Tips on Chinese listening skill I am going to tell you about some useful tips about improvement in listening skill , in fact , it's not a new way and many people have some experience in this method but failed to get benefit from it. This method is watching cartoons. There are no secrets about it , but you must be able to choose the right materials whose contents cover as many aspects in common sense as possible. As you are all familiar with these pieces of knowledge ,It will be easy for you to understand the cartoon's main idea.You don't need to learn the common sense but you have to learn the way people talking them in Chinese. Don't choose retarded cartoons ,they are used for children to kill time```. Strong recommendation : '海尔兄弟 二十周年纪念版'. It is a verson with subtitle. The cartoons 's aim is to teach children knowledge about nature ,science ,daily life and so on. In addition , the subtitle is really important . Hope this advice could help you.