Learn Chinese by Watching TV and YouTube
You can learn Chinese by watching TV and YouTube, if watching turns into studying. Chenjin's video study tools do the turning.
Load a video, get word-by-word subtitles with instant lookups, and save any line as a flashcard with its real audio attached.
Mine sentences into flashcards
Paste a YouTube link and Chenjin builds a study session: synced subtitles, pinyin on demand, and a dictionary one tap away. When a line is worth keeping, one click saves it as a flashcard with the video's own audio clip, a screenshot, and a drafted translation.
Review mined cards in Chenjin's spaced repetition system, or send them straight to Anki.
Drill the lines you loved
Tone Coach can use your mined clips as reference audio: listen to the actor's line, record yourself, and compare pitch curves. Your favorite show becomes your pronunciation model.
Keep the vocabulary you meet
Every word you look up or mine is tracked on your vocabulary map, so the shows you watch visibly grow the words you know. Watching becomes studying, with receipts.
Frequently asked questions
Which shows should I start with?
Vlogs and daily-life channels are far easier than costume dramas: modern vocabulary, clear audio, short episodes. Around HSK 3 to 4 they become genuinely watchable with subtitles and lookups.
Is watching with subtitles cheating?
No, it's how input becomes comprehensible. The goal is to need them less over time, which is exactly what mining and reviewing the vocabulary does.
Is video study on the free plan?
Video study and sentence mining are part of the Plus plan, which has a 7-day free trial. The reader, dictionary, games, and base flashcards are free.
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The free plan includes the dictionary, the free graded reader, three library articles a day, games, and flashcards. If it fits the way you learn, the Plus plan unlocks the rest with a 7-day free trial.
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