Podcast Episodes

23 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2020

Season 1 Episode 23

I published 47 articles on Hacking Chinese in 2020. Here is a summary of the most popular ones, as well as my own favourites.

Original article: Best of Hacking Chinese 2020

More information and inspi…

Published on 4 years, 11 months ago

22 - Can too much guidance make you learn less Chinese?

Season 1 Episode 22

Guidance can make learning Chinese easier, but if used incorrectly, it can actually make you learn less.

Original article: Can too much guidance make you learn less Chinese?

More information and insp…

Published on 4 years, 11 months ago

21 - How to not fail with your New Year resolution to learn Chinese

Season 1 Episode 21

A new year, a new beginning, the perfect time to commit to levelling up your Chinese and achieve greatness! Or is it?

Original article: How to not fail with your New Year resolution to learn Chinese

Published on 5 years ago

20 - 7 things Chinese students should during the winter vacation

Season 1 Episode 20

Around this time of year most institutions take a break from teaching Chinese, but that doesn't mean that you should stop learning.

Original article: 7 things Chinese students should during the winte…

Published on 5 years ago

19 - Nine answers to questions about Pinyin and Chinese pronunciation

Season 1 Episode 19

Learning to pronounce Mandarin can be tricky, and if you misunderstand the link between spoken sounds and Pinyin spelling, it gets a lot worse.

Original article: 9 answers to questions about Pinyin a…

Published on 5 years ago

18 - The forking path: A human approach to learning Chinese

Season 1 Episode 18

Setting long-terms goals is easy, but sticking to them over months and years is much harder. Why is that, and are there any alternatives?

Original article: The forking path: A human approach to learn…

Published on 5 years ago

17 - How good is your Chinese?

Season 1 Episode 17

I think most of us evaluate our own language proficiency all the time, but is such intuitive self-assessment useful? And are there any good alternatives?

Original article: How good is your Chinese?

M…

Published on 5 years ago

16 - An introduction to extensive reading for Chinese learners

Season 1 Episode 16

We've all heard that reading is great for language learning, but what if I told you that most Chinese learners are actually going about it the wrong way?

Original article: An introduction to extensiv…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

15 - Celebrating ten years of Hacking Chinese

Season 1 Episode 15

10 years. 472 articles. 650,000 words. It's hard to believe, but I've been writing articles on Hacking Chinese for more than a decade now!

Original article: Celebrating ten years of Hacking Chinese

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Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

14 - Why you should listen to the Hacking Chinese podcast

Season 1 Episode 14

I prefer listening over reading in many cases, which is partly why I created the Hacking Chinese Podcast. But why should you listen to it? Will it improve your Chinese?

Original article: Tune in to t…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago