Hacking Chinese

A better way of learning Mandarin

Articles published in April 2026

  1. Improve your Chinese conversations by listening to the listener

    Listen o thelistener

    The obvious way to learn Mandarin is to listen to a person speaking the language. The less obvious way is to listen to the person who isn’t speaking in a conversation. What can you learn by listening to the listener?

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  2. Chinese reading challenge, April 2026

    It’s time for a Chinese reading challenge! It starts on April 10th, so enrol, set your goal and read as much as you can before the end of the month. This article contains more information about the challenge, as well as some advice about improving reading ability in Chinese.

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