You searched for music | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/ A better way of learning Mandarin Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:31:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.hackingchinese.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cropped-square-stamp-1000-32x32.png You searched for music | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/ 32 32 The 10 best free Chinese listening resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-10-best-free-chinese-listening-resources-for-beginner-intermediate-and-advanced-learners/ https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-10-best-free-chinese-listening-resources-for-beginner-intermediate-and-advanced-learners/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:30:31 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=5881 Listening is the most important skill of all, because it accelerates learning and is crucial for social integration. What are the best free Chinese listening resources out there for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners?

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]]> https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-10-best-free-chinese-listening-resources-for-beginner-intermediate-and-advanced-learners/feed/ 84 Chinese listening challenge, February 2026 https://www.hackingchinese.com/chinese-listening-challenge/ https://www.hackingchinese.com/chinese-listening-challenge/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:20:47 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=11865 Enrol in this month's Chinese listening challenge, starting February 10th! Listen more and learn more through daily practice and friendly competition. This article contains more information about the challenge, as well as tips for what to listen to and how to get the most out of it.

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]]> https://www.hackingchinese.com/chinese-listening-challenge/feed/ 22 16 myths about learning Chinese that are holding you back https://www.hackingchinese.com/myths-about-learning-chinese-that-are-holding-you-back/ https://www.hackingchinese.com/myths-about-learning-chinese-that-are-holding-you-back/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:40:08 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=17393 Believing the wrong things about learning Chinese can waste time and lead you astray. Let's explore 16 myths that might be holding you back!

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]]> https://www.hackingchinese.com/myths-about-learning-chinese-that-are-holding-you-back/feed/ 0 Don’t be a tourist if you want to learn Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/dont-be-a-tourist/ https://www.hackingchinese.com/dont-be-a-tourist/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:23:50 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=542 Immersion abroad can boost language learning, and travelling where the language is spoken can help too. Yet how much you benefit depends on your attitude. To truly learn, stop being a tourist!

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]]> https://www.hackingchinese.com/dont-be-a-tourist/feed/ 8 How to use YouTube and other video platforms to learn Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-to-use-youtube-and-other-video-platforms-to-learn-chinese/ https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-to-use-youtube-and-other-video-platforms-to-learn-chinese/#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:34:06 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=18856 YouTube and similar platforms offer a vast treasure trove of content that can help you learn Chinese, whether you're watching videos in Chinese or exploring content about language and culture. But how can you get the most out of this resource at different stages of learning?

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]]> https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-to-use-youtube-and-other-video-platforms-to-learn-chinese/feed/ 10 The Hacking Chinese guide to Mandarin tones https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-hacking-chinese-guide-to-mandarin-tones/ https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-hacking-chinese-guide-to-mandarin-tones/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2024 12:28:19 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=9863 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?

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]]> https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-hacking-chinese-guide-to-mandarin-tones/feed/ 7 Student Q&A, January 2024: Chinese music, too much Mandarin in the classroom, and listening in noisy environments https://www.hackingchinese.com/student-qa-january-2024-chinese-music-too-much-mandarin-in-the-classroom-and-listening-in-noisy-environments/ https://www.hackingchinese.com/student-qa-january-2024-chinese-music-too-much-mandarin-in-the-classroom-and-listening-in-noisy-environments/#respond Mon, 01 Jan 2024 18:43:18 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=17613 Is listening to music a good way to learn Chinese? How can you learn to understand Mandarin spoken in noisy environments? And what if your teacher speaks only Chinese, but you don’t understand what she says?

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]]> https://www.hackingchinese.com/student-qa-january-2024-chinese-music-too-much-mandarin-in-the-classroom-and-listening-in-noisy-environments/feed/ 0 Is learning things by heart good for improving your Chinese? https://www.hackingchinese.com/is-learning-things-by-heart-good-for-improving-your-chinese/ https://www.hackingchinese.com/is-learning-things-by-heart-good-for-improving-your-chinese/#respond Mon, 13 Nov 2023 21:02:49 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=17444 Learning things by heart used to be a mainstay of language education but is now often frowned upon. Is learning things by heart good for improving your Chinese or just a waste of time

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]]> https://www.hackingchinese.com/is-learning-things-by-heart-good-for-improving-your-chinese/feed/ 0 100 hours of Chinese listening in 3 weeks: What I learnt and how to apply it https://www.hackingchinese.com/100-hours-of-chinese-listening-in-3-weeks-what-i-learnt-and-how-to-apply-it/ https://www.hackingchinese.com/100-hours-of-chinese-listening-in-3-weeks-what-i-learnt-and-how-to-apply-it/#comments Mon, 09 Oct 2023 06:24:34 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=17365 The more you listen, the more you learn. That's why I listened to one hundred hours of Chinese in just three weeks. Here's what I learnt and how you can apply that to your own learning.

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]]> https://www.hackingchinese.com/100-hours-of-chinese-listening-in-3-weeks-what-i-learnt-and-how-to-apply-it/feed/ 2 How I learnt Chinese, part 7: Teaching, writing, learning https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-i-learnt-chinese-part-7-teaching-writing-learning/ https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-i-learnt-chinese-part-7-teaching-writing-learning/#comments Mon, 03 Jul 2023 20:00:55 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=8753 What's it like to study Chinese when you've already reached the goals you had when you started out? How can you keep on learning when you're no longer studying the language? And is there such a thing as being done with Chinese?

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