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Watch cartoons to improve your Chinese

Cartoons in Chinese 


There are a lot of different methods to improve your reading and listening, and one of them is through Cartoons. Cartoons tend to use a simpler vocabulary, because for most of them their target audience are kids. 
This method can help anyone, at whichever level you are, the only thing that changes is the type of cartoons that will benefit you.

Where to find them

You can watch them in platforms like: WeTV or IQIYI, but most of the cartoons in those platforms are Anime, which is a bit harder than normal cartoons, because their target audience is much older.
If you are a beginner or intermediate learner (like me) I recommend you to watch children's cartoons, the main place where you can find them is on YouTube.

Cartoons on YouTube for beginner level 

Peppa Pig: This show is one of the most recommended in the Chinese learning community. The dialogues tend to be quite simple, because the plot is based in a child's life. There are two YouTube channels I recommend for this show: 
小猪佩奇 中文官方 - Peppa Pig: This channel has a lot of episodes, some long, some short. The only problem is that the videos don't have subtitles. 

Mandarin Says Tess: This channel has a few episodes, because it's mainly for learning Chinese, but all the Episodes of Peppa Pig have subtitles in Chinese, English, and it even has pinyin, so you can really follow the story. 


Cartoons for intermediate level 

哈啰 小梅子 - Hello Jadoo: This show is about a little girl named Jado (小梅子) she has quite an interesting personality,  she is rebellious, competitive, interesting and funny. Most episodes are about her interactions with her family and friends. 

蠟筆小新: This show follows the story of a little boy and his family, the accent of the little kid its a bit different, but it's understandable. For this cartoon, there is not a main YouTube channel where you can watch it, but you can find the first 10 episodes in the following: Chilled Vibes
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