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321 - How to stop translating in your head and start thinking in Chinese
Season 1 Episode 317
Translating everything in your head makes speaking and listening to Chinese slow and difficult. Here’s why it happens, and how to stop doing it and s…
3 days, 17 hours ago
320 - Beginner Chinese listening practice: What to listen to and how
Season 1 Episode 320
The best way to learn to understand spoken Mandarin is to listen as much as you can to engaging content that you can make sense of. But what should y…
1 week, 4 days ago
319 - No, ChatGPT can't analyse your Mandarin pronunciation
Season 1 Episode 319
ChatGPT can offer valuable feedback on Mandarin word choice and grammar, but can it help you improve your pronunciation?
#learnchinese #pronunciation …
2 weeks, 4 days ago
318 - 9 questions about Pinyin and Chinese pronunciation
Season 1 Episode 318
Learning to pronounce Mandarin can be tricky, and if you misunderstand the link between spoken sounds and Pinyin spelling, it gets a lot worse. Let’s…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
317 - Getting the most out of Hacking Chinese in 2026 (back-to-school course discounts)
Season 1 Episode 317
There are over 500 articles and more than 1 million words on Hacking Chinese. How are you supposed to absorb all that information and inspiration as …
1 month ago
316 - How to nail dictation tests in Chinese: A guide to 听写/聽寫 (tīngxǐe)
Season 1 Episode 316
Dictation tests, or 听写/聽寫 (tīngxiě), are common in Chinese courses, but many students struggle with them. Here is a guide for how to nail any dictati…
1 month, 1 week ago
315 - Communicative handwriting: Writing Chinese with a real purpose
Season 1 Episode 315
Flashcards can teach you to write Chinese characters, but they can be boring and hide problems. Communicative handwriting is more engaging and prepar…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
314 - How to create mnemonics for general, abstract or overlapping character components
Season 1 Episode 314
Mountains, trees and rocks are easy to use in mnemonics. But what do you do with character components whose meanings are general, abstract or overlap…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
313 - Why you should listen to the Hacking Chinese Podcast
Season 1 Episode 313
Listening to a podcast about learning Chinese is not the same as learning Chinese, so why spend your limited time on the Hacking Chinese Podcast?
#lea…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
312 - The Chinese iceberg: Why speaking more isn’t enough to speak better
Season 1 Episode 312
90% of an iceberg is underwater, yet we mostly pay attention to the bit that sticks up. The same is true for proficiency in Chinese: speaking ability…
2 months ago