About Us
Who We Are
Founded in 2005, That’s Mandarin is a professional Chinese language school with branches in Beijing and Shanghai. Our Dongzhimen Chinese school is located in the centre of Beijing’s expat district and our Shanghai Chinese school is conveniently positioned in the city’s cosmopolitan downtown. Both of our schools offer you flexibility, convenience, great facilities and outstanding teachers.
Our number one priority is to provide our students with the confidence and skills to take the Mandarin they learn in the classroom and apply it in their daily lives right away.
Our unique link-word and story-based teaching methods are proven, winning alternatives to the dull, ineffective textbook-based Chinese that so many other programs favor.
What Sets Us Apart
Unlike other Chinese language schools, we only hire teachers on a full-time basis, ensuring that the entirety of their energy and professional focus is on their students. In fact, we’re so confident in the quality of our programs that there is a money back guarantee if you are unsatisfied after your first week with us.
We want to ensure that our students not only learn to communicate Chinese, but that they also learn to love this beautiful language. We also offer maximum flexibility, so whether you want to learn to speak Chinese, learn Chinese characters, immerse yourself in the country’s history, or all of the above, we have the right course for you.
The classes were personalised to my language goals.
I wanted to learn Chinese for work purposes, and at the Beijing Expat Fair I found out about That's Mandarin. I studied at the school for 3 months and found the classes were always interesting, the teachers enthusiastic and it was all set in a great atmosphere in which to learn. I particularly liked how the classes were personalised to my language goals. I have already recommended That's Mandarin to others wanting to study Chinese in Beijing.