Olle Linge (凌雲龍)@HackingChinese

Tips and strategies for how to learn Mandarin more efficiently. For learning resources sorted by level, topic and type, see @ChineseLinks.

 Stockholm, Sweden
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Joined September 2011
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New article and podcast episode: Beginner Chinese listening practice: What to listen to and how: hackingchinese.com/beginner-… #learnchinese #beginner #listening #comprehensibleinput

Beginner Chinese listening practice: What to listen to and how

The best way to learn to understand spoken Mandarin is to listen as much as you can to engaging content you can make sense of without looking things up. In this article, I go through the best types...

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My storytelling game is now on Amazon! Nostalgia is a storytelling game for 2+ players. Play old, retired heroes who have lost much of their greatness, and some of their wits, but still remember the thrilling adventures and epic journeys of their youth. link.amazon/B06GxrfJ7
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New article and podcast episode: No, ChatGPT can't analyse your Mandarin pronunciation: hackingchinese.com/no-chatgp… #learnchinese #pronunciation #chatgpt

No, ChatGPT can't analyse your Mandarin pronunciation

ChatGPT can offer valuable feedback on Mandarin word choice and grammar, but can it help you improve your pronunciation?

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I’ve now set up the Hacking Chinese Challenges for the rest of the year! Each starts on the 10th and runs for three weeks, with a different focus each month. September: Mimicking October: Listening November: Vocabulary December: Reading challenges.hackingchinese.co… #learnchinese
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@gianfrancocont9 Hi! I'm a long-time user and proponent of your books for professional development purposes here in Sweden. Thank you! I have a question: You used to have a great blog post discussing creative products, but it's no longer available. Was this intentional? [1/2]
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@gianfrancocont9 I'm talking about the post "Redefining ‘creativity’ in the foreign language classroom," which used to be available here gianfrancoconti.com/2015/07/…. I refer to it in one of my courses, and while I could use the Internet Archive, I thought I'd ask you![2/2]

Redefining ‘creativity’ in the foreign language classroom

I was taking part in a Twitter slow chat a while ago when someone started to wear their use of creativity in the classroom as a badge of honour. Worksheets should be ditched and one has to find way…

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Hacking Chinese contains over a million words about how to learn Mandarin better. I’ve distilled the most useful information and advice into four courses. Get $31 off any course or $128 off when buying 3, through September 9! hackingchinese.com/courses/ #learnchinese #discount

Courses on Hacking Chinese

This page lists all available courses on Hacking Chinese.

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New article and podcast episode: How to nail dictation tests in Chinese: A guide to 听写/聽寫 (tīngxǐe): hackingchinese.com/how-to-na… #learnchinese #dictation #tingxie #test #chinesecharacters #hanzi

How to nail dictation tests in Chinese: The ultimate guide to 听写/聽寫 (tīngxiě)

Dictation tests, or 听写/聽寫 (tīngxiě), are common in Chinese courses, but many students struggle with them. Here is a guide for how to nail any dictation test!

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New article and podcast episode: Communicative handwriting: Writing Chinese with a real purpose: hackingchinese.com/learning-… #learnchinese #characters #hanzi #handwriting #communication

Communicative handwriting: Writing Chinese with a real purpose

Flashcards can teach you to write Chinese characters, but they can be boring and hide problems. Communicative handwriting is more engaging and prepares you for real-world tasks.

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New article and podcast episode: How to create mnemonics for general, abstract or overlapping character components: hackingchinese.com/how-to-cr… #learnchinese #mnemonics #characters #components #vocabulary

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

Mountains, trees and rocks are easy to use in mnemonics. But what do you do with character components whose meanings are general, abstract or overlapping?

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New podcast episode: Why you should listen to the Hacking Chinese Podcast: hackingchinese.com/podcast/ This also means The Hacking Chinese Podcast is in its 7th year of weekly episodes! #learnchinese #podcast #hackingchinese

Hacking Chinese Podcast

This page contains a list of all episodes of the Hacking Chinese Podcast.

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New article and podcast episode: The Chinese iceberg: Why speaking more isn’t enough to speak better: hackingchinese.com/the-chine… #learnchinese #speaking #input #iceberg

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

90% of an iceberg is underwater, yet we mostly pay attention to the bit that sticks up. The same is true for proficiency in Chinese: speaking ability is easy to see, but relies on a much larger...

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New book: Hacking Chinese: The Snake Collection: hackingchinese.com/new-book-… #learnchinese #anthology #hackingchinese #snake

New book: Hacking Chinese: The Snake Collection

I have published a book! It's called Hacking Chinese: The Snake Collection and contains articles I wrote in 2025, the Year of the Snake. The articles cover a wide variety of topics, but characters,...

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New article and podcast episode: 30 minutes of podcast, 3 minutes of Chinese: hackingchinese.com/30-minute… #learnchinese #listening #podcast #english #input

30 minutes of podcast, 3 minutes of Chinese

Most learners know they should “listen more”, but what they listen to matters. To improve, you need to make sense of spoken Mandarin, not listen to people explain Mandarin in English.

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New podcast episode: Dealing with Chinese characters you keep mixing up: hackingchinese.com/dealing-w… #learnchinese #characters #vocabulary #forgetting

Dealing with Chinese characters you keep mixing up

The more Chinese characters you learn, the harder it becomes to keep similar characters distinct. If you're not careful, a pair or group of characters can generate a lot of extra work and frustrati...

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New article and podcast episode: How much Chinese should you listen to every day? hackingchinese.com/how-much-… Question for you: How much Chinese do you listen to each day, on average? #learnchinese #listening #time #practice #immersion

How much Chinese should you listen to every day?

Listening is the most important skill. To improve your listening ability in Chinese, you need to listen a lot, but how much should you listen every day?

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New article and podcast episode: How technology can stop you from learning Chinese: hackingchinese.com/technolog… #learnchinese #technology #traps #ai

How technology can stop you from learning Chinese

Technology can make learning Chinese easier, but only if it helps you engage more with the language. Used poorly, the same tools can get in the way of learning instead of supporting it.

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New podcast episode on Hacking Chinese: When spaced repetition fails, and what to do about it: hackingchinese.com/when-spac… #learnchinese #vocabulary #srs #flashcards

When spaced repetition fails, and what to do about it

Spaced repetition software is designed to delay reviews as long as possible without letting you forget. For learning Chinese, though, barely remembering something is not enough.

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New article and podcast episode on Hacking Chinese; share and enjoy: How to make Chinese easier by using mnemonics and memory techniques: hackingchinese.com/memory-ai… #learnchinese #mnemonics #memory #vocabulary

How to make Chinese easier by using mnemonics and memory techniques

Mnemonics are clever memory techniques that can be used to memorise everything from decks of cards to speeches, but how do you use them to learn Chinese?

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New article and podcast episode: Learn Chinese by playing Chinese chess (象棋, xiàngqí): hackingchinese.com/learn-chi… #learnchinese #xiangqi #chinesechess

Learn Chinese by playing Chinese chess (象棋, xiàngqí)

Chinese chess, or 象棋 (xiàngqí), is more than a classic strategy game. It’s a fun, practical way into Chinese language and culture.

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

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

Measuring your Chinese progress is a double-edged sword: it can keep you motivated, but it can also tempt you to chase numbers that don’t reflect real progress.

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