Comments on: The best YouTube channels for learning Chinese in 2026 https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-best-youtube-channels-for-learning-chinese/ A better way of learning Mandarin Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:34:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Olle Linge https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-best-youtube-channels-for-learning-chinese/#comment-147082 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:33:52 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=18089#comment-147082 In reply to Tom.

Thank you!I have updated the article!

]]> By: Tom https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-best-youtube-channels-for-learning-chinese/#comment-145786 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 04:36:52 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=18089#comment-145786 FYI – Lazy Chinese changed her youtube channel `@` name so your link no longer works – it’s now: https://www.youtube.com/@Lazy-Chinese

]]> By: Sander https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-best-youtube-channels-for-learning-chinese/#comment-130098 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:39:57 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=18089#comment-130098 Interesting question! I also tried a few things, but couldn’t find an answer to it. On the official YouTube app they don’t mark videos as members-only, so they keep you guessing. They do mark member-only videos on the web app, so that makes it easier to create your own playlist (= manual work). There are RSS reader apps that let you add the channel’s feed, which also do not contain members-only videos:
https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UC5p8WSPGtnSWpeQzXv9F7XQ
It’s all not as convenient as you would have liked though…

]]> By: Olle Linge https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-best-youtube-channels-for-learning-chinese/#comment-129792 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:21:43 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=18089#comment-129792 In reply to 大鱼.

Hi! I have added her channel to my list of channels to check out next time I update the article. Thank you!

]]> By: Olle Linge https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-best-youtube-channels-for-learning-chinese/#comment-129791 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:19:26 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=18089#comment-129791 In reply to Oskar.

Thank you for sharing! I’ve added Xiaogua to my list of channels to check out when I next update the article. Maomi Chinese is already listed in my article about the best podcasts. As you pointed out, it has no video, which is why I didn’t include it here.

]]> By: Olle Linge https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-best-youtube-channels-for-learning-chinese/#comment-129790 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:16:47 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=18089#comment-129790 In reply to Sander.

Thank you for the recommendation! Is there any way to tell which playlists are members-only and which aren’t? I randomly clicked five and four were members-only. Scrolling through individual videos seems to indicate that only 1/4 of videos are free, which makes it hard to navigate. This might not be the fault of the creator, but when paid and free videos are mixed in playlists, everything stops when I reach a paid video and I have to actively search for content I can watch.

That being said, the available videos that I eventually found and checked were quite good. However, given that the other channels I recommend have much more content that is easier to access, I don’t think I’ll replace any of them just yet. If there’s a way to find the free content that doesn’t involve clicking individual videos, I might reconsider! I tried to search for ways around this on YouTube, but was unable to find anything.

]]> By: 大鱼 https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-best-youtube-channels-for-learning-chinese/#comment-129741 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:59:38 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=18089#comment-129741 Hi Olle, another excellent resource for intermediate learners is Chinese Podcast with Shenglan. The videos are entirely in Chinese and cover a wide range of interesting topics.

https://www.youtube.com/c/ChinesePodcastWithShenglan

]]> By: Oskar https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-best-youtube-channels-for-learning-chinese/#comment-129731 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 06:56:05 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=18089#comment-129731 I Xiaogua Chinese’s stories. Especially at the upper intermediate level. And a special mention to MaoMi Chinese (even though it’s a podcast, not video) as it’s great comprehensible input too.

]]> By: Sander https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-best-youtube-channels-for-learning-chinese/#comment-129707 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 21:29:38 +0000 https://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=18089#comment-129707 Hi Olle! Thank you for this very helpful article! I found a few new YouTube channels! I would like to contribute to the list with 每日中文课 (https://youtube.com/@danliaofreetolearnchinese)

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