Hacking Chinese

A better way of learning Mandarin

Articles published in December 2022

  1. Hacking Chinese reader and listener survey

    500 articles and 125 podcast episodes on Hacking Chinese, but how is this content created? And what do you think about it?

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  2. Learn Chinese efficiently, not quickly

    Learning Chinese efficiently is a better goal for most people than learning Chinese quickly.

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  3. Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 4: Learning to process spoken Mandarin quickly and effortlessly

    Our ability to consciously process spoken Mandarin is limited; the only way forward is to listen so much that processing becomes automated.

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  4. Chinese vocabulary challenge, December 2022

    It’s time for a vocabulary challenge! It starts on December 10th, so enrol, set your goal and learn as many characters and words as you can before the end of the month. This challenge is sponsored by Skritter, so there are also prizes on the line! This article contains more information about the challenge, some important things to keep in mind as well as some advice about learning Chinese characters and words.

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