Olle Linge (凌雲龍)

New article and podcast episode: Effective progress or experience points? The double-edged sword of measuring your Chinese learning: hackingchinese.com/measurable-pro… #learnchinese #progress #motivation #measure #benchmark

It’s time for a vocabulary challenge! Starting May 10, enrol, set your goal, and learn as many Chinese characters and words as you can before the end of the month. Sponsored by Skritter, with prizes and free access for new users! hackingchinese.com/chinese-vocabu…

New podcast episode: Why learning Chinese pronunciation by using English words is a really bad idea: hackingchinese.com/why-learning-c… #learnchinese #pronunciation #english #sounds

@SeriozhaES @FGQuismondo @SkritterHQ As for writing and immersion, check what I wrote about communicative handwriting here: hackingchinese.com/a-minimum-effo…. I don't have a separate article about that and this one contains a lot of things whcih aren't very relevant, but that bit is!

@HackingChinese @FGQuismondo @SkritterHQ Thank you for your answer! 😙 I see you have a blog and lots of podcasts. I'm gonna start listening to them today. My goal is to take at least the HSK 6 exam (which, as I'm sure you know, requires handwriting). Do you know any creative ways to combine writing & daily immersion?

Una preguntilal para Don @FGQuismondo: Estoy actualmente aprendiendo chino de manera bastante intensa, con 4 clases a la semana, hablando, etc. ¿Algún consejo sobre métodos para optimizar la adquisición de vocab? Vengo de aprenderlo muy rápido en otros idiomas, y aquí... 🧵⬇️

@SeriozhaES @FGQuismondo @SkritterHQ What level are you on now? I would spend most of my time listening and reading, even if your end-goal involves writing. You'll find plenty of advice on the website and podcast, but feel free to ask here too.

@SeriozhaES @FGQuismondo @SkritterHQ I think you can do that with Chinese, too, but I agree that it's harder and that some more direct studying can help. If it's "only" reading (rather than reading and handwriting), extensive reading works pretty well: hackingchinese.com/introduction-e…

@HackingChinese @FGQuismondo @SkritterHQ Okay, thx for your answer!😀😃I understand your point. Immersion is key. When you're reading, writing, watching videos, etc, how do you manage to learn the characters? If it were French, I could just dive straight in, but I guess Chinese is a lot harder to do that with, right?

@FGQuismondo @SeriozhaES @SkritterHQ I think you need to clarify what you mean by "achieve"! :) The default approach should probably be to ignore HSK completely and just absorb the vocabulary through listening, reading nad meaningful interactions. But that's maybe not the kind of answer you had in mind?

@SeriozhaES @SkritterHQ I do not know if @HackingChinese or @SkritterHQ could answer that. Guys, what is the best way to achieve the NEW HSK vocabulary? 😉

New article and podcast episode: How to not memorise Chinese characters: The anatomy of bad mnemonics: hackingchinese.com/how-to-not-mem… #learnchinese #characters #hanzi #mnemonics #memory #vocabulary

New article and podcast episode: The best time to start learning Chinese is now: A guide for expats: hackingchinese.com/the-best-time-… #learnchinese #expat #china #bubble #immersion

New article and podcast episode: Improve your Chinese conversations by listening to the listener: hackingchinese.com/listening-to-t… #learnchinese #listening #conversations #responses

New article and podcast episode: Which Chinese language course should you take? hackingchinese.com/which-chinese-… #learnchinese #course #class #learning

New article and podcast episode: The 10 best free Chinese listening resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners: hackingchinese.com/the-10-best-fr… #learnchinese #listening #resources #beginner #intermediate #advanced

New article and podcast episode: A practical guide to your ideal Mandarin self: Build motivation that lasts: hackingchinese.com/a-practical-gu… #learnchinese #motivation #l2mss #dörnyei

New podcast episode; share and enjoy: Are mnemonics too slow for Chinese learners?hackingchinese.com/are-mnemonics-… #learnchinese #mnemonics #characters #memory #vocabulary

New article and podcast episode: Spaced repetition software: What it is and how to use it to learn Chinese: hackingchinese.com/an-introductio… #learnchinese #srs #vocabulary #flashcards #memory

Happy Year of the Horse! To celebrate, I’m running a limited-time discount on three of my courses. If you’ve been thinking about improving your Chinese this semester, now’s a great moment to start or level up. Learn more: hackingchinese.com/courses/ #learnchinese #cny #discount

New book: Hacking Chinese: the Dragon Collection. A print anthology of curated articles from 2024! The articles are still free online, but this is for anyone who wants them in print. Buy here: amzn.to/4aghT6G Learn more here: hackingchinese.com/new-book-hacki… #learnchinese #book

New podcast episode on Hacking Chinese; share and enjoy: How to get honest feedback to boost your Chinese speaking and writing: hackingchinese.com/the-art-of-bei… #learnchinese #feedback #correction #speaking #writing

My course, The Fluent Listener: Navigating Spoken Mandarin Like a Fish in Water, is only open for registration for another 24 hours: hackingchinese.com/courses/the-fl… #learnchinese #listening #course #hackingchinese

Subtitles and transcripts can help you understand Chinese, but should you read along, read first, or save the text for after you’ve listened? Here's a video lesson from my course, The Fluent Listener: Navigating Spoken Mandarin Like a Fish in Water: youtube.com/watch?v=uYu62e…