- Should you write your Chinese texts by hand or is typing better?
- How do you use unfamiliar words when writing?
- How can AI help you improve your Chinese writing ability?
This week’s podcast episode (number 182) is a reader and listener Q&A, where I answer three questions about writing ability in Chinese.
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Links to things mentioned in the introduction
- Chinese writing challenge, February 2024
- Hacking Chinese Challenges
- Courses on Hacking Chinese
- 20 tips and tricks to improve your Chinese writing ability
Links for question #1: Handwriting or typing
- Do you have to learn to write Chinese characters by hand?
- Skritter review: Boosting your Chinese character learning
- Why spaced repetition software is uniquely well suited to learning Chinese characters
Links for question #2: Looking up how to use words
- How to look up Chinese characters you don’t know
- 21 essential dictionaries and corpora for learning Chinese
- Should you learn Chinese vocabulary from lists?
- Vocabulary lists that help you learn Chinese and how to use them
Links for question #3: Using AI to improve writing ability
- Review: The Outlier Linguistics Dictionary of Chinese Characters
- Chinese language logging, part 1: Why and how to track your progress
- Can ChatGPT pass the HSK?
https://www.hackingchinese.com/can-chatgpt-pass-the-hsk/
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