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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 summ…
1 year, 4 months 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 writi…
1 year, 4 months 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 origin…
1 year, 4 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 …
1 year, 5 months 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 motivat…
1 year, 5 months 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, …
1 year, 5 months 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 le…
1 year, 5 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 t…
1 year, 5 months ago
224 - Welcome to The Fluent Listener, a new course from Hacking Chinese!
Season 1 Episode 224
Want to understand Mandarin naturally, at any level? This course guides you in building an immersive listening environment and equips you with essent…
1 year, 6 months ago
223 - Four key principles to improve your Mandarin listening comprehension
Season 1 Episode 223
Listening is the cornerstone of language learning, yet many students struggle to improve their Mandarin listening comprehension. Fortunately, making …
1 year, 6 months ago