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Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 7: How to navigate different types of listening in Mandarin | Hacking Chinese
Listening is an essential skill in language learning, but not all listening situations are the same. By recognising different types of listening situations and understanding what each requires, you can improve your chances of successfully navigating spoken Mandarin.
Will Hacking Chinese help you learn Mandarin? | Hacking Chinese
Is it worth spending time learning how to learn Chinese, or should you focus all your effort on engaging with the language more directly? The answer is that it depends, but the longer your time frame, the more important it becomes to tweak your method.
Student Q&A: February, 2025: Improving listening ability quickly, using transcripts, and understanding rapid Mandarin | Hacking Chinese
How do you improve listening ability as quickly as possible? Are there any strategies to deal with rapid speech? And how many times should you listen before using a transcript?
Student Q&A, January 2025: Text that reads like English with Chinese words, how to get good feedback from AI, and how to learn to write formal Chinese | Hacking Chinese
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 a professional or academic setting?
Student Q&A, December 2024: Learning similar Chinese characters, polyphonic characters, and flashcards vs. reading for building vocabulary | Hacking Chinese
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?
Chinese learning tools and resources worth paying for | Hacking Chinese
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 invest, here's how to do so with the greatest impact.
Welcome to The Fluent Listener, a new course from Hacking Chinese! | Hacking Chinese
Develop essential Mandarin listening skills with my new course, The Fluent Listener. Enrol by November 24 for lifetime access to video lessons, curated resources, tailored guidance, and a supportive learning community.
Four key principles to improve your Mandarin listening comprehension | Hacking Chinese
Listening is the cornerstone of language learning, yet many students struggle to improve their Mandarin listening comprehension. Fortunately, making progress isn’t as difficult as you might think; just follow four key principles!
Student Q&A, November 2024: Pros and cons of digital tools for Chinese reading, and the struggle to find comprehensible and interesting texts | Hacking Chinese
Is reading digitally in Chinese better than on paper? What are the best digital tools for reading? And what should you do if you can’t find texts that are both interesting and at the right level?
Don’t learn Mandarin pronunciation by reading, listen and mimic instead | Hacking Chinese
Don’t try to learn pronunciation by reading. Instead, the best way to improve is to listen to and mimic native speakers. Focusing too much on how sounds are written down can actually make it harder to hear them!
Student Q&A, October 2024: Pronouncing the final -i after sh-, the initial z- and if Pinyin is a good transcription system | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
How is the Pinyin final -i pronounced after sh? How is the initial z- pronounced compared to z in English? And is Pinyin a good transcription system for learning pronunciation?
How to use YouTube and other video platforms to learn Chinese | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
YouTube and similar platforms offer a vast treasure trove of content that can help you learn Chinese, whether you're watching videos in Chinese or exploring content about language and culture. But how can you get the most out of this resource at different stages of learning?
YouGlish: A free service to hear and see Chinese words in context | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
Context matters. How words are pronounced and used depends on context, but traditional learning materials lack the diversity to prepare you for real-world Chinese. Fortunately, YouGlish is a great tool for studying language in context.
Student Q&A, August 2024: Avoiding mental translation, untranslatable words and why practising translation is good | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
How can you stop translating in your head? What are some Chinese words that can’t be translated? And why is translation a worthwhile learning activity?