Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Start the new year right by learning how to say "Good Luck in the New Year!" in Mandarin. This quick and easy tutorial will have you speaking Mandarin in no time!
๐ A summary of this lesson is available at mandarinhq.com/2024/12/mandarin-holiday-phrases
๐ Learn Mandarin for the Holidays: Essential Chinese Phrases and Vocabulary๐ youtu.be/lqFOv9hE0uU
๐ New Year Wishes in Chinese: Express Your Love to Family & Friends ๐youtu.be/fueyV91d_Nw
๐ Learn Chinese: YOUR New Yearโs Resolutions in Mandarin ๐ youtu.be/HaiVhfBKY8A
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Start the new year right by learning how to say "Good Luck in the New Year!" in Mandarin. This quick and easy tutorial will have you speaking Mandarin in no time!
๐ A summary of this lesson is available at mandarinhq.com/2024/12/mandarin-holiday-phrases
๐ Learn Mandarin for the Holidays: Essential Chinese Phrases and Vocabulary๐ youtu.be/lqFOv9hE0uU
๐ New Year Wishes in Chinese: Express Your Love to Family & Friends ๐youtu.be/fueyV91d_Nw
๐ Learn Chinese: YOUR New Yearโs Resolutions in Mandarin ๐ youtu.be/HaiVhfBKY8A
โบ COURSE (THE REAL SPOKEN CHINESE VAULT):
students.mandarinhq.com/real-spoken-chinese-vault-course
โบ THE CHINESE PRONUNCIATION GYM Course:
students.mandarinhq.com/chinese-pronunciation-tones
โบ FREE MINI-COURSE:
How to Improve Your Chinese Listening Skills Fast: mandarinhq.com/listening
FOLLOW ME
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โ Facebook: facebook.com/MandarinHQ
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![This Took Me 10 Years to Do... (My Embarrassing Chinese Story) ๐
๏ฝMandarin Chinese Vlog
I finally did itโฆ after delaying it for 10 years.
In todayโs Mandarin Chinese vlog, I take my first step back into running โ and bring you along for a real-life, emotional listening practice experience.
๐ LEVEL UP YOUR CHINESE:
๐ฃ๏ธ Master Sounds & Tones (Free 3-Day Course): https://students.mandarinhq.com/pronunciation/
๐ Understand Native Speakers (Free 3-Day Course): https://students.mandarinhq.com/listening/
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In this immersive Chinese vlog, Ill share my journey, a super embarrassing story from university, and the powerful Chinese proverb that keeps me going. Lets learn practical vocabulary and find motivation together! ๆไปฌๅผๅงๅง๏ผ
If youโre learning Chinese and want real, unscripted Native Mandarin, this video is perfect for you.
Everything is subtitled in Chinese + pinyin + English, so you can follow along easily.
What youโll get from this video:
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Real conversational Mandarin (not textbook)
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Motivational Chinese story โ perfect for HSK 3โ4 learners
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Natural expressions & emotional vocabulary you can actually use
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Chinese life lesson: โๅ้ไน่ก๏ผๅงไบ่ถณไธโ โ a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step (Chinese Proverb)
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Calm, cinematic immersion โ sunrise, ocean, and real thoughts
Question for you:
What is one thing youve been waiting to startโฆ but still havenโt?
Comment below โ Iโd love to hear your story. ๐ฌ
๐ Summary of this Mandarin Chinese lesson: https://mandarinhq.com/2025/10/chinese-proverb-story/
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![Can You Understand Chinese Crime Dramas? Test Your Mandarin with This ๆผซๅฝฑๅฏป่ธช Lesson!
๐ฌ Can You Understand Chinese Crime Dramas? Test Your Mandarin with This ๆผซๅฝฑๅฏป่ธช Lesson!
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Want to understand real Chinese conversations like a native?
๐ฌ In this lesson, we break down a suspenseful scene from ๆผซๅฝฑๅฏป่ธช (Mร n Yวng Xรบn Zลng)โa thrilling Chinese crime seriesโso you can learn authentic Mandarin Chinese the way itโs really spoken.
๐ฎโโ๏ธ What Youโll Learn in This Video:
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Key Mandarin phrases from a police investigation scene
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Natural spoken Chinese, including tone and slang
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Pinyin and English translation of each line
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Essential Chinese vocabulary: โ่ฏๆฎโ (evidence), โๅฐธไฝโ (corpse), โๅงๅบโ (undercover), and more
โ
Listening and comprehension practice for beginners and up
๐บ Perfect for:
Beginner and intermediate Chinese learners
HSK students looking to improve listening skills
Fans of Chinese dramas, thrillers, and crime shows
Anyone wanting to learn real-life Mandarin dialogue from native media
๐ก Want to boost your Mandarin fast? Try shadowing the scene with us, pausing for pronunciation practice, and then replaying it with subtitles OFF! ๐ง
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![China Has 3 Valentineโs Days?! โค๏ธ Chinese Love Festivals Explained
โค๏ธ๐ฎ๐ฆ The 3 Versions of Valentines Day in China
Did you know that in China, one Valentineโs Day is never enough? In fact, there are three completely different festivals dedicated to romance and connection.
In todayโs lesson, Angel from Mandarin HQ breaks down the cultural logic behind Chinaโs multiple Love Festivals. Youโll learn how to express your feelings in Mandarinโranging from modern directness to the subtle, poetic beauty of classical Chinese.
๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐:
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๐ฃ๏ธ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ & ๐ง๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ (Free 3-Day Course): https://students.mandarinhq.com/pronunciation/
๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ (Free 3-Day Course): https://students.mandarinhq.com/listening/
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐โ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป:
โจ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐: Western Valentines Day (Feb 14), the Lantern Festival (ๅ
ๅฎต่), and the Qixi Festival (ไธๅค่).
โจ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ช๐ผฬ ๐ฬ๐ถ ๐ก๐ถฬ: Discover more nuanced and native-sounding ways to express affection.
โจ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐
๐: Why Chinese culture takes a multi-layered approach to romance and relationships.
โจ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐. ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น: How young people in China today blend these celebrations.
๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐:
0:00 - Intro: Why China has 3 Valentines Days
0:44 - How to say I Love You (Direct vs. Nuanced)
1:36 - Classical Chinese Love Poems (Romantic & Subtle)
2:14 - Comparing the 3 Festivals: Traditions & Food
3:40 - Real-life Scenario: Blending Cultures
5:30 - The Cultural Logic behind multiple festivals
๐ฌ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
Which Chinese expression of love is your favorite? And which of these three festivals would you most like to celebrate? Let us know in the comments below! ๐
๐ Get the summary for this lesson: ๐ https://mandarinhq.com/2026/08/how-to-say-i-love-you-in-chinese-valentines-day/
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