{"id":18434,"date":"2024-04-10T00:04:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T22:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/?p=18434"},"modified":"2024-04-23T22:44:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T20:44:02","slug":"student-qa-april-2024-learning-chengyu-listening-to-yourself-and-using-role-playing-games-to-learn-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/student-qa-april-2024-learning-chengyu-listening-to-yourself-and-using-role-playing-games-to-learn-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Q&#038;A, April 2024: Learning chengyu, listening to yourself and using role-playing games to learn Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/student-qa-april-2024-learning-chengyu-listening-to-yourself-and-using-role-playing-games-to-learn-chinese\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18436 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/speaking-qa-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/speaking-qa-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/speaking-qa-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/speaking-qa-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/speaking-qa-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/speaking-qa-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/speaking-qa.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This week\u2019s podcast episode (number 192) is a reader and listener Q&amp;A, where I answer three questions sent to me about speaking Chinese. This time around, I&#8217;ll answer questions about learning <em>chengyu<\/em>, listening to yourself and using role-playing games to learn 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\/192---Student-QA--April-2024-Learning-chengyu--listening-to-yourself-and-using-role-playing-games-to-learn-Chinese-e2i6p02\" 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\/Y5y-Q0Y7gDI\">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-speaking-challenge\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese speaking challenge, April 2024<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/courses\/mandarin-chinese-pronunciation-course\/\">Hacking Chinese Pronunciation: Speaking with Confidence<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CtuzvE7QQA\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/chinese-speaking-challenge\/\">Chinese speaking challenge, April 2024<\/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;Chinese speaking challenge, April 2024&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/chinese-speaking-challenge\/embed\/#?secret=vH6F0SoZgz#?secret=CtuzvE7QQA\" data-secret=\"CtuzvE7QQA\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Links for question #1: Learning chengyu<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Correction:<\/strong> I accidentally say h\u00f9xi\u0101ngm\u00e1od\u00f9n instead of z\u00ecxi\u0101ngm\u00e1od\u00f9n here. The argument is still the same of course, but for some reason, I got it wrong here, sorry!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/learning-the-right-chengyu-the-right-way\/\">Learning the right chengyu the right way<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Links for question #2: Listening to yourself<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/know-your-chinese-voice\/\">Get to know your Chinese voice to level up your speaking ability<\/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\/the-cheapest-and-most-convenient-way-to-improve-your-spoken-chinese\/\">The cheapest and most convenient way to improve your spoken Chinese<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/using-voice-messaging-practise-speaking-listening\/\">Using voice messaging as a stepping stone to Chinese conversations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/benchmarking-progress\/\">Benchmarking progress in Chinese to stay motivated<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"U80waBX9dX\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/know-your-chinese-voice\/\">Get to know your Chinese voice to level up your speaking ability<\/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;Get to know your Chinese voice to level up your speaking ability&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/know-your-chinese-voice\/embed\/#?secret=YLdPRBwuAd#?secret=U80waBX9dX\" data-secret=\"U80waBX9dX\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Links for question #3: Role-playing games<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/role-playing-to-learn-more-chinese-and-avoid-frustration\/\">Role-playing to learn more Chinese and avoid frustration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/role-playing-as-a-way-to-expand-your-language-competence\/\">Role-playing as a way to expand your Chinese<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"l4kJVC0Ph3\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/role-playing-as-a-way-to-expand-your-language-competence\/\">Role-playing as a way to expand your Chinese<\/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;Role-playing as a way to expand your Chinese&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/role-playing-as-a-way-to-expand-your-language-competence\/embed\/#?secret=X8id7Aa7vW#?secret=l4kJVC0Ph3\" data-secret=\"l4kJVC0Ph3\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is recording and listening to your own Chinese useful for improving your speaking ability? 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