160 - How long do you have to study Chinese to make it useful?

For some, the allure of Chinese lies in language, culture and society, but for many, practical utility is also important. So, how long do you have to study Chinese to make it useful? Link to article: How long do you have to study Chinese to make it useful? https://www.hackingchinese.com/long-study-chinese-make-useful/ Tags: #learnchinese #useful #time #study How long have you studied Chinese? 290 years or 58 992 hours! https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-long-have-you-studied-chinese-290-years-or-58-992-hours/ Should you learn to speak Chinese before you learn Chinese characters? https://www.hackingchinese.com/should-you-learn-to-speak-chinese-before-you-learn-chinese-characters/ How to reach a decent level of Chinese in 100 days: https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-to-reach-a-decent-level-of-chinese-in-100-days/ The 10,000 hour rule – Blood, sweat and tears: https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-10000-hour-rule-blood-sweat-and-tears/ Why your Chinese isn’t as good as you think it ought to be: https://www.hackingchinese.com/why-your-chinese-isnt-as-good-as-you-think-it-ought-to-be/ How I learnt Chinese, part 1: Where it all started: https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-i-learnt-chinese-part-1-why-i-started-learning-chinese/ Listen to this and other episodes on your favourite podcasting platform, including ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Breaker⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Google Podcast⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Pocket Casts⁠⁠, ⁠⁠RadioPublic⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠: ⁠⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/podcast⁠⁠ 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)