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Hacking Chinese Podcast

Hacking Chinese Podcast

Olle Linge 318 - 316 - How to nail dictation tests in Chinese: A guide to 听写/聽寫 (tīngxǐe)

A podcast about how to learn Mandarin. In-depth discussions about how to overcome challenges, solve problems and get the most out of your learning. For more information and inspiration, visit https://www.hackingchinese.com!

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Published 23 Aug 2026

Duration 17:54

Episodes

318-

316 - How to nail dictation tests in Chinese: A guide to 听写/聽寫 (tīngxǐe)

Listened

23 Aug 2026

317-

315 - Communicative handwriting: Writing Chinese with a real purpose

Listened

16 Aug 2026

316-

314 - How to create mnemonics for general, abstract or overlapping character components

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10 Aug 2026

315-

313 - Why you should listen to the Hacking Chinese Podcast

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03 Aug 2026

314-

312 - The Chinese iceberg: Why speaking more isn’t enough to speak better

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26 Jul 2026

313-

311 - New book: Hacking Chinese: The Snake Collection

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20 Jul 2026

312-

310 - 30 minutes of podcast, 3 minutes of Chinese

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12 Jul 2026

311-

309 - Dealing with Chinese characters you keep mixing up

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06 Jul 2026

310-

308 - How much Chinese should you listen to every day?

Listened

29 Jun 2026

309-

307 - How technology can stop you from learning Chinese

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22 Jun 2026

308-

306 - How technology can make learning Chinese easier

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15 Jun 2026

307-

305 - When spaced repetition fails, and what to do about it

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07 Jun 2026

306-

304 - How to make Chinese easier by using mnemonics and memory techniques

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31 May 2026

305-

303 - Learn Chinese by playing Chinese chess (象棋, xiàngqí)

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24 May 2026

304-

302 - The best podcasts for learning Chinese in 2026

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17 May 2026

303-

301 - Effective progress or experience points? The double-edged sword of measuring your Chinese learning

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11 May 2026

302-

300 - Why learning Chinese pronunciation by using English words is a really bad idea

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04 May 2026

301-

299 - How to not memorise Chinese characters: The anatomy of bad mnemonics

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27 Apr 2026

300-

298 - The best time to start learning Chinese is now: A guide for expats

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20 Apr 2026

299-

297 - Improve your Chinese conversations by listening to the listener

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13 Apr 2026

298-

296 - Chinese is fascinating and exciting, not weird and stupid

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06 Apr 2026

297-

295 - Which Chinese language course should you take?

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30 Mar 2026

296-

294 - The 10 best free Chinese listening resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners

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23 Mar 2026

295-

293 - Remembering is a skill you can learn: Mnemonics for Chinese learners

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16 Mar 2026

294-

292 - A practical guide to your ideal Mandarin self: Build motivation that lasts

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09 Mar 2026

293-

291 - Are mnemonics too slow for Chinese learners?

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02 Mar 2026

292-

290 - Spaced repetition: What it is and how to use it to learn Chinese

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23 Feb 2026

291-

289 - Reader and listener survey + Lunar New Year discount

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15 Feb 2026

290-

288 - New book: Hacking Chinese: the Dragon Collection

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09 Feb 2026

289-

287 - How to get honest feedback to boost your Chinese speaking and writing

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02 Feb 2026

288-

286 - Chinese reading practice for beginners: 7 resources to improve your Mandarin

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26 Jan 2026

287-

285 - Chinese subtitles and transcripts: Reading before, while or after listening

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19 Jan 2026

286-

284 - Chinese listening, fast and slow: Three ways of slowing down Mandarin speech

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12 Jan 2026

285-

283 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2025

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05 Jan 2026

284-

282 - Diversify how you study Chinese to learn more

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29 Dec 2025

283-

281 - Reading is a lot like spaced repetition, only better

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22 Dec 2025

282-

280 -Chinese characters and words that refuse to stick: Killing leeches

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15 Dec 2025

281-

279 - Learning Chinese words: When quantity beats quality

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08 Dec 2025

280-

278 - A minimum-effort approach to writing Chinese characters by hand

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30 Nov 2025

279-

277 - Cultivate your Chinese flashcard garden... or burn it down and start afresh

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24 Nov 2025

278-

276 - 4, 3, 2, 1: Fluency! A great technique to boost your Mandarin speaking ability

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17 Nov 2025

277-

275 - How to talk about Chinese characters in Chinese

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10 Nov 2025

276-

274 - Why not going to China now could actually be good for your Chinese

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03 Nov 2025

275-

273 - What a big Rubik’s Cube taught me about Chinese characters

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27 Oct 2025

274-

272 - Learning (or not learning) Chinese slang

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20 Oct 2025

273-

271 - 7 ways to learn to write Chinese characters

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13 Oct 2025

272-

270 - How to not teach Chinese characters to beginners: A 12-step approach

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06 Oct 2025

271-

269 - Same building blocks, different characters: How component placement changes meaning in Chinese

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29 Sep 2025

270-

268 - 16 myths about learning Chinese that are holding you back

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22 Sep 2025

269-

267 - How to improve your Mandarin speaking skills with a tutor

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15 Sep 2025

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