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283 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2025
Season 1 Episode 283
2025 has come to an end. Which were the most popular articles on Hacking Chinese last year? The most popular podcast episodes? It's time to summarise…
9 months, 1 week ago
282 - Diversify how you study Chinese to learn more
Season 1 Episode 282
How is it possible to spend 80 hours a week learning Chinese? And what can you learn from that, even if you're busy juggling work, family and other c…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
281 - Reading is a lot like spaced repetition, only better
Season 1 Episode 281
You can build vocabulary in Chinese with flashcard apps and spaced repetition, but reading is more effective and more enjoyable. It helps you recogni…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
280 -Chinese characters and words that refuse to stick: Killing leeches
Season 1 Episode 280
How long does it take to learn a Chinese character or word? It varies, but some vocabulary just refuses to stick, no matter what you do. These are ca…
10 months ago
279 - Learning Chinese words: When quantity beats quality
Season 1 Episode 279
Everybody knows that knowing many words is important, but how important is it? And how should you expand your vocabulary in Chinese?
#learnchinese #vo…
10 months, 1 week ago
278 - A minimum-effort approach to writing Chinese characters by hand
Season 1 Episode 278
Chinese characters are beautiful and fascinating, but learning to write them by hand is time-consuming. If you want to learn to write Chinese charact…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
277 - Cultivate your Chinese flashcard garden... or burn it down and start afresh
Season 1 Episode 277
Flashcards are powerful, but what if your deck feels more like an overgrown thicket than a carefully cultivated garden? Do you clear away the weeds a…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
276 - 4, 3, 2, 1: Fluency! A great technique to boost your Mandarin speaking ability
Season 1 Episode 276
Do you want to speak Mandarin fluently, no matter what your level is? Use the 4/3/2 technique to build confidence and flow!
#learnchinese #fluency #fl…
11 months ago
275 - How to talk about Chinese characters in Chinese
Season 1 Episode 275
How do native speakers talk about Chinese characters?
The writing system is not phonetic, so you can't spell out words, but it is still possible to ta…
11 months, 1 week ago
274 - Why not going to China now could actually be good for your Chinese
Season 1 Episode 274
Going abroad to learn Chinese in an immersion environment can be great, but unless you plan to stay for years, you might be better off delaying your …
11 months, 2 weeks ago