This week’s podcast episode (number 209) is a reader and listener Q&A, where I answer three questions about translation in Chinese.
This time, I’m answering questions about:
- How to stop translating in your head
- Untranslatable words
- Why translation can be a good practice method
Tune in to the Hacking Chinese Podcast to listen to the related episode (#209):
Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, Overcast, Spotify, YouTube and many other platforms!
Links to things mentioned in this episode
- Podcast listener survey
- Chinese translation challenge, August 2024
- How to improve fluency in Chinese by playing word games
- The beginner’s guide to Chinese translation
- Improving your Chinese by translating from another language
- How translation to another language can help you learn Chinese
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