On this page we provide a huge bank of Chinese listening practice exercises. Most of the videos that we have linked to are from YouTube, and they include a range of cartoons and intermediate listening exercises from textbooks such as New Practical Chinese Reader.
New Practical Chinese Reader
Book 3
Book 4
Ordering food and drink
Are you looking to learn some vocabulary for food and drink in mandarin, as well as learning about what a real Chinese restaurant in China is like? Then the following video is for you.
Tourism in China
Are you planning on a trip to China, if so you may find these listening tasks useful as they feature visits to tourist attractions and other places of interest in China. Practice your Mandarin listening skills while finding out about the country and it’s culture.
Historical sites
These pages offer the chance to practice your mandarin listening skills while learning about some historical sites.
Nursery Rhymes
两只老虎 – Two Tigers
Songs
Another excellent way to improve your Mandarin listening skills is to listen to songs in Chinese. Below we provide some popular and traditional songs with lyrics in Chinese and translated into English. We also provide pinyin for those who like to sing along.
Beginner
Intermediate
Chinese Culture
Cartoons
Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf
Pleasant Goat and Bib Big Wolf is an immensely popular cartoon in China. Although the grammar and language points are fairly simple, sometimes the vocabulary can be a little high level. To help you we have provided a full translation in English, plus a Chinese transcript. This way you can read and enjoy at your leisure.
Adventure in the sea episode 46
Short Posts
In this section we offer the chance for you to practice your Chinese listening skills using a variety of short videos posted to the internet by native Chinese. These videos are from a variety of users and you will get a chance to learn about China while practicing your listening skills.