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Best Netflix movies & series to learn Chinese

Movies & series, especially those about modern daily life, are great Mandarin learning materials since plain language is used. Plus they’ll also show you a more realistic picture of Chinese culture than you’d find in textbooks.

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Mandarin series on Netflix

Modern series (当代)

  • Meteor Garden (流星花园) 2018 (Cute & widely recommended)
  • Find Yourself (下一站是幸福) 2020
  • Well-Intended Love (奈何老板要娶我) 2019
  • Accidentally in Love (惹上冷殿下) 2018

Costume, novel drama (古装)

  • The Untamed (陈情令) 2019
  • Three Lives, Three Worlds, The Pillow Book (三生三世枕上书) 2012
  • Once Upon a Time in Lingjian Mountain (从前有座灵剑山) 2019
  • The Rise of Phoenixes (天盛长歌) 2018

Action, suspense (动作)

  • The Disguiser (伪装者) 2015
  • Tientsin Mystic (河神) 2017
  • Day and Night (白夜追凶) 2017 (recommended)

Mandarin movies on Netflix

Chinese language Romantic comedy & drama (浪漫喜剧和戏剧)

  • Us and Them (后来的我们) 2018 (Great ratings)
  • This Is Not What I Expected (喜欢你) 2017
  • Finding Mr. Right (北京遇上西雅图) 2013
  • Ash Is Purest White (江湖儿女) 2018
  • I Am Not Madame Bovary (我不是潘金莲) 2016, comedy

Mandarin action movies (动作片):

  • Animal World (动物世界) 2018
  • Operation Mekong (湄公河行动) 2016
  • Railroad Tigers (铁道飞虎) 2016 (Recommended for beginners)

Chinese Fantasy & sci-fi (幻想与科幻)

  • The Monkey King 2 (西游记之孙悟空三打白骨精), 2016
  • The Mermaid (美人鱼) 2016
  • The Wandering Earth (流浪地球) 2019

Historical series in Chinese language (历史)

  • Curse of the Golden Flower (满城尽带黄金甲) 2006 (Oscar nomination)
  • Coming Home (归来) 2014
  • God of War (荡寇风云) 2017

 

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