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Free online courseLearn Beginner Chinese

Duration of the online course: 8 hours and 58 minutes

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Speak basic Mandarin with confidence—daily phrases, pinyin, and pronunciation practice in a free online Chinese course with optional certificate.

In this free course, learn about

  • Meaning and usage of 大家好 (dàjiā hǎo): “Hello everyone/Hi everyone”
  • Meaning and usage of 你们好 (nǐmen hǎo): “Hello (to you all)” for groups
  • How to write key greetings in pinyin: dàjiā hǎo, nǐmen hǎo, etc.
  • Meaning and use of 很好 (hěn hǎo): “very good” (common evaluation/response)
  • Meaning and use of 很不错 (hěn búcuò): “pretty good / not bad”
  • Meaning and use of 非常好 (fēicháng hǎo): “very/exceptionally good”
  • Asking for meaning: 这是什么意思 (zhè shì shénme yìsi) = “What does this mean?”
  • Checking understanding: 你明白是什么意思吗 = “Do you understand what it means?”
  • Asking “Do you know what this means?”: 你知道这是什么意思吗
  • Basic self-introduction pattern: 你们好,我是… (Hello everyone, I am…)
  • Vocabulary in greetings: 大家=everyone, 你们=you(plural), 好=good/hello
  • How to say “Western food” in Chinese (common beginner vocab topic)
  • How to ask “Are you ready?” in Chinese (beginner classroom phrase)
  • Complimenting progress: 你的中文已经很好了 = “Your Chinese is already very good”

Course Description

Build real momentum in Mandarin from day one with a practical, beginner-friendly approach centered on the phrases you actually need. This free online Chinese course helps you get comfortable greeting people, introducing yourself, and responding naturally in everyday moments, even if you are starting from zero. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by complex rules, you will train your ear and your voice with short lessons designed to make speaking feel achievable and motivating.

The learning experience is structured around a phrase-of-the-day rhythm, so you practice in small, repeatable steps that fit into busy schedules. You will see common expressions in pinyin, connect them to meaning, and reinforce what you learn through quick exercises that check understanding and keep you consistent. With repeated exposure to core greetings and everyday reactions, you will start recognizing patterns, improving pronunciation, and responding faster without overthinking.

Because the lessons return to essential phrases across multiple reviews, you get built-in repetition that strengthens long-term memory. This makes it ideal for self-study: you can pause, repeat aloud, and revisit earlier material whenever you want. Over time, you will move from simply knowing a phrase to being able to use it smoothly, with clearer pronunciation and more confidence in real interactions.

Whether you are learning Mandarin for travel, cultural interest, study goals, or professional development, this course gives you a focused starting point and a routine you can sustain. By the end, you will have a solid base of high-frequency expressions, a better feel for how Mandarin sounds, and the confidence to keep progressing beyond the basics. A certificate may be available depending on the learning platform, making it easier to share your progress.

Course content

  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe I Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 1/Day 1) 05m
  • Exercise: What does the phrase 'dà jiā hǎo' mean in Chinese?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 1/Day 2) 02m
  • Exercise: What does 'dà jiā hǎo' translate to in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 1/Day 3) 03m
  • Exercise: What is the meaning of 'dà jiā hǎo' in Chinese?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 1/Day 4) 04m
  • Exercise: What is the English translation of the phrase 'dàjiā hǎo'?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 1 REVIEW) 04m
  • Exercise: How would you say 'hi everyone' in Chinese using pinyin?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 2/Day 1) 02m
  • Exercise: What is the basic greeting expression in Chinese?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 2/Day 2) 03m
  • Exercise: What is the meaning of 'dà jiā hǎo' in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 2/Day 3) 02m
  • Exercise: What does 'nǐmen hǎo' mean in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 2/Day 4) 04m
  • Exercise: What is the Chinese phrase for 'hi everyone'?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 2 Review) 03m
  • Exercise: How does the speaker introduce themselves in Mandarin?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 3/Day 1) 03m
  • Exercise: In the phrase 'nǐmen hǎo wǒ shì', what is the meaning of 'nǐmen'?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 3/Day 2) 03m
  • Exercise: How can you greet people in Mandarin?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 3/Day 3) 03m
  • Exercise: What does 'nǐmen hǎo' (你们好) mean in English when speaking in a Chinese greeting context?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 3/Day 4) 06m
  • Exercise: What is the meaning of 'hěn hǎo' in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 3 Review) 03m
  • Exercise: What is the Mandarin Chinese translation for 'hello' when addressing a group of people?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 4/Day 1) 02m
  • Exercise: What does 'dàjiā hǎo' mean in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 4/Day 2) 02m
  • Exercise: When greeting a group of people in Chinese, how do you say 'Hello everyone'?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 4/Day 3) 06m
  • Exercise: What does "hěn hǎo" mean in Chinese?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 4/Day 4) 03m
  • Exercise: What is the Chinese pinyin for the phrase 'very good'?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 4 Review) 06m
  • Exercise: What is the meaning of 'hěn hǎo' in Chinese?
  • Video class: Chinese Phrase of the Day: *MONTH 1 CONTEST* | Learn Beginner Chinese 01m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 5/Day 1) 02m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 5/Day 2) 04m
  • Exercise: In Chinese, how would you say 'Western food'?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 5/Day 3) 04m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 5/Day 4) 06m
  • Exercise: In the Chinese phrase 'dàjiā hǎo', what is being expressed?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 5 Review) 04m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 6/Day 1) 03m
  • Exercise: What is the meaning of 'dàjiā hǎo' in Chinese?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 6/Day 2) 03m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 6/Day 3) 03m
  • Exercise: How do you say 'good' in Chinese using pinyin?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 6/Day 4) 07m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 6 REVIEW) 04m
  • Exercise: How do you say 'pretty good' in Chinese?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 7/Day 1) 03m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 7/Day 2) 02m
  • Exercise: What is the correct translation of 'hěn búcuò' in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 7/Day 3) 02m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 7/Day 4) 05m
  • Exercise: What is the Chinese phrase for 'pretty good' as used in the course material?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 7 REVIEW) 04m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 8/Day 1) 02m
  • Exercise: What is the meaning of the Chinese phrase 'hěn hǎo' (很好)?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 8/Day 2) 06m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 8/Day 3) 02m
  • Exercise: What is the correct Pinyin representation for 'Hello everyone' in Chinese?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 8/Day 4) 05m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 8 REVIEW) 07m
  • Exercise: What is the Chinese Pinyin for 'Hello, everyone'?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 9/Day 1) 03m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 9/Day 2) 06m
  • Exercise: What does 'nǐmen hǎo' (你们好) mean in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 9/Day 3) 03m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 9/Day 4) 03m
  • Exercise: In the phrase 'dàjiā hǎo', which part means 'everyone'?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 9 REVIEW) 05m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 10/Day 1) 02m
  • Exercise: In the phrase 'nǐmen hǎo 你们好', what is the correct translation in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 10/Day 2) 04m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 10/Day 3) 06m
  • Exercise: What does the Chinese phrase 'dàjiā hǎo' (大家好) mean?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 10/Day 4) 05m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 10 REVIEW) 05m
  • Exercise: In the context of learning beginner Chinese, what does 'dàjiā hǎo' (大家好) mean?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 11/Day 1) 03m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 11/Day 2) 03m
  • Exercise: What does 'zhè shì shénme yìsi' (这是什么意思) mean in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 11/Day 3) 06m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 11/Day 4) 06m
  • Exercise: What does 'fēicháng hǎo' (非常好) mean in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 11 REVIEW) 04m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 12/Day 1) 03m
  • Exercise: What is the meaning of 'dàjiā hǎo' (大家好) in Chinese?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 12/Day 2) 06m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 12/DAY 3) 02m
  • Exercise: In Chinese, how would you say 'hello everyone'?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 12/DAY 4) 07m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 12 REVIEW) 08m
  • Exercise: What is the Chinese phrase for 'Are you ready'?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 13/DAY 1) 08m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 13/DAY 2) 04m
  • Exercise: In Chinese, what is the term for 'very good'?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 13/DAY 3) 03m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 13/DAY 4) 07m
  • Exercise: What does 'hěn hǎo' (很好) mean in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 13 REVIEW) 06m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 14/DAY 1) 03m
  • Exercise: What is the meaning of 'nǐmen hǎo' (你们好) in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 14/DAY 2) 03m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 14/DAY 3) 05m
  • Exercise: What does 'dàjiā hǎo' (大家好) mean in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 14/DAY 4) 05m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 14/REVIEW) 05m
  • Exercise: What does the phrase 'nǐ míngbai shì shénme yìsi ma' (你明白是什么意思吗) mean in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 15/DAY 1) 02m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 15/DAY 2) 02m
  • Exercise: What does the phrase 'dàjiā hǎo' (大家好) mean in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 15/DAY 3) 04m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 15/DAY 4) 04m
  • Exercise: What does 'hěn hǎo' (很好) mean in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #With Me | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 15/REVIEW) 03m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 16/DAY 1) 04m
  • Exercise: What does 'hěn hǎo' (很好) mean in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 16/DAY 2) 05m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 16/DAY 3) 04m
  • Exercise: What does 'nǐmen hǎo' (你们好) mean in English?
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 16/DAY 4) 05m
  • Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 16/REVIEW) 11m
  • Exercise: What is the meaning of 'nǐ zhīdào zhè shì shénme yìsi ma' in English?
  • Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #1) 10m
  • Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #2) 12m
  • Exercise: What is the meaning of nǐmen hǎo (你们好) in English?
  • Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #3) 17m
  • Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #4) 18m
  • Exercise: What does the phrase 'nǐ de zhōngwén yǐjīng hěn hǎo le' mean in English?
  • Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #5) 23m
  • Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #6) 24m
  • Exercise: How would you say 'very good' in Chinese?
  • Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #7) 30m
  • Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #8) 28m
  • Exercise: What would be an appropriate greeting for a group of people in Chinese?

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