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Cheap Chinese tutors under $11 an hour

The most affordable quarter of Chinese tutors charge $11 per hour or less: 2,294 tutors across 12 platforms. For comparison, the overall median is $18. Trial lessons typically cost $2.20. Native speakers charge a median of $17 per hour, versus $20 for non-native tutors.

$9.00/h
Median / hour
$6.56–$9.60
Typical range
$2.20
Trial lesson
2,294
on 12 platforms

Compare Chinese tutors

1,869 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Ling

Ling

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 CTCSOL | Business Chinese 💼

Native
5 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–B2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
Jessica

Jessica

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

Conversational Cantonese

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
Cantonese +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Zhichao

Zhichao

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Certified Teacher | Conversa

Native
3 years teaching
Teaching degree
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
Zoe

Zoe

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Teaching Cert | Business Chi

Native
11 years teaching
Teaching degree
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Liu

Liu

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 TCSOL | Conversational Chine

Native
38 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
舟舟

舟舟

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 HSK 6 | Business Chinese 💼

Native
New tutor
None listed
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Everyday admin & immigration

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Yao

Yao

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

Lively & Fun|Interactive

Native
5 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
Ki

Ki

China

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 HSK 6 | Business Chinese 💼

Fluent (C2)
New tutor
None listed
Cantonese +4
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
Stephanie

Stephanie

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Teaching Cert | Conversation

Native
New tutor
Teaching degree
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
章怡

章怡

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Teaching Cert | Conversation

Native
4 years teaching
Teaching degree
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
Joan

Joan

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 3 yrs Experience | Business

Native
3 yrs · 1 lessons
None listed
English +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Everyday admin & immigration
晨晨

晨晨

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 ICA | Oral Chinese 💬

Native
9 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
贝贝

贝贝

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Basic Chinese | Adults 🈶

Native
New tutor
None listed
English +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
学雨

学雨

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Youth & Business Chinese | H

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Everyday admin & immigration
闫新房

闫新房

China

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 HSK 6 | Business Chinese 💼

Beginner (A1)
New tutor
None listed
English +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
Mu

Mu

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Primary Chinese | Oral Chine

Native
New tutor
Teaching degree
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
Peng

Peng

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Senior Lecturer | Business C

Native
17 years teaching
Teaching degree
English +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
Novita

Novita

Indonesia

AmazingTalker · Indonesia

🧑‍🏫 11 yrs Experience | Oral C

Advanced (C1)
11 years teaching
None listed
Indonesian +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Wen

Wen

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Putonghua Level 2A | Busines

Native
New tutor
Other certificate
English +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Wang

Wang

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 International Chinese Teache

Native
18 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
Gigi

Gigi

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 ICA | Oral Chinese 🗣

Native
4 yrs · 1 lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +2
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Wang

Wang

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Putonghua Level 2A | Oral Ch

Native
17 years teaching
Teaching degree
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A2–B1

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
王麗英

王麗英

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🀄 教師資格證 | 商業中文 | 中文考試 🎯

Native
19 years teaching
Teaching degree
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A2–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
张赫涵

张赫涵

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 NTCE | Business Chinese 💼

Native
1 yrs · 1 lessons
Teaching degree
English +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business

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Chinese tutors by platform

AmazingTalker is both the cheapest (median $9.24) and the biggest (3,466 tutors). Number of tutors, median hourly price and trial policy on each marketplace.

Tutors, prices and trial lessons by platform
PlatformTutorsMedian / hMiddle 50%Avg. ratingTrial lessonLesson length
AmazingTalker3,466$9.24$6.60–$205.0★Discounted trial (25 min)25 / 50 min
Tusclases / FindTutors2,380$21$17–$275.0★First class free with many tutors60 min
italki1,398$20$15–$285.0★Discounted trial (30 min)30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
Preply869$24$18–$345.0★Discounted trial (25 min)50 min
Classgap559$18$14–$235.0★Free trial (20 min)60 min
Cafetalk208$13$9.47–$15—Discounted trial (25 min)Set by each tutor
Apprentus153$33$25–$424.9★No trial lessons60 min
Verbling43$30$25–$415.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)60 min
Wyzant37$50$42–$605.0★No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour60 min
Tutor Hunt31$60$49–$784.9★No trial lessons60 min
Engoo19from $67/month—5.0★Free trial (25 min)25 min
LanguaTalk6$33$32–$395.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)55 min

How much Chinese tutors charge

Hourly price spread for native and non-native tutors.

All tutors
$18Middle 50% between $11 and $25, 9150 tutors
Native speakers
$17Middle 50% between $9.00 and $24, 7210 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $16 and $27, 1940 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Prices by platform

Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.

AmazingTalker
$9.24Middle 50% between $6.60 and $20, 3466 tutors
Tusclases / FindTutors
$21Middle 50% between $17 and $27, 2380 tutors
italki
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $28, 1398 tutors
Preply
$24Middle 50% between $18 and $34, 869 tutors
Classgap
$18Middle 50% between $14 and $23, 559 tutors
Cafetalk
$13Middle 50% between $9.47 and $15, 208 tutors
Apprentus
$33Middle 50% between $25 and $42, 153 tutors
Verbling
$30Middle 50% between $25 and $41, 43 tutors
Wyzant
$50Middle 50% between $42 and $60, 37 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$60Middle 50% between $49 and $78, 31 tutors
LanguaTalk
$33Middle 50% between $32 and $39, 6 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where Chinese tutors are from

  • ChinaChina5,312 / 9,169
  • TaiwanTaiwan730 / 9,169
  • Hong Kong SAR ChinaHong Kong SAR China101 / 9,169
  • South KoreaSouth Korea58 / 9,169
  • JapanJapan53 / 9,169
  • MalaysiaMalaysia50 / 9,169
  • United StatesUnited States42 / 9,169
  • CanadaCanada26 / 9,169

Chinese tutors: FAQ

The cheapest quarter of Chinese tutors in our directory charge $11 per hour or less (2,294 tutors). Community tutors and non-native speakers are usually the most affordable, and many offer discounted trial lessons.

Across 9,150 Chinese tutors with a listed price, the median is $18 for a 60-minute lesson. Most prices fall between $6.60 and $34 per hour.

Yes. The median trial lesson costs $2.20. Trials are offered on AmazingTalker, italki, Preply, Classgap, and Cafetalk, usually for 25–30 minutes, and some tutors give them for free.

We read the public profile of every tutor listed on the marketplaces we cover and refresh it daily. Prices are converted to US dollars at European Central Bank rates and normalised to a 60-minute lesson. Platforms can't pay to rank higher.

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How we collect this data

We collect public profile facts (name, photo, languages, price, rating) from tutoring marketplaces and refresh them daily. Prices are normalised to a 60-minute lesson in US dollars. Ratings and reviews belong to each marketplace. Subscription platforms have no per-tutor price.

Updated November 13, 2026

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