This table lists 80 tv series and 34 movies in Chinese, ordered by difficulty. Click the number in the words column to download flashcards compatible with Pleco.
This table lists 80 tv series and 34 movies in Chinese, ordered by difficulty. Click the number in the words column to download flashcards compatible with Pleco.
name | rating | words | eps | h | w/h | w/h 4h | source | country | simplified | traditional | genres | comment |
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* Lang Tong | ★☆☆ | 244 | 1 | 1 | 183 | 154 | Netflix | Singapore | 靓汤 | 靚湯 | Thriller, Erotic | NSFW |
Hide and Seek | ★☆☆ | 378 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 218 | Netflix | China | 捉迷藏 | 捉迷藏 | Crime, Suspense, Thriller |
Cities of Last Things | ★☆☆ | 480 | 1 | 2 | 287 | 237 | Netflix | Taiwan | 幸福城市 | 幸福城市 | Drama, Sci-Fi, Crime |
* The Bittersweet | ★☆☆ | 460 | 1 | 2 | 283 | 241 | Netflix | China | 苦乐参半 | 苦樂參半 | Drama |
Secret | ★★★ | 412 | 1 | 2 | 261 | 248 | Netflix | Taiwan | 不能说的秘密 | 不能說的秘密 | Romance, Fantasy, Music |
Til Death Do Us Apart | ★★☆ | 872 | 7 | 3 | 289 | 269 | Netflix | Taiwan | 惊悚剧场 | 驚悚劇場 | Thriller |
* 23:59 | ★☆☆ | 395 | 1 | 1 | 320 | 279 | Netflix | SG-MY | 23:59 | 23:59 | Thriller, Horror |
On Children | ★★★ | 2239 | 5 | 8 | 282 | 289 | Netflix | Taiwan | 你的孩子不是你的孩子 | 你的孩子不是你的孩子 | Drama, Sci-Fi, Family |
A Little Thing Called First Love | ★★☆ | 5001 | 36 | 24 | 207 | 290 | Netflix | China | 初恋那件小事 | 初戀那件小事 | Romance |
A Sun | ★★★ | 764 | 1 | 2 | 312 | 291 | Netflix | Taiwan | 阳光普照 | 陽光普照 | Drama, Crime, Family |
The Bad Kids | ★★★ | 2074 | 12 | 9 | 229 | 298 | iQIYI | China | 隐秘的角落 | 隱秘的角落 | Drama, Crime, Suspense |
A Land Imagined | ★☆☆ | 530 | 1 | 2 | 336 | 313 | Netflix | Singapore | 幻土 | 幻土 | Drama, Suspense |
Rookies' Diary 2 | ★★☆ | 5030 | 22 | 23 | 215 | 314 | Youtube | Taiwan | 新兵日记之特战英雄 | 新兵日記之特戰英雄 | Comedy |
* Imperfect | ★☆☆ | 501 | 1 | 2 | 316 | 316 | Netflix | Singapore | 我们都不完美 | 我們都不完美 | Drama, Family |
Never Forget Then | ★★☆ | 4626 | 40 | 28 | 167 | 316 | Youtube | Taiwan | 这些年那些事 | 這些年那些事 | Drama | missing episodes: 8, 27 |
Memory Love | ★★☆ | 4170 | 18 | 20 | 211 | 330 | Netflix | Taiwan | 噗通噗通我爱你 | 噗通噗通我愛你 | Drama, Romance |
To the dearest Intruder | ★★☆ | 3575 | 15 | 17 | 206 | 330 | Netflix | Taiwan | 致,第三者 | 致,第三者 | Drama, Romance |
Love @ Seventeen | ★★☆ | 3615 | 15 | 17 | 217 | 336 | Netflix | Taiwan | 我和我的十七岁 | 我和我的十七歲 | Drama, Romance |
* Double World | ★☆☆ | 668 | 1 | 2 | 387 | 343 | Netflix | China | 征途 | 征途 | Action, Fantasy, Adventure |
Brides Married Here | ★★☆ | 3607 | 13 | 14 | 250 | 349 | Youtube | Taiwan | 新娘嫁到 | 新娘嫁到 | Drama |
Candy Online | ★★☆ | 1627 | 13 | 5 | 325 | 358 | Netflix | Taiwan | 糖糖Online | 糖糖Online | Drama |
Attention, Love! | ★★☆ | 3615 | 15 | 17 | 211 | 359 | Netflix | Taiwan | 稍息立正我爱你 | 稍息立正我愛你 | Comedy, Romance |
Way Back Into Love | ★★★ | 4782 | 22 | 23 | 206 | 364 | Netflix | Taiwan | 爱回来 | 愛回來 | Drama, Romance |
* Someday or One Day | ★★★ | 3181 | 13 | 16 | 205 | 366 | Viki | Taiwan | 想见你 | 想見你 | Romance, Suspense, Fantasy |
The Ghost Bride | ★☆☆ | 1615 | 6 | 5 | 353 | 368 | Netflix | Taiwan | 彼岸之嫁 | 彼岸之嫁 | Drama |
Ice Fantasy | ★☆☆ | 6642 | 62 | 40 | 167 | 373 | Netflix | China | 幻城 | 幻城 | Drama, Fantasy |
Put Your Head on My Shoulder | ★★★ | 3853 | 24 | 15 | 255 | 374 | Netflix | China | 致我们暖暖的小时光 | 致我們暖暖的小時光 | Drama, Romance |
Nowhere Man | ★★☆ | 2085 | 8 | 6 | 365 | 378 | Netflix | Taiwan | 罪梦者 | 罪夢者 | Crime, Suspense |
My Dear Boy | ★★★ | 5013 | 20 | 22 | 225 | 379 | Netflix | Taiwan | 我的男孩 | 我的男孩 | Drama, Comedy, Romance |
IUUI | ★★☆ | 3558 | 13 | 15 | 240 | 381 | Youtube | Taiwan | 我爱你爱你爱我 | 我愛你愛你愛我 | Romance |
Dear Ex | ★★★ | 695 | 1 | 2 | 442 | 385 | Netflix | Taiwan | 谁先爱上他的 | 誰先愛上他的 | Drama, Comedy, LGBT |
The 9th Precinct | ★☆☆ | 687 | 1 | 2 | 443 | 391 | Netflix | Taiwan | 第九分局 | 第九分局 | Comedy, Action, Fantasy |
Green Door | ★★☆ | 1748 | 6 | 5 | 366 | 392 | Netflix | Taiwan | 魂囚西门 | 魂囚西門 | Suspense, Thriller |
Decoded | ★☆☆ | 5720 | 41 | 28 | 205 | 394 | Youtube | China | 解密 | 解密 | Drama, Suspense |
Lavender | ★★☆ | 2939 | 10 | 11 | 276 | 396 | Netflix | Taiwan | 薰衣草 | 薰衣草 | Drama, Romance |
Déjà Vu | ★★☆ | 4519 | 22 | 25 | 181 | 397 | Netflix | Taiwan | 回到爱以前 | 回到愛以前 | Drama, Romance |
* League of Gods | ★☆☆ | 703 | 1 | 2 | 425 | 399 | Netflix | China | 封神传奇 | 封神傳奇 | Drama, Action, Fantasy |
Secrets in The Hot Spring | ★★☆ | 733 | 1 | 2 | 423 | 402 | Netflix | Taiwan | 切小金家的旅馆 | 切小金家的旅館 | Comedy, Horror |
* Set Off | ★★☆ | 765 | 1 | 2 | 484 | 404 | Netflix | China | 即日启程 | 即日啟程 | Drama, Comedy |
Age of Rebellion | ★★★ | 4514 | 15 | 18 | 254 | 405 | Netflix | Taiwan | 翻墙的记忆 | 翻牆的記憶 | Drama, Action, Romance |
Animal World | ★★☆ | 991 | 1 | 2 | 483 | 414 | Netflix | China | 动物世界 | 動物世界 | Drama, Action, Adventure |
Prince of Tennis | ★★☆ | 5475 | 40 | 28 | 196 | 415 | Netflix | China | 奋斗吧,少年! | 奮鬥吧,少年! | Romance |
The Stolen Years | ★☆☆ | 845 | 1 | 2 | 458 | 423 | Netflix | Taiwan | 被偷走的那五年 | 被偷走的那五年 | Romance |
* To the Fore | ★★☆ | 1011 | 1 | 2 | 490 | 423 | Netflix | China | 破风 | 破風 | Drama, Sport |
Abula | ★★☆ | 6790 | 41 | 44 | 153 | 428 | Youtube | Taiwan | 阿不拉的三個女人 | 阿不拉的三個女人 | Drama, Historical |
The Outsiders | ★★★ | 4071 | 20 | 14 | 282 | 434 | Netflix | Taiwan | 斗鱼 | 鬥魚 | Romance |
* Futmalls | ★★☆ | 2148 | 8 | 5 | 406 | 436 | Netflix | Taiwan | 预支未来 | 預支未來 | Sci-Fi, Suspense, Fantasy |
Scissor Seven | ★★★ | 2012 | 24 | 5 | 384 | 437 | Netflix | China | 刺客伍六七 | 刺客伍六七 | Drama, Comedy, Action |
See You in Time | ★★☆ | 4371 | 16 | 18 | 243 | 440 | Netflix | Taiwan | 已读不回的恋人 | 已讀不回的戀人 | Drama, Romance, Sport |
A Thousand Goodnights | ★★★ | 5931 | 20 | 23 | 254 | 444 | Netflix | Taiwan | 一千个晚安 | 一千個晚安 | Drama |
Rookies' Diary | ★★★ | 9051 | 43 | 52 | 174 | 446 | Youtube | Taiwan | 新兵日记 | 新兵日記 | Drama, War |
Love, Timeless | ★★☆ | 4828 | 15 | 18 | 276 | 446 | Netflix | Taiwan | 钟楼爱人 | 鐘樓愛人 | Drama, Romance |
The Perfect Match | ★★☆ | 5095 | 22 | 24 | 215 | 448 | Netflix | Taiwan | 极品绝配 | 極品絕配 | Drama, Comedy, Romance |
King of Peking | ★★☆ | 748 | 1 | 1 | 550 | 449 | Netflix | China | 京城之王 | 京城之王 | Drama, Comedy |
First Kiss | ★☆☆ | 4829 | 16 | 18 | 273 | 452 | Youtube | Taiwan | 真爱配方 | 真愛配方 | Drama |
A Love So Beautiful | ★★☆ | 4563 | 24 | 17 | 272 | 452 | Netflix | China | 致我们单纯的小美好 | 致我們單純的小美好 | Drama, Romance |
Finding Mr. Right | ★★☆ | 990 | 1 | 2 | 519 | 455 | Netflix | China | 北京遇上西雅图 | 北京遇上西雅圖 | Comedy, Romance |
Meteor Garden | ★☆☆ | 7098 | 49 | 33 | 212 | 459 | Netflix | China | 流星花园 | 流星花園 | Romance |
Us and Them | ★☆☆ | 938 | 1 | 2 | 482 | 464 | Netflix | China | 后来的我们 | 後來的我們 | Drama, Romance |
* Your Name Engraved Herein | ★★☆ | 883 | 1 | 2 | 464 | 467 | Netflix | Taiwan | 刻在你心底的名字 | 刻在你心底的名字 | Drama, LGBT |
Well-Intended Love | ★★☆ | 4712 | 20 | 15 | 318 | 468 | Netflix | China | 奈何 BOSS 要娶我 | 奈何 BOSS 要娶我 | Romance |
The Victims' Game | ★★★ | 2997 | 8 | 9 | 351 | 468 | Netflix | Taiwan | 谁是被害者 | 誰是被害者 | Crime, Suspense |
Justice Heroes | ★★☆ | 17616 | 235 | 243 | 72 | 471 | Youtube | Taiwan | 廉政英雄 | 廉政英雄 | Drama | missing episodes: 154, 227 |
The Bullet Vanishes | ★★☆ | 800 | 1 | 2 | 469 | 474 | Netflix | China | 消失的子弹 | 消失的子彈 | Action, Suspense, Crime |
Eternal Love | ★★☆ | 7577 | 58 | 40 | 188 | 482 | Netflix | China | 三生三世十里桃花 | 三生三世十里桃花 | Drama, Romance, Fantasy |
Our Shining Days | ★★☆ | 882 | 1 | 2 | 548 | 493 | Netflix | China | 闪光少女 | 閃光少女 | Comedy, Music |
I Hear You | ★★☆ | 4756 | 24 | 16 | 306 | 494 | Netflix | China | 最动听的事 | 最動聽的事 | Drama, Romance |
The King of Romance | ★★★ | 5192 | 17 | 20 | 261 | 497 | Netflix | Taiwan | 如朕亲临 | 如朕親臨 | Comedy, Romance |
Marry Me, or Not? | ★★☆ | 4206 | 15 | 17 | 244 | 502 | Netflix | Taiwan | 必娶女人 | 必娶女人 | Drama, Romance |
Hilda | ★★★ | 2339 | 13 | 5 | 473 | 502 | Netflix | Dubbed | 希尔达 | 希爾達 | Animation, Fantasy, Adventure | simplified subtitles ≈ audio |
Handsome Siblings | ★★☆ | 7455 | 44 | 30 | 246 | 508 | Netflix | China | 绝代双骄 | 絕代雙驕 | Wuxia, Costume |
Accidentally In Love | ★★☆ | 4574 | 30 | 14 | 328 | 514 | Netflix | China | 惹上冷殿下 | 惹上冷殿下 | Romance |
Take My Brother Away | ★★☆ | 7128 | 30 | 22 | 326 | 515 | Netflix | China | 快把我哥带走 | 快把我哥帶走 | Comedy, Fantasy |
Wait, My Youth | ★★☆ | 4212 | 24 | 13 | 335 | 520 | Netflix | China | 等等啊我的青春 | 等等啊我的青春 | Drama, Romance |
Somewhere Only We Know | ★★☆ | 5765 | 24 | 22 | 267 | 520 | Netflix | China | 独家记忆 | 獨家記憶 | Drama |
* The Thousand Faces of Dunjia | ★☆☆ | 958 | 1 | 2 | 540 | 531 | Netflix | China | 奇门遁甲 | 奇門遁甲 | Action, Fantasy |
* Ancient Detective | ★★★ | 4760 | 24 | 14 | 330 | 533 | Youtube | China | 侠探简不知 | 俠探簡不知 | Romance, Suspense, Wuxia, Costume | Missing Ep10 |
* Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang | ★★★ | 827 | 1 | 1 | 667 | 534 | Netflix | China | 天梯:蔡国强的艺术 | 天梯:蔡國強的藝術 | Documentary |
Jojo's World | ★★☆ | 4835 | 15 | 17 | 282 | 540 | Netflix | Taiwan | 我和我的四个男人 | 我和我的四個男人 | Drama, Romance |
Unrequited Love | ★★☆ | 4321 | 24 | 11 | 380 | 543 | Netflix | China | 暗恋橘生淮南 | 暗戀橘生淮南 | Drama, Romance |
The Golden Era | ★★☆ | 1719 | 1 | 3 | 600 | 543 | Netflix | China | 黄金时代 | 黃金時代 | Drama, Biography, Romance |
Love O2O | ★☆☆ | 6248 | 30 | 20 | 308 | 543 | Netflix | China | 微微一笑很倾城 | 微微一笑很倾城 | Romance |
* Hikaru no Go (2020) | ★★★ | 7569 | 36 | 28 | 272 | 545 | iQIYI | China | 棋魂 | 棋魂 | Drama, Fantasy, Sport |
Single Ladies Senior | ★☆☆ | 5741 | 15 | 17 | 340 | 546 | Netflix | Taiwan | 高塔公主 | 高塔公主 | Drama, Romance |
The Borderline | ★★★ | 4362 | 17 | 12 | 354 | 548 | Youtube | Dubbed | 警戒线 | 警界線 | Drama, Crime |
* Shanghai Fortress | ★☆☆ | 938 | 1 | 2 | 577 | 564 | Netflix | China | 上海堡垒 | 上海堡壘 | Romance, Sci-Fi, War |
* The Long Night | ★★★ | 3875 | 12 | 9 | 420 | 567 | iQIYI | China | 沉默的真相 | 沉默的真相 | Drama, Suspense, Crime |
Day and Night | ★★★ | 7243 | 32 | 23 | 318 | 576 | Netflix | China | 白夜追凶 | 白夜追兇 | Drama, Crime, Suspense |
The Untamed | ★★★ | 7270 | 50 | 33 | 219 | 577 | Netflix | China | 陈情令 | 陳情令 | Drama, Costume |
Triad Princess | ★☆☆ | 2033 | 6 | 4 | 567 | 580 | Netflix | Taiwan | 极道千金 | 極道千金 | Drama, Comedy, Romance |
So Young | ★★☆ | 1421 | 1 | 2 | 657 | 581 | Netflix | China | 致我们终将逝去的青春 | 致我們終將逝去的青春 | Drama, Romance |
* Nothing But Thirty | ★★☆ | 7873 | 43 | 29 | 273 | 588 | Youtube | China | 三十而已 | 三十而已 | Drama, Family |
The Princess Weiyoung | ★☆☆ | 8747 | 54 | 36 | 240 | 590 | Netflix | China | 锦绣未央 | 錦繡未央 | Drama, Romance, Costume |
Lion Pride | ★★☆ | 5806 | 16 | 19 | 310 | 590 | Netflix | Taiwan | 狮子王强大 | 獅子王強大 | Drama, Romance |
The Legend of White Snake | ★★★ | 8193 | 36 | 25 | 330 | 593 | Netflix | China | 新白娘子传奇 | 新白娘子傳奇 | Romance, Fantasy, Costume |
The King's Avatar | ★★☆ | 7171 | 40 | 25 | 290 | 606 | Netflix | China | 全职高手 | 全職高手 | Drama |
Paranormal Mind | ★☆☆ | 4357 | 16 | 11 | 383 | 608 | Youtube | Dubbed | 开脑儆探 | 開腦儆探 | Crime | missing episode: 8 |
The Wandering Earth | ★★★ | 1283 | 1 | 2 | 654 | 608 | Netflix | China | 流浪地球 | 流浪地球 | Sci-Fi, Adventure, Disaster |
* Lovely us | ★★★ | 4741 | 16 | 11 | 425 | 610 | iQIYI | China | 如此可爱的我们 | 如此可愛的我們 | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Family |
* Tientsin Mystic | ★★★ | 5855 | 24 | 16 | 375 | 620 | Netflix | China | 河神 | 河神 | Drama, Suspense |
Find Yourself | ★★☆ | 8215 | 41 | 28 | 296 | 622 | Netflix | China | 下一站是幸福 | 下一站是幸福 | Drama, Romance |
Yanxi Palace Princess Adventures | ★☆☆ | 2287 | 6 | 4 | 605 | 626 | Netflix | China | 金枝玉叶 | 金枝玉葉 | Drama, Romance, Costume |
Hidden Faces | ★★☆ | 5023 | 18 | 13 | 376 | 626 | Youtube | Dubbed | 三面形医 | 三面形醫 | Drama |
* The Great Magician | ★★☆ | 1561 | 1 | 2 | 741 | 640 | Netflix | China | 大魔术师 | 大魔術師 | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy |
* Book of Love / Finding Mr. Right 2 | ★★☆ | 1541 | 1 | 2 | 733 | 642 | Netflix | China | 北京遇上西雅图之不二情书 | 北京遇上西雅圖之不二情書 | Comedy, Romance |
Cook Up a Storm | ★☆☆ | 1182 | 1 | 2 | 776 | 653 | Netflix | China | 决战食神 | 決戰食神 | Drama, Action |
Perfect Wedding | ★★★ | 7857 | 44 | 29 | 275 | 657 | Youtube | China | 大嫁风尚 | 大嫁風尚 | Drama, Romance | missing episodes: 10, 20 |
The Rise of Phoenixes | ★★★ | 10653 | 70 | 49 | 218 | 662 | Netflix | China | 天盛长歌 | 天盛長歌 | Romance, Costume |
Empresses in the Palace | ★★★ | 4128 | 6 | 9 | 481 | 672 | Netflix | China | 后宫甄嬛传 | 後宮甄嬛傳 | Drama, Costume | Netflix version edited down to 6 episodes |
* Pegasus | ★★☆ | 1301 | 1 | 2 | 867 | 696 | Netflix | China | 飞驰人生 | 飛馳人生 | Comedy |
* J-Style Trip | ★★☆ | 6306 | 13 | 14 | 447 | 706 | Netflix | Taiwan | 周游记 | 周遊記 | Reality Show |
Once Upon a Time in Lingjian Mountain | ★★☆ | 8644 | 37 | 23 | 375 | 742 | Netflix | China | 从前有座灵剑山 | 從前有座靈劍山 | Drama, Action, Wuxia |
* Flavorful Origins | ★★★ | 3796 | 30 | 6 | 680 | 779 | Netflix | China | 风味原产地 | 風味原產地 | Documentary |
Ashes of Love | ★★★ | 11368 | 63 | 39 | 291 | 780 | Netflix | China | 香蜜沉沉烬如霜 | 香蜜沉沉燼如霜 | Romance, Fantasy, Costume |
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The number of new, unique words a show introduces per hour (w/h). Naturally, the number of new words is highest in the beginning of a show. For a better comparison of shows with different lengths use the (w/h 4h) metric which only considers the first four hours of each show.
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