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Online Chinese tutors, compared

A 60-minute online Chinese lesson costs $18 at the median, across the 8,596 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
8,596
on 12 platforms

Compare Chinese tutors

3,007 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

代老师

代老师

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

Conversational Chinese

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Everyday admin & immigration
$16/h
Trial $1.10
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WEN

WEN

TaiwanNative

AmazingTalker · Taiwan

Stay in Japan over 6 years｜

Native
New tutor
Not listed
Japanese +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$30/h
Trial $12
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Kyung

Kyung

South Korea

AmazingTalker · South Korea

🎓 7 yrs Experience | Conversat

Fluent (C2)
New tutor
Not listed
Korean +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–B1

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$20/h
Trial $3.30
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Mia

Mia

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

Daily Easy-to-Understand

Native
New tutor
Not listed
English +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Everyday admin & immigration
$20/h
Trial $3.30
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Clara

Clara

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🗣 Oral Chinese | Travel 🌏

Native
New tutor
Not listed
English +2
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
$5.28/h
Trial $1.10
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Xiaoling

Xiaoling

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 ICA | Oral Chinese 🌏

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English
No reviews yet
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Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
$5.28/h
Trial $1.10
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夜

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Putonghua | Oral Chinese 🗣

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

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
$6.60/h
Trial $1.10
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沈梦玲

沈梦玲

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Junior Teacher | Oral Chines

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
$6.60/h
Trial $2.20
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胡栩萌

胡栩萌

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Chinese Test Prep | Business

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English +2
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
$6.60/h
Trial $1.10
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Yuna520

Yuna520

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 High School English Teacher

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English +2
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
$5.28/h
Trial $1.10
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Xiangbei

Xiangbei

China

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Putonghua | Conversational C

Beginner (A1)
New tutor
Professional teacher
English +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–B2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Everyday admin & immigration
$6.60/h
Trial $1.10
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Henry

Henry

China

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Teacher Cert | Business Engl

Advanced (C1)
New tutor
Professional teacher
English
No reviews yet
Not shown
  • Speaks your language
  • Business
$6.60/h
Trial $1.10
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EnChi

EnChi

TaiwanNative

AmazingTalker · Taiwan

🎓 20 yrs Experience

Native
New tutor
Not listed
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$7.92/h
Trial $1.10
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Teacher Bamboo

Teacher Bamboo

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

📚Personalized Teaching

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
$6.60/h
Trial $1.10
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Wang

Wang

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 IPA Certified | Chinese Adul

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
$6.60/h
Trial $1.10
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Nolwazi

Nolwazi

Lesotho

AmazingTalker · Lesotho

🎓 TESOL | Business English 💼

Upper intermediate (B2)
New tutor
Professional teacher
English +2
No reviews yet
Not shown
  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
$3.96/h
Trial $1.10
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Xiang

Xiang

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🈯 IPA | Business Chinese 💼

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

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
$6.60/h
Trial $1.10
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王春霞

王春霞

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 Senior Teacher Cert | Conver

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
$5.28/h
Trial $1.10
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Peach

Peach

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 ICA | Business Chinese 💼

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
$5.28/h
Trial $1.10
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青青老师

青青老师

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

oral Chinese practice

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
$6.60/h
Trial $1.10
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Gracie

Gracie

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 HSK 6 | Business Chinese 💼

Native
New tutor
Not listed
English +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
$6.60/h
Trial $1.10
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Jinmei

Jinmei

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🀄 Conversational Chinese | Adu

Native
New tutor
Not listed
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches B2–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
$5.28/h
Trial $1.10
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)
장신용

장신용

South KoreaNative

AmazingTalker · South Korea

🎓 Korean Teacher | Conversatio

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

Teaches A1–B1

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
$7.92/h
Trial $1.10
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)
Helen

Helen

ChinaNative

AmazingTalker · China

🎓 CET-4 | Conversational Chine

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Everyday admin & immigration
$6.60/h
Trial $1.10
Book on AmazingTalker(opens in a new tab)

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Chinese tutors by platform

AmazingTalker is both the cheapest (median $12) and the biggest (3,007 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
AmazingTalker3,007$12$6.60–$205.0★Discounted trial (25 min)25 / 50 min
Tusclases / FindTutors2,328$21$17–$265.0★First class free with many tutors60 min
italki1,419$20$15–$285.0★Discounted trial (30 min)30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
Preply869$24$18–$345.0★Discounted trial (25 min)50 min
Classgap520$18$13–$235.0★Free trial (20 min)60 min
Cafetalk194$13$9.56–$15—Discounted trial (25 min)Set by each tutor
Apprentus136$33$25–$424.9★No trial lessons60 min
Verbling41$29$25–$405.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)60 min
Tutor Hunt29$60$49–$784.9★No trial lessons60 min
Wyzant28$50$45–$605.0★No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour60 min
Engoo19from $67/month—5.0★Free trial (25 min)25 min
LanguaTalk6$33$31–$415.0★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, 8577 tutors
Native speakers
$18Middle 50% between $11 and $25, 6545 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $27, 2032 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Prices by platform

Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.

AmazingTalker
$12Middle 50% between $6.60 and $20, 3007 tutors
Tusclases / FindTutors
$21Middle 50% between $17 and $26, 2328 tutors
italki
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $28, 1419 tutors
Preply
$24Middle 50% between $18 and $34, 869 tutors
Classgap
$18Middle 50% between $13 and $23, 520 tutors
Cafetalk
$13Middle 50% between $9.56 and $15, 194 tutors
Apprentus
$33Middle 50% between $25 and $42, 136 tutors
Verbling
$29Middle 50% between $25 and $40, 41 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$60Middle 50% between $49 and $78, 29 tutors
Wyzant
$50Middle 50% between $45 and $60, 28 tutors
LanguaTalk
$33Middle 50% between $31 and $41, 6 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where Chinese tutors are from

  • ChinaChina4,855 / 8,596
  • TaiwanTaiwan720 / 8,596
  • Hong Kong SAR ChinaHong Kong SAR China95 / 8,596
  • South KoreaSouth Korea55 / 8,596
  • JapanJapan54 / 8,596
  • MalaysiaMalaysia50 / 8,596
  • United StatesUnited States40 / 8,596
  • CanadaCanada24 / 8,596

Popular Chinese lesson types

Chinese tutors: FAQ

Across 8,577 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 6,564 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 8,596 Chinese tutors on AmazingTalker, Tusclases / FindTutors, italki, Preply, Classgap, and Cafetalk. AmazingTalker has the most choice, with 3,007 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 2, 2026

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