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多久学成 — How long to learn Chinese?
A personalised estimate based on your background and goals
Your starting point
What is your current Chinese level?
Complete beginner
HSK 1 — A few basics
HSK 2 — Elementary
HSK 3 — Intermediate
HSK 4 — Upper-intermediate
HSK 5 — Advanced
HSK 6 — Mastery
What is your mother tongue?
English
Cantonese
Shanghainese / Hokkien / other Chinese dialect
Japanese
Korean
Vietnamese
Thai / Lao
Arabic / Hebrew
French / Spanish / Italian / Portuguese
German / Dutch
Russian / Polish / other Slavic
Other
Do you speak any of these languages at intermediate level or above?
(select all that apply)
🇯🇵 Japanese
🇰🇷 Korean
🇭🇰 Cantonese
🇹🇼 Hokkien / Taiwanese
🀄 Other Chinese dialect
🇻🇳 Vietnamese
🇹🇭 Thai
🇱🇦 Lao
🇲🇲 Burmese
None of the above
Your goal
What level do you want to reach?
HSK 1 — Survival basics
HSK 2 — Basic travel
HSK 3 — Everyday conversations
HSK 4 — Comfortable fluency
HSK 5 — Professional level
HSK 6 — Near-native mastery
HSK 7–9 — Elite level
Your study habits
Hours per week you can dedicate
— 5 hrs/week
5 hrs
How will you mainly study?
📱 Self-study / apps
📚 Structured classes
🌏 Living in China
🗣️ Tutor + self-study
How consistent are you?
(be honest!)
😅 I tend to stop and restart
🙂 Fairly consistent
💪 Very disciplined
Calculate my timeline →
2.5
years
realistic estimate
🌟 Best case
Everything clicks, you stay consistent
📊 Realistic
Real life, holidays, busy weeks
Your milestone timeline
Tips to reach your goal faster
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