Varying your diet of Chinese reading and listening practice is often considered good, indeed necessary, but this could be wrong. In some cases, variation makes things too difficult, and then narrow reading and listening is a better option!

Link to article: ⁠How narrow reading and listening can help you bridge the gap to real Chinese: https://www.hackingchinese.com/narrow-listening-reading-can-help-learn-chinese/⁠

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101 questions and answers about how to learn Chinese: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/101-questions-and-answers-about-how-to-learn-chinese/⁠

An introduction to extensive reading for Chinese learners: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/introduction-extensive-reading-chinese-learners/⁠

The best Chinese reading practice for beginners: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/best-chinese-reading-practice-for-beginners/⁠

The 10 best free Chinese reading resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/10-best-free-chinese-reading-resources-beginner-intermediate-advanced/⁠

Beginner Chinese listening practice: What to listen to and how: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/beginner-chinese-listening-practice-what-to-listen-to-and-how/⁠

The 10 best free Chinese listening resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-10-best-free-chinese-listening-resources-for-beginner-intermediate-and-advanced-learners/⁠

Seeing through the illusion of advanced Chinese learning: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-illusion-of-advanced-learning-and-what-to-do-about-it/⁠

Chinese listening strategies: Diversify your listening practice: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/listening-strategies-diversify-your-listening-practice/⁠

Are authentic texts good for learning Chinese or is graded content better? ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/are-authentic-texts-good-for-learning-chinese-or-is-graded-content-better/⁠

An introduction to extensive reading for Chinese learners: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/introduction-extensive-reading-chinese-learners/⁠

Bite-sized learning isn’t enough to learn Chinese: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/bite-sized-learning-isnt-enough-to-learn-chinese/⁠

8 great ways to scaffold your Chinese learning: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/8-great-ways-scaffold-chinese-learning/⁠

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Have fun learning Chinese or else… ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/have-fun-or-else/⁠

Reading is a lot like spaced repetition, only better: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/reading-is-a-lot-like-spaced-repetition-only-better/⁠

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