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🇨🇳 Learn Mandarin (中文)

Work through 150 free Mandarin lessons, from beginner greetings to advanced grammar. Every lesson includes vocabulary, example sentences and pronunciation or grammar notes.

Beginner lessons

问候与介绍 (Greetings & Introductions)

Learn how to greet people and introduce yourself in Mandarin Chinese.

数字 1-20 (Numbers 1-20)

Count from one to twenty in Mandarin Chinese.

家人 (Family)

Learn family vocabulary in Mandarin Chinese.

颜色 (Colours)

Learn colours in Mandarin Chinese.

Tell the time in Mandarin Chinese.

Learn food vocabulary and ordering in Mandarin.

问路 (Asking Directions)

Ask for and give directions in Mandarin.

购物 (Shopping)

Go shopping and talk about prices in Mandarin.

星期和月份

Days of the week and months.

天气和季节

Weather and the seasons.

Rooms and furniture at home.

Clothing vocabulary.

Parts of the body.

Common animals and pets.

Drinks and ordering them.

Essential everyday verbs.

School and classroom words.

Describe feelings and moods.

Places around a town or city.

Transport and getting around.

星期和月份

Days of the week and months.

天气和季节

Weather and the seasons.

Rooms and furniture at home.

Clothing vocabulary.

Parts of the body.

Common animals and pets.

Drinks and ordering them.

Essential everyday verbs.

School and classroom words.

Describe feelings and moods.

Places around a town or city.

Transport and getting around.

星期和月份

Days of the week and months.

天气和季节

Weather and the seasons.

Rooms and furniture at home.

Clothing vocabulary.

Parts of the body.

Common animals and pets.

Drinks and ordering them.

Essential everyday verbs.

School and classroom words.

Describe feelings and moods.

Places around a town or city.

Transport and getting around.

星期和月份

Days of the week and months.

天气和季节

Weather and the seasons.

Rooms and furniture at home.

Clothing vocabulary.

Parts of the body.

Common animals and pets.

Intermediate lessons

过去 (The Past)

Talk about completed past actions using 了 and 过.

日常生活 (Daily Routine)

Describe your daily routine and habits.

旅行 (Travel)

Handle travel situations: booking, hotels and transport.

健康和身体 (Health & Body)

Discuss health, the body and visiting a doctor.

Talk about jobs, professions and the workplace.

未来 (The Future)

Express future plans and intentions.

Using 了 to mark completed actions.

Devices and the internet.

Nature and the environment.

Money and everyday finances.

At the doctor and talking about health.

Planning and taking trips.

工作和职业

Jobs and the workplace.

食物和烹饪

Cooking vocabulary and recipes.

Hobbies and free-time activities.

Comparisons using 比.

城市和乡村

Compare city and countryside.

Express and support opinions.

时间和安排

Talking about time and schedules.

自然和地理

Nature and geography terms.

Using 了 to mark completed actions.

Devices and the internet.

Nature and the environment.

Money and everyday finances.

At the doctor and talking about health.

Planning and taking trips.

工作和职业

Jobs and the workplace.

食物和烹饪

Cooking vocabulary and recipes.

Hobbies and free-time activities.

Comparisons using 比.

城市和乡村

Compare city and countryside.

Express and support opinions.

时间和安排

Talking about time and schedules.

自然和地理

Nature and geography terms.

Using 了 to mark completed actions.

Devices and the internet.

Nature and the environment.

Money and everyday finances.

At the doctor and talking about health.

Planning and taking trips.

工作和职业

Jobs and the workplace.

食物和烹饪

Cooking vocabulary and recipes.

Hobbies and free-time activities.

Comparisons using 比.

城市和乡村

Compare city and countryside.

Express and support opinions.

时间和安排

Talking about time and schedules.

自然和地理

Nature and geography terms.

Using 了 to mark completed actions.

Devices and the internet.

Advanced lessons

把字句 (The 把 Construction)

Master the 把 (bǎ) sentence structure to emphasise what happens to an object.

成语 (Idioms)

Sound native with common Chinese four-character idioms (chéngyǔ).

辩论和意见 (Debate & Opinion)

Express and defend opinions in discussions.

职场 (The Professional World)

Professional Mandarin for interviews and business.

文化和社会 (Culture & Society)

Discuss culture, traditions and society.

文学语言 (Literary Language)

Appreciate literary and figurative Chinese.

The 把 construction for handling objects.

Advanced connectors to structure arguments.

Common idioms (chengyu).

Professional and business Mandarin.

艺术和文化

Discuss art, literature and culture.

社会和政治

Society, politics and current affairs.

科学和创新

Science and innovation vocabulary.

Structure and defend an argument.

文学和诗歌

Appreciate literary and poetic Chinese.

Express subtle and complex emotions.

Metaphor, simile and figurative language.

媒体和新闻

Media, news and journalism.

Higher education and academia.

Discuss values and ethics.

The 把 construction for handling objects.

Advanced connectors to structure arguments.

Common idioms (chengyu).

Professional and business Mandarin.

艺术和文化

Discuss art, literature and culture.

社会和政治

Society, politics and current affairs.

科学和创新

Science and innovation vocabulary.

Structure and defend an argument.

文学和诗歌

Appreciate literary and poetic Chinese.

Express subtle and complex emotions.

Metaphor, simile and figurative language.

媒体和新闻

Media, news and journalism.

Higher education and academia.

Discuss values and ethics.

The 把 construction for handling objects.

Advanced connectors to structure arguments.

Common idioms (chengyu).

Professional and business Mandarin.

艺术和文化

Discuss art, literature and culture.

社会和政治

Society, politics and current affairs.

科学和创新

Science and innovation vocabulary.

Structure and defend an argument.

文学和诗歌

Appreciate literary and poetic Chinese.

Express subtle and complex emotions.

Metaphor, simile and figurative language.

媒体和新闻

Media, news and journalism.

Higher education and academia.

Discuss values and ethics.

The 把 construction for handling objects.

Advanced connectors to structure arguments.