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246 - Why using a good dictionary can be bad for your Chinese reading ability
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Apr 21, 2025 |
245 - The 10 best free Chinese reading resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners
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Apr 14, 2025 |
244 - Student Q&A: April, 2025: Reading with Pinyin, Chinese texts on your phone, and deciphering handwriting
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Apr 07, 2025 |
243 - How to use mnemonics to learn Mandarin tones and pronunciation
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Mar 30, 2025 |
242 - Don’t be a tourist if you want to learn Chinese
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Mar 24, 2025 |
241 - Cramming vs. spaced repetition: When to use which method to learn Chinese
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Mar 17, 2025 |
240 - The best YouTube channels for learning Chinese
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Mar 10, 2025 |
239 - Student Q&A: March, 2025: Chinese slang, leaving expat bubbles, and competing with other learners
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Mar 04, 2025 |
238 - Learning Chinese by playing board games
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Feb 24, 2025 |
237 - Love and language: Challenges and opportunities in learning Chinese with a partner
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Feb 17, 2025 |
236 - The Input Pyramid: Chinese Listening for Any Situation
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Feb 10, 2025 |
235 - Student Q&A: February, 2025: Improving listening ability quickly, using transcripts, and understanding rapid Mandarin
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Feb 05, 2025 |
234 - Reader and listener survey + Lunar New Year discount
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Jan 27, 2025 |
233 - The three roads to mastering Chinese
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Jan 20, 2025 |
232 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2024
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Jan 13, 2025 |
231 - Student Q&A, January 2025: Chinese that reads like English, feedback from AI, and writing formal Chinese
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Jan 07, 2025 |
230 - What native speakers know about Chinese (and what they don't)
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Dec 30, 2024 |
229 - Don’t use mnemonics for everything when learning Chinese
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Dec 23, 2024 |
228 - Benchmarking progress in Chinese to stay motivated
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Dec 16, 2024 |
227 - Can English learning materials help you learn Chinese?
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Dec 09, 2024 |
226 - Student Q&A, December 2024: Learning similar Chinese characters, polyphonic characters, and flashcards vs. reading for building vocabulary
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Dec 02, 2024 |
225 - Which Chinese learning resources are worth paying for?
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Nov 25, 2024 |
224 - Welcome to The Fluent Listener, a new course from Hacking Chinese!
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Nov 18, 2024 |
223 - Four key principles to improve your Mandarin listening comprehension
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Nov 11, 2024 |
222 - Student Q&A, November 2024: Pros and cons of digital tools for Chinese reading, and the struggle to find comprehensible and interesting texts
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Nov 04, 2024 |
221 - How to learn Zhuyin (Bopomofo) in two hours
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Oct 31, 2024 |
220 - Do you really know how to count in Chinese?
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Oct 21, 2024 |
219 - Three things I wish I had known as an advanced student of Chinese: Time machine, part 3
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Oct 14, 2024 |
218 - Don’t learn Mandarin pronunciation by reading, listen and mimic instead
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Oct 07, 2024 |
217 - Student Q&A, October 2024: Pronouncing the final -i after sh-, the initial z- and if Pinyin is a good transcription system
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Oct 01, 2024 |
216 - How to use YouTube and other video platforms to learn Chinese
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Sep 23, 2024 |
215 - Three things I wish I had known as an intermediate student of Chinese: The time machine, part 2
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Sep 16, 2024 |
214 - YouGlish: A free service to hear and see Chinese words in context
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Sep 09, 2024 |
213 - Student Q&A, September 2024: Slowly spoken Chinese, passing listening exams and understanding numbers
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Sep 02, 2024 |
212 - Getting the most from Hacking Chinese in024: Back-to-school course discounts
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Aug 26, 2024 |
211 - Three things I wish I had known as a beginner student of Chinese: The time machine, part 1
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Aug 19, 2024 |
210 - The 10 best free Chinese listening resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners
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Aug 14, 2024 |
209 - Student Q&A, August 2024: Avoiding mental translation, untranslatable words and why practising translation is good
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Aug 07, 2024 |
208 - Insights from my recent trip to China: The importance of top-down listening
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Jul 31, 2024 |
207 - Chinese character variants and font differences for language learners
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Jul 23, 2024 |
206 - Why you should preview before every Chinese lesson
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Jul 15, 2024 |
205 - How I used a notebook to learn more Chinese, and why you should too
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Jul 08, 2024 |
204 - Student Q&A, July 2024: Reading speed, children’s books and Chinese literature
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Jul 01, 2024 |
203 - The three factors that determine how much Chinese you learn
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Jun 24, 2024 |
202 - Habit hacking for language learners
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Jun 17, 2024 |
201 - Should you learn the pronunciation of radicals?
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Jun 10, 2024 |
200 - Student Q&A, June 2024: How much time on flashcards, Remembering the Hanzi, and resources for learning characters
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Jun 03, 2024 |
199 - Chinese character learning for all students
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May 27, 2024 |
198 - Learning to hear the sounds and tones in Mandarin
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May 21, 2024 |
197 - 24 great resources for improving your Mandarin pronunciation
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May 14, 2024 |
196 - Student Q&A, May 2024: Understanding strangers, listening with transcripts, and which podcasts to avoid
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May 07, 2024 |
195 - Why is listening in Chinese so hard? Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 6
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May 01, 2024 |
194 - Chengyu, a magic key to Chinese language and culture, or a waste of time?
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Apr 23, 2024 |
193 - Interview: Insights from Skritter’s Complete Guide to Learning Chinese
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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 |
191 - Is speaking more important than listening when learning Chinese?
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Apr 01, 2024 |
190 - The best podcasts for learning Chinese in 2024
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Mar 25, 2024 |
189 - Real communication: What it is, why you want it and how to get it
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Mar 18, 2024 |
188 - How to learn Chinese in the long term with intrinsic motivation
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Mar 12, 2024 |
187 - Student Q&A, March 2024: Reading aloud, finding word boundaries, and working actively with reading materials
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Mar 06, 2024 |
186 - Outlier Chinese Character Masterclass review: Understand more, learn faster, remember longer
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Feb 26, 2024 |
185 - The Hacking Chinese guide to Mandarin tones, part 3: Learning to hear and say tones
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Feb 19, 2024 |
184 - The Hacking Chinese guide to Mandarin tones, part 2: How important are tones?
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Feb 12, 2024 |
183 - The Hacking Chinese guide to Mandarin tones, part 1: What are tones?
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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 |
181 - Listen more and learn more by building a personal Chinese audio library
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Jan 22, 2024 |
180 - 8 great ways to scaffold your Chinese listening and reading
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Jan 15, 2024 |
179 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2023
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Jan 08, 2024 |
178 - Student Q&A: Chinese music, too much Mandarin in the classroom, and listening
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Jan 01, 2024 |
177 - 12 ways chatting online will improve your Chinese
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Dec 25, 2023 |
176 - How to best use flashcards to learn Chinese
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Dec 18, 2023 |
175 - Why flashcards are terrible for learning Chinese
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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 |
173 - Why flashcards are great for learning Chinese
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Nov 27, 2023 |
172 - Chinese reading speed revisited
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Nov 22, 2023 |
171 - Is learning things by heart good for improving your Chinese?
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Nov 13, 2023 |
170 - The 10 best free Chinese reading resources for all levels (2023 edition)
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Nov 09, 2023 |
169 - Student Q&A: Reading Pinyin or characters, comprehensible vs. compelling content and reading tools
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Nov 02, 2023 |
168 - Shapeshifting Chinese characters
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Oct 23, 2023 |
167 - You won't learn Chinese simply by living abroad
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Oct 16, 2023 |
166 - 100 hours of Chinese listening in 3 weeks: What I learnt and how to apply it
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Oct 09, 2023 |
165 - Student Q&A: Expanding vocabulary quickly, learning by watching videos and nailing dictation tests
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Oct 04, 2023 |
164 - Listen more than once: How the replay button can help you learn more Chinese
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Sep 26, 2023 |
163 - The cheapest and most convenient way to improve your spoken Chinese
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Sep 18, 2023 |
162 - Improving your Chinese pronunciation by mimicking native speakers
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Sep 12, 2023 |
161 - Student Q&A: Listening more than once, assessing pronunciation and the merits of flashcards
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Sep 06, 2023 |
160 - How long do you have to study Chinese to make it useful?
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Aug 28, 2023 |
159 - Getting the most out of your learning with Hacking Chinese
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Aug 21, 2023 |
158 - Should you throw away your Chinese textbook?
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Aug 15, 2023 |
157 - How translation to another language can help you learn Chinese
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Aug 07, 2023 |
156 - Hacking Chinese Podcast three-year anniversary Q&A
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Aug 02, 2023 |
155 - Is Chinese difficult to learn?
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Jul 24, 2023 |
154 - Timeboxing Chinese: Get more done in less time
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Jul 17, 2023 |
153 - Insights from the new HSK 7-9: Interview with Sara Jaaksola
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Jul 10, 2023 |
152 - How I learnt Chinese, part 7: Teaching, writing, learning
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Jul 03, 2023 |
151 - How narrow reading and listening can help you bridge the gap to real Chinese
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Jun 26, 2023 |
150 - Seeing through the illusion of advanced Chinese learning
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Jun 21, 2023 |
149 - Why travelling isn't the best method to learn Chinese
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Jun 12, 2023 |
148 - How I learnt Chinese, part 6: Graduate program in Taiwan
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Jun 05, 2023 |
147 - Learning Chinese with the aid of technology: Interview with Jake Gill from Skritter
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May 29, 2023 |
146 - Get to know your Chinese voice to level up your speaking ability
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May 22, 2023 |
145 - How learning some basic theory can improve your Mandarin pronunciation
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May 16, 2023 |
144 - Learning Chinese is more like walking a thousand miles than running 100-metre dash
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May 08, 2023 |
143 - How I learnt Chinese, part 5: Returning to Sweden
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May 02, 2023 |
142 - Becoming a better listener as a student of Chinese: Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 5
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Apr 24, 2023 |
141 - Vocabulary lists that help you learn Chinese and how to use them
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Apr 18, 2023 |
140 - Should you learn Chinese vocabulary from lists?
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Apr 10, 2023 |
139 - How I learnt Chinese, part 4: My second year in Taiwan
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Apr 03, 2023 |
138 - 6 benefits of learning Chinese through sports
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Mar 27, 2023 |
137 - Should you use an efficient method for learning Chinese even if you hate it?
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Mar 20, 2023 |
136 - Don't try to improve everything at once when learning Chinese
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Mar 13, 2023 |
135 - How I learnt Chinese, part 3: My first year in Taiwan
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Mar 06, 2023 |
134 - Learn Chinese by playing Mahjong (麻将, májiàng)
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Feb 27, 2023 |
133 - Hacking Chinese Pronunciation: Learning Mandarin finals
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Feb 20, 2023 |
132 - Can ChatGPT pass the HSK?
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Feb 13, 2023 |
131 - How I learnt Chinese, part 2: Learning Mandarin in Sweden
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Feb 06, 2023 |
130 - Beginner Chinese listening practice: What to listen to and how
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Jan 31, 2023 |
129 - Using the HSK as a roadmap to learning Chinese
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Jan 25, 2023 |
128 - How I learnt Chinese, part 1: Where it all started
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Jan 17, 2023 |
127 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2022
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Jan 09, 2023 |
126 - 8 tips for learning Chinese as an introverted student
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Jan 03, 2023 |
125 - Hacking Chinese reader and listener survey
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Dec 29, 2022 |
124 - Learn Chinese efficiently, not quickly
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Dec 19, 2022 |
123 - Learning to process spoken Mandarin quickly and effortlessly: Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 4
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Dec 12, 2022 |
122 - Learning Chinese words, characters and components
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Dec 06, 2022 |
121 - Using what you already know to aid listening comprehension in Chinese: Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 3
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Nov 28, 2022 |
120 - The simple trick I used to double the amount of Chinese I listen to
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Nov 22, 2022 |
119 - Standard pronunciation in Chinese and why you want it
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Nov 14, 2022 |
118 - Tone errors in Mandarin that actually can cause misunderstandings
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Nov 08, 2022 |
117 - How to study Chinese when you don’t feel like it
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Nov 02, 2022 |
116 - Are there any shortcuts for learning Chinese?
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Oct 24, 2022 |
115 - The 10 best free Chinese listening resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners
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Oct 18, 2022 |
114 - Learning the neutral tone in Mandarin
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Oct 12, 2022 |
113 - Training your Chinese teacher, part 1: Introduction
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Oct 04, 2022 |
112 - From sound to meaning in Mandarin: Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 2
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Sep 26, 2022 |
111 - A guide to Chinese listening comprehension: Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 1
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Sep 20, 2022 |
110 - Kickstart your learning with the Skritter Character Course
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Sep 13, 2022 |
109 - Focusing on Mandarin tones without being distracted by Pinyin
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Sep 06, 2022 |
108 - Take responsibility for your Chinese learning now
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Aug 29, 2022 |
107 - 50 beginner questions about learning Chinese
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Aug 23, 2022 |
106 - Learning to pronounce Mandarin with Pinyin, Zhuyin and IPA
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Aug 16, 2022 |
105 - 10 ways of using games to learn and teach Chinese
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Aug 08, 2022 |
104 - Hacking Chinese Podcast two-year anniversary Q&A
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Aug 02, 2022 |
103 - How to learn Chinese characters as a beginner
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Jul 26, 2022 |
102 - 7 ways to write Mandarin tones
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Jul 21, 2022 |
101 - Chinese language question triage: When to ask whom about what
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Jul 11, 2022 |
100 - The most common Chinese words, characters and components for language learners and teachers
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Jul 06, 2022 |
99 - How to become fluent in Chinese
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Jun 28, 2022 |
98 - How to learn from your mistakes and errors when learning Chinese
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Jun 21, 2022 |
97 - Do you have to learn to write Chinese characters by hand?
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Jun 13, 2022 |
96 - Which words you should learn and where to find them
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Jun 06, 2022 |
95 - Why you should use more than one Chinese textbook
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May 30, 2022 |
94 - Analyse and balance your Chinese learning with Paul Nation's four strands
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May 24, 2022 |
93 - On accuracy, communication and comprehensibility when learning Chinese
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May 16, 2022 |
92 - Obligatory and optional tone change rules in Mandarin
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May 09, 2022 |
91 - How to find more time to practise Chinese listening
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May 03, 2022 |
90 - Are authentic texts good for learning Chinese or is graded content better?
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Apr 27, 2022 |
89 - What to read to improve your Chinese and why
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Apr 20, 2022 |
88 - How to learn Chinese pronunciation as a beginner
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Apr 11, 2022 |
87 - Focusing on tone pairs to improve your Mandarin pronunciation
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Apr 04, 2022 |
86 - Time quality: Studying the right thing at the right time
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Mar 28, 2022 |
85 - 500 resources for learning and teaching Chinese, tagged by level, topic and type
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Mar 21, 2022 |
84 - How to start learning Chinese again after a break
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Mar 14, 2022 |
83 - Is it necessary to learn the stroke order of Chinese characters?
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Mar 07, 2022 |
82 - How to survive and thrive in a difficult Chinese course
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Feb 28, 2022 |
81 - The benefits of using 语文/國文 textbooks to learn Chinese
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Feb 21, 2022 |
80 - Is taking a Chinese course that's too hard good for your learning?
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Feb 14, 2022 |
79 - How to improve your Chinese handwriting
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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 |
78a - Text adventure games and how to use them in the Chinese language classroom
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Jan 31, 2022 |
77 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2021
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Jan 26, 2022 |
76 - A guide to Pinyin traps and pitfalls: Learning Mandarin pronunciation
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Jan 17, 2022 |
75 - Two reasons why pronunciation matters more than you think
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Jan 11, 2022 |
74 - My best advice on how to learn Chinese characters
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Jan 03, 2022 |
73 - How to improve fluency in Chinese by playing word games
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Dec 29, 2021 |
72 - The building blocks of Chinese, part 6: Learning and remembering compound words
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Dec 21, 2021 |
71 - The building blocks of Chinese, part 5: Making sense of Chinese words
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Dec 15, 2021 |
70 - Why spaced repetition software is uniquely well suited to learning Chinese characters
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Dec 07, 2021 |
69 - Should you learn the names of the strokes in Chinese characters?
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Nov 29, 2021 |
68 - The 7 best Chinese reading resources for beginners
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Nov 22, 2021 |
67 - 6 challenges students face when learning to read Chinese and how to overcome them
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Nov 15, 2021 |
66 - Should you enrol in a Chinese course or are you better off learning on your own?
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Nov 08, 2021 |
65 - Learning to read handwritten Chinese
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Nov 01, 2021 |
64 - Why your Chinese isn't as good as you think it ought to be
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Oct 25, 2021 |
63 - The building blocks of Chinese, part 4: Learning and remembering compound characters
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Oct 19, 2021 |
62 - The building blocks of Chinese, part 3: Compound characters
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Oct 11, 2021 |
61 - The beginner's guide to Chinese translation
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Oct 06, 2021 |
60 - Using voice messaging as a stepping stone to Chinese conversations
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Sep 27, 2021 |
59 - Can you use your phone's speech recognition to practise Chinese pronunciation?
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Sep 21, 2021 |
58 - A smart method to discover problems with Mandarin sounds and tones
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Sep 14, 2021 |
57 - 7 ideas for smooth and effortless Chinese listening practice
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Sep 06, 2021 |
56 - Getting the most out of your learning with Hacking Chinese
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Aug 30, 2021 |
55 - Basic characters, components and radicals: The building blocks of Chinese, part 2
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Aug 23, 2021 |
54 - Chinese characters and words in a nutshell: The building blocks of Chinese, part 1
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Aug 16, 2021 |
53 - Boosting your Chinese character learning with Skritter
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Aug 09, 2021 |
52 - Hacking Chinese Podcast one-year anniversary Q&A
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Aug 02, 2021 |
51 - Chinese language logging, part 3: Tools and resources for keeping track of your learning
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Jul 27, 2021 |
50 - Chinese language learning in the twenty-first century: Towards a digital ecosystem? Interview with Julien Leyre
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Jul 19, 2021 |
49 - The benefits of using Wikipedia to look up words when learning Chinese
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Jul 12, 2021 |
48 - How to get past the intermediate Chinese learning plateau
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Jul 05, 2021 |
47 - The new HSK 3.0: What you need to know
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Jun 28, 2021 |
46 - Learning to understand regionally accented Mandarin
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Jun 21, 2021 |
45 - The importance of tones is inversely proportional to the predictability of what you say
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Jun 14, 2021 |
44 - Lost in transcription: Saylaw, Ice Island and Aristotle
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Jun 07, 2021 |
43 - How important is reading speed on tests like HSK and TOCFL?
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Jun 01, 2021 |
42 - Chinese language logging, part 2: A healthy, balanced diet of Mandarin
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May 24, 2021 |
41 - Chinese language logging, part 1: Why and how to track your progress
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May 19, 2021 |
40 - It's time to level up your Chinese pronunciation
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May 12, 2021 |
39 - How to look up Chinese characters you don’t know
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May 03, 2021 |
38 - What's the difference between Chinese pronunciation and Pinyin? Does it matter?
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Apr 27, 2021 |
37 - Learning the second tone in Mandarin Chinese
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Apr 20, 2021 |
36 - Chinese input methods: A guide for second language learners
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Apr 14, 2021 |
35 - Why is listening in Chinese so hard?
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Apr 08, 2021 |
34 - Does using colour to represent Mandarin tones make them easier to learn?
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Mar 30, 2021 |
33 - The best free Chinese reading resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners
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Mar 22, 2021 |
32 - 6 things in Chinese that are harder to learn than they seem
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Mar 18, 2021 |
31 - Hacking Chinese Challenges - Building language skills through daily practice and friendly competition
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Mar 08, 2021 |
30 - Learning science in Chinese with 李永乐老师
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Mar 01, 2021 |
29 - 5 levels of understanding Chinese characters: Superficial forms to deep structure
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Feb 24, 2021 |
28 - 20 tips and tricks to improve your Chinese writing ability
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Feb 16, 2021 |
27 - 7 things you were taught in Chinese class that are actually wrong
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Feb 11, 2021 |
26 - Learning the third tone in Mandarin Chinese
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Feb 02, 2021 |
25 - Welcome to the Hacking Chinese Pronunciation Course
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Jan 31, 2021 |
24 - The most serious mistake students make when learning Mandarin pronunciation
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Jan 19, 2021 |
23 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2020
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Jan 13, 2021 |
22 - Can too much guidance make you learn less Chinese?
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Jan 06, 2021 |
21 - How to not fail with your New Year resolution to learn Chinese
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Dec 31, 2020 |
20 - 7 things Chinese students should during the winter vacation
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Dec 22, 2020 |
19 - Nine answers to questions about Pinyin and Chinese pronunciation
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Dec 16, 2020 |
18 - The forking path: A human approach to learning Chinese
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Dec 08, 2020 |
17 - How good is your Chinese?
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Dec 01, 2020 |
16 - An introduction to extensive reading for Chinese learners
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Nov 23, 2020 |
15 - Celebrating ten years of Hacking Chinese
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Nov 17, 2020 |
14 - Why you should listen to the Hacking Chinese podcast
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Nov 11, 2020 |
13 - Dealing with Chinese characters you keep mixing up
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Nov 03, 2020 |
12 - When spaced repetition fails, and what to do about it
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Oct 28, 2020 |
11 - Why learning Chinese pronunciation by using English words is a really bad idea
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Oct 20, 2020 |
10 - Chinese is fascinating and exciting, not weird and stupid
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Oct 13, 2020 |
09 - Are mnemonics too slow for Chinese learners?
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Oct 06, 2020 |
08 - How to get honest feedback to boost your Chinese speaking and writing
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Sep 29, 2020 |
07 - Diversify how you study Chinese to learn more
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Sep 22, 2020 |
06 - Learning Chinese words: When quantity beats quality
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Sep 15, 2020 |
05 - The key to unlocking your first semester of Chinese
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Sep 08, 2020 |
04 - Why not going to China now could actually be good for your Chinese
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Sep 01, 2020 |
03 - How to not teach Chinese characters to beginners: A 12-step approach
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Aug 25, 2020 |
02 - What important words are missing from HSK?
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Aug 18, 2020 |
01 - Should you learn to speak Chinese before you learn Chinese characters?
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Aug 11, 2020 |
0 - Welcome to the Hacking Chinese Podcast!
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Aug 08, 2020 |