- Level Foundation
- Duration 27 hours
- Course by Peking University
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This is an advanced course for Chinese for beginners. Learners will expand vocabularies about personal information, daily life, food and drink, healthy, and expressions about greeting, suggestion, agreement, comparison, complaint, prohibition, experience, plan, recommendation, etc. Learners can improve their listening and speaking and know much more about Chinese social cultures. As the same as Chinese for beginners, the course doesn’t ask the learners to know Chinese characters. Recommended Background: For learners with certain English language ability and better have attended Chinese for beginners.Modules
1-1 Pleased to meet you.
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Assignment
- 1.Please give the correct addressing according to the information given.There is a new word in the 5th one. Can you guess the meaning?
2
Videos
- Welcome To 'More Chinese For Beginners'
- Pleased to meet you.
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information: Appellation
1-2 Long time no see.
2
Assignment
- 1.Match
- 2.Choose the correct response.
1
Videos
- Long time no see.
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information: Greetings
1-3 They are both teachers.
2
Assignment
- 1.Match
- 2.Choose the correct position(among (A)(B)(C)(D)) of the given word.
1
Discussions
- 3.Translation
1
Videos
- They are both teachers.
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Cartoon
1-4 May I have your phone number, please?
2
Assignment
- 1.Choose the correct expression accordingly
- 2.Choose the correct answer according to what you hear
1
Discussions
- Review
1
Videos
- May I have your phone number, please?
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Address and Date
2-1 I’m working.
3
Assignment
- 1.Tell true or false according to the video
- 2. Tell what he/she/they are doing according to the pictures.(You can type in Pinyin or Chinese characters)
- 3.Ask for some help with the words given(you can type in Pinyin or characters)
1
Videos
- I’m working.
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Work Overtime and Homework
2-2 When are you going to get off the work?
3
Assignment
- 1.Match
- 2.Tell true or false according to the video
- 3.Fill in the blank with the appropriate word
1
Videos
- When are you going to get off the work?
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Breakfast
2-3 Do you have time on Saturday?
1
Assignment
- 1.Tell true or false according to the video.
1
Discussions
- 2.Translation
1
Videos
- Do you have time on Saturday?
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Folk Music
2-4 What are you doing?
1
Assignment
- 1.Give the response accordingly
2
Discussions
- 2.Translation
- Review
1
Videos
- What are you doing?
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Chinese Calligraphy
3-1 Do you like spicy food?
2
Assignment
- 1.Match
- 2.Fill in the blank with the appropriate word
1
Videos
- Do you like spicy food?
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Chinese cuisine
3-2 Coffee or tea?
1
Discussions
- 1.Ask questions according to the pictures.
1
Videos
- Coffee or tea?
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Tea and Tea Set
3-3 I eat a lot!
2
Discussions
- 1.Try to ask questions and give the answers according to the picture.
- 2.Try to arrange some activities with “xiān……,zài……,zuìhòu……”and appropriate verbs.
1
Videos
- I eat a lot!
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Spring Festival
3-4 This is much better than that.
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Assignment
- 3.Describe one of the pictures that you like most with “zuì(the most)” and the word given.(You can type in Pinyin or Chinese characters)
3
Discussions
- 1. Describe the pictures
- 2. Translation
- Review
1
Videos
- This is much better than that.
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Mid-Autumn Festival
4-1 What can we do?
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Assignment
- 1.Match
1
Discussions
- 2. Translation
1
Videos
- What can we do?
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Chinese Films
4-2 You can’t buy anymore!
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Assignment
- 1.Match
1
Discussions
- 2. Translation
1
Videos
- You can’t buy anymore!
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:National Dress
4-3 May I exchange?
1
Discussions
- 1.Translation
1
Videos
- May I exchange?
1
Readings
- New words list
4-4 Be quiet, please.
1
Assignment
- 1.Please tell the meaning of following signs(you can type in Pinyin or characters)
1
Discussions
- Review
1
Videos
- Be quiet, please.
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Chinese painting
5-1 I feel headache!
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Assignment
- 1.Match
1
Discussions
- 2.Give the expression according to the pictures
1
Videos
- I feel headache!
1
Readings
- New words list
5-2 You should go to the hospital.
2
Assignment
- 1.Match
- 2.Fill in the blank with correct phrase.
1
Discussions
- 3. Translation
1
Videos
- You should go to the hospital.
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Traditional Chinese Medicine
5-3 I think riding bike is better for your healthy.
1
Discussions
- 1.Do you like to drive or ride bike? Can you list at least 3 advantages and disadvantages?
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Videos
- I think riding bike is better for your healthy.
1
Readings
- New words list
5-4 I go running every day.
2
Discussions
- 1.Please talk about your sport exercise with the following suggesting expressions
- Review
1
Videos
- I go running every day.
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Exercise
6-1 How about your holiday?
2
Assignment
- 1.Match
- 2.Rearrange the following words accordingly(Please answer with 'abc')
1
Discussions
- 3.What did you do yesterday? Can you list at least 3 items?
1
Videos
- How about your holiday?
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Vacation and traffic
6-2 What’s your plan for the coming weekend?
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Assignment
- 1.Choose the correct questions for the answers.(not according to the video.)
1
Discussions
- 2.Talk about your plan for today or tomorrow or this weekend
1
Videos
- What’s your plan for the coming weekend?
1
Readings
- New words list
6-3 Have you been to Beijing?
2
Discussions
- 1.Try to ask someone if he/she has some experiences for your country with the words given
- 2.Try to tell if you’re interested in the following things
1
Videos
- Have you been to Beijing?
2
Readings
- New words list
- Additional Information:Beijing
6-4 If you like cities, then go to the east.
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Assignment
- 1.Choose the correct direction in Chinese
2
Discussions
- 2.Recommend some famous sites in your country with following expressions
- Review
1
Videos
- If you like cities, then go to the east.
1
Readings
- New words list
Auto Summary
"More Chinese for Beginners" is an advanced language course offered by Coursera, designed to expand vocabulary on personal information, daily life, and more. It enhances listening and speaking skills while delving into Chinese social cultures. The 1620-minute course does not require knowledge of Chinese characters, making it accessible for learners with basic English skills. Subscription options include Starter and Professional levels. Ideal for those who have completed the initial beginners' course.

Xiaoyu Liu