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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Chinese for Beginners by Peking University

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19,037 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

PP

Apr 24, 2020

She teaching very well! Easy to understand, her accent is very clear to understand, lesson is very useful to and might can use it for real. Thank you for lovely teaching and lovely lesson

Thank you

SA

Jun 16, 2020

Awesome experience it was a comprehensive and informative course. I learnt alot. Thank you coursera for providing us such a nice and global platform to enhance skills and knowlegde by sitting at home.

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By F T

Oct 26, 2020

Great to learn the correct pronunciation as the lecturer is very clear and easy to follow along. Good for travellers once borders reopen :)

By Diego M

Aug 6, 2020

Excelente curso. Usar sólo pinyin fue la mejor idea con cuestionarios de facilidad razonable para principiantes de nivel cero. Recomendado.

By Marcus H

Aug 3, 2020

This was the first course I took in a very long time and it did not disappoint. I enjoyed it right through to the end. It was a lot of fun.

By F L

May 28, 2020

Its fun to learn Chinese for beginners because the teacher explanlination are so simple and easy to understand. Thanks for the free course.

By Elizabeth D J

Nov 14, 2016

Me gusta mucho el curso, no es tedioso y las clases son dinámicas, los ejercicios en verdad son muy bueno, muchas gracias por compartirnos.

By Laurent G

Sep 23, 2016

Really well made, easy to access this language and explainations in english are really good quality. Just a pleasure to learn chinese. ....

By Ms V P

Aug 30, 2020

I love this course very much. I learnt many things from this course. Moreover i can speak basic of daily conversation. Thank you very much

By Andrea R

Jul 20, 2020

I enjoyed this course tremendously. The videos and additional docs were very helpful, and the instructor was clear and easy to understand.

By Ashitha A

Jul 1, 2020

Excellent professor. We need to be consistent to remember. This teacher made it easy for us to understand this language. Well recommended.

By Nurul S B S

Jun 2, 2020

Easy to follow and useful conversational phrases for beginners. The question for the quizzes are a bit too easy and generic in my opinion.

By Júlia V V

May 7, 2020

Excelente curso para quem deseja ter noções básicas da língua chinesa, recomendo para estudantes que estão iniciando os estudos de chinês!

By Rohit R

May 6, 2020

The Instructor was just outstanding! The course is well-structured and extremely comfortable for beginners! Had a fun learning experience!

By Marta R A

Nov 5, 2017

Realmente me ha hecho conocer un poquito más de esta maravillosa y entretenida cultura. La profesora, sin duda, lo mejor de todo el curso!

By Felix M M

Aug 16, 2016

I absolutely love the course and really enjoy learning Chinese! I can recommend strongly for everyone who wants to start out with Chinese!

By OemFAM

May 21, 2023

I love the way she teaches me about the Chinese language. You have to take this course, to upskill and for more benefit in your own life.

By Pornphun K

Jan 20, 2022

I like the course as it is great for beginners who really want to learn how to pronounce and learning some easy vocabs for everyday life.

By Claudia P M M

Apr 18, 2017

Me pareció muy bueno, consiso, agradable de ver y escuchar, para no saber nada del tema lo termino con aminos de practicar y aprender más

By Claire C

Mar 12, 2016

Hello!

It's a great course and I'd like to thank Peking University and Coursera for this great opportunity!

Clarisse Cardoso, from Brazil.

By amit v

Oct 18, 2015

A very nice beginner's course for anyone who wants to learn the basics of Chinese language. Very easy and step by step course. Great job!

By Maxwell P H

Sep 7, 2015

The material lets you go practically at your own pace, and it is good to teach people how to speak before confusing them with characters.

By QUEEN L

Oct 16, 2021

sangat bagus ,walaupun sedikit rumit tapi itu,semua mudah dipahami akan lebih bagus lagi kalau ada terjemahan bahasa indonesia semuanya

By Janet K j

Dec 27, 2020

you can add how to read time when it is 9:15,12:30 or 2:45.but the classes were awesome and useful. Thankyou for providing this platform

By VICTOR M B P

Sep 14, 2020

Excellent .I am an avid learner. My goal is to ,learn languages. It is practical,graded.Extremelly useful for giving bases for Chinese.

By Adrian

Aug 8, 2020

Very good introduction to the language. At the end of the course, you are able to compose simple sentences about a good range of topics.

By Tania S

Jun 21, 2020

Awesome Teaching For a beginner, Very crisp and precise notes and my favorite repetition of learned words/phrases in different scenarios