Comments on: Have fun learning Chinese or else… https://www.hackingchinese.com/have-fun-or-else/ A better way of learning Mandarin Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:50:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Chinese is fascinating and exciting, not weird and stupid | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/have-fun-or-else/#comment-149676 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:50:01 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=671#comment-149676 […] Naturally, if you dislike learning Chinese enough, you might quit entirely if you don’t have any external factors forcing you to learn. I’m serious: having fun is important! […]

]]> By: Learning Chinese by playing board games | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/have-fun-or-else/#comment-127675 Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:47:23 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=671#comment-127675 […] passion for games to read up on the game, understand the rules (in Chinese), and so on. Remember, having fun is important and long-term motivation is essential for […]

]]> By: Student Q&A, November 2024: Pros and cons of digital tools for Chinese reading, and the struggle to find comprehensible and interesting texts | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/have-fun-or-else/#comment-125209 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:02:45 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=671#comment-125209 […] Have fun learning Chinese or else… […]

]]> By: The three factors that determine how much Chinese you learn | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/have-fun-or-else/#comment-120255 Sat, 25 May 2024 13:08:41 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=671#comment-120255 […] mentioned earlier, even the best method is useless without the necessary time investment. If you spend all your study time searching for the perfect method, you will never make progress. […]

]]> By: Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 5: Becoming a better listener as a student of Chinese | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/have-fun-or-else/#comment-119567 Sun, 28 Apr 2024 19:49:32 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=671#comment-119567 […] This of course has benefits well beyond listening comprehension, because the only way you’re going to be able to listen as much as I suggest here and elsewhere is by genuinely enjoying what you’re listening to! Read more here: […]

]]> By: Chat your way to better Chinese | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/have-fun-or-else/#comment-114996 Sun, 17 Dec 2023 09:05:12 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=671#comment-114996 […] Fun and engaging, – While this is highly subjective, many students feel that writing longer texts is less fun and engaging than chatting with someone online. This could be due to some of the factors mentioned above, or because they have a more favourable view of chatting online than they do of writing diary entries, short stories or blog posts. Having fun is important! […]

]]> By: How slender studying and listening can assist you bridge the hole to actual Chinese language | Hacking Chinese language - marcelalovesafrica https://www.hackingchinese.com/have-fun-or-else/#comment-110111 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 07:43:19 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=671#comment-110111 […] It’s motivating – Feeling that you simply regularly perceive extra and must spend much less vitality to take action could be very motivating. You possibly can really feel how your Chinese language improves! It’s additionally nice enjoyable to have the ability to take pleasure in a narrative or fascinating textual content, fairly than all the time having to battle your means by means of a jungle of unknown phrases. Be sure you have enjoyable studying Chinese language or else… […]

]]> By: How narrow reading and listening can help you bridge the gap to real Chinese | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/have-fun-or-else/#comment-109770 Sat, 24 Jun 2023 15:32:58 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=671#comment-109770 […] It’s motivating – Feeling that you gradually understand more and need to spend less energy to do so is very motivating. You can feel how your Chinese improves! It’s also great fun to be able to enjoy a story or interesting text, rather than always having to fight your way through a jungle of unknown words. Make sure you have fun learning Chinese or else… […]

]]> By: Practising sports to learn Chinese and make friends | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/have-fun-or-else/#comment-108162 Sun, 26 Mar 2023 09:38:21 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=671#comment-108162 […] Fun, interesting and motivating – If you find the right sport, or if you can practise a sport in Chinese you already love, this can be great fun and provide strong motivation to learn more. Personally, I’ve been incredibly lucky in this domain, as I was able to practise gymnastics for at least a dozen hours a week throughout my two years in graduate school in Taiwan. Most of the other sports I’ve practised in Chinese have also been sports I know from before I started learning the language. Don’t forget, having fun is not just feel-good advice, it’s really important! […]

]]> By: Should you use an efficient method for learning Chinese even if you hate it? | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/have-fun-or-else/#comment-108058 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:27:58 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=671#comment-108058 […] By enabling you to spend more time because learning is more enjoyable or interesting compared to other methods. Even if you study the right things and use the most efficient method, you won’t learn anything if you don’t invest enough time. Thus, a good method is a method that you are willing to use and use a lot. […]

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