Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for beginners is a beginner's course of Mandarin Chinese. It uses lectures, short plays, interactive exercises and cultural tips to help learners build a fundamental capability of oral Chinese in real-life situations. At the end of the 5-week course, the learners will reach the following proficiency:
This course is part of the Learn Mandarin Chinese Specialization
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Learn Mandarin Chinese SpecializationShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityAbout this Course
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Beginner Level
Approx. 16 hours to complete
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Subtitles: English, Russian, German, Chinese (Simplified)
Learner Career Outcomes
10%
started a new career after completing these courses
15%
got a tangible career benefit from this course
Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Course 1 of 4 in the
Flexible deadlines
Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
Beginner Level
Approx. 16 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English, Russian, German, Chinese (Simplified)
Offered by
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, a leading research university located in Shanghai, China, has been regarded as the fastest developing university in the country for the last decade. With special strengths in engineering, science, medicine and business, it now offers a comprehensive range of disciplines in 27 schools with more than 41,000 enrolled students from more than one hundred countries.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
Lesson 1 Nǐ hǎo 你好 Hello! Part 1
Learning how to greet people; Learning how to introduce one's name and nationality
2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 11 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes
4 readings
Notice:Upgrading on Chinese Character learning10m
New words 生词10m
Written text of conversation (Optional, Don't read it before watching the video)10m
Complete introduction to Phonetics (optional, read only when you are anxious to know everything about pinyin)10m
2 practice exercises
Practice 练习6m
quiz 测验30m
1 hour to complete
Lesson 1 Nǐ hǎo 你好 Hello! Part 2
Learning how to greet people; Learning how to introduce one's name and nationality
1 hour to complete
2 videos (Total 10 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
3 readings
New words 生词10m
Written text of conversation (optional)10m
Chinese Characters (high target/optional)10m
2 practice exercises
Practice 练习6m
quiz 测验30m
1 hour to complete
Lesson 2 Xiànzài jǐ diǎn ？ 现在几点？ What's the time? Part 1
Learning how to express numbers; Learning how to express time: the time, years, month and dates
1 hour to complete
2 videos (Total 15 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
3 readings
New words 生词10m
Numbers 数字10m
Written text of conversation (optional)10m
2 practice exercises
Practice 练习6m
Quiz 测验30m
1 hour to complete
Lesson 2 Xiànzài jǐ diǎn ？ 现在几点？ What's the time? Part 2
Learning how to express numbers; Learning how to express time: the time, years, month and dates
1 hour to complete
2 videos (Total 9 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
3 readings
New words 生词10m
Written text of conversation (optional)10m
Chinese Characters (high target/optional)10m
2 practice exercises
Practice 练习6m
Quiz 测验30m
1 hour to complete
Lesson 3：Nǐ mǎi shénme? 你买什么？ What do you want to buy? Part 1
Learning how to talk about money; Learning the expressions used in shopping
1 hour to complete
2 videos (Total 12 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
2 readings
New words 生词10m
Written text of conversation (optional)10m
2 practice exercises
Practice 练习6m
Quiz 测验30m
2 hours to complete
Lesson 3：Nǐ mǎi shénme? 你买什么？ What do you want to buy? Part 2
Learning how to talk about money; Learning the expressions used in shopping
2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 10 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes
4 readings
New words 生词10m
Colors 颜色10m
Written text of conversation (optional)10m
Chinese Characters (high target/optional)10m
2 practice exercises
Practice 练习6m
Quiz 测验30m
1 hour to complete
Lesson 4 Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén ？ 你家有几口人? How many people are there in your family? Part 1
Learning how to talk about family, occupations and age.
1 hour to complete
2 videos (Total 12 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
2 videos
Introduction to phonetics 4 语音入门 43m
2 readings
New words 生词10m
Written text of conversation (optional)10m
2 practice exercises
Practice 练习6m
Quiz 测验30m
1 hour to complete
Lesson 4 Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén ？ 你家有几口人? How many people are there in your family? Part 2
Learning how to talk about family, occupations and age.
1 hour to complete
2 videos (Total 8 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
3 readings
New words 生词10m
Written text of conversation (optional)10m
Chinese Characters (high target/optional)10m
2 practice exercises
Practice 练习6m
Quiz 测验30m
About the Learn Mandarin Chinese Specialization
Come and learn the language which is spoken by more than 1 billion people and is getting more and more learners. This may enable you to know and do business with people from one of the world's biggest economies. This specialization may also help you to pass HSK (the only official proficiency test of Chinese language) level 1 or 2.
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