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11 - Why learning Chinese pronunciation by using English words is a really bad idea

Hacking Chinese Podcast·Olle Linge·23 July 2026·17 min

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Learning Mandarin pronunciation is not easy, so some people use English words to approximate Chinese pronunciation. This is a really bad idea.Original article: Why learning Chinese pronunciation by using English words is a really bad ideaMore information and inspiration about learning and teaching Chinese can be found over at Hacking ChineseMusic: "Traxis 1 ~ F. Benjamin" by Traxis, 2020 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)