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Learn Mandarin from the films China loves

Watch with Chinese characters, pinyin and English together. Tap any word to see what it means, hear it, and keep it for later.

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Ten hit Chinese films from the official YouTube channel of their overseas distributor, with Chinese and English subtitles. Seven play right here and three open on YouTube.

Three lines for every scene

Characters for reading, pinyin for sound, English for meaning. Keep all three while you start, then switch lines off as you get stronger.

Your Chinese is really good!

Pinyin sits over each word, with its tone marks. Hide it once the characters feel familiar.

Tap a word to see its meaning, hear it spoken, and save it to your word bank.

English runs underneath. Switch it off to test yourself.

  • Replay a lineOne key to hear it again.
  • Auto-pauseStops after each line so you can read it.
  • Slow downPlay at 0.75× or 0.5×.
  • Explain the lineThe grammar pattern and every word.
  • Tone colorsEach of the four tones in its own color.

Start with one scene

A short conversation in a teahouse. Fourteen lines, every word explained.

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