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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Chinese for Beginners by Peking University

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19,047 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 Gorret F

Oct 12, 2015

A submission too complicate to learn chinese-Three submission is too reasonable.

By mayank m

Jan 13, 2016

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By Navapa V

Nov 1, 2021

It's not suitable for a person who has some basic Chinese

By Akihiro M

Sep 16, 2021

Chinese characters would help, not recommended

By Carissa S

Mar 24, 2021

hard to understand for beginners

By Christian

Feb 17, 2016

Very basic, we need sequels

By LucasDeGrecia

Apr 12, 2020

very difficult

By Sein M M

Jun 11, 2021

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By Gloria N

Dec 10, 2020

boring.

By Myat T K

Jan 4, 2022

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By Carolyn D

Dec 27, 2020

This course for me was sadly frustrating as it did not seem to be tailored for a beginner. If you are tone deaf, you're really going to have problems as this language relies heavily on pitches and sounds. I found myself looking for outside sources like "children's video's" on You Tube and Duolingo to try to understand. I passed this course "Thank you Lawdy". If you sign up, just keep an open mind and stick with it. Breakthrough is sure to come. Maybe this is just the first step to unlock the door.

By Trương A Q

Sep 12, 2023

Although this course gave me a variety of knowledge in Chinese linguistics, the Chinese official map "Nine-dash line" still appeared during the lesson. I disapprove of this. This is a violation of other countries' land and sea. It could be shown in China's mainland, but Coursera is a platform for the whole world (except China due to the Great Wall in Chinese internet).

Just one thing to remember: Education is different from politics; do not mention it during classes.

By TJ

May 10, 2020

The level that this class starts out is like teaching a toddler to speak Russian. I have no idea how to pronounce anything Chinese. This class kind of assumes you're familiar with the way the words sound. It's very difficult to begin. I have a language degree. If the language that studied started off like this, I wouldn't have studied it.

By John G

Feb 11, 2016

This is very basics hence getting a certificate is not valuable. I would consider getting a certificate, if it means something hence beyond a very basic crash course. The certification, should be, I can really use and means something.

By Benya C

Jun 17, 2020

My name in the certificate is not correct I just would like to change my name this name is correct Benya Christmas change for me please because I need to apply to the job Thank you so much

By Jang N

Jan 29, 2023

I really like this course but it lacks a lot of audio files in every quiz I enrol so I can't finish many quizzes. Please review and fix this error.

By Yanjuan F

Mar 15, 2021

I had purchased this course with a certificate but at the end I don't received my certificate. I don't recommend coursera to anyone.

By Martin - M

Apr 3, 2021

I'd give no staqrs but not possible. How tf are you supposed to learn when the instructor dosn't give english instructgions

By Vrunda T

Dec 4, 2020

It doesn't give the logic, or easier ways to relate to English. just the translation and tone understanding

By Anagha R 1

Jan 26, 2022

I personally did not find this to be useful as the tutor was really fast and the sessions did not help me.

By Febe K E D

Feb 27, 2023

The course is incomplete. how can you tell me to write the number I hear without providing an audio?

By Novator

May 2, 2023

Почему для изучения китайского, только английский? Где русский язык в роликах? 2023 год....

By Гаврилюк С А

Jul 16, 2021

Обучают только пиньиню. Новичок новичку рознь. НО я считаю, что такой подход не эффективен.

By chanunchida p

May 4, 2020

i want a certificate for free now !

why my friends get certificate free but i have to pay ?

By Trịnh L H T

Dec 18, 2022

Some Quiz ask me to answer what I hear but I can not find where to get the audio