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This episode discusses the importance of listening to the listener in Mandarin conversations to improve language skills.

The obvious way to learn Mandarin is to listen to a person speaking the language. The less obvious way is to listen to the person who isn’t speaking in a conversation. What can you learn by listening to the listener? #learnchinese #listening #conversations #responses Link to article on Hacking Chinese: Improve your Chinese conversations by listening to the listener: https://www.hackingchinese.com/listening-to-the-listener/ Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 5: Becoming a better listener as a student of Chinese: https://www.hackingchinese.com/beyond-ting-bu-dong-part-5-becoming-a-better-listener-as-a-student-of-chinese How to improve your Chinese writing ability through focused reading: https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-to-improve-your-chinese-writing-ability-through-focused-reading The best podcasts for learning Chinese: https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-best-podcasts-for-learning-chinese Improving your Chinese pronunciation by mimicking native speakers: https://www.hackingchinese.com/mimicking-native-speakers-way-learning-chinese Should you learn Chinese vocabulary from lists? https://www.hackingchinese.com/should-you-learn-chinese-vocabulary-from-lists How to fake sounding like a…

People in this episode

Host: Olle Linge

Topics covered

• listening
• conversations
• Mandarin
• language learning
• improving communication

Keywords

• learn Chinese
• listening skills
• conversational Mandarin
• language learning
• improve communication

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Organizations: Hacking Chinese

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