Netflix Chinese shows are available in many countries all around the world. You can watch these in the comfort of your home or download them onto a tablet for a road trip or a flight.
For trilingual and multilingual families, there are many other languages available as well (ex: Korean, Japanese, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, Germany, Dutch and Italian).
Creating a language rich immersion environment at home is a great way to help your kids pick up and continue to grow in the second language.
Encouraging kids to watch shows mainly in Chinese is a great way to supplement and add to the language learning environment.
Although not recommended as the main source of language learning, it can be a great tool when used in moderation.
Netflix is a is a wonderful tool to do just that, especially for parents who are not comfortable reading Chinese.
Although there are many websites and apps out there with even more Chinese shows for kids the entire site is in Chinese.
Be sure to also check out Amazon Prime Vidoes and Disney+ for additional shows available in Mandarin Chinese your kids will love.
Another concern I have with these sites is the content in children’s shows that are accepted in Asia. The standards in Asia tends to be different from Western ones.
The fact that my husband and I already enjoy shows on Netflix ourselves, it was a no brainer for us to use this as the main way to watch Chinese children’s shows.
Below are helpful information on how to find these shows on Netflix and also the shows organized by age groups.
How to Change Your Netflix Language Setting to Chinese
- Sign into your Netflix account via their website. Doing this on your phone or tablet won’t display the language option.
- Go into Manage Profiles
- Select the user profile you would like to change the language for. I only did this for my daughter’s account.
- Select Chinese in the language options.
- Sign out then back in to save your new language settings.
- Mama Baby Mandarin has a great visual instruction for this.
How to Find Shows with Chinese Audio on Netflix
- Click on an adult’s profile icon, then go into “Account” (you can only do this in an adult account)
- Scroll to the bottom of the page til you see “Audio & Subtitles” this will take you to the “Audio & Subtitles” Page.
- Then open the “Subtitles” drop down menu and select “Audio.” Then in the next menu, select “Mandarin”
Mama Baby Mandarin has a great visual instruction for this as well.
Chinese Shows for Kids on Netflix
Of course, screening shows yourself is still the best way to ensure your kids are watching shows that agree with your family’s value systems.
The shows that have been selected as family friendly via Common Sense Media have an astrix* next to its name.
Chinese Shows for Toddlers (3 Year Olds
Luna Petunia/露娜的奇妙冒險*
Storybots/知識小奇兵*
Super Wings/超级飞侠大百科*
Age: 3+
Word Party/文字派對*
This was my daughter’s favorite when she was a bit younger. The characters speak slower which makes it easier for kids to learn phrases in Chinese. The show also teaches good manners through catchy songs. It’s also a much shorter show.
Age: 3+
Additional Quality Mandarin Chinese shows for Toddlers:
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Kazoops/卡祖普！
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Fun creative show with catchy songs. The main character is a boy with a great imagination and his pig. It’s the only show I’ve found on Netflix with characters speaking with a Taiwanese accent.
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Octonauts/海底小縱隊
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Fun educational show that teaches kids about marine life.
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Treehouse Detectives/樹屋偵探*
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YooHoo to the Rescue/悠猴衝鋒救
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Charlie’s Colorforms City/查理的彩拼城
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Be Be Bears
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Puffin Rock/歡樂海鷹島
Chinese Shows for Preschoolers (4-5 yrs.)
PJ Mask/睡衣小英雄
Dragons: Rescue Riders/龍族：救援騎士*
This is a fun series based on the movie How to Train Your Dragon.
Llama Llama/小羊駝拉瑪*
Noddy Toyland Detective*
An adorable show where Noddy the toyland detective solves mysteries with his toy friends. The show teaches problem solving skills and the importance of helping people.
It was one of my daughter’s favorite when she was 4.5 YO.
Emily's Wonder Lab
Short episodes (10-14 min) of fun STEAM experiments. Great way to get ideas for experiments you can do at home along with explanation of why behind the science.
Features diverse cast.
Additional Quality Mandarin Chinese shows for Preschoolers:
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Go! Go! Cory Carson!/抲力嘟嘟車*
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Adorable show that focuses on teaching kids positive lessons like how to work together and be aware of one’s emotions.
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True and the Rainbow Kingdom/小真與彩虹王國*
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Beat Bugs/搖滾蟲蟲*
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YooHoo & Friends/尤哈與他的好朋友
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Motown Magic/摩城的音樂魔法
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Super Monsters/超能小萌怪*
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Julie’s Greenroom/茱莉的小舞台*
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Adorable show with the famous Julie Andrews with puppets teaching preschoolers about performing arts.
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The Inbestigators/頂尖小偵探
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Ada Twist Scientist
Chinese Shows for Grade-schoolers (6-12 yrs.)
Magic School Bus/魔法校車*
Fun educational show based on the famous book series.
The Deep
Carmen SanDiego
The Who Was Show
Fun show based on the book series to introduce kids to historical figures.
Brainchild/奇趣宇宙*
Entertaining educational series that’s focused on teaching children science concepts such as marine biology, senses and neurology. Love how the show tries to break gender stereotypes surrounding those who are interested science as well.
Additional Quality Mandarin Chinese shows for Preschoolers:
- The Deep
- Project MC2
- Hilda
- Dinotrux (恐龍卡車)
- Fearless
- The New Legend of Monkey/西方西遊記
- Alexa & Katie/愛麗莎與凱莉*
- Lost and Found/明星招領音樂工作室*
- Family Reunion
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