TV Shows for Learning Chinese

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

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[@cabal4171]

Jesus.. I can't believe Im actually going to watch peppa pig

[@italian_taco1247]

I know right!

[@jilyui0416]

nope, I can't do it... T_T

[@VanillaBean15]

Saaaaame omg

[@samjam2295]

I just had to check comments when I heard her say Peppa Pig. Lmao

[@juandprado9]

Same over here lol

[@helenlaetitiaanderer7261]

I wasn’t planning on learning Chinese but then I started watching The Untamed on Netflix and after a few episodes I started to notice patterns and eventually I began to look up words etc and soon I had a super long vocab list and was even able to understand some stuff in interviews etc 😂 I got hooked and started learning it but I don’t have time at the moment.

[@unchilgisam]

I'm here because of that show too but I'm afraid I only learned "zhan ge didi ai ni" 😆

[@marisolflandez3964]

Same here! Untamed made me enrolled in Chinese language class!

[@caseylp7121]

Well it's been a year now, how has the learning been going?

[@Angelofnine]

Me too! I got so addicted, now I want to understand everything.

[@mochagawd]

Thanks for the recommendation! Im here because I came across a random Chinese Opera tiktok comedy channel. I did not think I was going to be learning Chinese this year! 😂

[@apuropixel]

Who else is learning chinese with Peppa Pig in 2020? :D

[@towatt7652]

very proud to say, i do

[@minhvo7665]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX7OfquliJxgq7M Here you go

[@Tanchin-k7y]

@@towatt7652 看来你学的不错啊，真的吗

[@safarfsaf]

Peppa pig unironically is entertaining when you barely understand the words.

[@lucasperez7149]

peppa pig goes TOO hard

[@Slavjanin]

Due to my personal experience I can recommend for everyone the TV show 西游记 (Xīyóu jì) 1986 (25 episodes) + 1999 (17 additional episodes) with English subtitles. Chines language here is very well pronounced. Firstly I met with this classic masterpiece thirty years ago when I was five and just thanks to it I mastered my Chinese toning, pronunciation and listening really quickly.

[@ConspiracyPundit]

You are spot on. Just subbed to a channel showing them; they are way clearer to understand. Pepper pig is eaten here by the Little Fox lol. Xie xie ni. PS This channel even has Journey to the West. I am living in Guangzhou and have been here for almost ten years, but I only started getting serious just over a year OK.

[@hezekiahthompson6817]

I recommend «小欢喜» for upper-intermediate and advanced learners. The show is full of colloquialisms as well as idioms and other sayings. I also like the multi family centered style of the show.

[@LilMissDragoness]

I already watched this video but I came back to thank you. I actually started watching/listening to Peppa Pig. I am currently on HSK3 and living in China, but I still find it very useful to watch it. It's rather simple, but still makes me exit my comfort zone and learn more words snd everyday expressions. Excellent suggestion, thank you once again!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Makisha Mari Really glad to hear this!! You’re very welcome :D 很高興能幫到你！（很高兴能帮到你！）

[@kenishiagreen]

How long have you been learning Chinese or it took you to get to HSK 3? I am only about 2 months into learning. I currently use Hello Chinese and Busuu. Both are great app but I take my time because I technically can't rush or I will forget or miss words. Can you tell me about your learning journey and what your steps were? And any tips as well? Thanks.

[@LilMissDragoness]

@@kenishiagreen I think it took me a year to get to HSK3, I was studying by myself at first (HSK1 and 2) and I wasn't too serious, to be honest. But it took me another year to cover HSK3 and HSK4, with a tutor, still living in China. I have to mention I used the quarantine to speed up my HSK3 a bit.

[@LilMissDragoness]

@@kenishiagreen oh, also, I exposed myself to Chinese a lot - graded readers, TV dramas such as The Untamed, Put your head on my shoulder, Moonshine and Valentine... And I watched Peppa Pig as well, just like Grace suggested. I also bought some of my favorite books in Chinese, with pinyin, such as The Little Prince. But, honestly, my teacher really helped a lot.

[@kenishiagreen]

@@LilMissDragoness That's great. I think I'll be purchasing some chinese books as well. Simple ones. I am only 2 months into learning chinese. I am pretty consistent but sometimes I do miss a day or two. But I write write and write words that I learn so I don't forget and it's a lot of review for me. I need to wait some more before jumping into classes because I am still a fresh beginner and I'm told to give myself a few months of learning before speaking with a native. I took one class so far. Got nervous and forgot a good amount haha. But I am starting to feel more confident as I continue. Thank you for your reply.

[@sarisascherwil6692]

Beginner : 1. 小豬佩奇 2. 爸爸去哪兒 Intermediate to Advance : 3. 十二道峰味 4. 小資女孩向前衝 5. 這群人

[@kpopstaan9596]

谢谢 捏❤ is it like that xiexie ni ??😂

[@immanuelak2643]

@@kpopstaan9596 no it is 谢谢你 for guys and 谢谢妳 for girls. 捏 is pinching

[@ryankattner9966]

I have watched a lot of Peppa Pig in Chinese as well as English with my toddler and I agree that it is excellent for learning simple everyday language. I also recommend the Little Fox Chinese channel on KZbin.

[@lunar7237]

I watch little fox chinese too

[@jspihlman]

Another good one for basic to intermediate Chinese which is helpful for learning is 快乐汉语 "Happy Chinese." It's a CCTV show set in Beijing, but it's not political. The show is set up kind of weird where each episode basically stands alone, with a little bit of continuing story line in the background.

[@talson3001]

I haven’t been learning Chinese for two years due to my studies and when I came back I found out about your channel and it is amazingly wholesome and rich by content and quality. Keep up the good work💜

[@RLOPEZ4600]

This is a definite plus for me & my current roommate due to the fact that the both of us watch " My Annoying RoomMate " & " Always Have, Always Will. " Now, I use it for my line of work. Plus I speak a little Japanese & Korean on the side. Cheers !

[@miles3638]

One of my personal goals is to be able to follow along and understand the fantasy dramas like Eternal Love and Ashes of Love. However, these are often very advanced! One time a whole dialogue consisted of two characters more or less throwing proverbs/chengyu and uncommon phrases at each other for about five minutes, needless to say this requires a high level to fully comprehend...

[@tigerjin6086]

The tv show that exploded my understanding and usage of Chinese is the Chinese version of Running Man. It's simple to follow what's going on, and all the language is natural, fluid conversational Chinese. I got to really hear how Chinese actually use the language.

[@t.abby_zyx]

I'm a Chinese speaker and I definitely recommend Keep Running

[@t.abby_zyx]

agreed

[@jamiemarcelle6394]

For Netflix viewers that like animated shows, "Scissor 7" and "The daily life of the Immortal King" are Chinese shows that has intermediate level and are English dubbed.

[@oiocha5706]

Since you're from Taiwan, and many of your viewers are following you for that reason, maybe you can recommend more Taiwanese TV shows and other things :-)

[@ピアノマン-k1y]

Oi Ocha I’m your first reply. Deal with it.

[@katelynns4887]

You might of heard about this show already, but Someday or One Day (想见你）is really good. It is a Taiwanese drama. You might pick up some phrases and it is one of the best Chinese dramas I have ever watched.

[@stephenz.7507]

It's kinda sad that ppl tend to be less motivated to follow mainland youtubers cuz of the government (political issue)...

[@katelynns4887]

Stephen Z. Really? I didn’t know that... people should know that the people aren’t their government

[@ピアノマン-k1y]

If you have a a British Netflix account, there’s actually a load of good films you can watch (some fully in Mandarin and some partially in Mandarin and partially in English). All of them are really helpful for intermediate level learners and almost all of them star Jackie Chan, so it’s all good!

[@rhiatargoed]

Netflix is the best place to watch peppa pig since they have every season in Mandarin Chinese along with English subs, it’s also really easy to switch the language back and forth! 😀 hope this tip helps some ppl 😊

[@fabiothebest89lu]

Oh I will search it there then.

[@binniyee]

If you are lazy and are not in a rush to learn Mandarin, than I would recommend you to watch chinese dramas. These are always good and entertaining and you can pick up words very fast. I myself don't speak chinese but by watching cdramas (only a few) I started learning some words and can introduce myself in chinese. I learned turkish the same way so it's an approved idea.

[@bedtimestories2629]

What do you recommend? Without bad stuff in it and not too much m romance? Also preferably northern mandarin accent and in mainland China simplified character? 😊

[@okhaiakhazemea369]

Grace小姐非常感谢你为我们分享这些电视节目。我今年可以开始用中文节目学习汉语。 而且它都是因为你。你真的棒极了。 😁

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Okhai Akhazemea 不客氣！很高興有幫到你！😆 （不客气！很高兴有帮到你！） Btw 你的中文真好！繼續加油哦💪 （你的中文真好！继续加油哦）

[@naor575]

Thank You! I also recommend watching 欢乐颂 (huan la song) for intermediate advanced level. The plot is very easy and obvious therefore you can manage to understand even if you missed a sentence or two. Highly recommended, can be funny and dramatic Enjoy

[@nilamarino6203]

I am an Italian girl trying to learn Chinese! This video was really helpful thank you so much💞

[@mr88cet]

A series on BTV 12ish years ago that was really excellent for the most part, was called 学汉语到北京。Each episode featured a short skit performed by 留学生 at 北京大学. The skit concentrated on explaining a particular common colloquial phrase. I would love to find that series somewhere!

[@notalot22]

were you able to find it online?

[@mr88cet]

@@notalot22 I don’t claim to have searched super-extensively, but no.

[@th36ow75]

I would recommend 想見你 (someday or one day)，it's on Netflix, a really high quality show ngl

[@ivannageorgieva7450]

Thank you so much! I remember one of my Chinese friends recommending 爸爸去哪儿 to me, what a great reminder to start watching the show. I will also watch Chef Nic for sure. :))

[@kazukimanga]

It's also fun to learn children nursery rhymes in chinese too and feels like going back in time haha

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Ana Good idea! :D

[@cindyathalia1839]

I love the METEOR GARDEN (流星花園) and it helps with my mandarin A LOT! Even though its such an old series but I still enjoy it. Also, watching japanese cartoons in mandarin is quite fun too, such as Sin chan (蠟筆小新) , 我們這一家，and Doraemon.

[@ICCworldcup20.23]

Any one suggest me I have one problem I'm not understand but Chinese peoples speaker Chinese but I speak Chinese please to all of you

[@WangYi9]

I first learnt Mandarin from watching Taiwanese drama .Then ,after watching more than 200 Chinese dramas now I can watch c dramas without sub .

[@xx-hh4fe]

200 DRAMAS? that's insane!! how long did it take you to watch that many dramas?

[@WangYi9]

@@xx-hh4fe it's been 3 yrs .At first I was a k drama fan but then after watching c drama ,I don't want to watch any dramas except c dramas . I really like Mandarin so much .

[@NanaフランスFANTARO]

Thanks for the video 😊 I watch without englisf subs I'm not a loner for Huang Minghao /Justin Huang from C-pop group NEX7 /NEXT and The Greatest Dancer without subs as well for Zhengting from NEX7 /NEXT I watch all of them on the website Youku 💖 I recommend these shows as it's easier to understand without subs as for example I'm no a loner shows the daily lives of celebrities so visually speaking you can at least follow a minum what is going on 💖 also I noticed that this show helped me to correct my pronunciation and be used to try to understand by myself. Also as The Greatest Dancer (I watch it on tencent video website) is based on dancing it's also easier to follow without subs ❤️ also the show which helped me the most with Mandarin in terms of learning new vocabulary and sentences us the Chinese survival show Youth With You, it really made me progress both listening comprehension and learning new vocabulary wise 💜 C-pop helped a lot to progress too 😊

[@anasmirza346]

​你的视频有很多宝贵的知识。你的视频内容很实用。你的视频让我学了一课

[@Coccinelf]

謝謝 Grace! I found what I'm watching next! 我看了20台灣電視節目！

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Coccinelle 哇 好多！接下來你要看「小資女孩向前衝」對嗎？😆

[@Coccinelf]

​@@GraceMandarinChinese 對！我在看它 我喜歡它 可是我不喜歡它的音樂 it's too loud and I have trouble hearing them speak with the constant music.

[@miayle9545]

Recommend you the latest popular and awarded Taiwanese TV show “someday or one day想見你“。Though you would have to download a Korean app called “rakiten Viki” to watch it, it has both English and Chinese subtitle.

[@stefanoandreansalim7501]

wow, thanks for your recommendation, I am a beginner Chinese learner. I will try to watch them. Is there a "爸爸去哪儿" with english subtitle too ?

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

On youtube, you can find "爸爸去哪儿" with english subtitle:) (You will need to turn on closed captions)

[@Angelo-vb6dg]

Could you make a video about traditional radicals compared to simplified ones and how meaning or context changes according to that?

[@michaelfernando5672]

Late to the reply. They're the same, both in meanings and contexts. The difference would be where it is used. Traditionals form is used in Taiwan, while Simplified form is used in the rest of the world.

[@EduPotvin]

Grace! I am so happy I've found your channel! I've been browsing several of your videos and they are so helpful! I'm. M I'm a Canadian living in Taipei at the moment. It's fantastic. I am also taking a basic Mandarin course and I'm really enjoying it!

[@00MSG]

Yes! All the people learning Japnese have plenty of Japanese anime etc. to improve their skills, for Chinese I really had no idea. Thank you and greetings from Croatia.

[@tsukiyamakinoshita7286]

Of course Chinese have a lot of anime. In fact, if you pay attention for a couple of year ( I don't know exactly since when) Japan always made an adaptation from Chinese anime. The recent ones is The Untamed ( this is a very popular drama ). Maybe you never realize it because Japan always change their ost even the character name into their own. You know the difference between Japanese and Chinese anime if you look at the way they draw the character or from the storyline or story's pace.

[@cartoonylaura]

剛好[流星花園]在加拿的Netflix上。從這個節目裡我就學到好多俚語。

[@juliakrystal19]

我在上海留学的时候，看了欢乐颂，超级喜欢！

[@randomstream4920]

This is very helpful. Thank you very much. I'm your new subscriber now.

[@imnalisha]

Thank you, it’s like you heard my thoughts! 🙏

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

mylibrary You’re welcome! 😄

[@wandasanchez551]

Thanks Grace. I’m on it. I need to do something new to boost my Mandarin Chinese..

[@napapathlerdpakdeeporn]

Thank you so much for your recommendation

[@cheersfor6323]

'Hello EVONE' I like the way you start your videos

[@persephone892]

"Where are we going ? dad " is like the Korean tv show " the return of Superman " , and to be honest it's quiet helpful for beginners and intermediate levels too .. so thank you, I'm new to your channel 😘 sending love from Algeria 🇩🇿

[@verasievi3835]

Awesome suggestions. I have watched office girls before and its the best tvshow from taiwan i know. Thank you so much for this video.

[@caramelize4564]

oh man, i remember watching chef nic as a small kid while eating at this family-owned restaraunt with my mom and grandma. i had no idea what was happening because the volume of the tv was always so low, but the nostalgia is 👌

[@kayyy7803]

Thank you it helps a lot

[@jesse7680]

Thanks for so many Taiwanese shows 😍 I love watching 二分之一強! Of course foreigner’s Chinese is easy enough for me to understand and their stories are so relatable to my life

[@liangbenjapolkul]

Thank you so much for your suggestions these TV shows.

[@onlychinese870]

我感觉您说的都挺好的👌，谢谢您！

[@manuellacattobarros2477]

A few years back I used to watch Peppa Pig to learn Italian, now here I go back to it for Mandarin...

[@wooyoungspabo1334]

Good luck😂😂😂

[@Uedukai]

When your friends ask you why you keep mixing up Mandarin and Italian, and you answer with "Pepa Pig"

[@JS-vd1dy]

I watched all of office girls! It was so cute! I agree that one guy is very goofy and wild 😜 I’m currently watching Love Family. It’s good for intermediate.

[@vijaytrivedi8865]

Thank you Sister

[@周子瑜-c3e]

Guys I highly recommend 奔跑吧兄弟 (Running Man China) because it is hilarious, although it may be for intermediate and advanced speakers.

[@ghotifish1838]

熊出没: It's cartoon, there are many movies and episodes, basically goes over everything you need to know about chinese culture, will go over every word, idiom etc, you need to know at some point or another

[@katherinewong5381]

I’m so happy I found this channel, you are so helpful!! Thanks for the recommendations!

[@lkishere]

Thank you. You helped me a lot. Try to make a video on suggesting websites to improve mandarin reading

[@Tanchin-k7y]

经常大声说，一个人也可以联系口语

[@lkishere]

@@Tanchin-k7y 好

[@annchinese882]

New subscriber here. I've already watch office girls

[@ahgishimki3881]

thanks for this i still have a lot to learn so i keep on studying the tv shows u mentioned are very helpful i try to watch some shows in netflix and search for peppa pig goodthing u can change the audio to mandarin with english subtitles the TGOP in youtube is very helpful also for daily life to get by

[@fabimendes6182]

thank you for the suggestions :)

[@waeeeezeeeee]

Im a big fan of Jackson Wang back in 2014 .... he once became an MC for a Chinese show called Go Fridge and i like watching that show because at times he would ask the main MC He Jiong what did the chefs/guest said, at the same time improving my Chinese =D But i feel that to really improve the language one must speak (practice) to someone that can speak language. Listening and reading is not enough.

[@veronikapavenska9645]

Thank you so much for your videos!!!

[@captainobvious7370]

This is fantastic! Awesome suggestions

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Captain Obvious Glad you like the suggestions! :D

[@vallopez8977]

Thank you for your wonderful recommendations!!!!

[@englishgrammarmymindtoyour9593]

Office girls very entertaining thanks for the suggestion!

[@michastolarski3551]

I feel like if I had found this channel earlier I would spare myself some frustration while trying to use my "textbook Chinese" in practice... Anyways, good to be here.

[@TheBiblicalFinance]

Thanks for this video Grace!

[@armysuga1143]

Thank for your video. It is really useful for me.

[@t.abby_zyx]

I recommend Keep Running ( pao nan )

[@elainemoore1577]

i am moving to china thank you for making chinese videos

[@leandrolopes9822]

Do you go to NTU? :) Your videos are a great help, thank you a lot!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Leandro Lopes Yes! ;) I was a student there (and about to be a grad student there haha) You’re welcome!

[@shaoppears]

@@GraceMandarinChinese, no way! I'm going to study a PGCE there in September too! HAHA!

[@lpchannelstudio]

小姐姐长得很漂亮，一看就很有人气。我在韩国也是老师，不过已经过去了。加油，老师👩‍🏫

[@johnmartin4990]

Grace, can you recommend a Taiwanese radio station?

[@duckymomo7935]

no love for 喜羊羊与灰太狼(Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf) it's really good (start with 之奇幻天空岛 and then go to the next seasons: 羊村守护者, 跨时空救兵, (you can probably get away with skipping this season or at least watch the abridged version because it has a lot action)奇趣外星客, 异国大营救)

[@ayenandarhlaing8213]

Thanks❤

[@유튜브시청-o7n]

I read a news a Chinese company paid for royalty of the format of 아빠어디가 many years ago. Thanks, I will try finding 爸爸去哪儿 with Chinese subtitles.

[@mrchang302]

I really love your english voice in this video.谢谢。

[@robinanuolinlin1815]

thank u. i was looking for sth to learn taiwanese pronunciation. now i know what to learn with ^^

[@ChinesewithAki]

小猪佩奇 is so popular among kids in China!

[@minhvo7665]

@DarthShuaider kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX7OfquliJxgq7M You can learn by video with pinyin and Hanzi subtitle

[@ivanovskism]

In case someone is really into guitar-based music, you can find a lot of good artists from Taiwan that can help you learn Chinese. Here's some of my favorites: 透明雜志，午夜乒乓，挑走鮑伯，deca joins，Chinese Football (this last one is from Wuhan but they use standard Chinese)

[@anasmirza346]

this video is very useful

[@nauticoom]

Taiwan BLs are my fave 😂

[@jacobmmm8260]

The best way to learn language, use it at your daily life

[@joyshimizu]

這群人 zhè qún rén (This group of people) is nice but I can't read Traditional Chinese. Any recomendation for similar type of that show?

[@hellopanda1664]

Thankyou for ur recommendation sweet cute laoshi, do you have any from mainland china ? Thanks

[@andia968]

Thx :) I recently watch historical chinese dramas every day like yanxi palace, empresses in palace and so on and learn a lot of vocabularies from sub titles. Is this a good idea? how many percent of the words in historical chinese dramas can be used to communicate with average Chinese? Will they understand?

[@clo.]

Keep Running (奔跑吧兄弟) is a really fun and interesting variety show for more advanced Chinese speakers!

[@toluwaniakinsola3860]

I love Keep running too.

[@m.a.s.c705]

Thank you 🥺💖💖💖

[@Garbaz]

Thanks a lot for the recommendations! 这群人 is great. I'm looking forward to the point I can watch it without reading the English subs :)

[@yaqarianfanashira]

This was awesome!! Going to check out the last one asap :)

[@nostalgicpaper1198]

I'm improve my chinese level through Chinese/Taiwanese BLs Shows

[@davidroberts3262]

I love Princess Wei Young. My favourite ever because... יְחִידָה...

[@ron_ning7169]

I am an Indian Chinese, but I tend learn it more from the 周杰伦’s song and music. 爱情公寓 - it really helps too.

[@Sreal-uo1ly]

I like his songs but I feel like his style consist of a bit of rap so it’s harder to know what he is saying

[@imorichwu4797]

@@Sreal-uo1ly as Chinese,it still too hard to know.🤣

[@beermoroz]

Thanks, it is what I want

[@bjorklikeskidneys8496]

Us language learners have as an universal experience to watch peppa pig, and maybe getting emotionally attached to the story later, and I take pride in that. Lol I just love peppa pig, its so fun xD

[@MAjaLeahHB]

as a beginner i find watching dramas most helpful. in reality tv people speak too fast, have dialects or mumble. of course this is good for later but as a beginner i'll stick with dramas and shows for children

[@CharlesLumia]

Thanks so much! I'm going to try Where Are We Going Dad because it seems fun

[@whitepanda8861]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@cherryayethihan]

Please make more recommendations for taiwan style chinese ..

[@aalegalfocus]

This is very helpful! Funny thing is I was thinking about Peppa Pig cartoons as I clicked on your video. Thank you!

[@Goodmorningroosterlive]

好！多謝！

[@kalmlopez596]

I don't know why Chinese sounds so cool