Articles published in August 2021

1. The building blocks of Chinese, part 2: Basic characters, components and radicals

   

   Most Chinese characters are compounds consisting of two or more components, but some components are in themselves compounds that can be further broken down. But how do you know where to stop? And how do you learn and remember the most basic building blocks?

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2. The building blocks of Chinese, part 1: Chinese characters and words in a nutshell

   

   Learning to read and write Chinese is a daunting task, but the challenge becomes more manageable if you focus on learning the building blocks, learning how components form characters and how characters form words. This article is the first part in a series helping adult students make sens of Chinese characters.

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3. Hacking Chinese Podcast one-year anniversary Q&A

   

   How do you study Chinese when you’re busy with other things? How do you cope with a Chinese course that is too hard for you? And are translated texts okay to use for reading practice?

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