Best Chinese soap series

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch soap shows from China, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for My Heroic Husband

    My Heroic Husband 2021

    Ning Yi, a determined woman from a cold background, grows through poetry, business, and martial arts, taking on increasing responsibilities and, with the help of her friends and family, using courage and wisdom to protect Lin An.

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  • Poster for Professional Single

    Professional Single 2020

    Single since birth, Yuan Qian and Qin Shen are two people who will probably end up being single for life because they want to. Set against the backdrop of an art school, the story follows students who overcome many difficulties to pursue their artistic ideals. Qin Shen is a student who dreams of becoming a sculptor. A freshman in their department, he is like a god-level existence in their school - cold, disciplined and a perfectionist. However, girls mean nothing to him and he finds dating to be a complete waste of time. Yuan Qian has the appearance of the cute girl next door but has a headstrong personality. She is eloquent and determined such that no one can stop her once she sets her mind to something. However, she has a tendency to pick at other people's shortcomings so much that no guy can impress her.

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  • Poster for Love at Night

    Love at Night 2021

    As the night has fallen and the bustling offices have gone quiet, Xu Qing You and Mo Ling Ze first meet due to a misunderstanding. White-collar worker Xu Qing You spends all year round working so much that it's always evening by the time she packs up to go home. She has been in a long-term relationship with Fan Yun Xi for ten years and was preparing for her wedding when she finds out that he cheated on her. Fan Yun Xi explains it was an accident yet Xu Qing You resolutely asks to break up.

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  • Poster for Cinderella Chef

    Cinderella Chef 2018

    Ye Jiayao is transported to ancient times, where she becomes Ye Jinxuan, the daughter of a magistrate. After being kidnapped by bandits, she meets their leader, Xia Chunyu, a former nobleman. Forced into a fake marriage, Ye Jiayao uses her modern cooking skills and sharp wits to win over those around her.

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  • Happy Chinese 0

    "Happy Chinese" is a section of Chinese TV and Chinese culture promoted by CCTV4, the Chinese international channel of CCTV. The first stage of Happy Chinese is Daily Chinese, which teaches everyday language in family and school life. The second stage of "Travel Life Chinese" is a new look at the face of youth fashion, mainly teaching practical Chinese in the Chinese travel.

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  • Poster for The Day I Skipped School For You

    The Day I Skipped School For You 2018

    The Day I Skipped School For You depicts the school life of the post-90s generation. It follows the naughty but handsome Chen Mo, his desk-mate Zhao Xiao Yu, and other high schoolers as they make their first experiences with love, form friendships and fight for their dreams. (Source: CdramaBase)

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  • Poster for Be Passionately in Love

    Be Passionately in Love 2025

    After her college entrance examination, Xu Zhi became the greatest winner in Ruijun Middle School, but she didn't expect that she was about to be defeated in love.

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  • Poster for Great Age

    Great Age 2020

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  • Poster for A Love So Romantic

    A Love So Romantic 2020

    As a flower girl, Su Xiao Wan never really imagined her simple life would ever be anything other than ordinary. But when an accidental mixup lands her in a sibling contract with Gu Yan Xi, the young master of the well-known Gu family, her simple life is flipped upside down. Now obligated to play the part of Gu Yan Xi’s younger sister, Xiao Wan finds herself tangled in the affairs of one of the most prominent business families in the land.

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  • Poster for Time Teaches Me To Love

    Time Teaches Me To Love 2018

    The show is adapted from an online novel with the same title written by Bubble Gum, which tells a story about a romantic agreement between Lin Lu, a cute yet silly while serious-to-everything girl, who needs huge medical fees due to her little brother’s severe illness, and Shi Liansen, who is a very cool and powerful boss while indeed also a naïve boy.

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  • Poster for The First Half of My Life

    The First Half of My Life 2017

    A group of city dwellers who have to make choices about love and career. Based on Hong Kong novelist Yi Shu's novel of the same name.

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  • Poster for Unexpectedness

    Unexpectedness 2013

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  • Poster for Undercover Affair

    Undercover Affair 2024

    Sen, a member of the Kuntai Group, forms a bond with Lingyi, a hostess with a painful past. As Sen reveals his undercover mission to bring down the group, they navigate a dangerous world of crime, only to find themselves facing hidden threats and a brewing conspiracy.

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  • Poster for 像我们一样年轻

    像我们一样年轻 2018

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  • Poster for 当戏精影后在霸总虐恋中摆烂‎

    当戏精影后在霸总虐恋中摆烂‎ 2024

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  • Poster for 你好我的泰迪熊哥哥

    你好我的泰迪熊哥哥 2024

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  • Poster for Make My Heart Smile

    Make My Heart Smile 2021

    The story of a group of young college students meeting, forming new friendships, and falling in love while maturing and realizing their youth dreams under the encouragement of each other's company.

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  • Poster for Flame Bride

    Flame Bride 2024

    A wealthy young woman infiltrates the enemy army under false pretenses to avenge her fiancé but is coerced into marriage by a young general. As they navigate their cunning and tumultuous married life, they unexpectedly fall in love. However, their relationship is tested when she discovers his true identity, leading to mutual distrust and conflict amidst the power struggles of warlords. Despite their deepening love, they begin to torment each other.

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  • Poster for Heart of Loyalty

    Heart of Loyalty 2021

    Mo Yan is a quick-thinking, sharp-witted young aspiring thief, who wants to become the top robber in the field. But when a senior male associate is caught and imprisoned at a powerful court in Kaifeng, where Prince Ning Jin reigns. She decides to infiltrate the court to rescue the associate. But the Kaifeng court’s guardians are a formidable force, and their most outstanding star is the man known as the “Royal Cat” – Zhan Zhao. With impeccable chivalry and outstanding fighting skills, his reputation is second to none.

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  • Poster for Uncontrollable

    Uncontrollable 2023

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  • Poster for 重返大福村

    重返大福村 2013

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  • Poster for 萧总的甜心小女佣

    萧总的甜心小女佣 2024

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  • Poster for Xianren Madajie

    Xianren Madajie 2000

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  • Poster for Chef Fang

    Chef Fang 2017

    Fang Yishao, a gifted orphaned chef, becomes a substitute bride for Shen Yong, a notorious young master who once saved her. Using her cooking and martial arts skills, she wins over his family and inspires him to change, leading to a heartfelt and comedic journey of love and redemption.

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  • Poster for The Day I Skipped School For You

    The Day I Skipped School For You 2018

    The naughty but handsome Chen Mo, his desk-mate Zhao Xiaoyu, and other high schoolers make their first experiences with love, form friendships, and fight for their dreams.

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  • Poster for I Got You

    I Got You 2019

    Programmer Liu Qian Qian is tasked with designing the male hero Nan Gong for a new romance computer game for women called “Perfect Boyfriend”. But Nan Gong unexpectedly breaks through the dimensions and appears before Qian Qian. Because he’s unfamiliar with the real world, he unintentionally gives Qian Qian a lot of trouble while trying to be her perfect boyfriend

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  • Poster for To Be With You

    To Be With You 2019

    Lin Meiya aboard a plane to return home from her studies abroad when she crosses paths with Ou Lin because of a misunderstanding. She had intended to get married upon her return but is unexpectedly met with her boyfriend's cold betrayal. Learning to stand up and walk again from a heartbreak, she finds employment at Ou Lin's company. Through their time together, their relationship surpasses that of simple friends and they learn to lean on each other through difficult times. (Source: Chinesedramainfo)

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  • Poster for Pearl and Dragon

    Pearl and Dragon 2012

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  • Poster for Life Revelation

    Life Revelation 2014

    Since Yu Xiaoqiang married Liu Guangyao seven years ago, she's settled into the quiet life of a regular housewife. Her life is turned upside down when one day, computer engineer Bao Jiaming comes to her house to fix a computer and she discovers that Guangyao is having an affair with a clothing designer he works with, Lan Xin. Meanwhile, Jiaming puts everything he has into starting a company with a friend, but in the midst of that, his girlfriend Du Du breaks up with him and financially cripples the project. At the lowest points in their lives, Xiaoqiang and Jiaming find comfort in each other's friendship and start to develop feelings for one another.

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  • Poster for Legend of Ace

    Legend of Ace 2016

    The story follows 21st-century man Lin Wan Rong who is touring around Mount Tai when he accidentally falls into a dark space, transferring him to a parallel world, existing at the same time as the Song dynasty. In this world, many historical facts are in contrary to what is written in historical books. For instance, Xiang Yu defeated Liu Ban at the Battle of Gaixia and never committed suicide, as a result. While he’s described as smart and generous, he also enjoys joking and playing around as much as the next person. Using his economics wits, modern knowledge, and a whole layer of thick skin, he’s able to rise to become a lord of his own. However, with money and power, he inadvertently gets entangled in a power struggle between the royal members and somehow finds himself leading a troop to war.

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  • Poster for Happy Mitan

    Happy Mitan 2016

    During the early Qing Dynasty an unimportant man accidentally becomes an undercover agent for a rebel group fighting the new regime. Hijinks ensue as he tries to accomplish his assigned missions.

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  • Poster for 厉总的新婚罪妻

    厉总的新婚罪妻 2023

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  • Poster for 又见一帘幽梦

    又见一帘幽梦 2007

    Zi Ling is a dreamer who has always been overshadowed by her perfect older sister Lu Ping. For a long time, she's secretly been in love with Chu Lian, who also happens to be Lu Ping's boyfriend. Lu Ping is busy with her own dream of becoming a successful professional dancer and has little time for Chu Lian. Conflict arises when Chu Lian realizes that the one he truly loves is Zi Ling. An unfortunate accident forces a guilt-ridden Chu Lian to enter an unhappy marriage with Lu Ping, but he is unable to forget Zi Ling. Fei Yun Fan is a mysterious, wealthy, and much older man who loves Zi Ling with all his heart. Hoping to move on with her life, Zi Ling gradually reciprocates Fei Yun Fan's affection.

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  • Poster for 北王刀

    北王刀 2023

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  • Poster for Always Warm

    Always Warm 2020

    The up-and-coming painter Wen Qian was surprised by Bai Jiran, the lead singer of the bar resident band, and invited Bai Jiran to be her model. She tried both hard and soft but was repeatedly rejected. At the order…

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  • Poster for 龙凤令

    龙凤令 2023

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  • Poster for Up Stream

    Up Stream 2023

    The show mainly tells the story of four teenagers with different backgrounds and unique personalities who work hard in the swimming pool and persistently pursue their dreams.

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  • Poster for Still Not Enough

    Still Not Enough 2020

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  • Poster for 爱你·不能说的秘密

    爱你·不能说的秘密 2023

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  • Poster for Only If I Love You

    Only If I Love You 2014

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  • Sunshine Heartbeat 2004

    This series is based on high school life, love, and one sport - volleyball. When Mia (Vivien Yeo) was young, she and her sisters, Ah Kiu (Charmaine Li), and Yan Yan (Yoyo Chen) met a fortune teller. Mia was given a bag and told to open it when she turns 18 and it would guide her to her true love. The fortune teller told her to choose carefully so she wouldn't hurt her family. Mia and her sisters buried the bag in a box and promised not to open it until Mia turned 18. Mia stayed with her aunt in New York City while the Ah Kiu and Yan Yan went back to Hong Kong.

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  • Hearts of Fencing 2003

    The four-leaf clover is a symbol of hope, faith, love, and luck. One four-leaf clover brings three young adults together. A group of students, bonded by dreams, interests, and friendship, go through a series of events - bringing them closer together and finding themselves in each other. There was once a legend of the Four Fencers. They won every fencing challenge and would bring fame to the small school. However, the day before the fencing finals, the Four Fencers disappeared.

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  • Poster for Spring of Chrysanthemum

    Spring of Chrysanthemum 2012

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  • Poster for 闹春莲萧舞起来

    闹春莲萧舞起来 2010

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  • Poster for 马大姐新传

    马大姐新传 2008

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  • Poster for Good Every Day

    Good Every Day 2021

    He Da Ye has always focused more on her career rather than her love life, and has, therefore, been seen by her peers as an old leftover-woman. She did once walk down the aisle with Luo Chang, but the marriage didn't last long and the two divorced and remained as close friends. Both of them cared and helped each other out, but never tried to get closer than that. That is, until the angry model Zhang Meng came into Da Ye's life who has his own problems with his career experiencing a stagnation

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  • Poster for Shan Cheng Bang Bang Jun

    Shan Cheng Bang Bang Jun 1996

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  • Poster for Happiness Please Wait For Me

    Happiness Please Wait For Me 2014

    Wang Caihong, a hardworking barber, finds her life upended when her husband suddenly disappears. Across the hall, her former sister-in-law Niu Yiyi, a successful professional, is also facing personal struggles. Despite past tensions, the two women continue living opposite each other, their lives slowly intertwining as they navigate uncertainty and hardship.

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  • Poster for Love Legend of the Tang Dynasty

    Love Legend of the Tang Dynasty 2002

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  • Poster for A Spray of Plum Blossoms

    A Spray of Plum Blossoms 1984

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  • Poster for 旅行社的故事

    旅行社的故事 2004

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  • Poster for 舞者

    舞者 2008

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  • Poster for Women's Flowers

    Women's Flowers 2008

    The story happened in the Republic of China era. Three sisters were stepping on different paths and got flooded by time and historical events. Everyone had their fate.

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  • Poster for The Party B Party A

    The Party B Party A 2013

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  • Poster for Story After Eternal Love

    Story After Eternal Love 2018

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  • Poster for Refueling Mother

    Refueling Mother 2012

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  • Poster for 再续意难忘 央视版

    再续意难忘 央视版 2009

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  • Poster for 宝贝老公娇娇妻

    宝贝老公娇娇妻 1993

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  • Poster for 地道英雄

    地道英雄 2010

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  • Poster for Destiny By Love

    Destiny By Love 2013

    Handsome, ruthless, pockets filled with gold and surrounded by beautiful girls, Luks Properties' Chairman Lu Sinoe, friend Chen Shu-Feng and cousin Jingu trio walk through the city with the "not-getting-married" mentality because they are convinced that women want to get married just to have a "lifetime meal ticket". Simple natured, Liu Lin is living an independent life with best friends Yang Yang and Su-Yue immersed in her single-woman happy days. However, Liu Lin's desire to stay single clashed with her mother's desire to see her get married and, thus, forces her to go to match-making sessions. In her opinion, women need to live as a strong and noble single rather than trying to find true love.

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  • Poster for 媳妇的美好宣言

    媳妇的美好宣言 2012

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  • Poster for 意难忘 央视版

    意难忘 央视版 2004

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  • Poster for 小菊的秋天

    小菊的秋天 2012

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  • Poster for Three Legged Race

    Three Legged Race 1981

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