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学习路线 · Learning path

Step by step mastery.
2 h live + 1–2 h self-study a week.

The 360° Immersion Method: 60% of your time on the textbook, 40% speaking, translating, reading — that overlap is where the magic happens. Live classes stay live. Everything else now lives here.

181 h of live teaching, Foundation to HSK 3Exam standard today: HSK 2.0Every level ends with a month of speaking
一

If you start now

Batches run every month. Here is where each seal lands on your calendar.

  1. Start

    21 Sept

    next Monday

  2. 基

    Foundation

    5 wks · Sept 2026 → Oct 2026

  3. 一

    HSK 1

    10 wks · Nov 2026 → Jan 2027

  4. 二

    HSK 2

    12 wks · Feb 2027 → Apr 2027

  5. 字

    Characters

    8 wks · May 2027 → Jul 2027

  6. 三

    HSK 3

    28 wks · Jul 2027 → Jan 2028

  7. 龍

    HSK 3 · B1

    by Jan 2028

Foundation batches start every month; HSK 1 roughly every quarter. Dates assume you continue straight through with a two-week gap. The characters course is required before HSK 3.

二

The road

Foundation → HSK 1 → HSK 2 → Characters → HSK 3. Each stage stamps a seal on your scroll.

  1. 完
    CompleteLive cohort5 weeks · 20 h · max 15

    Chinese Foundation Course

    You hold a four-line conversation, count to a thousand, own your Chinese name, and read your first twelve characters.

    ₹9,900

    Next: 7 Sep – 6 Oct 2026

    23/23 lessons
  2. 一
    EnrolledLive cohort10 weeks · 40 h · 8–10

    HSK Level 1 · Beginner

    You handle introductions, family, time, food, shopping and getting around — and you're exam-ready for HSK 1.

    ₹20,000

    Next: 5 Sep – 5 Dec 2026

    16/33 lessons
  3. 二
    HSK2Live cohort12 weeks · 45 h · 8–10

    HSK Level 2 · Elementary

    You talk about your week, make plans, describe people and places, and pass HSK 2.

    ₹25,000

    Next: 5 Sep – 5 Dec 2026

  4. 字
    MIXRequired before HSK 3Live cohort8 weeks · 16 h · 8–10

    Chinese Characters · HSK 1 & 2

    You read HSK 1–2 texts without pinyin and write the 150 most common characters from memory.

    ₹15,000

    Next: 1 Sep – 29 Oct 2026

  5. 三
    HSK3Live cohort28 weeks · 60 h · 10–12

    HSK Level 3 · Intermediate

    You handle meetings, opinions, narratives and the unexpected — in Mandarin, at work.

    ₹50,000

    Next: 3 Nov 2026 – 3 May 2027

录

Self-paced, on recordings

For expats and anyone whose evenings aren't IST. Built; held until the HSK 3.0 curriculum lands.

Self-pacedWaitlist · opens with HSK 3.0

HSK 1 · Self-paced, expat edition

The same HSK 1, on recordings, at your hour — with a Saturday speaking and doubt session live.

Your hour · Saturday club 9:30 AM IST / 12 PM SGT / 8 AM GST

童

Young learners

12 and above join the regular path. Under 12: a YCT track being designed with the new teacher.

Being designedYCT 1–4 ≈ HSK 1–3

Young Learners · YCT 1–4

YCT 1–4 ≈ HSK 1–3, through pictures, songs and games. Vocabulary first, grammar later.

2 × 45 min a week · small groups of 6 · parent digest every Sunday

四

Around the path

Community membership between courses, the ₹199 masterclass, and 1:1 mentoring.

A0₹199

Live Masterclass · Beginner Mandarin

Your first spoken Mandarin, the four tones via Hindi, and the road to HSK 1.

Every Saturday · 4 PM IST · Zoom

Any level₹500 /month

Community Membership

Stay in touch with Mandarin between courses. Forum, weekly masterclass, activities.

₹500 a month or ₹6,000 a year

Any level₹1,500

Language Mentoring · 1:1

Strategy, roadmap, resources — one session with Chen Laoshi.

30 min ₹1,500 · 60 min ₹3,000 · 3 × 60 min ₹2,550 each