{"id":1959,"date":"2024-12-09T16:13:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T00:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/?p=1959"},"modified":"2024-12-10T13:34:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T21:34:37","slug":"childrens-cartoons-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/2024\/12\/09\/childrens-cartoons-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Heal your inner child with Chinese kids&#8217; cartoons!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reading Sara\u2019s post on Soviet Winnie the Pooh truly inspired me. As a beginning Chinese student, I love watching C-dramas, but sometimes it\u2019s a bit challenging to understand what\u2019s going on, especially with the complex love triangles! Children\u2019s cartoons are a great way to introduce yourself to more Chinese media, especially because they\u2019re designed to use elementary-friendly language. Even if they don\u2019t have captions in English, the animation style can make it easy to pick up on the story and characters. Here are some recommendations I\u2019ve found, plus a bonus C-drama recommendation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u559c\u7f8a\u7f8a\u4e0e\u7070\u592a\u72fc &#8211; Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u559c\u7f8a\u7f8a\u4e0e\u7070\u592a\u72fc Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf \u7f8a\u7f8a\u5feb\u4e50\u7684\u4e00\u5e74 (01)|\u4e2d\u6587\u7248\u5168\u96c6\u3010HD 1080P\u3011\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CTv5KGvYF0o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u5c0f\u4f01\u9e45\u5b9d\u9732\u9732 &#8211; Pororo the Little Penguin&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u5575\u6a02\u6a02 \u7b2c\u516d\u5b63 | \u7b2c 1 ~ 26\u8a71 | 260\u5206\u949f \u8fde\u7eed\u89c2\u770b | \u5c0f\u4f01\u9e45\u5575\u6a02\u6a02 | Pororo Chinese\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/66_rfbt5J0o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u5c0f\u732a\u4f69\u5947 &#8211; Peppa Pig<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This channel has Peppa Pig episodes with captions in English, pinyin, and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Peppa Pig in Mandarin - \ud83e\udde7\ud835\udc02\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc30 \ud835\udc18\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b (Spring Festival) - \ud835\udfd6 \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc02 \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc14\ud835\udc01\ud835\udc12\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N2p69jQXoMg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The official Peppa Pig Chinese YouTube channel posts marathon-style videos of episodes, which are great to play in the background! (Note: these do not have closed captions.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u5c0f\u732a\u4f69\u5947 | \u6700\u5927\u7684\u6ce5\u6c34\u5751 | \u5152\u7ae5\u5361\u901a\u7247 | Peppa Pig Chinese | \u52a8\u753b\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U-jvrIADiRc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u609f\u7a7a\u5c0f\u4fa0 &#8211; Lego Monkie Kid<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a Lego-themed animated spin-off of the famous Chinese story \u897f\u904a\u8a18 (Journey to the West)! (Note: I could only find episodes from season 5 in the Mandarin dub.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LEGO: Monkie Kid S5 EP1\ufe31Mandarin Dub\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZrrGPkw1Ffs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bonus: \u6d41\u661f\u82b1\u56ed &#8211; Meteor Garden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been watching episodes of this C-Drama since I started learning Chinese this semester. At times, it is very overdramatic, but I\u2019ve picked up some useful vocabulary and grammar!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300a\u6d41\u661f\u82b1\u5712\u300b | \u6b63\u5f0f\u9810\u544a | Netflix\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BJNNSMG-LeA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Sara\u2019s post on Soviet Winnie the Pooh truly inspired me. As a beginning Chinese student, I love watching C-dramas, but sometimes it\u2019s a bit challenging to understand what\u2019s going on, especially with the complex love triangles! Children\u2019s cartoons are a great way to introduce yourself to more Chinese media, especially because they\u2019re designed to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/2024\/12\/09\/childrens-cartoons-in-chinese\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Heal your inner child with Chinese kids&#8217; cartoons!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2883,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94,68,95,97,84],"tags":[104],"class_list":["post-1959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beginner","category-chinese","category-intermediate","category-media","category-tv","tag-recommendation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2883"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1959"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1962,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959\/revisions\/1962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}