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Online Chinese tutors, compared

A 60-minute online Chinese lesson costs $18 at the median, across the 9,169 tutors we track on 12 platforms. Most tutors charge between $11 and $25 per hour. Trial lessons typically cost $2.20. Native speakers charge a median of $17 per hour, versus $20 for non-native tutors.

$18/h
Median / hour
$11–$25
Typical range
$2.20
Trial lesson
9,169
on 12 platforms

Compare Chinese tutors

1,398 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Chuan

Chuan

ChinaNative

italki · China

Tech Savvy, meme lover, "very interesting person".

Native
1,000+ lessons
None listed
English +3
★ 5.0 (208)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
Yuchi

Yuchi

ChinaNative

italki · China

Native
2,000+ lessons
None listed
English +3
★ 5.0 (207)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A2–C2

  • Speaks your language
Lena

Lena

ChinaNative

italki · China

7-year experience of language teaching. Free, fun and flexible class.

Native
7 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
Cantonese +1
★ 5.0 (206)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Kids
Ayaka

Ayaka

Japan

italki · Japan

🗣️中文 English español OK!📍Lima,Perú 🇵🇪Your Japanese teacher who is also a language learner📚

Fluent (C2)
3 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
None listed
Japanese +6
★ 5.0 (206)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Xia

Xia

ChinaNative

italki · China

Learning Chinese in an interesting and easy way! customise different courses for different levels!

Native
7 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +2
★ 5.0 (208)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

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

Rose

United StatesNative

italki · United States

Native
14 yrs · 10,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
English +3
★ 5.0 (216)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business

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Xiao

Xiao

ChinaNative

italki · China

Native
4 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
None listed
English +1
★ 5.0 (203)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Echo

Echo

ChinaNative

italki · China

❤️Patient Chinese&Sign Language Tutor🖐️Practical Daily Chinese👧🏽Teen&Adult🌸Pronunciation💚Travel

Native
9 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
None listed
English +1
★ 5.0 (214)
Replies to 99% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Jason

Jason

ChinaNative

italki · China

Certified trilingual Chinese teacher and PhD in international relations

Native
5 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +2
★ 5.0 (204)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
Cayla

Cayla

ChinaNative

italki · China

5年经验,最理解学生想法的老师

Native
7 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
None listed
Cantonese +3
★ 4.9 (215)
Replies to 99% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Ada

Ada

ChinaNative

italki · China

🔥6 years experience of teaching chinese

Native
1,000+ lessons
None listed
English +1
★ 4.7 (268)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
彭瑶

彭瑶

ChinaNative

italki · China

Native
1,000+ lessons
None listed
English +2
★ 5.0 (200)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Anastasia

Anastasia

Russia

italki · Russia

Fluent (C2)
5 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Language degree
Russian +4
★ 5.0 (198)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Lily's

Lily's

ChinaNative

italki · China

With certification of teaching Chinese, Podcast channel. I speak both English and Spanish.

Native
2,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +1
★ 5.0 (202)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Jack

Jack

ChinaNative

italki · China

U.S -Based Linguist, Medical Interpreter, TESOL Chinese/Japanese/English Professional Teacher

Native
2,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +3
★ 5.0 (198)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Zoe

Zoe

ChinaNative

italki · China

😊Highly Rebooked⭐️Certified with 10 yrs experience⭐️easy to be conversational⭐️structured&homework

Native
10 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +3
★ 5.0 (198)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Ethan

Ethan

TaiwanNative

italki · Taiwan

Friendly conversation with detailed written corrections

Native
2,000+ lessons
None listed
English
★ 5.0 (196)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (Taiwan) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
Rongrong

Rongrong

ChinaNative

italki · China

Mandarin Chinese tutor with 9 years of experience, customized effective exercises on grammar

Native
9 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
None listed
English +6
★ 5.0 (196)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Emma

Emma

ChinaNative

italki · China

Certified Professional Trainer with Over 5 Years of Teaching Experience

Native
5 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +1
★ 5.0 (200)
Replies to 99% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Sylvia

Sylvia

ChinaNative

italki · China

More than 7 years of writing experience~

Native
1,000+ lessons
None listed
English +1
★ 5.0 (194)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Cana

Cana

ChinaNative

italki · China

拥有4000+节经验的中文老师

Native
2,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
Japanese +1
★ 5.0 (194)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
王老师

王老师

ChinaNative

italki · China

* Certified,professional, easy-going*

Native
20 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Official exam examiner
English
★ 5.0 (194)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

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

思伊

ChinaNative

italki · China

MA Linguistics 語言系研究生學位 Healthcare Interpreter 醫療口譯員 TESOL/TCFL certified 英漢雙語教師執照

Native
2,000+ lessons
Other certificate · verified
English +5
★ 5.0 (198)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
大美

大美

ChinaNative

italki · China

你们的大美老师终于回来啦~

Native
10 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
None listed
English
★ 5.0 (189)
Replies to 100% of messages

Chinese (China) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids

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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

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.

AmazingTalker has the lowest median price for Chinese tutors in our data: $9.24 per hour, and a quarter of its tutors charge $6.60 or less.

Not really: native Chinese speakers charge a median of $17 per hour, while non-native tutors charge $20. We list 7,229 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 9,169 Chinese tutors on AmazingTalker, Tusclases / FindTutors, italki, Preply, Classgap, and Cafetalk. AmazingTalker has the most choice, with 3,466 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 November 13, 2026

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