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!
95 - Why you should use more than one Chinese textbook
17 mins; May 30, 2022
94 - Analyse and balance your Chinese learning with Paul Nation's four strands
20 mins; May 24, 2022
93 - On accuracy, communication and comprehensibility when learning Chinese
14 mins; May 16, 2022
92 - Obligatory and optional tone change rules in Mandarin
14 mins; May 09, 2022
91 - How to find more time to practise Chinese listening
15 mins; May 03, 2022
90 - Are authentic texts good for learning Chinese or is graded content better?
18 mins; April 27, 2022
89 - What to read to improve your Chinese and why
16 mins; April 20, 2022
88 - How to learn Chinese pronunciation as a beginner
15 mins; April 11, 2022
87 - Focusing on tone pairs to improve your Mandarin pronunciation
30 mins; April 04, 2022
86 - Time quality: Studying the right thing at the right time
14 mins; March 28, 2022
85 - 500 resources for learning and teaching Chinese, tagged by level, topic and type
14 mins; March 21, 2022
84 - How to start learning Chinese again after a break
18 mins; March 14, 2022
83 - Is it necessary to learn the stroke order of Chinese characters?
14 mins; March 07, 2022
82 - How to survive and thrive in a difficult Chinese course
20 mins; February 28, 2022
81 - The benefits of using 语文/國文 textbooks to learn Chinese
12 mins; February 21, 2022
80 - Is taking a Chinese course that's too hard good for your learning?
14 mins; February 14, 2022
79 - How to improve your Chinese handwriting
20 mins; February 08, 2022
78b - 文字冒险游戏及其在对外汉语教学中的应用
18 mins; January 31, 2022
78a - Text adventure games and how to use them in the Chinese language classroom
16 mins; January 31, 2022
77 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2021
13 mins; January 25, 2022
76 - A guide to Pinyin traps and pitfalls: Learning Mandarin pronunciation
21 mins; January 17, 2022
75 - Two reasons why pronunciation matters more than you think
14 mins; January 11, 2022
74 - My best advice on how to learn Chinese characters
27 mins; January 03, 2022
73 - How to improve fluency in Chinese by playing word games
14 mins; December 29, 2021
72 - The building blocks of Chinese, part 6: Learning and remembering compound words
33 mins; December 21, 2021
71 - The building blocks of Chinese, part 5: Making sense of Chinese words
26 mins; December 15, 2021
70 - Why spaced repetition software is uniquely well suited to learning Chinese characters
18 mins; December 07, 2021
69 - Should you learn the names of the strokes in Chinese characters?
9 mins; November 29, 2021
68 - The 7 best Chinese reading resources for beginners
17 mins; November 22, 2021
67 - 6 challenges students face when learning to read Chinese and how to overcome them
18 mins; November 15, 2021
66 - Should you enrol in a Chinese course or are you better off learning on your own?
21 mins; November 08, 2021
65 - Learning to read handwritten Chinese
14 mins; November 01, 2021
64 - Why your Chinese isn't as good as you think it ought to be
16 mins; October 25, 2021
63 - The building blocks of Chinese, part 4: Learning and remembering compound characters
19 mins; October 19, 2021
62 - The building blocks of Chinese, part 3: Compound characters
17 mins; October 11, 2021
61 - The beginner's guide to Chinese translation
14 mins; October 06, 2021
60 - Using voice messaging as a stepping stone to Chinese conversations
12 mins; September 27, 2021
59 - Can you use your phone's speech recognition to practise Chinese pronunciation?
23 mins; September 21, 2021
58 - A smart method to discover problems with Mandarin sounds and tones
21 mins; September 14, 2021
57 - 7 ideas for smooth and effortless Chinese listening practice
9 mins; September 06, 2021
56 - Getting the most out of your learning with Hacking Chinese
16 mins; August 30, 2021
55 - Basic characters, components and radicals: The building blocks of Chinese, part 2
22 mins; August 23, 2021
54 - Chinese characters and words in a nutshell: The building blocks of Chinese, part 1
17 mins; August 16, 2021
53 - Boosting your Chinese character learning with Skritter
23 mins; August 09, 2021
52 - Hacking Chinese Podcast one-year anniversary Q&A
30 mins; August 02, 2021
51 - Chinese language logging, part 3: Tools and resources for keeping track of your learning
18 mins; July 27, 2021
50 - Chinese language learning in the twenty-first century: Towards a digital ecosystem? Interview with Julien Leyre
52 mins; July 19, 2021
49 - The benefits of using Wikipedia to look up words when learning Chinese
14 mins; July 12, 2021
48 - How to get past the intermediate Chinese learning plateau
9 mins; July 05, 2021
47 - The new HSK 3.0: What you need to know
18 mins; June 28, 2021
46 - Learning to understand regionally accented Mandarin
14 mins; June 21, 2021
45 - The importance of tones is inversely proportional to the predictability of what you say
14 mins; June 14, 2021
44 - Lost in transcription: Saylaw, Ice Island and Aristotle
18 mins; June 07, 2021
43 - How important is reading speed on tests like HSK and TOCFL?
9 mins; June 01, 2021
42 - Chinese language logging, part 2: A healthy, balanced diet of Mandarin
24 mins; May 24, 2021
41 - Chinese language logging, part 1: Why and how to track your progress
21 mins; May 19, 2021
40 - It's time to level up your Chinese pronunciation
14 mins; May 12, 2021
39 - How to look up Chinese characters you don’t know
11 mins; May 03, 2021
38 - What's the difference between Chinese pronunciation and Pinyin? Does it matter?
16 mins; April 27, 2021
37 - Learning the second tone in Mandarin Chinese
12 mins; April 20, 2021
36 - Chinese input methods: A guide for second language learners
20 mins; April 14, 2021
35 - Why is listening in Chinese so hard?
11 mins; April 08, 2021
34 - Does using colour to represent Mandarin tones make them easier to learn?
11 mins; March 30, 2021
33 - The best free Chinese reading resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners
13 mins; March 22, 2021
32 - 6 things in Chinese that are harder to learn than they seem
18 mins; March 18, 2021
31 - Hacking Chinese Challenges - Building language skills through daily practice and friendly competition
8 mins; March 08, 2021
30 - Learning science in Chinese with 李永乐老师
15 mins; March 01, 2021
29 - 5 levels of understanding Chinese characters: Superficial forms to deep structure
14 mins; February 24, 2021
28 - 20 tips and tricks to improve your Chinese writing ability
24 mins; February 16, 2021
27 - 7 things you were taught in Chinese class that are actually wrong
15 mins; February 10, 2021
26 - Learning the third tone in Mandarin Chinese
11 mins; February 02, 2021
25 - Welcome to the Hacking Chinese Pronunciation Course
19 mins; January 31, 2021
24 - The most serious mistake students make when learning Mandarin pronunciation
19 mins; January 19, 2021
23 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2020
21 mins; January 13, 2021
22 - Can too much guidance make you learn less Chinese?
16 mins; January 06, 2021
21 - How to not fail with your New Year resolution to learn Chinese
15 mins; December 30, 2020
20 - 7 things Chinese students should during the winter vacation
13 mins; December 22, 2020
19 - Nine answers to questions about Pinyin and Chinese pronunciation
26 mins; December 16, 2020
18 - The forking path: A human approach to learning Chinese
9 mins; December 08, 2020
17 - How good is your Chinese?
11 mins; December 01, 2020
16 - An introduction to extensive reading for Chinese learners
16 mins; November 23, 2020
15 - Celebrating ten years of Hacking Chinese
16 mins; November 17, 2020
14 - Why you should listen to the Hacking Chinese podcast
8 mins; November 11, 2020
13 - Dealing with Chinese characters you keep mixing up
9 mins; November 03, 2020
12 - When spaced repetition fails, and what to do about it
15 mins; October 28, 2020
11 - Why learning Chinese pronunciation by using English words is a really bad idea
10 mins; October 20, 2020
10 - Chinese is fascinating and exciting, not weird and stupid
9 mins; October 13, 2020
09 - Are mnemonics too slow for Chinese learners?
11 mins; October 06, 2020
08 - How to get honest feedback to boost your Chinese speaking and writing
11 mins; September 29, 2020
07 - Diversify how you study Chinese to learn more
15 mins; September 22, 2020
06 - Learning Chinese words: When quantity beats quality
15 mins; September 15, 2020
05 - The key to unlocking your first semester of Chinese
9 mins; September 08, 2020
04 - Why not going to China now could actually be good for your Chinese
11 mins; September 01, 2020
03 - How to not teach Chinese characters to beginners: A 12-step approach
10 mins; August 25, 2020
02 - What important words are missing from HSK?
18 mins; August 18, 2020
01 - Should you learn to speak Chinese before you learn Chinese characters?
