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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Chinese for Beginners by Peking University

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20,213 ratings

About the Course

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Chinese culture and language with our ABC Chinese course for beginners. This comprehensive course provides an introduction to Mandarin phonetics and essential daily expressions, enabling learners to achieve a fundamental understanding and confidently engage in basic conversations. Our carefully crafted curriculum covers practical topics and real-life situations, ranging from exchanging personal information and discussing daily schedules to conversing about food, prices, city life, weather, and hobbies. The diverse selection of reading materials and interactive activities ensures a rich and stimulating learning experience, piquing learners' interests throughout the course. No need to worry about learning Chinese characters – this course focuses on speaking skills, making it accessible and enjoyable. Elevate your learning with a thrilling bonus feature: virtually travel to China and hone your speaking skills with our immersive game, playable on a VR headset or desktop. Embark on a scavenger hunt, talk to vendors, encounter fellow travelers, and explore a traditional market, all while applying your Chinese skills in a real-world environment....

Top reviews

AL

Oct 4, 2015

Great!Chinese for beginners made simple and efficient. Would totally recommend it to anyone who is interested to learn a new language.Kudos to the entire team for putting together an engaging course

CS

Sep 27, 2023

This course was very helpeful and very well made. Amazing first course for people who don´t have knowledge of mandarin. Thank you to the teacher for the easy understanding classes and exercises!

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By nibrass

May 25, 2020

The way of teaching is difficult to remember

By Shikha

Aug 15, 2015

Course is enjoyable and interesting so far.

By Sutthinan W

Jun 20, 2020

no pinyin to teach us so a little bit hard

By Haya W

Jul 15, 2022

It helps, but doesn't cover everything

By Beatriz C

Jan 31, 2019

good teacher but i not a great course

By Susan K

Apr 9, 2016

Pretty good course for beginners.

By Antariksha M

Sep 1, 2019

I would love to learn more :) .

By Andrea D

Oct 19, 2016

Ok as intro to chinese language

By Kidus D

Oct 3, 2015

It is intresting Course

By Tecla

May 17, 2020

questionarios faciles

By Ashley C

Nov 30, 2018

its terrible but okay

By Edward K

Nov 30, 2020

I learned in chinese

By Jorge A C V

Jul 30, 2016

Sub in spanish plz

By DIALLO A D

May 14, 2019

Très instructif

By Elisabet D M

Nov 7, 2015

Good course :)!

By Nay M

Apr 17, 2022

Good For basic

By Deleted A

Apr 13, 2020

it was good

By Estefanía L M

Apr 2, 2021

Muy bien.

By thupten p

Apr 17, 2018

good job

By Habtamu A

May 28, 2025

Great

By Quỳnh N

Sep 22, 2015

Good

By Зызыкин Г В

Aug 25, 2020

还可以

By Nguyễn T P

Oct 1, 2023

Ok

By Cherry K

Jun 8, 2021

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By Axel E

Oct 4, 2017

The course is helpful for learning specific expressions but does not provide a lot of building blocks. Phrases are provided as a block and often have to be deconstructed to understand which word means what, so that that word can be used in another context. For example: we are told that "kan shu" means "reading", but since "kan" means "to watch", does that mean that "shu" means book? There are also a lot of common endings to words; being told what those endings mean (e.g. "day") would help recognize unknown words in different context (e.g. hearing a word that ends in "-tian" indicates that we're talking about days, which would help understanding the general meaning of a sentence).

The quizzes are not challenging and do not help with the learning.

The most useful part of the course is the vocabulary list at the end of unit 7, but I could not find a way to download it. Too bad!