Manhattan Mandarin's founders know what it's like to learn Mandarin from scratch. Listening is a skill!
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We've done it all - study abroad programs with no-English-allowed language pledges in Shanghai, Beijing, and Guilin; 10,000 hours of Pleco flashcarding; Mandarin Classes (the best ones on earth, mind you)...and yet it's never enough if you aren't willing to put in the extra work to improve your listening skills, vocab retention, and pronunciation. Here are five TV shows we've actually enjoyed for studying Mandarin. We won't make you read about them. Give them a shot: