Podcast Episodes

234 - Reader and listener survey + Lunar New Year discount

Season 1 Episode 234

I started Hacking Chinese to help people learn Mandarin, and your feedback is essential, so please fill out my listener survey. Also, to celebrate the Lunar New Year, I'm offering a hefty discount on…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

233 - The three roads to mastering Chinese

Season 1 Episode 233

You’d think that there are many roads to mastering Chinese, but in truth, there are only three.

#learnchinese #mastery #fluency #work #social #hobby #motivation

Link to article on Hacking Chinese: Th…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

232 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2024

Season 1 Episode 232

Another year has come to an end. Which were the most popular articles on Hacking Chinese in 2024 The most popular podcast episodes? It's time to summarise the year that was and highlight the things y…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

231 - Student Q&A, January 2025: Chinese that reads like English, feedback from AI, and writing formal Chinese

Season 1 Episode 231

What do you do if your teacher says that your text reads like English written with Chinese words? How can you get good feedback on your Chinese writing from ChatGPT? And how can you learn to write in…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

230 - What native speakers know about Chinese (and what they don't)

Season 1 Episode 230

You say something in Mandarin, a native speaker corrects you, and you adjust. The next day, another native speaker tells you to revert to your original phrasing. What's going on?

#learnchinese #nativ…

Published on 10 months ago

229 - Don’t use mnemonics for everything when learning Chinese

Season 1 Episode 227

Mnemonics are clever memory techniques you can use to learn and remember more, but this doesn't mean that you should always use them. If you do, you will end up spending more time on mnemonics than y…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

228 - Benchmarking progress in Chinese to stay motivated

Season 1 Episode 228

The more Chinese you learn, the less noticeable your progress becomes. Benchmarking can make your improvements more visible and help you stay motivated!

#learnchinese #benchmarking #progress #profici…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

227 - Can English learning materials help you learn Chinese?

Season 1 Episode 227

You step into a bookshop, exploring the Chinese section, only to find a few textbooks and a 'Learn Chinese in Your Car.' But in the English section, shelves overflow with resources for Chinese speake…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

226 - Student Q&A, December 2024: Learning similar Chinese characters, polyphonic characters, and flashcards vs. reading for building vocabulary

Season 1 Episode 226

How can you remember the difference between similar Chinese characters? Are flashcards better than reading for building vocabulary? And how do you learn polyphonic characters?

#learnchinese #vocabula…

Published on 11 months ago

225 - Which Chinese learning resources are worth paying for?

Season 1 Episode 225

Thanks to the internet, learning Chinese is now more accessible than ever, and you can do it completely for free. Just because you can doesn't mean that you should, however. If you have money to inve…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago