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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Chinese for Beginners by Peking University

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19,323 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

SA

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Thanks Coursera for giving me such an opportunity to learn this course,the Teacher was excellent ,the way she teaches us was really helpful to understand and easier for us.... thanks, xiexie.. :-)

UA

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This is fantastic effort from Peking University, for those who want to learn Chines. it just amazing. chines is very interesting language.....where we need to care of even sounds of a sentence......

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By Miguel A P B

Aug 23, 2020

It was and incredible course, the content, the wayit was explained and conducted healp you to understand and develop new skills, five stars course.

By Josephine L

Aug 14, 2020

The lecturer explained all the materials in detailed and all the way from the basics. It really helps me in understanding Mandarin even more. 感谢老师!

By FELIPE A D S

Nov 25, 2019

very good for who never listen or tried learn chinese, now i can dream with the day that i will be advanced in chinese, this course uprise my hopes

By Daniel C

Jun 3, 2018

Very good and informative course. Tutor very helpful and explain the nitty gritty bits which are the most difficult parts of Chinese to understand.

By Theza A L S

Feb 9, 2021

Es una buena manera de comenzar a aprender un idioma, siento que esta completo para una persona principiante o que no tenga conocimientos previos.

By Ilda R S M

Oct 21, 2020

AGRADEZCO HABER TOMADO ESTE CURSO, MUY BIEN EXPLICADO PARA UN PRINCIPIANTE. LO RECOMIENDO 100% Y ME ENCANTARIA SEGUIR APRENDIENDO CHINO. XIÈXIE <3

By Quân L G

Sep 8, 2020

This is a good course that give us basic knowledge about Chinese. This help us to learn a higher level in the future.

Xie xie Professor Xiaoyu Liu.

By KYPK S

Jul 1, 2020

I have learned a lot from this course. I would like to say thank you to everyone who concerns with creating this course. I really appreciate that.

By Malavika J

Jun 10, 2020

It was really a good experience . I thank our instructor Xiaoyu Liu for giving us a wonderful opportunity to learn from her....thank you maam.....

By Alisa K

May 14, 2020

This course is educational for beginners. Chinese teacher clarify explains every Lesson. I think it's fit to all of beginners or any foreigner. :)

By Leonardo

Aug 20, 2019

Wonderful course, it gave me a solid base of Chinese in order for me to proceed with a more advanced course. Please, make other courses like this!

By Valeria

Jun 29, 2019

Very interactive and useful. It has exercises and videos, and the explanations are very good. Its amazyng for chinnese learners and for begginers.

By Roshan A

Oct 4, 2018

It was a good course to learn basic Chinese .I really enjoyed and learned a lot within such a short duration of 7 weeks .It was incredible for me.

By ANDRIAMANANJARA H D

Jun 19, 2018

Le cours est super , juste qu'il serait excellent de pouvoir enregistrer des dialogues et que vous puissiez les corriger ou donner votre avismerci

By Celange C

Sep 15, 2015

I l loved this course. I have always wanted to learn to speak Chinese and this course was a lot of fun. I learned a lot in 7 short weeks. Thanks!

By Maia A

Jan 11, 2022

The course is very engaging, it gives basic information and skills that are needed for beginner learners. The professor explains it very easily.

By Maria B D A

Oct 2, 2021

The lectures are very clear, brief and concise. As a beginner, I could easily comprehend after a few repetitions , This is a very helpful course!

By Chuthathip W

May 18, 2020

The teacher explains in an easy way; it is easy to follow. A lot of vocabulary to remember. I have learned Chinese before, so it was easy for me.

By даврон х

May 9, 2020

l kiled this course. I dont know how to express my gratitude. i want to continue but i dont know whether there continuation of this course or not

By Katherine Z C

Feb 23, 2020

it was great, i was taking this along side another phone based app. It may be better if the chinese characters were flashed alongside the pinyin.

By Marcelo P

Feb 10, 2020

It is very nice Chinese course for beginners. Although it doesn't present Chinese characters, it gives us a basic idea of how the language works.

By Ibrahim S

Feb 1, 2019

The course is great, but you need to go a little bit deep to prevent student from struggling to get the concept since this is a beginner's class.

By ken m

Aug 17, 2018

I like this course. My wife is Chinese and she says what I am learning is correct. I like the emphasis on spoken as opposed to written Chinese.

By Marilena D

Aug 23, 2023

The teacher explains so well and the exercises are connected to the lessons in such a way that they register better in one's mind the new words.