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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Chinese for Beginners by Peking University

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20,194 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

UA

Oct 24, 2015

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......

CS

Sep 26, 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 Inshi S V

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Jan 29, 2019

Please have more language courses like this on Coursera

By t m

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Jun 28, 2017

its perfect for beginners like me and the tutor is good

By Vanessa G C

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Mar 3, 2017

This is an excellent course. Thank you! I learnt a lot.

By Stephen

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Nov 2, 2016

I felt very motivated during this course, it was a joy!

By Ayad A

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Oct 23, 2015

nice, well organized, and practical. in short: perfect!

By Andrea Z

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Oct 18, 2015

liked the course and the lady teaching - very pleasant!

By Eduardo C M

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Aug 13, 2015

Excellent way to learn the basic of an ancient language

By Wang X Y

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Jun 10, 2025

Beginner-friendly, and I was able to follow up easily.

By Truc D

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May 15, 2025

awesome and easy to follow course for learning Chinese

By Suphawadee A

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Apr 20, 2025

Thank you for chinese beginners course , I love course

By Jihad M S

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Dec 26, 2023

I was so excited for complete the course successfully.

By Alexis Y

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Apr 19, 2023

This course was a great intro to a beautiful language!

By Rodrigo L

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Nov 14, 2022

Missing chinese caracter, they only appear in the end.

By Jennifer S

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Oct 31, 2022

It was very helpful as a way to gain useful vocabulary

By Alice N

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Oct 14, 2022

Good for me - a foreign study online Chinese myself .

By Fitsum A

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Mar 30, 2022

Outstanding presentation and well organized contents.

By Claudio M N

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Sep 25, 2021

Very good and important for chinese student beginners.

By Anjila B

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Jul 16, 2021

It was very helpful and easy to understand. Thank you.

By Felicia A

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Jun 10, 2021

personal i understand what lao shi teach me, thank you

By Cheuk Y L

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Jun 6, 2021

Very useful and suitable for beginner, xie xie lao si!

By Eirini S

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Jan 24, 2021

it's a great opportunity to learn chinese!!thank you!!

By Karima A A

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Jan 19, 2021

great course for starting out Chinese learning journey

By Fatin F B F

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Nov 19, 2020

I'm very love the course. Easy to learn and understand

By Ignacio F

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Sep 26, 2020

It is a really great course to begin learning chinese.

By Nicholai N

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Jul 4, 2020

Es muy interesante conocer sobre otro idioma y cultura