Comments on: Is speaking more important than listening when learning Chinese?

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

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:28:39 +0000

[…] Read more about why listening is more important than speaking here. This can also be applied to reading and writing, of course: Is speaking more important than listening when learning Chinese? […]

By: The best podcasts for learning Chinese in 2024 | Hacking Chinese

The best podcasts for learning Chinese in 2024 | Hacking Chinese — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 19:28:17 +0000

[…] It shouldn’t come as a surprise that podcasts can help you improve your listening ability, but that’s not all you can do. By immersing yourself in spoken Chinese, you will acquire new vocabulary, grammar patterns and more, and this will lead to better speaking, reading and writing over time too. This is partly why I often say that listening is the most important skill of all! […]

By: 3 thing I wish I had known as a beginner student of Chinese | Hacking Chinese

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 05:50:29 +0000

[…] not the speaking itself that matters but communicating and interacting in real-world situations. Listening is more important than speaking, no matter what level you’re on, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use Chinese to […]

By: The best podcasts for learning Chinese in 2024 | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 18:52:12 +0000

By: The cheapest and most convenient way to improve your spoken Chinese | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese

Sun, 17 Sep 2023 08:04:55 +0000

[…] if forced to place myself between those extremes, it would be closer to the input-heavy approaches (see this article). The major downside with that approach, though, is that requires a lot input to work well and that […]

By: Diversified learning is smart learning | Hacking Chinese

Diversified learning is smart learning | Hacking Chinese — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:53:34 +0000

[…] to recorded material – This is perhaps the most powerful method available, because listening is really, really important and you probably don’t do it half as much as you should. I listen to more than a dozen hours […]

By: The 10 best free listening resources for learning Chinese | Hacking Chinese

The 10 best free listening resources for learning Chinese | Hacking Chinese — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 12:16:43 +0000

[…] Listening and reading and are the most important aspects of learning Chinese. Without enough input, you’re not going to perform well in other areas of the language, and lots of listening and reading will help you develop a feel for how the language is used. Speaking is the tip of the iceberg, visible over the surface; listening is the bulk volume under the… […]

By: Are there any shortcuts for learning Chinese? - Hacking Chinese

Are there any shortcuts for learning Chinese? - Hacking Chinese — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:46:13 +0000

[…] is what I think most people who say there are no shortcuts have in mind, because if I tell you that you need to listen a lot to learn spoken Chinese, and that you need to read a lot to improve your writing, there really isn’t any way around […]

By: The 10 best free Chinese listening resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners - Hacking Chinese

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:11:12 +0000

By: 50 beginner questions about learning Chinese - Hacking Chinese

50 beginner questions about learning Chinese - Hacking Chinese — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:14:53 +0000

[…] should I focus on to get the best results as a beginner? You should focus on listening as much as possible. Your speaking ability is the tip of the iceberg, built on a much larger amount of listening. You […]