{"id":8848,"date":"2018-07-11T17:11:58","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T09:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=8848"},"modified":"2022-09-08T19:06:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T11:06:46","slug":"learn-chinese-in-3-minutes-with-micro-drama-nothing-but-breaking-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/learn-chinese-in-3-minutes-with-micro-drama-nothing-but-breaking-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Chinese in 3 Minutes with Micro-drama, Nothing But Breaking Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u4e0d\u8fc7\u662f\u5206\u624b<\/em><\/span><\/a> (b\u00f9 gu\u00f2 sh\u00ec f\u0113n sh\u01d2u) or Nothing But Breaking Up<\/em> is a \u2018micro-drama\u2019 made up of eight 3-minute long episodes. The series is fast paced, extremely engaging and also a great tool for learning Chinese! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These super short mini shows are the newest novelty to come out of China\u2019s video streaming app <\/span>\u6296\u97f3<\/span><\/a> (d\u01d2u y\u012bn). Unfortunately, \u6296\u97f3 (d\u01d2u y\u012bn) Douyin is not available for people not using a Chinese app store, but luckily, it can be accessed on both <\/span>bili bili<\/a>\u00a0and <\/span>YouTube!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u4e0d\u8fc7\u662f\u5206\u624b <\/span><\/i>(<\/span>b\u00f9<\/span> gu\u00f2 sh\u00ec <\/span>f\u0113n<\/span> sh\u01d2u) Nothing But Breaking Up<\/em><\/span> tells the story of <\/span>\u9648\u601d\u8d24<\/span><\/a> (<\/span>ch\u00e9n s\u012b xi\u00e1n)<\/span> Chen Sixian, a young man who feels trapped in a relationship with his college sweetheart, <\/span>\u5c0f\u7fbd<\/span><\/a> (xi\u01ceo <\/span>y\u01d4<\/span>) Xiao Yu, who is constantly \u2018breaking up\u2019 with him. When she goes to Shanghai on a business trip, Sixian decides to go out with an old flame but gets caught out. After suffering a tragedy, Sixian goes on a journey to try and turn back time and change that regrettable night. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using <\/span>\u4e0d\u8fc7\u662f\u5206\u624b <\/span><\/i>to Learn Chinese in 3 Minutes<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Although some of the narration is quite fast, most video streaming services, including YouTube and bili bili allow you to change the speed of the video so that, if needed, you can take more time to watch the subtitles.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the whole series on bilibili<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tips For Watching:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. Learn or review the words in the vocabulary list below:<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have created a list of words to learn that you may not be familiar with for the following episode. You can click on each of them to learn more.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Watch with subtitles turned on<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

To get a better understanding of what\u2019s been said, turn on the subtitles for the episode so that you can follow along.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Slow down the speed of the show<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The speed is quite fast, especially of Chen Si Xian\u2019s opening monologue. There are options to slow the speed to half or even a quarter of the speed in order for you to read the subtitles.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Test your understanding of the English translation<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

You can watch the show with English subtitles on Youtube, or you can read the script below! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n