Ep. 261 - Should you learn to speak Chinese before you learn Chinese characters?

Ep. 260 - 16 reasons to learn to write Chinese characters by hand

Ep. 259 - Using AI chatbots for low stress Mandarin speaking practice

Ep. 258 - How to find the perfect Mandarin tutor for you: A complete guide

Ep. 257 - Student Q&A: July, 2025: AI feedback, input methods and topics for writing

Ep. 256 - 8 reasons to learn to write Chinese characters by hand

Ep. 255 - 7 characteristics of a great Chinese tutor or private teacher

Ep. 254 - How to get the most out of your Chinese tutoring sessions

Ep. 253 - 8 myths about learning Chinese that are holding you back

Ep. 252 - Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 7: How to navigate different types of listening in Mandarin

Ep. 251 - Student Q&A: June, 2025: Beginner listening, group conversations, and Chinese news

Ep. 250 - Will Hacking Chinese help you learn Mandarin?

Ep. 249 - Zi Tools: A powerful free resource for exploring Chinese characters

Ep. 248 - Student Q&A: May, 2025: Learning Chinese characters and words with flashcard apps

Ep. 247 - 7 kinds of tone problems in Mandarin and what to do about them

Ep. 246 - Why using a good dictionary can be bad for your Chinese reading ability

Ep. 245 - The 10 best free Chinese reading resources: Beginner, intermediate and advanced

Ep. 244 - Student Q&A: Reading Pinyin, reading on phones, and reading Chinese people's handwriting

Ep. 243 - How to use mnemonics to learn Mandarin tones and pronunciation

Ep. 242 - Don’t be a tourist if you want to learn Chinese

Ep. 241 - Cramming vs spaced repetition: When to use which method to learn Chinese

Ep. 240 - The best YouTube channels for learning Chinese

Ep. 239 - Student Q&A: Chinese slang, leaving expat bubbles, and competing with others

Ep. 238 - Learning Chinese by playing board games

Ep. 237 - Love and language: Challenges and opportunities in learning Chinese with a partner

The Input Pyramid: Chinese Listening for Any Situation (Ep. 236)

Ep. 235 - Student Q&A: Using transcripts, levelling up listening, and understanding rapid speech

Ep. 234 - Reader and listener survey + Lunar New Year discount

Ep. 233 - The three roads to mastering Chinese

Ep. 232 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2024

Ep .231 - Student Q&A: Chinese that reads like English, feedback from AI, and writing formal Chinese

Ep. 230 - What native speakers know about Chinese (and what they don’t)

Ep. 229 - Don’t use mnemonics for everything when learning Chinese

Ep. 228 - Benchmarking progress in Chinese to stay motivated

Ep.227 - Can English learning materials help you learn Chinese?

Ep. 226 - Student Q&A, Learning similar Chinese characters, polyphonic characters, and

Ep. 225 - Which Chinese learning resources are worth paying for?

Welcome to The Fluent Listener, a new course from Hacking Chinese! (Ep. 224)

Ep. 223 - Four key principles to improve your Mandarin listening comprehension

Ep. 222 - Student Q&A: Digital tools for Chinese reading, and finding texts you understand and like

Ep. 221 - How to learn Zhuyin Bopomofo in two hours

Ep. 220 - Do you really know how to count in Chinese?

Ep. 219 - Three things I wish I had known as an advanced student of Chinese: Time machine, part 3

Ep. 218 - Don’t learn Mandarin pronunciation by reading, listen and mimic instead

Ep. 217 - Student Q&A: How to pronounce -i and z- in Pinyin, and is Pinyin good anyway?

Ep 216 How to use YouTube and other video platforms to learn Chinese

Ep. 215 - Three things I wish I'd known as an intermediate student of Chinese: Time machine, part 2

Ep. 214 YouGlish: A free service to hear and see Chinese words in context

Ep. 213 - Student Q&A: Slowly spoken Chinese, passing listening exams and understanding numbers

Ep. 212 - Getting the Most from Hacking Chinese in024: Back to School Course Discounts

Ep. 211 - Three things I wish I had known as a beginner student of Chinese: Time machine, part 1

Ep. 210 - The 10 best free Chinese listening resources: beginner, intermediate and advanced

Ep. 209 - Student Q&A:: Avoiding mental translation, untranslatable words, why translation is good

Ep. 208 - Insights from my recent trip to China: The importance of top down listening

Ep. 207 - Chinese character variants and font differences for language learners

Ep 206 Why you should preview before every Chinese lesson

Ep. 205 - How I used a notebook to learn more Chinese, and why you should too

Ep. 204 - Student Q&A, July 2024: Reading speed, children’s books and Chinese literature

Ep. 203 - The three factors that determine how much Chinese you learn

Ep. 202 Habit hacking for language learners