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Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 6: Why is listening in Chinese so hard? | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
Many people assume that the hardest part of learning Chinese must be the characters or the tones, but it turns out that most learners struggle more with listening comprehension. Why is that, and what can you do about it?
Student Q&A, April 2024: Learning chengyu, listening to yourself and using role-playing games to learn Chinese | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
Is recording and listening to your own Chinese useful for improving your speaking ability? How can you use chengyu to expand your repertoire? And how can role-playing games be utilised to improve your spoken Chinese?
The best podcasts for learning Chinese in 2024 | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
Podcasts let you create your own Chinese immersion experience, with level-appropriate stories and authentic conversations. Learn flexibly on the go with the best podcasts for beginners, intermediate and advanced students!
How to learn Chinese in the long term with intrinsic motivation | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
While strong motivation doesn't necessarily accelerate your learning or improve your memory, without it you won't spend enough time learning Chinese. So how can you stay motivated for months, years and even decades?
Student Q&A, March 2024: Reading aloud, finding word boundaries, and working actively with reading materials | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
How can you improve your ability to read aloud in Chinese? How can you learn to see where a word starts and ends in a text? And how can you make sure you get the most out of your reading practice?
Outlier Chinese Character Masterclass review: Understand more, learn faster, remember longer | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
Mastering Chinese characters, whether you find them enchantingly beautiful or overwhelmingly complex, is essential for literacy in Chinese. Outlier Linguistics will help you understand how the Chinese writing system works, making it easier to learn!
Student Q&A, February 2024: Typing or handwriting, using new words in texts, and how to use AI to improve your writing | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
Is it better to practise writing Chinese on a computer or by hand? How do you find the right words when writing? And how can you leverage AI to improve your writing ability?
Listen more and learn more by building a personal Chinese audio library | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
The more you listen, the more you learn, but listening more is not as easy as it sounds. By building a personal Chinese audio library, you ensure that you always have something suitable to listen to, no matter what situation you're in.
Best of Hacking Chinese 2023 | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
2023 has been a consistent year on Hacking Chinese, with new articles and podcast episodes every week. What was the most popular article? The most popular podcast episode? Let’s summarise the year that was and highlight the things you really shouldn’t miss!
Student Q&A, January 2024: Chinese music, too much Mandarin in the classroom, and listening in noisy environments | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
Is listening to music a good way to learn Chinese? How can you learn to understand Mandarin spoken in noisy environments? And what if your teacher speaks only Chinese, but you don’t understand what she says?
Chat your way to better Chinese | Hacking Chinese
Chatting is an excellent way of learning a language. Some people think chatting online is a waste of time, but in this article I list and explain a dozen reasons why this is wrong. In fact, chatting offer many advantages that are very hard to find elsewhere.
Why flashcards are terrible for learning Chinese | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
Flashcards are often viewed as a silver bullet, promising swift mastery of characters, words and more, but relying on flashcards too much has serious drawbacks, and if you’re not careful, they can hinder more than they help.
Student Q&A, December 2023: How many words to learn, if it's good to learn radicals, and whether to learn simplified or traditional characters | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
How many words is reasonable to learn in a day? Will focusing on radicals make all this easier? And should you learn simplified or traditional characters, or maybe both?
Student Q&A, November 2023: Reading Pinyin or characters, comprehensible vs. compelling content and reading tools | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
How do you transition from reading Pinyin to reading characters? Are compelling texts better than comprehensible texts? And which tools should you use when reading Chinese?
Shapeshifting Chinese characters | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
Most Chinese character components are well-behaved; they look the same in different compounds and aren’t hard to recognise. Some components are sneaky, though; they change appearance depending on context! Let’s have a closer look at these shapeshifting characters.
You won't learn Chinese simply by living abroad | Hacking Chinese
A widespread myth about learning Chinese is that you will master the language simply by moving abroad to live in an immersion environment. However, how much you learn is determined by how much you engage with the language, not by your geographical location.
Student Q&A, October 2023: Expanding vocabulary quickly, learning by watching videos and nailing dictation tests | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
How do you build a broad vocabulary in Chinese quickly? How do you best use video-sharing platforms to boost your learning? And how should you study to nail all your 听写 or dictation?
Listen more than once: How the replay button can help you learn more Chinese | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
Listening more than once is a simple yet overlooked trick for improving your listening ability in Chinese. By replaying audio, you give your brain more time to process the language, and as a result, you will understand and learn more.
Hacking Chinese podcast episode 161 Q&A: Listening more than once, assessing pronunciation and the merits of flashcards | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
Is it good to listen to the same passage more than once? How do you assess progress with pronunciation? And are flashcards really all that good for learning Chinese?
Back-to-school Hacking Chinese course discount 2023 | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
Hacking Chinese can seen as a very long response to the question of what I would have done differently if I could go back in time and learn Chinese again from scratch. However, most people don't want to read 800,000 words to get the full picture, which is why I have distilled all that into a few courses. Get $10 off for a limited time!
Chinese translation challenge, August 2023 | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
It's time for a translation challenge! It starts on August 10th, so enrol, set your goal and improve your Chinese by translating to/from Chinese as much as you can before the end of the month. This article contains more information about the challenge, some important things to keep in mind as well as some advice about using translation as a method for learning Chinese.
Hacking Chinese Podcast three-year anniversary Q&A | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese
This is a Q&A to mark the third anniversary of the Hacking Chinese Podcast! Should you drop everything you’re doing to learn Chinese for one year? How should you approach reading at an intermediate level? And how do you choose the best resources for learning?