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Youtubers to learn Chinese Part.2

 Learn Chinese through YouTube 

Currently, there are so many different resources to learn Chinese, but the one resource I really recommend, because of its accessibility and variety is: YouTube. On YouTube, you can find endless Chinese lessons which is something really helpful, on the other hand it can also be overwhelming, because there are so many options that you simply don't know which video to watch. 

Before choosing from which channel to learn from, the first thing you need to take into consideration which study plan do you want to follow: The HSK, TOCFL, are you looking for classes for everyday use, for travel, etc.

YouTubers I recommend for the HSK 

LichaoChinese: This channel has quite a range of lessons. He teaches from the HSK1 up to lesson 3 of the HSK 4. He mainly focuses on the readings passages (which not a lot of channels do), he gives an explanation and analyzes the grammar, in addition he also gives some examples of how to use the vocabulary and even in some cases he explains the cultural background of why the dialogues are the way they are. 

SiSiLaoshi: This channel mainly focuses on the HSK3, you'll find that she has videos for all lessons, and some extra ones that only focuses on grammar. If you are a person that mainly learns through examples, then her grammar videos are just for you, because she gives quite a lot of examples and different ways to use the structures. 

每日文課: This channels is mainly for intermediate level an up, she explains the grammar of the HSK4, HSK5 and HSK6. Her classes are quite clear, and she gives a lot of real life examples, but what I enjoy the most of her classes is that they are completely in Chinese, which is quite important because you don't simply learn translations, you truly understand the grammar and how to use it.



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