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I have some cooperation with Chinese people in my work, and I think China is a very promising market, so I hope I can learn Chinese well so I can work more happily with my Chinese partners. Frankly speaking, I find it hard to learn Chinese, especially for someone like me who has no basic knowledge. In order to force myself to keep learning Chinese, I set myself the goal of taking HSK4. Now that I have passed this exam, I am very thankful to echineselearning, especially to my Chinese teacher Nancy, who is really patient and has a lot of teaching skills to make learning Chinese less difficult, she is the best Chinese teacher I have ever met.

I took a speaking class because I want to be able to make Chinese friends and talk to locals during a trip China. I ran across eChineseLearning on YouTube, and have learned a lot from their videos!

When I finally booked a class, I was so frustrated because the tones were just going right over my head. Thank God my teacher was patient - she corrected me again and again and showed me the right way to say them, even when I kept making mistakes and saying them wrong over and over. To be honest, these tones just about drove me over the edge! But after practicing about a million times and getting feedback from my teacher, I can finally say all the tones - ā á ǎ à - perfectly!

Chinese tones are pretty interesting - and very, very different from English. But these days, being able to speak Chinese is considered "cool"! I think I made the right decision.

I found this company by chance on the internet, my child is 12 years old, he is very happy to learn Chinese with his Chinese teacher, he likes to listen to his teacher telling Chinese stories most, he can read Chinese picture books independently now, I think his teacher is very responsible, thanks to eChineseLearning.

If you personally or your children want to learn Chinese online during the epidemic, I think this is a very good option. They also have a lot of discounts going on at the moment, which could be a great gift for your Chinese-loving kids before the Christmas holidays!

I was born in Boston where my mom and dad decided to live their lives.

My mom is Korean and my Dad is a Chinese minority.

Since I was a kid they've been teaching me Korean as my mother tongue（family wise）, Its was hard for me to not know how to speak English.

Apparently, everyone around me speaks English so I just learned it without any trouble.

When I was like 18 yrs old, they asked me whether I want to learn Chinese or not, I said YES without considerations, I just thought I should learn the language from my father side, Also I already spoke two different languages at that time when most of my friends only speak one.

So I started learning with a real-life tutor Christina Wang, She's an excellent teacher, thoughtful, and always have this passion with her life to do anything, she taught me more than just Chinese, I learned so many things from her, Such as how Chinese people treat their relationships and their POV of life.

One thing she said to me I could never forget: Tob, you are the artist of your life, you have a history most people don't. So use it, find it in your blood, dig in and turn them into your power.

She was there for my Chinese learning program kept me going on and on for 2 years.
Unfortunately, when I got to high school, I can't move around my time to continually see her for learning Chinese. She told me maybe I could give it a try where she has been co-working with, boom！！ eChineselearning show up in my life.

In the beginning, I was totally overwhelmed with how to cope with this Online learning thing, I almost give up twice.

Since I got used to the online learning pattern, it was no longer a difficulty for me.

And eChineselearning has a lot of great teachers, you can totally choose your class time and their teachers are all around the world!!!!

They have been teaching Chinese Online for 14 years, no matter what level you currently are studying they are completely qualified to teach！

Well, if you are thinking of learning Chinese, eChineseLearning would be the best choice for you！

Be careful if you use echineselearning as you may be very disappointed with what you receive. There is a huge inconsistency in the teaching ability of the teachers and most of the good teachers are difficult to get lessons with or seem to be on long term leave. The experience in dealing with issues with student services is woeful to the extent where I was asked to pay more money because my "package" didn't cover HSK (yes this is extra!). Given there are much better and cheaper alternatives out there I would personally not waste my time with them.

I had been looking for a job in the architecture field in China, as their growth is booming and an architect has so many possibilities. I decided that, to communicate with my future Chinese co-workers, I wanted to at least have basic to intermediate Mandarin skills before arriving in China.

One-on-one lessons with a tutor in London were much more expensive than I was expecting + the commute and setting up meeting times that worked for both of us.
I took a few free trials and went with eChineseLearning, as I liked the natural, face-to-face feeling of their lessons.

I eventually passed a job interview (my basic Chinese seemed to charm the managers) and I'll be moving to Beijing in a few weeks. I'm happy to say I'll be able to continue my lessons online in China while practicing on the street.

My son goes to an overcrowded public school. He signed up for Chinese class, and despite being really committed to learning, he wasn't making progress. The class just had too many people and he wasn't able to ask questions or get individualized attention. I spoke to the school administration about it, but understandably there's nothing they can do. I decided to look for a different option. EChineseLearning has been great for him. He's happier with his progress, so am I, and so is his teacher at school. He passed his class at school and now he's moving on to the next level (which has fewer students).

I can't say enough good things about eChineseLearning. When I started my journey to learning Chinese, I was at square one. I knew nothing beyond "ni hao". It was frustrating because I just couldn't improve my pronunciation, and learning the characters felt like a chore that would never end.

When I started working with one of eChineseLearning's teachers, all of that changed. Having a teacher who is a native speaker makes all the difference. She's been able to correct my pronunciation better than anyone else could, I think. And the progress I've made with speaking has encouraged me to keeping learning the characters and building my vocab. I think eChineseLearning is fantastic!

I got a Chinese friend when I took part in a language-exchange corner last year. My new friend made it clear that before went to China to meet her family it would be a huge honor to know the culture and speak a bit of Mandarin. They are from Beijing and fortunately they speak standard Mandarin and not a dialect. I was terrified at first. Chinese is a very "scary" language. I was first apprehensive to learn a totally new language.

However, eChineseLearning made it easy! The teachers introduced cultural lessons in addition to the basic language lessons. The teachers taught me about which gifts would be appropriate and even introduced me to the specific Beijing dialect when I asked. The teachers also related to my cultural differences. It was like having a language teacher, but also like having a life coach. Great!

In America when we finish college it's a bit confusing. We often have some free time to explore or take on a new challenge. The process of learning Chinese was a good exercise to keep my brain busy. In Boston we have quite a few Chinese speakers, so I took the opportunity to go to Chinatown and practice the Mandarin Chinese that I had learned in my classes. Even though many of the people there spoke different dialects, they could understand my basic Mandarin. They even cooked me special dishes that were not on the menu, but only for true local Chinese. It was a great cultural experience!

After the first six months of lessons I went to Beijing. It was the greatest trip of my life because I didn't have to rely on English. I could talk to taxi drivers, waiters and even immigration officers. Everyone in China seemed to appreciate my effort. When I met my wife's family, they really appreciated my efforts to speak in Mandarin, especially with the "Beijing accent". Even my friend was surprised!

We have since returned to Boston but I continue the language lessons with eChineseLearning. I can even do the lessons in my boxer shorts. It's convenient, effective and cheaper than a local class in USD. I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in Chinese people and culture.

I was lucky enough to go to a high school in Seattle that offered Chinese as a foreign language. Because we have a large Asian community, we had a native-speaking Chinese teacher all four years of my high school study. We watched a lot of Chinese dramas, learned about ancient Chinese culture and fables and immersed ourselves in a new way of thinking about the world. It was an eye-opening experience that all the students in Spanish and French class really envied!

So, with inspiration from my high school experience, I decided to pursue Mandarin Chinese in college, with a double major in Chinese and marketing.

Before college, however, I decided to defer my acceptance to university and take a six-month Mandarin program in China the fall before I went into university here in Washington in the spring. Upon that decision and while waiting for my flight to China I wanted to take online classes over the summer after graduating high school. My Chinese teacher in Seattle recommends 1-on-1 classes with a professional. Since I only got to speak occasionally in the classroom, the teacher said that a 1-on-1 program would help me with my individual challenges. Boy, was she right!

I decided to do the Regular Chinese Lessons for Teens course through eChineseLearning. Since I'd already had 4 years of high school level study in Seattle, I qualified for Level 4- basic conversational level. eChineseLearning had a good system in place to assess which level I am at. I liked that they didn't just put me in some random class with a random teacher...they actually could grade my speaking and personalise the course to my needs. What I liked most about these lessons, as I mentioned, is how personalised they are. In a classroom, you just "go with the flow". But in these online classes it's all based on your specific needs. When I told my teacher I'd be moving to Beijing, she taught me all about the Beijing accent and speaking style. It was so specific and attentive!

Now I am in Beijing and in an intensive school. I have decided to extend my lessons with eChineseLearning and supplement my classroom lesson with personalised online lessons. The feedback you get from the 1-on-1 experience is a huge benefit.