TV Shows for Learning Chinese

TV Shows for Learning Chinese
Do you want to learn Chinese by watching TV shows?
Here, in this video, I recommended 5 TV shows for you to learn Chinese.
First I talked about 2 TV programs for the beginner level, and then I gave you 3 TV shows for intermediate to advanced levels.
Watching TV shows can not only help you naturally pick up some words but also help you learn something about Chinese culture.
And the most important thing is you’re gonna enjoy this process of learning!
🎥 The Five TV shows for learning Chinese:
1. 小豬佩奇 xiǎo zhū pèi qí (Peppa Pig) 00:43
2. 爸爸去哪ㄦ bà bà qù nǎ er（Where Are We Going? Dad）02:20
3. 十二道鋒味 shí èr dào fēng wèi / 鋒味 fēng wèi （Chef Nic）03:25
4. 小資女孩向前衝 xiǎo zī nǚ hái xiàng qián chōng （Office Girls）04:20
5. 這群人 zhè qún rén (This group of people) 05:28
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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.

[@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

[@user-uv1ee1ib7f]

@@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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💜

[@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. :))

[@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...

[@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！

[@napapathlerdpakdeeporn]

Thank you so much for your recommendation

[@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

[@vallopez8977]

Thank you for your wonderful recommendations!!!!

[@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 :-)

[@user-sm3bt2cy6u]

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

[@user-sm3bt2cy6u]

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!

[@nurjahansimran9908]

Thank you❣

[@nilamarino6203]

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

[@DisposableFox]

thank you for the recommendations.

[@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

[@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.

[@fabimendes6182]

thank you for the suggestions :)

[@ayenandarhlaing8213]

Thanks❤

[@Goodmorningroosterlive]

好！多謝！

[@m.a.s.c705]

Thank you 🥺💖💖💖

[@vijaytrivedi8865]

Thank you Sister

[@whitepanda8861]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@AsianOreoYo]

Thanks!

[@veronikapavenska9645]

Thank you so much for your videos!!!

[@juliakrystal19]

我在上海留学的时候，看了欢乐颂，超级喜欢！

[@katherinewong5381]

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

[@finninggris3199]

thank you!

[@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!

[@littlefish2124]

Thank you

[@imnalisha]

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

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

mylibrary You’re welcome! 😄

[@TheBiblicalFinance]

Thanks for this video Grace!

[@kayyy7803]

Thank you it helps a lot

[@TheCandyNana]

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 😊

[@wandasanchez551]

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

[@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.

[@cruddell]

OMG Finally someone from Taiwan! Thank you!

[@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

[@robinanuolinlin1815]

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

[@armysuga1143]

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

[@beermoroz]

Thanks, it is what I want

[@mrchang302]

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

[@luisdavidblanco7590]

Real quality content here!

[@yaqarianfanashira]

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

[@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）

[@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 👌

[@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.

[@sunshiinexxo]

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

[@sunshiinexxo]

agreed

[@englishgrammarmymindtoyour9593]

Office girls very entertaining thanks for the suggestion!

[@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 🇩🇿

[@weiyuahan]

感謝妳喔！

[@randomstream4920]

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

[@captainobvious7370]

This is fantastic! Awesome suggestions

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Captain Obvious Glad you like the suggestions! :D

[@ShadowWriter125]

Very good recommendations 👍🏽

[@annchinese882]

New subscriber here. I've already watch office girls

[@th36ow75]

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

[@jashepoon]

謝謝！

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Jashe Poon 不客氣！😊😊

[@CharlesLumia]

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

[@user-qb4ke6gm5b]

Thank you girlll

[@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 :)

[@amytheorangutan]

我最近喜歡看櫻桃小丸子，真讓我回想童年的回憶，對話也不太難 😊

[@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.

[@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

[@Shrigis]

Great video!!! Thank youuuu

[@sunshiinexxo]

I recommend Keep Running ( pao nan )

[@Frank2212]

For upper level 漫长的季节 is pretty good！

[@elainemoore1577]

i am moving to china thank you for making chinese videos

[@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

[@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.

[@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。

[@cheersfor6323]

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

[@kamilazhienalina2726]

Hahha thanks. I improve my English and Chinese with u)))) i believe u got it

[@meneaterpaprika]

謝謝嗷

[@isabelringingz]

thank you, this is really helpful! i've been watching Peppa pig, but I didn't know about the other ones :)

[@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.

[@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.

[@tytang61]

爱你了😍

[@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.

[@anasmirza346]

this video is very useful

[@James-tu8bt]

damn ....that's super nice of you to recommend such great channels. xie xie, xiaojie.

[@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)

[@rickylin663]

Yooo I love 爸爸去哪儿 it’s so good y’all should def watch it

[@MarkisCouch_1WhatJustHappened]

Interesting! Informative! Thanks

[@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? 😊

[@wilsonlau9452]

Awesome, 鋒味 is my show

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Wilson Lau Glad you like it!

[@efiding97]

Ι recommend 非正式会谈

[@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👩‍🏫

[@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.

[@user-nn7qz7rb9e]

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.

[@seselis625]

I've only been learning a month or so, but I turned on Devil Punisher recently and was so excited when I understood some (admittedly basic) phrases 😂 Simpler examples are probably a better choice at my level though 😅 So I guess I'm learning what Peppa Pig is soon

[@wagaboa]

中文老師，你的英語好好！

[@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.

[@jesuscapote2372]

Me encanta las recomendaciones que das, por cierto muy hermosa la profesora...ta hen piaoliang!

[@ksfjkdfajfebnfsbn]

so helpful!!!!!