{"id":9812,"date":"2025-03-17T22:44:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T21:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/?p=9812"},"modified":"2025-03-17T23:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T22:00:34","slug":"cramming-vs-spaced-repetition-when-to-use-which-method-to-learn-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/cramming-vs-spaced-repetition-when-to-use-which-method-to-learn-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Cramming vs. spaced repetition: When to use which method to learn Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Reviewing is an integral part of learning Chinese, and students who don\u2019t do it will forget most of what they have learned. Most students know that reviewing is important, but when it comes to how<\/em> to review, things become hazier.<\/p>\n

Simply looking at or rereading already familiar content is common but very inefficient, especially when it comes to learning to write characters<\/a>. That requires you to actively probe your memory through active recall; simply reading is not enough.<\/p>\n

Tune in to the Hacking Chinese Podcast<\/a> to listen to the related episode (#241):
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