Olle Linge Olle Linge Chinese Language Expert Education M.A., Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, National Taiwan Normal University M.A., Education (Chinese and English), Linkoping University B.A., Chinese Language and Literature, Lund University Introduction Swedish-born language teacher, writer, and consultant fluent in Chinese and EnglishCoordinator for professional development for Chinese teachers, Uppsala UniversityCreator of Hacking Chinese websiteWriter for Skritter (digital language learning tool) Experience Olle Linge (凌雲龍) is a former writer for ThoughtCo who contributed work for over one-and-a-half years. He is a language learner, teacher, and educator from Sweden and the founder of Hacking Chinese, a website geared toward adults who are looking to learn Chinese. Olle has studied Chinese since 2007 and holds a Master's degree in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language from the National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, Taiwan. He has taught Chinese at the high school and university levels as well as through individual tutoring and language coaching. Education M.A., Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, TaiwanM.A., Education (Chinese and English), Linkoping UniversityChinese Language and Literature, Lund UniversityAwards and PublicationsHacking Chinese ThoughtCo and Dotdash Meredith ThoughtCo, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is an award-winning reference site offering education content created by experts. ThoughtCo reaches 13 million readers each month. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines. Read more from Olle Linge How to pronounce Li Keqiang, China's premier Meaning and Usage of the Chinese Character for "Harmony" Why Mandarin Chinese is harder than you think TOCFL - Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language Creating Chinese Calligraphy How to Pronounce the Chinese City "Shenzhen" Da - "big" - Chinese character profile How to Learn the Building Blocks of Chinese Characters How to Pronounce "Mao Zedong" Youdao is an Excellent Free Online Chinese Dictionary How to Pronounce Deng Xiaoping Learning Chinese With Skritter How to Pronounce 'Xi Jinping's' Name How to Pronounce "Thank You" in Chinese Chinese Language Characters as Pictographs How to Pronounce the Name of Taiwanese Politician Tsai Ing-wen How to Pronounce Chongqing, One of China's Major Cities How to pronounce Ma Ying-jeou (Ma Ying-jiu) Why Mandarin Chinese is easier than you think