Pronunciation is one of the most overlooked areas of learning Chinese. Here's my attempt to fix that problem! In this week's episode, I share the first episode of my pronunciation course, which is open for registration until February 5th. If you listen to this after February 5th, you can still sign up to the waiting list to get notified when the course comes around next time. Enjoy!

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Learning to pronounce Mandarin is not easy, but many students make it a lot harder than it needs to be.

Original article: The most serious mistake students make when learning Mandarin pronunciation

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I published 47 articles on Hacking Chinese in 2020. Here is a summary of the most popular ones, as well as my own favourites.

Original article: Best of Hacking Chinese 2020

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Guidance can make learning Chinese easier, but if used incorrectly, it can actually make you learn less.

Original article: Can too much guidance make you learn less Chinese?

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A new year, a new beginning, the perfect time to commit to levelling up your Chinese and achieve greatness! Or is it?

Original article: How to not fail with your New Year resolution to learn Chinese

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Around this time of year most institutions take a break from teaching Chinese, but that doesn't mean that you should stop learning.

Original article: 7 things Chinese students should during the winter vacation

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Learning to pronounce Mandarin can be tricky, and if you misunderstand the link between spoken sounds and Pinyin spelling, it gets a lot worse.

Original article: 9 answers to questions about Pinyin and pronunciation

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Setting long-terms goals is easy, but sticking to them over months and years is much harder. Why is that, and are there any alternatives?

Original article: The forking path: A human approach to learning Chinese

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I think most of us evaluate our own language proficiency all the time, but is such intuitive self-assessment useful? And are there any good alternatives?

Original article: How good is your Chinese?

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We've all heard that reading is great for language learning, but what if I told you that most Chinese learners are actually going about it the wrong way?

Original article: An introduction to extensive reading for Chinese learners

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