195 - Why is listening in Chinese so hard? Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 6

Hacking Chinese Podcast

Many people assume that the hardest part of learning Chinese must be the characters or the tones, but it turns out that most learners struggle more with listening comprehension. Why is that, and what can you do about it?

#learnchinese #listening #comprehension #challenges

Link to article: Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 6: Why is listening in Chinese so hard? https://www.hackingchinese.com/why-is-listening-in-chinese-so-hard/

Is Chinese difficult to learn? ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/is-chinese-difficult-to-learn/⁠

Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 1: A guide to Chinese listening comprehension: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/beyond-ting-bu-dong-part-1-a-guide-to-chinese-listening-comprehension/⁠

My new course: The Fluent Listener: Navigating Mandarin Like a Fish in Water: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/courses/the-fluent-listener-navigating-mandarin-like-a-fish-in-water⁠

About right and wrong when learning Chinese: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/about-right-and-wrong-when-learning-chinese/⁠

Source of the audio clip in Spanish: Le système éducatif français - Français facile et compréhensible: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWa2nx2UUBs⁠

Lost in transcription: Saylaw, Ice Island and Aristotle: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/lost-in-transcription-saylaw-ice-island-and-aristotle/⁠

24 great resources for improving your Mandarin pronunciation: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/24-great-resources-for-improving-your-mandarin-pronunciation/⁠

A guide to Pinyin traps and pitfalls: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/a-guide-to-pinyin-traps-and-pitfalls/⁠

The Hacking Chinese guide to Mandarin tones: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-hacking-chinese-guide-to-mandarin-tones/⁠

How to learn to hear the sounds and tones in Mandarin: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-to-learn-to-hear-the-sounds-tones-in-mandarin/⁠

Learning Chinese is easier than you think: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/learning-chinese-is-easy/⁠

Learning Classical Chinese is for everyone (no, seriously!): ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/learning-classical-chinese-is-for-everyone-no-seriously/⁠

Understanding regionally accented Mandarin: ⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/learning-to-understand-regionally-accented-mandarin⁠

More information and inspiration about learning and teaching Chinese can be found over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music: "Traxis 1 ~ F. Benjamin" by Traxis, 2020 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)