Learn Chinese in China & Online with That's Mandarin

Yes, as an accredited institution, we provide the necessary documents to assist with your student visa application.

Yes, you can register for the HSK exam at our school. We also offer popular HSK preparation courses for students aiming to attend Chinese universities or apply for jobs in China.

Don't worry, our teachers will use minimal English or other languages (if needed) and rely on pictures, videos, signs, and gestures to help you understand them. As your Chinese improves, the use of English or other languages will decrease, gradually providing you with an immersive learning experience.

A lot! With nearly 20 years of experience, we use innovative methods to help you learn Chinese quickly. As the saying goes, 'You go to university for a visa or to pass the HSK exam, but at That's Mandarin, you actually learn Chinese.'

Universities usually have 20-30 students per class, but at That's Mandarin, we keep it to just 8. What takes a semester at university, you can learn in just one month here.

Yes, we offer various accommodation options, with Homestay being the most popular for helping students quickly integrate into Chinese culture and improve their Chinese.

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Yes, if you perform well, we may recommend you to our partner companies. Our international marketing and product teams are also always looking for talented interns or full-time employees.

Yes, That's Mandarin is more than just a school — it's a community. Beyond classes, we organize various activities that bring together people from all over the world, creating a global village where you can easily make friends.

Of course! Based on your learning goals, you can choose to focus on specific language skills — for example, Listening and Speaking over Writing and Reading. If your goals include preparing for and passing the HSK, you might also want to focus on learning more about the Chinese grammar and sentence structures.

If you're interested in learning Chinese characters, you can add our special Hanzi course to your curriculum.

If you'd like to work on your Chinese pronunciation, you can also add our brand new Pinyin course to your schedule — which is available to all levels from Beginner to Advanced, by the way.

If you are interested in a specific field, you might choose a specialized course such as Chinese for Business, Diplomatic, Medical purposes etc.

It's a tricky question — of course, a lot depends on the frequency of your study!

On our side, we strive to provide you with a meticulously crafted learning content, which progresses from 0 to advanced in the most logical and 'hassle-free' manner. Our experienced teachers have met learners from all backgrounds and walks of life, and we can say with confidence: everyone can learn Chinese!

In general, it takes our students 1-2 months to be able to hold basic Chinese conversations. When it comes to learning Chinese, the learning curve is quite steep: most students find the Chinese pronunciation and tones difficult in the beginning, but as you get used to these 2 aspects, learning becomes easier, and it eventually becomes about practicing as much as possible, and gradually expanding your vocabulary and grammar patterns.

Again, a tricky question! Think about it: if it was too difficult, how would all the Chinese people been able to get by in China?

And if you're learning Chinese to communicate, you don't have to learn thousands of characters. The literacy standard in China is around 3500 characters, but learning just about 1000 will get you a long way in all your everyday tasks.

Besides, once you start learning, you will discover what a marvelous form of written language the Chinese characters are. Each character carries a precise meaning in a short and elegant form. Most characters contain the 'meaning' part, called radical, and there are just over 200 of them. Once you learn the most common ones, you will start discovering logic in every character: for example, the character 好 (good) is made of a woman (女) and child (子), and most verbs related to hand gestures have a hand (手) in them.

When put together, Chinese characters work like lego blocks to help you build more complex ideas: 手 (hand) + 机 (machine) = 手机 (mobile phone).