About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of daily listening practice in improving Chinese language skills and offers guidance on how much to listen each 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? #learnchinese #listening #time #practice #immersion Link to the article this podcast episode is based on: How much Chinese should you listen to every day? https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-much-chinese-should-you-listen-to-every-day/ The Fluent Listener: Navigating Spoken Mandarin Like a Fish in Water: https://www.hackingchinese.com/courses/the-fluent-listener-navigating-mandarin-like-a-fish-in-water 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 The best YouTube channels for learning Chinese: https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-best-youtube-channels-for-learning-chinese The best podcasts for learning Chinese: https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-best-podcasts-for-learning-chinese 100 hours of Chinese…

People in this episode

Host: Olle Linge

Topics covered

• listening skills
• Chinese language learning
• daily practice
• immersion
• language acquisition

Keywords

• Chinese listening
• language learning
• daily practice
• immersion
• listening resources
• Fluent Listener
• beginner Chinese

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hacking Chinese

Books & works: The Fluent Listener: Navigating Spoken Mandarin Like a Fish in Water, Beginner Chinese listening practice: what to listen to and how, The 10 best free Chinese listening resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners, The best YouTube channels for learning Chinese, The best podcasts for learning Chinese, 100 hours of Chinese listening in 3 weeks: what I learnt and how to apply it, The input pyramid: Chinese listening for any situation

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