Chinese Courses
Learn – Connect – Experience. Whether you are learning Chinese for everyday life, work, family or personal interest, find a course that fits your goals and the way you learn.
How You Learn
Our courses combine carefully selected textbooks with digital learning tools and materials adapted to each learner's level and goals.
- Selected Chinese language textbooks and workbooks
- Digital exercises and learning apps
- Audio and video materials
- Teacher-created worksheets and activities
- Authentic materials from everyday Chinese language and culture
For children and teens, materials are selected according to age, language background and learning needs. Your teacher will recommend the most suitable materials for your course.
Personalised one-to-one Chinese lessons
Personalised one-to-one lessons built around your goals, level and pace — in person or online, with no semester commitment or lesson package required.
Learn Chinese in a focused, interactive setting
Small groups of 2–4 students, from beginner to advanced levels, with plenty of time to speak — in Zurich city centre.
Age-appropriate Chinese for kids and teens
Age-appropriate Chinese learning through conversation, stories, games, characters and engaging learning materials — for Chinese as a foreign language and for heritage speakers, in private lessons and small groups.
Language and intercultural training for professionals
Language and intercultural training for professionals and companies working with China — business Chinese, corporate training, China preparation, and industry-specific language.
Beyond Mandarin
Chinese is more than Mandarin.
China is home to a rich variety of languages and regional forms of Chinese, each carrying its own history, identity and culture.
Mandarin House also explores the linguistic diversity of the Chinese-speaking world, with selected learning opportunities in regional varieties such as Shanghainese.
Ask us about language varietiesStart with a Trial Lesson
Meet your teacher, experience how we teach and find the course that fits you. — CHF 50 / 60 minutes