Expanding vocabulary beyond everyday language can be challenging. The problem is that because these words aren’t used in daily conversations very...
Category: Chinese
Growing up in Chinese as a foreign adult
Studying a language is quite unique in that it’s the medium through which a number of other skills and talents are channelled through, which means...
Habit hacking for language learners
Habits are routines that become smooth and effortless with repetition. They are essential for managing daily life efficiently, and by developing the...
Hacking Chinese 2011/2012: What was and what will be
2011 just ended and it’s time to look back and see what happened last year, but this is also an opportunity to look ahead. Hacking Chinese was...
Hacking Chinese 2012/2013: What was and what will be
2013 has already been here for several weeks, but because of the sensible character learning challenge, I didn’t have time to post an article...
Hacking Chinese 2013/2014: What was and what will be
Even though 2014 has been here for more than a month, the year of the horse just started. I like horses quite a lot and view this as an auspicious...
Hacking Chinese 2014/2015: What was and what will be
Image credit: Joseph Hart Now that 2015 has firmly established itself, it’s time both to look back at the year that was and to look forward to the...
Hacking Chinese back again after server crash
As you might have noticed, Hacking Chinese was down for almost a week and went online again only this morning. The server that hosted the site...
I have published a book!
My book is finally out! It’s called Hacking Chinese: A Practical Guide to Learning Mandarin and is available both as a paperback and as an e-book....
Hacking Chinese China Tour 2015
Image credit: Nggsc (CC BY-SA 3.0) When I lived in Taiwan, I arranged regular Hacking Chinese meet-ups where fellow language learners and other...