, 8 months ago
100 - The most common Chinese words, characters and components for language learners and teachers
Season 1 Episode 100
A good principle for choosing what to learn is to focus on the most useful things first, but how do you know what's most useful? Frequency lists can…
3 years, 8 months ago
99 - How to become fluent in Chinese
Season 1 Episode 99
Being fluent in Chinese is more about being good at applying what you know, rather than knowing everything. Many students focus too much on learning …
3 years, 8 months ago
98 - How to learn from your mistakes and errors when learning Chinese
Season 1 Episode 98
Making mistakes is a natural part of learning Chinese, but how can you make sure you learn as much as possible from the mistakes you make? The answer…
3 years, 9 months ago
97 - Do you have to learn to write Chinese characters by hand?
Season 1 Episode 97
Chinese characters are beautiful, but they take a long time to learn, especially if you want to be able to write them by hand. But do you actually ne…
3 years, 9 months ago
96 - Which words you should learn and where to find them
Season 1 Episode 96
When learning a language, it's important to know many words, but it's also important that you learn the right words. How do you know which words to l…
3 years, 9 months ago
95 - Why you should use more than one Chinese textbook
Season 1 Episode 95
A textbook can only provide a sliver of the content and activities you need to learn Chinese, but rather than throwing your textbook away, try using …
3 years, 9 months ago