Online lessons with Live Teachers
Why Study Online
Why Choose Capital Mandarin School for Online Chinese?
Capital Mandarin School has been teaching Chinese in Beijing since 2006. We have trained over 10,000 students from 46 countries, including more than 5,000 young learners. Since 2019, we have translated our in-person teaching expertise into online courses, creating a complete system of live classes + after-class review + WeChat practice groups.
Our teaching philosophy: Make Chinese visible, fast to master, and accurate to write.
Chinese for Teens & Adults
1. Everyday Speaking Course
Built on sentence patterns and real conversation scenarios to rapidly develop practical speaking skills. After about 20–30 hours, students can handle greetings, taxis, shopping, and ordering food. After about 60 hours, they can comfortably manage most daily communication situations.
2. Travel Chinese Course
Designed for learners traveling to China or on short trips. Focused on high-frequency scenarios: transportation, dining, shopping, and asking for directions. What you learn in the morning, you can use the same afternoon.
3. HSK Preparation Course (Levels 1–4)
Systematic level-by-level preparation: placement test → study plan → self-compiled workbook practice → full mock exams. We use our own HSK 1–3 workbooks and HSK 4 writing materials.
4. Chinese Characters Rapid Course
Chinese characters are not 10,000 random pictures. This course teaches you the system behind them: 32 standard strokes → 200+ pictographs → about 700 ideograms → 718 phono-semantic compounds. Phono-semantic characters cover about 80% of all Chinese characters. Master this category, and new characters start to “decode” themselves.
With this method, students can recognize their first 100 characters within one week — not by rote memorization, but by letting images do the remembering for you.exercises.
Chinese for Ages 8–12
YCT 1–4 Standard Course
YCT (Youth Chinese Test) is the international Chinese proficiency test designed specifically for young learners. Our courses follow the YCT standard curriculum from Level 1 to Level 4, building a solid foundation in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Teaching Features:
- Taught through pictures, stories, and interactive games — designed for how children actually learn
- Naturally aligned with YCT exam preparation, so kids reach official milestones while having fun
- Daily short review (10–15 minutes) after class to keep learning consistent
- Classes grouped by age and level, 4–8 students per class, so every child gets attention
YCT Level Reference: YCT 4 connects to adult HSK 3. Children who climb the YCT ladder can transition seamlessly into the HSK track.
How to Enroll
Step 1: Email Inquiry
Please email contact@capitalmandarin.com with:
- Student’s age
- Current Chinese level (beginners welcome)
- Learning goals (speaking, YCT, HSK, characters, etc.)
- Preferred class times
Step 2: Placement Test & Course Planning
We arrange a short online placement assessment and recommend the right class and course plan based on the results.
Step 3: Confirm Schedule & Payment
Once the class and time are confirmed, we send a payment link. Multiple payment methods are supported.
Step 4: Pre-Class Preparation
We send the Zoom/ClassIn link and WeChat group invitation before the first class.
FAQ
Q: How long is each lesson?
For kids, each lesson is 25 minutes; For teens and adults, each lesson is 50 minutes.
Q: What platform do you use for classes?
ClassIn or Zoom. We send a usage guide before class.
Q: How many lessons should I pay for each time?
10 lessons is a pack for each time.
Q: Can I cancel my class for free?
For 1 on 1 lessons, inform us 12 hours in advance, we can postpone your classes.
For more questions, please us an E-mail.
📧 Course Inquiries: contact@capitalmandarin.com
📱 WeChat: +86 13691377462
Live Online Classes + Hantube App (Review)
Live Online Classes：Class time: 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. (Beijing Time)
Hantube App (Review)：Capital Mandarin’s self-developed platform. Most learning & practice content for its online small-group courses is here.
You can choose the following content to review: Chinese characters–Guess; Strokes; Radicals; Breakdown; / Practice–Zi Practice; Words Practice; Listening; Reading; / Pinyin–Alphabets; Tones; / Sentences & Conversations–Oral; Talk; Stories; Travel; / Simulated Exam–Mock.
Wechat Talk Group：WeChat Group for you: Real-time Q&A and chats, shared study materials, and a Chinese-speaking vibe. It’s both for study help and daily talks!
Main Courses：Short-term Spoken Chinese and Short-term Chinese Characters.
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Contact Us
Get in contact with our friendly staff to inquire about our pricing or anything else you might need
Email: contact@capitalmandarin.com
Phone: +86 10 8570 5485 // +34 607 48 62 92 (Spanish)
Wechat: +86 13691377462
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