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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

SS

Sep 16, 2016

Thanks for this course. I like it and this language really so necessary for me and my job. My company in New Zealand - ESKA Ltd (www.eskaltd.co.nz, eskaltd.com) and we are work with aliens from China.

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 elia f

Jun 4, 2020

Very interesting and difficult. Expecially the audio quiz aren't so easy, obviously :)

By Scarlett W

Jun 15, 2020

I consider myself a beginner in Chinese. However, this course was way to easy for me.

By Edilyth M

Apr 24, 2020

The teacher explains the words very clearly and in a very detailed and simple manner.

By Jesús H

Nov 27, 2023

El curso está súper bien, la mayoría de los subtítulos tienen traducción incorrecta.

By Saket

Jun 22, 2021

Learnt a lot amd would like to thank Peking University and Coursera for this Course.

By hein h

Jun 5, 2021

this course is too effective for beginner, also teacher's teaching so good i like it

By Handy G

Aug 5, 2021

simple and light but very useful when you combine it with hanzi at the last course

By Fernando F

Jun 13, 2021

It was a very complete course, but i think that the quizes were a little too easy.

By Sunghyun H

Jul 19, 2018

Would've been great if the Chinese characters were provided along with the Pinyin.

By Mithil A

Aug 29, 2017

This is a good start for beginners. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Xie Xie Xiaoyu Liu!

By Katriena K

Aug 16, 2023

A good overview of basic greetings and vocabulary for introductory conversations.

By Sheila A

Jul 16, 2020

It is a helpful course for anyone looking for the basics of the Chinese language.

By Panattawadee C

Apr 19, 2020

this course is very funny and easy to understand. It's suitable for the beginner.

By Arinha A

Apr 6, 2020

could have been more detailed.Anyway it was a good experience ,am happy with it.

By syaza s

Apr 9, 2021

Lecturer's explanation is clear but quite hard to understand the pronunciation.

By Ikartini A

Oct 4, 2020

It's more nice if you provide the note for every week. Thankyou for the lesson.

By Ahmed F

May 15, 2020

This course is very helpful for the field I'm working in... Thank you so much.

By Jillian O R

Mar 31, 2022

I had fun learning this course! The phrases are easy to remember and pronunce.

By Carmelo S B

Apr 23, 2020

I would like to see introductions to the Chinese characters of the words used.

By Elvira B

Oct 19, 2017

Found it very interesting and encouraged me to carry on learning the language.

By Nyamka N

Jun 5, 2016

Lesson is easy to understand. Need to make more time to yourself for practice.

By Patrick F

Oct 29, 2015

Liked it very much! Easy for beginners and it created much interest for China!

By Elena K K

Jan 12, 2022

Would be great to see in this course additional sentences written on Chinese.

By Sukunyarat W

Apr 29, 2020

It is a good course. Speaking and listening skills can be used in daily life.

By Rodney F

Jul 7, 2017

Very good teacher. I think introducing a few characters would be interesting.