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Chinese TV Series 中国电视剧

Learn modern Mandarin at the pace of the shows that have shaped contemporary China. Each episode: a key scene, the vocabulary, a grammar focus, the cultural notes you can't get from a textbook.

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2016 · 42 episodes · HSK 4+

Ode to Joy 欢乐颂

Urban drama · Shanghai

Five women, five social classes, all on the 22nd floor of a Shanghai high-rise. The cult social drama that defined Chinese TV in the 2010s.

五个女人,五种命运,同住在上海欢乐颂小区22楼。

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2020 · 39 episodes · HSK 4+

The Best of Times 流金岁月

a.k.a. Best Friends Forever · Last Romance
Friendship drama · Shanghai

Liu Shishi & Ni Ni as two best friends leaving Fudan University and stepping into 2010s Shanghai — one into finance, one into real estate. Adapted from Yi Shu's classic novel about female friendship that outlasts every man, every job and every fall from grace.

南孙与锁锁,复旦毕业那天,两条人生轨道开始分岔。

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