Chinese listening challenge, February 2026

This is a listening challenge! Listen to as much Chinese as you can before the end of the month. Please read the linked article for more information and inspiration.


Recent activities

300 minutes

A day in town with friends.

Saturday, Feb 21

Tikaf Viper
35 minutes

Not much today.

Saturday, Feb 21

Cliff Larsen
180 minutes

Same as before, swap podcast for movie.

Saturday, Feb 21

Tikaf Viper
35 minutes

Friday, Feb 20

Andrea M.

Antônia Vitorino joined the challenge!

Friday, Feb 20

Antônia Vitorino
75 minutes

Friday, Feb 20

Kevin Lee
70 minutes

Chinese pod on the way

Friday, Feb 20

Metellus
50 minutes

Almost forgot....

Friday, Feb 20

Cliff Larsen
70 minutes

YouTube videos, mainly Shuoshuo Chinese

Friday, Feb 20

Nick Dee
30 minutes

Thursday, Feb 19

Kevin Lee
45 minutes

Thursday, Feb 19

Andrea M.
180 minutes

Listened to another 八分 and Convo Chinese podcast. Also watched some Olympic Games snowboarding event on CCTV5, and went out with friends

Thursday, Feb 19

Tikaf Viper
90 minutes

Heard an audiobook and many family conversations.

Thursday, Feb 19

Cliff Larsen
35 minutes

Dashu Youtube Vid Focussed Listening

Thursday, Feb 19

Kenny

Kenny joined the challenge!

Thursday, Feb 19

Kenny
35 minutes

Listening to Chinese YouTube videos with common sentences and phrases (Shuoshuo Chinese and Everyday Chinese)

Thursday, Feb 19

Nick Dee
75 minutes

Wednesday, Feb 18

Kevin Lee
150 minutes

I’m currently listening to the cultural podcast 《八分》hosted by 梁文道. Much too difficult two years ago, even with reduced speed. Now it feels ok, although still challenging. A board game evening with...

Wednesday, Feb 18

Tikaf Viper
60 minutes

Finally got an audiobook...HSK 4

Wednesday, Feb 18

Cliff Larsen
60 minutes

30 min podcasts, and 30 min YouTube videos

Wednesday, Feb 18

Nick Dee
45 minutes

Chinese pod

Tuesday, Feb 17

Metellus
5 minutes

Tuesday, Feb 17

Kevin Lee
20 minutes

Tuesday, Feb 17

Kevin Lee
30 minutes

Tuesday, Feb 17

Kevin Lee
45 minutes

Tuesday, Feb 17

Andrea M.

Leaderboard

RankScorePersonal goal progress
1.Tikaf Viper28.0280%
2.Mariano22.8176%
3.Cliff Larsen17.5887%
4.Nick Dee10.08100%
5.Kevin Lee7.4149%
6.Metellus6.1761%
7.Andrea M.4.2542%
8.LB4.013%
9.cytryna372.516%
10.Dashielle2.2822%
11.Kenny0.582%
Linkhttps://www.hackingchinese....
Days left3
Participants19
Hours reported105.66
DurationFebruary 10, 2026 to
February 28, 2026 (19 days)