{"id":18076,"date":"2024-03-06T23:53:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T22:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/?p=18076"},"modified":"2024-03-07T00:02:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T23:02:23","slug":"student-qa-march-2024-reading-aloud-finding-word-boundaries-and-working-actively-with-reading-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/student-qa-march-2024-reading-aloud-finding-word-boundaries-and-working-actively-with-reading-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Q&#038;A, March 2024: Reading aloud, finding word boundaries, and working actively with reading materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/student-qa-march-2024-reading-aloud-finding-word-boundaries-and-working-actively-with-reading-materials\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18077 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/questions-and-answers-mar24-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/questions-and-answers-mar24-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/questions-and-answers-mar24-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/questions-and-answers-mar24-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/questions-and-answers-mar24-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/questions-and-answers-mar24-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/questions-and-answers-mar24.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This week\u2019s podcast episode (number 187) is a reader and listener Q&amp;A, where I answer three questions sent to me about reading in Chinese. This time around, I&#8217;ll answer questions about reading aloud in Chinese, how to find the boundaries between words in a Chinese text and how to work actively with reading materials to retain more of what you read.<\/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\/187---Student-QA--March-2024-Reading-aloud--finding-word-boundaries--and-working-actively-with-reading-materials-e2go1u2\" 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\/arIp4jZgyDA\">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:\/\/forms.gle\/zCUBJq8HUknmnsV39\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-xwuxA hujxoK\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\">Please fill out my survey about future courses on Hacking Chinese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mylingua.world\/landing\/hackingchinese\/challenge\/\">Try out mylingua with premium features for free using this link<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/chinese-reading-challenge\/\">http:\/\/\u2060https:\/\/www.mylingua.world\/landing\/hackingchinese\/challenge\/Chinese reading challenge, March 2024<\/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\/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=\"2HsNWk6YFp\"><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; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The 10 best free Chinese reading resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/10-best-free-chinese-reading-resources-beginner-intermediate-advanced\/embed\/#?secret=MssvRS4iwP#?secret=2HsNWk6YFp\" data-secret=\"2HsNWk6YFp\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Links for question #1: Reading aloud in Chinese<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/reading-aloud-in-chinese-is-really-hard\/\">Reading aloud in Chinese is really hard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/mimicking-native-speakers-way-learning-chinese\/\">Improving your Chinese pronunciation by mimicking native speakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/learning-to-read-aloud-in-chinese\/\">Learning to read aloud in Chinese<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/chinese-reading-speed-revisited\/\">Chinese reading speed revisited<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DWruBwxAfM\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/reading-aloud-in-chinese-is-really-hard\/\">Reading aloud in Chinese is really hard<\/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;Reading aloud in Chinese is really hard&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/reading-aloud-in-chinese-is-really-hard\/embed\/#?secret=hvxJ3amYor#?secret=DWruBwxAfM\" data-secret=\"DWruBwxAfM\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Links for question #2: Finding word boundaries in Chinese texts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/6-challenges-students-face-when-learning-to-read-chinese-and-how-to-overcome-them\/\">6 challenges students face when learning to read Chinese and how to overcome them<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/introduction-extensive-reading-chinese-learners\/\">An introduction to extensive reading for Chinese learners<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"vSMNPfxivk\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/6-challenges-students-face-when-learning-to-read-chinese-and-how-to-overcome-them\/\">6 challenges students face when learning to read Chinese and how to overcome them<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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