Hacking Chinese Podcast
By Olle Linge
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A podcast about how to learn Mandarin. In-depth discussions about how to overcome challenges, solve problems and get the most out of your learning. For more information and inspiration, visit https://www.hackingchinese.com!
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194 - Chengyu, a magic key to Chinese language and culture, or a waste of time?
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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193 - Interview: Insights from Skritter’s Complete Guide to Learning Chinese
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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192 - Student Q&A, April 2024: Learning chengyu, listening to yourself and using role-playing games to learn Chinese
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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191 - Is speaking more important than listening when learning Chinese?
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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190 - The best podcasts for learning Chinese in 2024
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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189 - Real communication: What it is, why you want it and how to get it
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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188 - How to learn Chinese in the long term with intrinsic motivation
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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187 - Student Q&A, March 2024: Reading aloud, finding word boundaries, and working actively with reading materials
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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186 - Outlier Chinese Character Masterclass review: Understand more, learn faster, remember longer
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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185 - The Hacking Chinese guide to Mandarin tones, part 3: Learning to hear and say tones
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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184 - The Hacking Chinese guide to Mandarin tones, part 2: How important are tones?
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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183 - The Hacking Chinese guide to Mandarin tones, part 1: What are tones?
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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182 - Student Q&A, February 2024: Typing or handwriting, using new words in texts, and how to use AI to improve your writing
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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181 - Listen more and learn more by building a personal Chinese audio library
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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180 - 8 great ways to scaffold your Chinese listening and reading
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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179 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2023
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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178 - Student Q&A: Chinese music, too much Mandarin in the classroom, and listening
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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177 - 12 ways chatting online will improve your Chinese
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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176 - How to best use flashcards to learn Chinese
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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175 - Why flashcards are terrible for learning Chinese
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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174 - 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
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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173 - Why flashcards are great for learning Chinese
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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172 - Chinese reading speed revisited
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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171 - Is learning things by heart good for improving your Chinese?
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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170 - The 10 best free Chinese reading resources for all levels (2023 edition)
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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169 - Student Q&A: Reading Pinyin or characters, comprehensible vs. compelling content and reading tools
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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168 - Shapeshifting Chinese characters
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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167 - You won't learn Chinese simply by living abroad
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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166 - 100 hours of Chinese listening in 3 weeks: What I learnt and how to apply it
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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165 - Student Q&A: Expanding vocabulary quickly, learning by watching videos and nailing dictation tests
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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164 - Listen more than once: How the replay button can help you learn more Chinese
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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163 - The cheapest and most convenient way to improve your spoken Chinese
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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162 - Improving your Chinese pronunciation by mimicking native speakers
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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161 - Student Q&A: Listening more than once, assessing pronunciation and the merits of flashcards
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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160 - How long do you have to study Chinese to make it useful?
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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159 - Getting the most out of your learning with Hacking Chinese
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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158 - Should you throw away your Chinese textbook?
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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157 - How translation to another language can help you learn Chinese
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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156 - Hacking Chinese Podcast three-year anniversary Q&A
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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155 - Is Chinese difficult to learn?
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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154 - Timeboxing Chinese: Get more done in less time
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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153 - Insights from the new HSK 7-9: Interview with Sara Jaaksola
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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152 - How I learnt Chinese, part 7: Teaching, writing, learning
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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151 - How narrow reading and listening can help you bridge the gap to real Chinese
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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150 - Seeing through the illusion of advanced Chinese learning
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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149 - Why travelling isn't the best method to learn Chinese
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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148 - How I learnt Chinese, part 6: Graduate program in Taiwan
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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147 - Learning Chinese with the aid of technology: Interview with Jake Gill from Skritter
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May 29, 2023 |
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146 - Get to know your Chinese voice to level up your speaking ability
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May 22, 2023 |
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145 - How learning some basic theory can improve your Mandarin pronunciation
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May 16, 2023 |
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144 - Learning Chinese is more like walking a thousand miles than running 100-metre dash
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May 08, 2023 |
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143 - How I learnt Chinese, part 5: Returning to Sweden
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May 02, 2023 |
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142 - Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 5: Becoming a better listener as a student of Chinese
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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141 - Vocabulary lists that help you learn Chinese and how to use them
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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140 - Should you learn Chinese vocabulary from lists?
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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139 - How I learnt Chinese, part 4: My second year in Taiwan
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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138 - 6 benefits of learning Chinese through sports
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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137 - Should you use an efficient method for learning Chinese even if you hate it?
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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136 - Don't try to improve everything at once when learning Chinese
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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135 - How I learnt Chinese, part 3: My first year in Taiwan
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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134 - Learn Chinese by playing Mahjong (麻将, májiàng)
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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133 - Hacking Chinese Pronunciation: Learning Mandarin finals
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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132 - Can ChatGPT pass the HSK?
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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131 - How I learnt Chinese, part 2: Learning Mandarin in Sweden
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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130 - Beginner Chinese listening practice: What to listen to and how
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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129 - Using the HSK as a roadmap to learning Chinese
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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128 - How I learnt Chinese, part 1: Where it all started
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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127 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2022
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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126 - 8 tips for learning Chinese as an introverted student
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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125 - Hacking Chinese reader and listener survey
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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124 - Learn Chinese efficiently, not quickly
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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123 - Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 4: Learning to process spoken Mandarin quickly and effortlessly
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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122 - Learning Chinese words, characters and components
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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121 - Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 3: Using what you already know to aid listening comprehension in Chinese
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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120 - The simple trick I used to double the amount of Chinese I listen to
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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119 - Standard pronunciation in Chinese and why you want it
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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118 - Tone errors in Mandarin that actually can cause misunderstandings
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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117 - How to study Chinese when you don’t feel like it
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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116 - Are there any shortcuts for learning Chinese?
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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115 - The 10 best free Chinese listening resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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114 - Learning the neutral tone in Mandarin
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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113 - Training your Chinese teacher, part 1: Introduction
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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112 - Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 2: From sound to meaning in Mandarin
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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111 - Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 1: A guide to Chinese listening comprehension
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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110 - Kickstart your learning with the Skritter Character Course
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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109 - Focusing on Mandarin tones without being distracted by Pinyin
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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108 - Take responsibility for your Chinese learning now
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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107 - 50 beginner questions about learning Chinese
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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106 - Learning to pronounce Mandarin with Pinyin, Zhuyin and IPA
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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105 - 10 ways of using games to learn and teach Chinese
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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104 - Hacking Chinese Podcast two-year anniversary Q&A
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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103 - How to learn Chinese characters as a beginner
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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102 - 7 ways to write Mandarin tones
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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101 - Chinese language question triage: When to ask whom about what
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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100 - The most common Chinese words, characters and components for language learners and teachers
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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99 - How to become fluent in Chinese
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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98 - How to learn from your mistakes and errors when learning Chinese
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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97 - Do you have to learn to write Chinese characters by hand?
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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96 - Which words you should learn and where to find them
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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95 - Why you should use more than one Chinese textbook
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May 30, 2022 |
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94 - Analyse and balance your Chinese learning with Paul Nation's four strands
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May 24, 2022 |
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93 - On accuracy, communication and comprehensibility when learning Chinese
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May 16, 2022 |
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92 - Obligatory and optional tone change rules in Mandarin
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May 09, 2022 |
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91 - How to find more time to practise Chinese listening
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May 03, 2022 |
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90 - Are authentic texts good for learning Chinese or is graded content better?
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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89 - What to read to improve your Chinese and why
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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88 - How to learn Chinese pronunciation as a beginner
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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87 - Focusing on tone pairs to improve your Mandarin pronunciation
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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86 - Time quality: Studying the right thing at the right time
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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85 - 500 resources for learning and teaching Chinese, tagged by level, topic and type
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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84 - How to start learning Chinese again after a break
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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83 - Is it necessary to learn the stroke order of Chinese characters?
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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82 - How to survive and thrive in a difficult Chinese course
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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81 - The benefits of using 语文/國文 textbooks to learn Chinese
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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80 - Is taking a Chinese course that's too hard good for your learning?
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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79 - How to improve your Chinese handwriting
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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78b - 文字冒险游戏及其在对外汉语教学中的应用
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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78a - Text adventure games and how to use them in the Chinese language classroom
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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77 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2021
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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76 - A guide to Pinyin traps and pitfalls: Learning Mandarin pronunciation
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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75 - Two reasons why pronunciation matters more than you think
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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74 - My best advice on how to learn Chinese characters
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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73 - How to improve fluency in Chinese by playing word games
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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72 - The building blocks of Chinese, part 6: Learning and remembering compound words
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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71 - The building blocks of Chinese, part 5: Making sense of Chinese words
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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70 - Why spaced repetition software is uniquely well suited to learning Chinese characters
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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69 - Should you learn the names of the strokes in Chinese characters?
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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68 - The 7 best Chinese reading resources for beginners
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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67 - 6 challenges students face when learning to read Chinese and how to overcome them
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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66 - Should you enrol in a Chinese course or are you better off learning on your own?
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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65 - Learning to read handwritten Chinese
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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64 - Why your Chinese isn't as good as you think it ought to be
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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63 - The building blocks of Chinese, part 4: Learning and remembering compound characters
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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62 - The building blocks of Chinese, part 3: Compound characters
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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61 - The beginner's guide to Chinese translation
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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60 - Using voice messaging as a stepping stone to Chinese conversations
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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59 - Can you use your phone's speech recognition to practise Chinese pronunciation?
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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58 - A smart method to discover problems with Mandarin sounds and tones
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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57 - 7 ideas for smooth and effortless Chinese listening practice
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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56 - Getting the most out of your learning with Hacking Chinese
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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55 - Basic characters, components and radicals: The building blocks of Chinese, part 2
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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54 - Chinese characters and words in a nutshell: The building blocks of Chinese, part 1
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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53 - Boosting your Chinese character learning with Skritter
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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52 - Hacking Chinese Podcast one-year anniversary Q&A
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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51 - Chinese language logging, part 3: Tools and resources for keeping track of your learning
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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50 - Chinese language learning in the twenty-first century: Towards a digital ecosystem? Interview with Julien Leyre
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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49 - The benefits of using Wikipedia to look up words when learning Chinese
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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48 - How to get past the intermediate Chinese learning plateau
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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47 - The new HSK 3.0: What you need to know
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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46 - Learning to understand regionally accented Mandarin
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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45 - The importance of tones is inversely proportional to the predictability of what you say
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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44 - Lost in transcription: Saylaw, Ice Island and Aristotle
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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43 - How important is reading speed on tests like HSK and TOCFL?
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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42 - Chinese language logging, part 2: A healthy, balanced diet of Mandarin
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May 24, 2021 |
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41 - Chinese language logging, part 1: Why and how to track your progress
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May 19, 2021 |
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40 - It's time to level up your Chinese pronunciation
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May 12, 2021 |
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39 - How to look up Chinese characters you don’t know
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May 03, 2021 |
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38 - What's the difference between Chinese pronunciation and Pinyin? Does it matter?
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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37 - Learning the second tone in Mandarin Chinese
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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36 - Chinese input methods: A guide for second language learners
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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35 - Why is listening in Chinese so hard?
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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34 - Does using colour to represent Mandarin tones make them easier to learn?
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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33 - The best free Chinese reading resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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32 - 6 things in Chinese that are harder to learn than they seem
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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31 - Hacking Chinese Challenges - Building language skills through daily practice and friendly competition
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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30 - Learning science in Chinese with 李永乐老师
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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29 - 5 levels of understanding Chinese characters: Superficial forms to deep structure
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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28 - 20 tips and tricks to improve your Chinese writing ability
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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27 - 7 things you were taught in Chinese class that are actually wrong
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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26 - Learning the third tone in Mandarin Chinese
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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25 - Welcome to the Hacking Chinese Pronunciation Course
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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24 - The most serious mistake students make when learning Mandarin pronunciation
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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23 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2020
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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22 - Can too much guidance make you learn less Chinese?
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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21 - How to not fail with your New Year resolution to learn Chinese
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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20 - 7 things Chinese students should during the winter vacation
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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19 - Nine answers to questions about Pinyin and Chinese pronunciation
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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18 - The forking path: A human approach to learning Chinese
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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17 - How good is your Chinese?
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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16 - An introduction to extensive reading for Chinese learners
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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15 - Celebrating ten years of Hacking Chinese
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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14 - Why you should listen to the Hacking Chinese podcast
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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13 - Dealing with Chinese characters you keep mixing up
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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12 - When spaced repetition fails, and what to do about it
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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11 - Why learning Chinese pronunciation by using English words is a really bad idea
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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10 - Chinese is fascinating and exciting, not weird and stupid
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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09 - Are mnemonics too slow for Chinese learners?
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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08 - How to get honest feedback to boost your Chinese speaking and writing
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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07 - Diversify how you study Chinese to learn more
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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06 - Learning Chinese words: When quantity beats quality
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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05 - The key to unlocking your first semester of Chinese
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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04 - Why not going to China now could actually be good for your Chinese
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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03 - How to not teach Chinese characters to beginners: A 12-step approach
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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02 - What important words are missing from HSK?
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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01 - Should you learn to speak Chinese before you learn Chinese characters?
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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0 - Welcome to the Hacking Chinese Podcast!
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Aug 08, 2020 |