Hongzhi L.
Native (likely)Wyzant
more than 20 years of teaching experience
- Native (likely)
- 20 years teaching
- Other certificate
- No other language listed
- ★ 5.0 (3,386)
- Usually within a few hours
Chinese (China) · likely
- Exam prep
Page language: English
8,682 tutors · 12 platforms
Online Chinese tutors, compared
A 60-minute online Chinese lesson costs $18 at the median, across the 8,682 tutors we track on 12 platforms. Most tutors charge between $12 and $25 per hour. Trial lessons typically cost $2.20. Native speakers charge a median of $18 per hour, versus $20 for non-native tutors.
$18/h
Median / hour
$12–$25
Typical range
$2.20
Trial lesson
8,682
on 12 platforms
Compare Chinese tutors
1,938 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.
こども日本語
AmazingTalker · Japan
子供日本語/ORG教材/N2対策
- Advanced (C1)
- 5,000+ lessons
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Japanese
- ★ 5.0 (1,548)
- Not shown
Teaches A2
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$32/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $15
Nicole
Native (likely)Verbling · China
- Native (likely)
- 7 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
- Other certificate · verified
- Cantonese +1
- ★ 5.0 (613)
- Usually within a few hours
Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C1
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
Cosimo
italki · Italy
- Fluent (C2)
- 10,000+ lessons
- Teaching degree
- Italian +2
- ★ 5.0 (550)
- Replies to 100% of messages
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Beginners
$30/h
Book on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $18
Carmen
Classgap · Spain
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- 10 yrs · 200+ lessons
- TEFL/TESOL certificate
- Spanish +3
- ★ 5.0 (117)
- Usually within a day
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Beginners
$42/h
Book on Classgap(opens in a new tab)Free trial lesson
Felicia
NativeLetuelezioni
🪭Lezioni personalizzate | insegnante multilingua a tempo pieno | oltre 🔟 anni di esperienza | Cinese, Inglese, Italiano, Cantonese
- Native
- 10 years teaching
- None listed
- English +2
- ★ 5.0 (66)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
$39/h
Book on Letuelezioni(opens in a new tab)Free trial lesson
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Victoria N.
Preply · Malaysia
Certified Multilingual Preply Tutor | English, Mandarin, Japanese & Malay | 9+ Years Experience
- Fluent (C2)
- 8 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
- TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
- Malay +2
- ★ 4.9 (62)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Beginners
$48/h
Book on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $20
Daniel
Native (likely)Tutor Hunt
I am proud to have consistently helped over 90% of my students achieve their desired grades and gain entry to their chosen universities, including Cambridge,…
- Native (likely)
- 500+ hours taught
- Teaching degree · verified
- Cantonese +1
- ★ 4.9 (15)
- Usually within a day
Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Kids
Tia
Native (likely)Apprentus
Learn Mandarin Chinese in a fun and effective way!
- Native (likely)
- 10 years teaching
- None listed
- German +2
- ★ 5.0 (2)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Kids
- Beginners
nanaju
NativeCafetalk · South Korea
TOPIK1 읽기 연습을 할 수 있는 수업입니다.
- Native
- 11 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
- None listed
- Korean +1
- No reviews yet
- Usually within a few hours
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Kids
- Beginners
Yan P.
Native (likely)Wyzant
Mandarin Chinese Tutor
- Native (likely)
- 10 years teaching
- Other certificate
- No other language listed
- ★ 5.0 (1,874)
- Usually within a few hours
Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
- Kids
Seva
italki · Russia
📚✅ IELTS/ HSK/ TORFL 10K+ ⭐ Teacher 👨🎓 专家教师
- Fluent (C2)
- 10,000+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- Russian +6
- ★ 5.0 (514)
- Replies to 100% of messages
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Beginners
$37/h
Book on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $19
Josie
AmazingTalker · Vietnam
Khuyến mại chào xuân
- Advanced (C1)
- 1,000+ lessons
- None listed
- Vietnamese +1
- ★ 5.0 (468)
- Not shown
Teaches A2
- Business
- Beginners
$25/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $2.20
Sun
Native (likely)Tusclasesparticulares
11 años de experiencia (EOI+particulares)📚 todos materiales incluidos📚
- Native (likely)
- 11 years teaching
- Teaching degree
- Spanish
- ★ 5.0 (56)
- Not shown
Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
$26/h
Book on Tusclasesparticulares(opens in a new tab)Free trial lesson
Pamela
Classgap · Venezuela
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- 5 yrs · 200+ lessons
- Other certificate
- Spanish +2
- ★ 5.0 (44)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Beginners
Chitatanga N.
Preply · Zambia
Master's degree in teaching Chinese. Passionate about education.
- Fluent (C2)
- 3 yrs · 5,000+ lessons
- Professional teacher
- English
- ★ 5.0 (23)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Business
- Kids
- Beginners
$42/h
Book on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $18
Li
NativeTutor Hunt
I am very passionate about languages and cultures.
- Native
- 10 years teaching
- Other certificate
- English
- ★ 5.0 (13)
- Can take over a day
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Beginners
Mehdi
Apprentus
Introduction to Chinese, preparation for HSK, Business Chinese
- Fluent (C2)
- Not listed
- Language degree
- Arabic +2
- ★ 4.5 (2)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
cman
NativeCafetalk · Hong Kong SAR China
二重チェックで安心！ネイティブによる翻訳サービス ※オンラインレッスンではありません。
- Native
- 12 lessons
- None listed
- Japanese +1
- No reviews yet
- Usually within a day
Teaches A1–C2
- Beginners
Ruth A.
Native (likely)Wyzant
Licensed mandarin teacher
- Native (likely)
- 5,000+ hours taught
- Other certificate
- No other language listed
- ★ 5.0 (1,324)
- Usually within a few hours
Jiro
AmazingTalker · Japan
認定上級講師｜講師経験10年以上
- Upper intermediate (B2)
- 10 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
- Other certificate
- Japanese
- ★ 5.0 (434)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–C2
- Exam prep
- Business
- Beginners
$18/h
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)Trial $1.10
yokosan
italki · Japan
Learn Practical Japanese Conversation! /実践会話が得意！主打地道实用日语会话 / 🉑中文 /【日本人通訳案内士🇨🇳＆現役看護師】が教える医療中国語講座🏥
- Fluent (C2)
- 10 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
- Other certificate · verified
- Japanese +3
- ★ 5.0 (384)
- Replies to 100% of messages
Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Business
- Kids
$18/h
Book on italki(opens in a new tab)Trial $8.00
Manuel
Tusclasesparticulares
✅ Las CLAVES para aprender chino que todo hispanohablante debería conocer 🚀
- Fluent (C2) (likely)
- 10 years teaching
- None listed
- Spanish
- ★ 5.0 (43)
- Not shown
Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2
$22/h
Book on Tusclasesparticulares(opens in a new tab)Free trial lesson
Brian C.
Preply · Argentina
Mandarin Chinese teacher for begginers with experience in private classes, let's pass that exam in an easy and fun way!
- Advanced (C1)
- 5 yrs · 500+ lessons
- TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
- Spanish +1
- ★ 5.0 (14)
- Not shown
Teaches A1–A2
- Speaks your language
- Exam prep
- Beginners
$20/h
Book on Preply(opens in a new tab)Trial $8.50
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Chinese tutors by platform
AmazingTalker is both the cheapest (median $12) and the biggest (3,073 tutors). Number of tutors, median hourly price and trial policy on each marketplace.
| Platform | Tutors | Median / h | Middle 50% | Avg. rating | Trial lesson | Lesson length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmazingTalker | 3,073 | $12 | $6.60–$20 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (25 min) | 25 / 50 min |
| Tusclases / FindTutors | 2,339 | $21 | $17–$26 | 5.0★ | First class free with many tutors | 60 min |
| italki | 1,418 | $20 | $15–$28 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (30 min) | 30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min |
| Preply | 869 | $24 | $18–$34 | 5.0★ | Discounted trial (25 min) | 50 min |
| Classgap | 527 | $18 | $13–$23 | 5.0★ | Free trial (20 min) | 60 min |
| Cafetalk | 196 | $13 | $9.48–$15 | — | Discounted trial (25 min) | Set by each tutor |
| Apprentus | 136 | $33 | $25–$42 | 4.9★ | No trial lessons | 60 min |
| Verbling | 41 | $29 | $25–$40 | 5.0★ | Free or discounted trial (30 min) | 60 min |
| Wyzant | 29 | $50 | $48–$60 | 5.0★ | No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour | 60 min |
| Tutor Hunt | 29 | $60 | $49–$78 | 4.9★ | No trial lessons | 60 min |
| Engoo | 19 | from $67/month | — | 5.0★ | Free trial (25 min) | 25 min |
| LanguaTalk | 6 | $33 | $31–$39 | 5.0★ | 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 $12 and $25, 8663 tutors
Native speakers
$18Middle 50% between $11 and $25, 6725 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $26, 1938 tutors
Prices by platform
Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.
AmazingTalker
$12Middle 50% between $6.60 and $20, 3073 tutors
Tusclases / FindTutors
$21Middle 50% between $17 and $26, 2339 tutors
italki
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $28, 1418 tutors
Preply
$24Middle 50% between $18 and $34, 869 tutors
Classgap
$18Middle 50% between $13 and $23, 527 tutors
Cafetalk
$13Middle 50% between $9.48 and $15, 196 tutors
Apprentus
$33Middle 50% between $25 and $42, 136 tutors
Verbling
$29Middle 50% between $25 and $40, 41 tutors
Wyzant
$50Middle 50% between $48 and $60, 29 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$60Middle 50% between $49 and $78, 29 tutors
LanguaTalk
$33Middle 50% between $31 and $39, 6 tutors
Where Chinese tutors are from
- China4,908 / 8,682
Taiwan727 / 8,682- Hong Kong SAR China99 / 8,682
- South Korea57 / 8,682
- Japan55 / 8,682
- Malaysia51 / 8,682
United States41 / 8,682
Canada24 / 8,682
Chinese tutors: FAQ
Across 8,663 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.
AmazingTalker has the lowest median price for Chinese tutors in our data: $12 per hour, and a quarter of its tutors charge $6.60 or less.
Not really: native Chinese speakers charge a median of $18 per hour, while non-native tutors charge $20. We list 6,744 native speakers.
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 track 8,682 Chinese tutors on AmazingTalker, Tusclases / FindTutors, italki, Preply, Classgap, and Cafetalk. AmazingTalker has the most choice, with 3,073 tutors.
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 October 6, 2026
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