Is recording and listening to your own Chinese useful for improving your speaking ability? How can you use chengyu to expand your repertoire? And how can role-playing games be utilised to improve your spoken Chinese? #learnchinese #speaking #recording #chengyu #role-playing Link to article: Student Q&A, April 2024: Learning chengyu, listening to yourself and using role-playing games to learn Chinese: https://www.hackingchinese.com/student-qa-april-2024-learning-chengyu-listening-to-yourself-and-using-role-playing-games-to-learn-chinese/ Links to things mentioned in the introduction Chinese ..read more

What languages do you speak? Do you speak Chinese? We often use speaking to represent language ability in general, but does that mean that speaking is more important than listening? #learnchinese #speaking #listening #input #output Link to article: Is speaking more important than listening when learning Chinese? https://www.hackingchinese.com/is-speaking-more-important-than-listening-when-learning-chinese/ Why is listening in Chinese so hard? https://www.hackingchinese.com/why-is-listening-in-chinese-so-hard/ How to learn to hear the sounds and tones in Mandarin: https://www.hackingchinese.com ..read more

Podcasts let you create your own Chinese immersion experience, with level-appropriate stories and authentic conversations. Learn flexibly on the go with the best podcasts for beginners, intermediate and advanced students! #learnchinese #podcasts #listening #beginner #intermediate #advanced Link to article: The best podcasts for learning Chinese in 2024: https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-best-podcasts-for-learning-chinese/ Is speaking more important than listening when learning Chinese? https://www.hackingchinese.com/is-speaking-more-important-than-listening-when-learning-chinese/ Learning Chi ..read more

While strong motivation doesn't necessarily accelerate your learning or improve your memory, without it you won't spend enough time learning Chinese. So how can you stay motivated for months, years and even decades? #learnchinese #motivation #sdt #autonomy #competence #relatedness Link to article: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to learn Chinese in the long term with intrinsic motivation: https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-to-learn-chinese-in-the-long-term-with-intrinsic-motivation/ Is Chinese difficult to learn? https://www.hackingchinese.com/is-chinese-difficult-to-learn/ How to get past the inter ..read more

How can you improve your ability to read aloud in Chinese? How can you learn to see where a word starts and ends in a text? And how can you make sure you get the most out of your reading practice? #learnchinese #reading #segmentation #chinesetext Link to article: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Student Q&A, March 2024: Reading aloud, finding word boundaries, and working actively with reading materials: https://www.hackingchinese.com/student-qa-march-2024-reading-aloud-finding-word-boundaries-and-working-actively-with-reading-materials/ Links to things mentioned in the introduction Please fill out my survey about ..read more

Mastering Chinese characters, whether you find them enchantingly beautiful or overwhelmingly complex, is essential for literacy in Chinese. Outlier Linguistics will help you understand how the Chinese writing system works, making it easier to learn! #learnchinese #characters #hanzi #course #reviewSocial media and sharing Link to article: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outlier Chinese Character Masterclass review: Understand more, learn faster, remember longer: https://www.hackingchinese.com/outlier-chinese-character-masterclass-review-understand-more-learn-faster-remember-longer/ Chinese Character Mast ..read more

Learning to hear and pronounce the tones in Mandarin as an adult learner can be tricky, but with the right methods, anyone can do it! #learnchinese #tones #mandarin #pronunciation Link to article: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hacking Chinese guide to Mandarin tones: https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-hacking-chinese-guide-to-mandarin-tones/⁠⁠ Hacking Chinese Pronunciation: Speaking with Confidence: https://www.hackingchinese.com/courses/mandarin-chinese-pronunciation-course/ The Hacking Chinese tone training course: https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-tone-training-course-is-now-open/ Make sure listeni ..read more

Are perfect tones necessary to communicate in Chinese? Or can you ignore tones and still be understood? Or does the truth lie somewhere in between? #learnchinese #tones #mandarin #pronunciation Link to article: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hacking Chinese guide to Mandarin tones: https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-hacking-chinese-guide-to-mandarin-tones/⁠ Hacking Chinese Pronunciation: Speaking with Confidence: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/courses/mandarin-chinese-pronunciation-course/⁠ Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 3: Using what you already know to aid listening comprehension in Chinese: https://www.hackin ..read more

Learning tones is a unique challenge for most learners of Chinese. What are tones? How important is it to learn tones? And how do you learn to both hear and pronounce them? #learnchinese #tones #mandarin #pronunciation Link to article: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hacking Chinese guide to Mandarin tones: https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-hacking-chinese-guide-to-mandarin-tones/ Hacking Chinese Pronunciation: Speaking with Confidence: https://www.hackingchinese.com/courses/mandarin-chinese-pronunciation-course/ Chinese New Year and New Semester Course Discount: https://www.hackingchinese.com/chinese-new-year-an ..read more

Is it better to practise writing Chinese on a computer or by hand? How do you find the right words when writing? And how can you leverage AI to improve your writing ability? #learnchinese #typing #handrwriting #vocabulary #ai Link to article: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Student Q&A, February 2024: Typing or handwriting, using new words in texts, and how to use AI to improve your writing: https://www.hackingchinese.com/student-qa-february-2024-typing-or-handwriting-using-new-words-in-texts-and-how-to-use-ai-to-improve-your-writing/⁠⁠⁠ Links to things mentioned in the introduction Chinese writing challenge, Febr ..read more