Learn some useful words to describe stationery such as ruler, pencil, eraser, tape, etc.

Learn the Chinese terms for shapes in this video.

This video continues with the different shapes.

Now let's learn about some of the things that you will wear in the winter.

This video continues with terms for clothing.

It's time to learn about different occupations.

Let's continue with the different occupations.

When you combine different Chinese characters, you can make different words. Let's now learn some terms for modes of transportation.

This video continues with transportation terminology.

Let's learn the names of home appliances.

Let's learn some more home appliance terms.

The Chinese characters for animals oftentimes look like the animals themselves.

As a pictographic language, Chinese characters often look like the objects they represent.

If you look at the character for elephant, one might see a representation of the elephant with a long trunk, four legs and a tail. This is why Chinese is known as a "pictographic" language.

In the Chinese language, you can combine characters together to form a different word.

This video talks about the Chinese words for plants.

If you look at the characters related to plants, you will notice that most of them contain the "tree" or "grass" radicals.

This video teaches you how to say the names of some musical instruments.

This video teaches you how to say the names of some sports and hobbies.

Gain a quick overview of the most important festivals in the Chinese calendar.

Dashan is the Chinese stage name adopted by Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell. Dashan is unique in that he is the only foreigner who has become a domestic Chinese celebrity. In this video, he performs Xiangsheng (相声), a form of Chinese comedy. Xiangsheng is commonly translated as "cross talk."

Sun Hao Yang plays a "piano" while his sister gives him some news.

When Sun Hao Yang is bullied by a student at the studio, the young girl stands up for him.

Children thank the country for their charitable efforts.