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By: How to get the most out of your Chinese tutoring sessions | Hacking Chinese

How to get the most out of your Chinese tutoring sessions | Hacking Chinese — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 12:20:27 +0000

[…] is all about time quality: studying the right thing at the right time. If you can do something on your own before you meet […]

By: 3 things I wish I had known as an intermediate student of Chinese | Hacking Chinese

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:09:19 +0000

[…] One way of putting it is that reading requires higher time quality than listening does, so you should schedule it first. I wrote more about this here: Time quality: Studying the right thing at the right time. […]

By: Should you learn to speak Chinese before you learn Chinese characters? | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese

Wed, 29 May 2024 11:49:08 +0000

[…] If you study Chinese anywhere near full-time, you might find it difficult to spend all your time talking to people or listening to them, especially if you’re an introvert. Sure, you can find learning materials using only Pinyin for reading (or use tools to convert characters to Pinyin), but this is hardly practical. It will be easier to make the most of your time if you can spread the time over completely different areas, simply because it’s more varied and stimulating. This is a matter of time quality. […]

By: Why you should preview before every Chinese lesson | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese

Sat, 25 May 2024 21:14:03 +0000

[…] Previewing helps you use your time more efficiently. Whether you are a student in a foreign language course at a university or hire a private tutor to help you improve, previewing is essential. Let’s say you have a textbook and you cover one chapter per week in class. Maybe there will be a test at the end of the semester covering the entire book. […]

By: The three factors that determine how much Chinese you learn | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese

Sat, 25 May 2024 11:31:21 +0000

[…] In general, you can learn anything with enough input; quantity is king. Comprehensible input, paired with targeted practice and other support structures, is the way forward for most students. For this to work, you need to invest a lot of time, albeit not necessarily the kind of time most people think of when mentioning language learning. […]

By: 100 hours of Chinese listening in 3 weeks: What I learnt and how to apply it | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 11:10:33 +0000

[…] things in parallel all the time. I have covered that in detail in several other articles (here and here), but the point is that some tasks are more demanding than others. When I go for a 10k run, I can […]

By: Why flashcards are great for learning Chinese | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:52:06 +0000

[…] Flexible and always available, enabling you – Flashcards are portable (provided that they are digital) and can be studied whenever you are, wherever you are. Even if you only have five minutes to spare while waiting in a queue somewhere, you can make the most out of the situation by reviewing some characters. If you do this vigilantly, you can free up a lot of time for other learning activities later, something I wrote more about here: Time quality: Studying the right thing at the right time. […]

By: Diversified learning is smart learning | Hacking Chinese

Diversified learning is smart learning | Hacking Chinese — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:53:19 +0000

[…] Time quality is about doing the right thing at the right time. If you can only spend one hour of focused time studying Chinese at home, don’t waste that listening to Chinese music if you can combine that with your workout routine. Don’t waste high-quality time on low-quality tasks. When you encounter problems, triage your need for help. […]

By: How to find more time learning a language | Language News

How to find more time learning a language | Language News — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 10:34:17 +0000

[…] in a rich spectrum. I call this idea “time quality” and I have written an article about it (Time quality: Studying the right thing at the right time). In short, the spectrum ranges […]

By: Practice: Refresh your Chinese and don't forget! - Ninchanese

Practice: Refresh your Chinese and don't forget! - Ninchanese — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 14:27:01 +0000

[…] towards you learning and memorizing things better. Olle Linge, from Hacking Chinese, writes a great article on how to distribute your learning sessions efficiently, based on how much time you have and where you’re […]