https://www.mandarinshadow.app/ 2026-10-17T23:38:53.169Z daily 1 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/hsk/hsk-1 2026-10-17T23:38:53.169Z weekly 0.9 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/hsk/hsk-2 2026-10-17T23:38:53.169Z weekly 0.9 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/hsk/hsk-3 2026-10-17T23:38:53.169Z weekly 0.9 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/hsk/hsk-4 2026-10-17T23:38:53.169Z weekly 0.9 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/hsk/hsk-5 2026-10-17T23:38:53.169Z weekly 0.9 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/hsk/hsk-6 2026-10-17T23:38:53.169Z weekly 0.9 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/hsk/hsk-7-9 2026-10-17T23:38:53.169Z weekly 0.9 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/how-to-shadow monthly 0.7 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/lessons/hsk-1-chinese-story-the-contest-at-the-airport The Contest at the Airport https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MytEajbD90Q/hqdefault.jpg A boss at an airport holds a quiz to find the best worker. 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Grandpa comes home to a happy surprise. https://www.youtube.com/embed/KTJRWE1CWok 331 2026-10-17T14:19:45.705Z 2026-10-17T14:19:45.742Z monthly 0.8 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/lessons/hsk-2-chinese-grammar-saying-what-is-happening-right-now-with Saying what is happening right now with 正在 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5Fr-nfxTTtw/hqdefault.jpg Xiao Li calls her mom and, with each call, finds out what everyone at home is doing right now. 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Mom smiles and makes a big bowl for her. https://www.youtube.com/embed/s5N_1hYOwNk 52 2026-10-17T09:38:36.983Z 2026-10-17T09:38:36.995Z monthly 0.8 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/lessons/hsk-1-chinese-conversation-my-egg-is-walking My Egg Is Walking https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7O1IwSJm1Jw/hqdefault.jpg A boy sees an egg walking on the table and asks his sister. She laughs and tells him to look closer: it is a small chick coming out. https://www.youtube.com/embed/7O1IwSJm1Jw 52 2026-10-17T09:37:04.403Z 2026-10-17T09:37:04.416Z monthly 0.8 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/lessons/hsk-3-chinese-culture-tea Tea https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TGS90LMIeJg/hqdefault.jpg This lesson teaches where tea comes from, the main kinds of Chinese tea, and how tea shows respect and friendship in daily life. https://www.youtube.com/embed/TGS90LMIeJg 729 2026-10-17T09:29:48.129Z 2026-10-17T09:29:48.168Z monthly 0.8 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/lessons/hsk-2-chinese-practical-at-the-restaurant At the Restaurant https://i.ytimg.com/vi/U-YkL3l5zs4/hqdefault.jpg The viewer learns to ask for a menu, order a dish without spicy flavor, and ask for the bill in a Chinese restaurant. https://www.youtube.com/embed/U-YkL3l5zs4 166 2026-10-17T07:13:28.272Z 2026-10-17T07:13:28.348Z monthly 0.8 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/lessons/hsk-1-chinese-listening-quiz-the-table-is-running The Table Is Running https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oJxUbR7KPOs/hqdefault.jpg A girl sees her table running out of the house. She asks where it wants to go. https://www.youtube.com/embed/oJxUbR7KPOs 55 2026-10-17T05:09:42.334Z 2026-10-17T05:09:42.357Z monthly 0.8 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/lessons/hsk-3-chinese-story-the-neighbor-who-kept-moving The Neighbor Who Kept Moving https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dpEEdLlfNro/hqdefault.jpg Xiao Li hears strange noises from the apartment upstairs every night and imagines the worst. 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With the help of his dad, everything ends happily. https://www.youtube.com/embed/-bWTOtvARDw 600 2026-10-15T21:51:07.469Z 2026-10-15T21:51:07.487Z monthly 0.8 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/lessons/hsk-1-chinese-listening-quiz-the-flying-bread The Flying Bread https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pe7naabfTD0/hqdefault.jpg A girl opens her bag at school and finds her bread flew away. In the end it is on the tree outside. https://www.youtube.com/embed/pe7naabfTD0 62 2026-10-15T21:24:15.018Z 2026-10-15T21:24:15.026Z monthly 0.8 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/lessons/hsk-1-chinese-conversation-can-an-egg-fly Can an Egg Fly? https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6KHJNz-LAX0/hqdefault.jpg A boy holds an egg at breakfast and asks if it can fly. 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It turns out his little sister is hiding behind the table, playing a joke on him. https://www.youtube.com/embed/42gfbxSeyfU 142 2026-10-15T07:48:43.950Z 2026-10-15T07:48:43.964Z monthly 0.8 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/lessons/hsk-1-chinese-story-the-little-panda-goes-to-school The Little Panda Goes to School https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rRdt6Hy9eP8/hqdefault.jpg A shy little panda is afraid on his first day of school. A kind girl shares her book with him, and he finds a friend. https://www.youtube.com/embed/rRdt6Hy9eP8 132 2026-10-15T07:48:06.574Z 2026-10-15T07:48:06.581Z monthly 0.8 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/lessons/hsk-2-chinese-conversation-the-singing-taxi The Singing Taxi https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cYm5STckxk0/hqdefault.jpg A woman gets into a taxi and finds the driver singing happily. 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They look everywhere, and the phone turns out to be in a very funny place. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Psmk2fC442o 280 2026-10-15T07:46:12.401Z 2026-10-15T07:46:12.420Z monthly 0.8 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/lessons/hsk-2-chinese-listening-quiz-the-singing-phone The Singing Phone https://i.ytimg.com/vi/F-8P7DHKwS8/hqdefault.jpg A boy hears singing in his bag during class and thinks it is his phone. It turns out to be his grandmother's old phone, which she secretly put in his bag. https://www.youtube.com/embed/F-8P7DHKwS8 177 2026-10-14T10:37:25.840Z 2026-10-15T01:22:13.526Z monthly 0.8 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/lessons/hsk-1-chinese-listening-quiz-the-cat-is-in-my-bag The Cat Is in My Bag https://i.ytimg.com/vi/g0oG8LnVduI/hqdefault.jpg A girl hears something in her school bag in class. She opens it and finds a small cat inside. https://www.youtube.com/embed/g0oG8LnVduI 177 2026-10-14T09:14:21.566Z 2026-10-15T01:22:18.886Z monthly 0.8 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/lessons/hsk-2-chinese-conversation-the-airplane-over-the-tea-hill The Airplane Over the Tea Hill https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aUR7R7lGA94/hqdefault.jpg A tea farmer's daughter tells her father she wants to fly planes. He is worried at first, but then he makes her a promise. https://www.youtube.com/embed/aUR7R7lGA94 329 2026-10-14T09:07:48.436Z 2026-10-15T01:22:15.318Z monthly 0.8 https://www.mandarinshadow.app/lessons/hsk-1-chinese-story-the-letter-in-the-old-bookshop The Letter in the Old Bookshop https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xwRowXV0Wlo/hqdefault.jpg A girl finds a mysterious letter in an old bookshop. 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