Chinese videos · A0 to C2

Chinese videos, sorted by level

33 Mandarin videos, from very slow Chinese for complete beginners to talks for native speakers. Each one has the creator's own Chinese captions, is levelled from them, plays right here, and comes with its key words in pinyin and three questions.

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A05 videosComplete beginners: very slow Mandarin about names, objects and rooms, made for learners.

5:56A0Name, age and genderS1 Ep01 | LOVE STORY IN CAFE | Absolute Beginner | Chinese Comprehensible Input/TPRS Chinese|HSK1/2Blabla Chinese · Made for learners
8:30A0Introducing yourselfLearn Chinese Absolute Beginners "Introduction" - Chinese Comprehensible Input - Super BeginnerXiaogua Chinese · Made for learners
3:28A0Introducing yourselfL01| Comprehensible input Chinese | TPRS | Self-introduction in Chinese | my mum and my boyfriendLazy Chinese · Made for learners
10:41A0Rooms and furnitureYes! You can understand Chinese as a ABSOLUTE beginner// Chinese comprehensible input//HSK0-1Speak Your Chinese · Made for learners
6:48A0Objects and coloursMost basic Chinese Comprehensible Input | SUPER BEGINNERBlabla Chinese · Made for learners

A16 videosBeginners: slow, clear stories and vlogs about daily life, food and free time.

A25 videosElementary: short stories, a festival legend and a supermarket trip, still slower than natural speed.

B16 videosIntermediate: learner videos close to natural speed, on work, travel, school and food.

B25 videosUpper intermediate: culture podcasts for learners, and videos made for Chinese speakers.

C14 videosAdvanced: talks and documentaries for Chinese speakers on science, art and technology.

C22 videosProficient: dense academic talks, with classical poems quoted.

How each video is levelled

Speed Characters a minute. Videos for beginners run at about 55–110; natural Mandarin at about 180–250.
Vocabulary The share of characters that belong to common words: the course's words up to B1 (about HSK 1–4).
A full reading Then we check the level by reading the captions, and write the key words, pinyin and questions from them.

Questions are in English up to A2 and in Chinese from B1. For short texts with an English meaning for every sentence, see the Chinese stories for beginners.

Questions

How are the videos levelled?

From their Chinese captions. We count how many characters a minute are spoken and what share of the characters belong to common words (the course's words up to B1, about HSK 1–4), then check each level by reading the captions.

Do I need to leave the site to watch?

No. The videos play on this page in an embedded player that loads only when you press play, with the creator's Chinese captions switched on.

Are the captions in Simplified characters?

In most videos, yes. Three videos from the same channel have their captions in Traditional characters, and their pages say so.

Which level should I start with?

Pick the level where you can follow the gist without pausing. If you're unsure, the level test will place you; otherwise go one level down, since frequent easy listening does more than the odd hard video.

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