17 Best School Romance Chinese Dramas

Here are the 17 best school romance Chinese dramas compiled in one list for you! You will find many different series here: lighthearted, refreshing, heartwarming, as well as twisted and heart-wrenching.

One of the best school romance Chinese dramas, it will be enjoyable to watch for anyone who is looking for a light-hearted rom-com. Like many other Asian dramas, “Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me” introduces an orphaned and poor high school girl who ends up with a rich guy, studies in a prestigious school, and lives in a big house. If you are not tired of cliches, give it a shot!

According to the story, a milk delivery girl suddenly becomes an orphan. Soon, she finds out that her mother left a dying request. She wished that a certain wealthy family would take care of her daughter until her school graduation. That’s how the girl starts living under the same roof as a boy from the wealthy Han family. Moreover, she starts studying together with him in a private school. Will she be able to befriend someone from the new school and reconcile with her roommate?

• Starring: Li Hong Yi, Fair Xing

If you want to watch a youth/school drama and love martial arts, you should check it out. “Sweet Combat” follows the story of a talented eighteen-year-old girl who is passionate about boxing and even wins the championship title at such a young age. However, her family sees her only as the successor of their company. One day, the girl crosses paths with a talented boy who applies for a sports scholarship. Unlike her, he doesn’t have the financial support and even gives up school to find a job. Even though he has no background in sports, he has great potential.

• Starring: Lu Han, Guan Xiaotong

If you are in the mood for a cute lovable Chinese drama, give it a try to this one! “The Big Boss” centers on friendships and slight romance and is an extremely entertaining and refreshing series to watch.
The story is about a girl who becomes a high-schooler and thus, will no longer see her childhood friend. Although he is a good-looking and smart guy, she is annoyed with him. However, it turns out that they both have been transferred to the same class again!

• Starring: Eleanor Lee, Huang Jun Jie

The story of this school Chinese drama centers on the romance of two classmates: a sanda fighter and one of the smartest boys at her school. The female lead here is unlike any other girl – she is highly successful at sport but lacks the academic skills to succeed in school. However, she changes her attitude towards school studies because her crush is a geek. The girl desperately wants to become his best friend and even enroll in the same university as him. Her beloved classmate even helps her with her studies. How sweet is that?

If you are looking for a feel-good typical school series, start watching “All I Want For Love Is You”. The main plot is all about school romance, but the series has a wuxia element as well. The female lead here likes to write about her imagined wuxia world about herself and her beloved school idol.

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• Starring: Liu Yu Han, Lu Zhao Hua, Liu Yin Jun, Xie Zhi Xun, Sun Yan Qing

Here’s a Chinese school drama for those who like endless cuteness. “A Love So Beautiful” is one of those feel-good and light-hearted TV shows that do not require you to delve into complicated plot twists.

The story focuses on classmates who happen to be next-door neighbors. The series introduces us to a girl who is unconditionally in love with her classmate. He is perfect in every way and seems to be unattainable, but they soon become more than just friends. Yet, many things change after the appearance of a new boy in their school.

• Starring: Gao Zhi Ting, Shen Yue, Hu Yi Tian

This school Chinese series covers probably all topics concerning the theme of youth/high school: struggles with studies, friendships, as well as family and romantic relationships. Check out “With You” if you are looking for a feel-good Chinese TV show!

The story is all about the life of an ordinary girl who gets into a prestigious school. There, she becomes close with the top student, the boy she falls in love with. One day, he suddenly goes missing. On top of her unforgettable love story, the girl has problems with her family and goes through various challenges in school. Time goes by and the school friends meet each other again. Will the girl pick up her courage and confess her love or will she end up with another guy who has a crush on her?

• Starring: Seven Tan, Turbo Liu, Wang Li Xin

Here’s another school romance Chinese drama where a-not-so-perfect girl falls for the smartest and the most handsome classmate. It might sound a bit cliche, but it has an interesting twist – the sisters who envy each other.

The thing is that the female lead has an adopted sister and has always been only her shadow. Her sister has always been considered more outstanding than her in many aspects. Things get complicated when our heroine realizes that her adored boy might fall in love with her perfect sister. Now, she can’t help but let the negative emotions rule over her.

From this moment, you will see interesting love triangles and squares. The newly transferred student in their school is always around our protagonist, cheering her up when she is in bad mood. It turns out that the outstanding sister of our heroine is falling for this new student and envies her sister and their close relationship.

If you want to see an average high school story but with a special twist to it, give a shot to this series! “Just An Encore” portrays the individual complexes of the characters and tells about many emotional insecurities.

• Starring: Jiang Zhuo Jun, Chen Xun, Ryan Ding, Zhu Dan Ni

“Meteor Garden”, one of the best school romance Chinese dramas, centers on a girl who is smart enough to enroll in a prestigious university and gets entangled in a serious relationship with a rich and handsome guy. Similar to the previous dramas on the list, it follows a “poor girl-rich guy” kind of story, where the main characters come from different worlds and yet, want to be together against all odds.

In the university, the girl meets F4, the group of four top students, eye candy, and intelligent boys from rich families. Actually, they get to know each other because of the feelings of hatred and anger of the girl towards one of these boys. However, in the blink of an eye, this guy ends up falling deeply in love with her. He chases after her, but she refuses to accept his feelings. Will they form mutual feelings and overcome countless obstacles?

• Starring: Shen Yue, Dylan Wang, Darren Chen, Caesar Wu, Connor Leong

Here’s a sweet and funny Chinese school rom-com that is not super dramatic. Unlike the majority of Asian school dramas, “Accidentally In Love” focuses on the story of a girl from a rich family who doesn’t want to follow the rules of her family.

After being forced to marry a certain guy, the girl runs away from her wedding to live the life she wants and find her true love. She pretends to be another person by changing her appearance and identity. Moreover, she enters the university where her parents spent their school years. Wanting to find out the truth behind the death of her mom and dad, the girl tries her best to get along with her classmates.

• Starring: Fiction Guo, Amy Sun

This youth Chinese TV show falls under the friends-to-lovers kind of dramas. It’s a heart-touching and feel-good drama for anyone who wants to watch something realistic and sweet at the same time.

“The Best of You In My Mind” revolves around two childhood friends who end up as lovers. One of them has always had feelings for another but hasn’t picked up the courage to confess them. However, one day they get drunk and it turns out that their feelings are mutual.

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• Starring: Guo Xin Yu, Leslie Ma, Ireine Song, Gala Zhang

This C-drama focuses on the love story between two passionate students who have no interest in anything or anyone other than their interests. However, they find time to fall in love with each other. A major in forensic science and a student of the literature department immersed in detective novels form a relationship quite quickly, Yet, they end up parting their ways. Time passes by, and fate brings them together again.

“The Love Equations” is a perfect heart-melting coming-of-age Chinese series for anyone who is looking for a youth series teaching life lessons. By the way, it is based on the novel of Zhao Qian Qians, the author whose creations were adapted to series like “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” and “A Love So Beautiful”.

• Starring: Reyi Liu, Simon Gong

This youth school Chinese drama will make you laugh and feel butterflies in your stomach for sure! “A Little Thing Called First Love” centers on the romantic story of a timid girl and one of the most popular boys in her school. This story is about how the strong feeling of love can make a person change themselves – for example, they might want to study harder, dress better, and so on.

• Starring: Chai Wei, Wang Run, Angel Zhao, Edward Lai

If you want to get transported to the nostalgic times of the 1990s (similar to other dramas like “A Love So Beautiful” and “Reply”), especially high school life of that period, don’t miss this series!

“When We Were Young” follows the story of a girl who gets an injury after chasing down a bike thief. It turns out that he is the new student in her class. He also appears to be a talented genius. Despite all his skills and talents, he must work hard to earn a reputation in the new class.

• Starring: Pan Mei Ye, Marcus Li, Gala Zhang, Wan Peng, Neo Hou

One of the best school romance Chinese dramas, “Love O2O” centers on a unique story that combines both online and offline worlds. If you want to see how the same characters communicate with each other on the campus in real life and in the game in the virtual one, then you should watch it.

Basically, the series is about the love story of two students. He is the best student and the most admired boy at university (predictable, haha), and she is a computer science major. It happens so that he is crazy about games, and she has excellent gaming skills. How cool is that? Where have you seen a drama where a guy falls for a girl at first sight after just seeing her playing a game?

• Starring: Zheng Shuang, Yang Yang

If you are not looking for a twisted plot with a frustrating and sad storyline, but on the contrary, want to watch something uplifting, give a try to this series! “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” might not have much of a plot, but it’s certainly a great feel-good campus love story!

Everything revolves around a girl who is indecisive about her plans and has no idea what to do after graduation. However, her life changes after she gets to know a talented Physics student. One day, they even come to the point at which they start living under the same roof.

• Starring: Daddi Tang, Lin Yi as Gu, Fair Xing

This Chinese school rom-com is not only about school matters. “Skate Into Love” is also a sports drama that tells about the life of athletes. Apart from that, it brings up such themes as conflicts with parents, love rivalry, and competition in general (probably typical for any school rom-com).

This romantic Chinese series focuses on two students who have known each other since their first years in school. Here, the female lead is a speed skater, and the male lead is an ice hockey player. It turns out so that they enroll in the same university.

The male lead, a shy boy in the past, has become one of the top hockey players. The female lead, on the contrary, gave up skating. Now the top player tries to make sure he gets revenge on his friend from school who used to bully him. Yet, after some time, he comes to the realization that the girl he used to argue with has been his main inspiration to continue following his dream. So, he decides to become her inspiration to get back to skating.

• Starring: Zhou Li Jie, Janice Wu, Steven Zhang

Here’s one of the best school romance Chinese dramas that will make you laugh and cry worrying about a reunited couple. “Love At First Sight” is adopted from a novel based on its author’s biography!

This high school Asian drama follows the heart-touching story of two classmates who become a couple and make a wow to go abroad together after graduation. They plan to continue studying together, but everything goes wrong, and they go their separate ways. Years pass by, and fate brings them together again.

• Starring: Janice Wu, Zhang Yu Jian, Eden Zhao, Ma Li