{"id":17421,"date":"2023-11-02T15:23:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/?p=17421"},"modified":"2023-12-03T20:41:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T19:41:02","slug":"student-qa-november-2023-reading-pinyin-or-characters-comprehensible-vs-compelling-content-and-reading-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/student-qa-november-2023-reading-pinyin-or-characters-comprehensible-vs-compelling-content-and-reading-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Q&#038;A, November 2023: Reading Pinyin or characters, comprehensible vs. compelling content and reading tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-17423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/question-colour-square-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/question-colour-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/question-colour-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/question-colour-square.jpg 603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This week\u2019s podcast episode (number 169) is a reader and listener Q&amp;A, where I answer three questions sent to me about reading in Chinese, more specifically about the role of Pinyin, if it&#8217;s more important to read comprehensible texts than compelling texts, and what tools you should use when reading in Chinese.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tune in to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/podcast\/\">the Hacking Chinese Podcast<\/a> to listen to the related episode:<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/hackingchinese\/embed\/episodes\/169---Student-QA-Reading-Pinyin-or-characters--comprehensible-vs--compelling-content-and-reading-tools-e2bd471\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>Available on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hacking-chinese-podcast\/id1536284827\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zODhlYjllOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==\">Google Podcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1536284827\/hacking-chinese-podcast\">Overcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5iCRv1jg3j3yJZGJlYVYaO\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/w1qKVvJXByk\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0and many other platforms!<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Links to things mentioned in the introduction<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/chinese-reading-challenge\/\">Chinese reading challenge, November 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/challenges.hackingchinese.com\/\">Hacking Chinese Challenges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/10-best-free-chinese-reading-resources-beginner-intermediate-advanced\/\">The 10 best free Chinese reading resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/best-chinese-reading-practice-for-beginners\/\">The best Chinese reading practice for beginners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/100-hours-of-chinese-listening-in-3-weeks-what-i-learnt-and-how-to-apply-it\/\">100 hours of Chinese listening in 3 weeks: What I learnt and how to apply it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/how-to-find-the-time-and-motivation-to-read-more-in-chinese\/\">How to find the time and motivation to read more Chinese<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hOCMJceQew\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/10-best-free-chinese-reading-resources-beginner-intermediate-advanced\/\">The 10 best free Chinese reading resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;An introduction to extensive reading for Chinese learners&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/introduction-extensive-reading-chinese-learners\/embed\/#?secret=ODPujPtYiA#?secret=tr9IRMIxa7\" data-secret=\"tr9IRMIxa7\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Links for question #2: Reading Pinyin and reading characters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/whats-the-difference-chinese-pronunciation-and-pinyin-does-matter\/\">What\u2019s the difference between Chinese pronunciation and Pinyin? Does it matter?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/a-guide-to-pinyin-traps-and-pitfalls\/\">A guide to Pinyin traps and pitfalls: Learning Mandarin pronunciation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uA7bDhbJdd\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/whats-the-difference-chinese-pronunciation-and-pinyin-does-matter\/\">What&#8217;s the difference between Chinese pronunciation and Pinyin? Does it matter?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;What&#8217;s the difference between Chinese pronunciation and Pinyin? Does it matter?&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/whats-the-difference-chinese-pronunciation-and-pinyin-does-matter\/embed\/#?secret=OWdEzH7PLC#?secret=uA7bDhbJdd\" data-secret=\"uA7bDhbJdd\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Links for question #3: Tools for reading in Chinese<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/the-new-paperless-revolution-in-chinese-reading\/\">The new paperless revolution in Chinese reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/8-great-ways-scaffold-chinese-learning\/\">8 great ways to scaffold your Chinese learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/focusing-on-mandarin-tones-without-being-distracted-by-pinyin\/\">Focusing on Chinese tones without being distracted by Pinyin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PwGXym4IDu\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/the-new-paperless-revolution-in-chinese-reading\/\">The new paperless revolution in Chinese reading<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The new paperless revolution in Chinese reading&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/the-new-paperless-revolution-in-chinese-reading\/embed\/#?secret=8VASw8qSDC#?secret=PwGXym4IDu\" data-secret=\"PwGXym4IDu\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you transition from reading Pinyin to reading characters? 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