Here we are going to introduce 3 TV shows that are recommended for Chinese language learners. Not only does it train your ear for listening skills but you also get to be exposed to Chinese culture as well. This is a great way to create a more immersive environment and can be a wonderful supplement to your structured learning.

Learn Chinese through Movies And TV Programs

1. 家有儿女 (Jiā yǒu érnǚ) Home with Kids

What’s it about?
"家有儿女 (Jiā yǒu érnǚ) Home with Kids" is a funny and relaxing sitcom based on the theme of childhood that tells interesting stories between a mother and a father that were both recently divorced and came together to unite their families including their three children.

The story of this show takes features a special family including the parents, Xia Donghai and Liu Mei's relatable characters. They are strict while loving and caring for their growing children and expect to integrate their shared love and wisdom to cultivate their children and create a happy and new life for them.

Although the three kids living under the same roof are different in relation and age, they get along as if they were close friends. The whole show still displays all of the problems of children growing up in family life, such as learning, making friends, honesty, love, interests, conflict of ideas, and so on.

Why should you watch it?
The story is simple to follow and is funny. In addition, because of the family theme, it is conducive to students' understanding of Chinese family life and family culture.

Since the language speed of the characters is slow, it is helpful for the students to learn and therefore, it is good for seasoned Chinese language learners.

And the plot of each episode is adapted as a textbook and is very popular among foreign friends who love Chinese.

At which level is it suitable for Chinese learners?
This series is suitable for students at the middle and advanced level. And students at the primary level need to have explanations by a teacher on the side.

It would be very helpful for Chinese language learners to learn a lot of useful and daily Chinese vocabulary: for example, how to "称呼 (chēnghū) address" family members such as "爸爸 (bàba) father," "妈妈 (māma) mother,""儿子 (érzi) son,""女儿 (nǚ’ér) daughter,"etc; and learn native dialogue based on various themes in daily life. The Family oriented themed TV series would be the easiest to understand.

And if you think about it, it kind of makes sense, doesn’t it? Between "家庭 (jiātíng) family" and daily "生活 (shēnghuó) life," all of the conversations are still colloquial. Only the simplest of words are necessary to express your ideas, which really fall under the scope of questions like "what’s wrong", "hows the weather", "where are you going" and so on. It goes without saying that it’s indeed simple to understand.

The keywords that we focus on for this series include many familial words as seen below.

爸爸 (Bàba) papa; dad; father; daddy
妈妈 (Māma) mother, mom; mum; mommy
儿子 (Érzi) son
女儿 (Nǚ’ér) daughter
家庭 (Jiātíng) family
生活 (Shēnghuó) life

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