Hacking Chinese

What it actually is

Olle Linge writes long, careful pieces on tone learning, character memorisation, listening strategy and dealing with plateaus, plus regularly updated best-of lists for podcasts, YouTube channels and reading material. There is an accompanying podcast and free challenge platform. It is about method rather than content — you still need a course, a dictionary and input, but this tells you how to use them well.

What it covers

• Listening
• Reading
• Vocabulary
• Pronunciation

Listed for

• Chinese (Mandarin)

Official links

• Apple Podcasts ↗
• RSS ↗
• YouTube ↗
• Spotify ↗

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