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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Chinese for Beginners by Peking University

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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

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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 Кислицкая Е

Jun 18, 2020

Замечательный курс!!! Прекрасное произношение носителя языка. Необходимая лексика! Очень рада, что прошла этот курс, это был правильный выбор!

By Debbie J L T T

Jun 14, 2020

As someone who speaks basic Mandarin, I was challenged by this. Good for someone who is rusty at the language. A refresher course, if you may.

By Kanya P

May 14, 2020

it might be difficult for those who has no idea about how to read PinYin to learn this...

Also it is hard to pronounce Chinese in thiz lesson..

By Nicolás C

Apr 22, 2020

It ´s a very good way to learn chinese. This language it is very difficult to learn but with this course i ve learned so many words. Thanks!!!

By Md S H

Apr 17, 2020

One of the best instructor I have ever seen. Very warm course for a newbie. It was so helpful to learn basic Chinese. Thanks for this course.

By Ubaldo M G

Aug 1, 2019

Great content, nice to introduce chinese language. Could be nice if there be some hanzi (chinese characters) to know a little bit of writting.

By Jesús E M

Apr 14, 2018

It's a excellent course for beginners! I learned a lot in just 7 weeks and so exciting to practice what i know 'cause this is a new experience

By Ramazan M

Mar 13, 2021

This course was very informative, clear, and understandable, even when I am Kazakh. I mean English was for me as 3rd language and Chinese 4th

By ROA O N A

Sep 29, 2020

Muy buen curso, una experiencia increíble y un idioma maravilloso, espero algún día poder aprender más del mandarin y poder viajar a china <3

By Varangkhana

Jul 3, 2020

Thank you very much. The teacher (Laoshi) is excellent. I understand her because she speaks English and explain very well. Xie Xie. Jai Jian.

By Inna K

Jun 29, 2020

Many thanks for the excellent course!It was a real pleasure for me to be involved in this project.Many thanks all the staff for your support.

By Kirsty B

Jun 16, 2020

This was an easy teaching method, you were able to pause to review video content and it was followed up by useful dialogue. Highly Recommend.

By Akshitha S

Jun 13, 2020

Ni hao Learning Chinese was really exciting for me it is a very efficient yet simple way of learning an entirely new language . Xiexie laoshi

By Phattharawadee S

Apr 26, 2020

I love this course, this is suitable for beginners. Thank you professor Xiaoyu Liu and Coursera so much for making my quarantine is skillful.

By Manuel E

Jan 23, 2017

The course was excellent and the teacher was excellent. I want to give this course five stars only to show my appreciation of the instructor.

By Sevde B

Sep 10, 2023

It was a great Chinese experience for me. Thank you very much to our teacher Xiaoyu for explaining it in a beautiful and understandable way.

By Irini C

Sep 27, 2022

Very happy to have completed the course. I found it an excellent intro to chinese. The teacher was fantastic and the syllabus to the point.

By Carolina d G F R

Feb 3, 2022

Perfect for beginners, the teacher is very nice and explains everything super well! Highly recommend! :) Thank you so much, I learned alot!!

By Jo C

Jun 6, 2021

Very clear and easy to follow. Quizzes and extra readings provided good feedback on understanding. Thank you very much for this free course!

By Wilson C S S

Jun 7, 2020

Es un excelente Curso para principiantes, da las palabras y frases basicas para que a uno le empiece a gustar el idioma. Relamente muy bueno

By Chalita K

Apr 16, 2020

This course is proper for who that interested in chinese but don’t have any basic knowledge , the teacher can explain to understand easily .

By Fernando A A C

May 28, 2018

me parece que hay algunas cosas que se puede añadir y mas a partir de las ultimas semanas, gracias por el curso ahora ya se un poco de chino

By Vann T

Jan 16, 2018

I just loved learning little bit about chinese language... I think the course was OK but sometimes the quality (image & sound) was just bad.

By Kavindya G

Jan 20, 2017

The course , Chinese for Beginners was fun and interesting.I recommend it to anyone who is interested in learning Chinese

Thank you Coursera!

By FONHOKE d w

Nov 28, 2016

Excellent Excellent Excellent. Je suis ravis d'avoir suivit ce cours....

Je vous le conseil il est simple facile à apprendre et à maîtriser.