Mandarin Time-The brand you can trust!

Meet The Team

Ms. Lydia Yang

Founder & General Manager

Work Experience

Lydia joined Mandarin training industry in 2008.

Over the years Lydia has worked as Mandarin teacher, Course consultant, Centre Manager, Area Manager for International Educational Groups, Co-founder of Mandarin House HK and London School before Mandarin Time was founded.

Recommendations

Lydia is recommended by many international school and University Chinese teachers in Hong Kong like Hong Kong University, HKUST, ISF, CIS, Harrow International school and more, many of them have worked with or known Lydia personally.

Lydia and its team have been providing tailor-made corporate trainings for over 200 companies in HK, from multi-national companies like HSBC, BlackRock, Google, Skadden to Start-ups like Neat, IT companies, and law firms of all sizes, some of the clients Lydia and her team are serving includes Universities, embassies and government.

How does Mandarin Time differentiate herself with others?

Our Full-time Teachers

Mandarin Time has the biggest Mandarin full-time teachers' team in HK.

100% of our teachers are degree holders in Teaching Chinese As Foreign Language or related majors, we receive 60%-75% of our students from word of mouth each month.

Mandarin Time Member Club

We have engaged 6 full-time teachers, over 10,000 hours in developing Member Club where our Member students can access 700+ Video lessons, 500+Audios and many other complimentary learning tools on our platform.

Revolutionary Teaching Method

Mandarin Time has developed a teaching method where we combine Online and Offline study, which enables students to save 1/2 of classroom learning time, enjoy the maximum flexibility, and save 1/2 of their tuition per level.

Ms. Lillian Wang

School Principal

Former Harvard University Chinese Teacher, Specialized in Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced Level Mandarin, Business Mandarin and Cantonese Class

5 years of Chinese Language teaching experiences including 3 years at Harvard University, 1 year at Washington & Lee University and 1 year in HK
Master Degree in Chinese Linguistics and Language Acquisition at The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Bachelor Degree in English Broadcasting at Communication University of China 中国传媒大学
Language Skills: Native in Mandarin and Cantonese, fluent in English and Korean

Ms. Iris Tai

Specialized in Conversational Chinese, HSK Preparation Cours, 香港人普通話, Business Mandarin

Master Degree in Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language from Poly U HK
Bachelor Degree in Chinese Literature and Language
6000+ Hours’ Teaching Experience
Editor of Mandarin Time Video Lessons
Co-Editor for Mandarin Time Mandarin For Lawyers Book
Co-Editor for Mandarin Time Hanzi Book
To watch Iris's sample video class, please click here: HSK 1 Chapter 4-A, HSK 2 Chapter 7-B

Ms. Suzie Gong

Specialised in Kids&Teens Mandarin, Conversational Chinese, HSK Prep Course

Master Degree in Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language at Poly U HK
Bachelor Degree in Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language
6000+ Hours’ Teaching Experience
Editor of HSK 3&4 Video Lessons
Co-Editor for Mandarin Time Law Mandarin Teaching Materials
To watch Suzie's sample video class, please click here: HSK 4 Chapter 11-A, HSK 4 Chapter 12-A

Mr. Leo Lu

Former HSK Examiner, Specialized in Business Chinese, HSK Preparation Course, Mandarin For Lawyers

Master Degree in Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language from University of Hong Kong
Former University Chinese Teacher from One of the best Chinese Universities
8000+ hours’ Teaching Experience
Editor of Mandarin Time Video Lessons
Editor for Mandarin Time Business Chinese Book
Editor for Mandarin Time Hanzi Books
To watch Leo's sample video class, please click here: HSK 2 Chapter 8-A, HSK 3 Chapter 15-A

Ms. Yvonne Bai

Specialised in Elementary& Intermediate Level Mandarin, Conversational Mandarin, Business Mandarin.

Master Degree in Arts and Chinese Literature
10000 Hours’ teaching experience
Former Chinese Teacher at Yun Nan University
Co-Editor for Business Chinese Learning Materials at Mandarin Time

Ms. Shine Shao

Course Consultant

Master Degree in MA Media and Public Relationships in Newcastle University in the UK
Bachelor Degree in Broadcasting and Media
3+ years' Sales experience in Hong Kong and overseas
Worked as a TV show Producer and Anchor in China

Ms. Doris Dong

Specialised in Kids&Teens Mandarin, Advanced Mandarin

Master Degree in Chinese Literature at The Education University of Hong Kong
Bachelor Degree in Broadcasting &Media
Previously Working As A Professional TV Broadcaster in China
3000+ Hours’ Teaching Experience
Co-Editor for Video Lessons&Teaching materials for Kids at Mandarin Time

Ms. Cai Ying

Specialised in Business Chinese, HSK Preparation Course, Conversational Mandarin, Mandarin For Lawyers, 香港人学普通话

Bachelor Degree in Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language
Master Degree in Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language at Poly U HK
Native Mandarin speaker from Beijing
10000+ Hours’ Teaching Experience
Former Chinese Teacher at East China Normal University

Ms. Sissi Chang

Editor of the Most widely used Chinese Book for all HK International School -- < Chinese Made Easy > & < Chinese Made Easy for Kids >

Specialised in Kids'Mandarin, Private Teacher for Kids&Teens

Master Degree in Chinese Linguistics and Language Acquisition at Chinese University of Hong Kong
Bachelor Degree in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
6000+ Hours’ Teaching Experience
Co-Editor for Video Lessons&Teaching materials for Kids at Mandarin Time

Ms. Cyan Cao

Specialized in Conversational Mandarin, HSK Preparation Course

Master Degree in Chinese Studies at Chinese University of Hong Kong
Bachelor Degree in English
5000+ Hours’ Teaching Experience
Co-Editor for Conversational Chinese Video Lessons for Adults
To watch Cyan's sample video class, please click here: HSK 1 Chapter 15-A, HSK 3 Chapter 12-A

Ms. Anny Chen

Degree Specialize in Conversational Mandarin, HSK preparation Course

Master Degree of Environmental Engineering of Southern Yangtze university
An invigilator for final exams of Y11, Y12 and Y13 at DBIS during May and June 2019
5000+ Hours’Teaching Experience
Former-international program director in International Department of Jinan University, and also taught undergraduate international students

Ms. Carrie Zhao

Specialised in Kids Mandarin

Master Degree in Chinese Literature at Poly U HK
Bachelor Degree in Creative Media& Film Producing
3000+ Hours’ Teaching Experience
Editor of Kids Mandarin Video Lessons & Learning materials at Mandarin Time
To watch Carrie's sample video classes which is tailor made for her student who was 4 years old. Let's review Animals in Mandarin, Transportation Rules in Mandarin for Kids.

Ms. Jessie Yang

Specialized in Business Mandarin, Conversational Chinese, HSK

Master Degree in Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language from Poly U HK
Bachelor Degree in Linguistics and German
1000+ Hours’ Teaching Experience
Co-Editor for Business Chinese Learning Materials at Mandarin Time

Ms. Lynn Qiu

Specialized in Business Chinese, HSK Preparation Course, Conversational Mandarin, Business Chinese, Kids Mandarin

Master Degree in Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language at HKUST
Bachelor Degree in Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language
4000+ Hours’ Teaching Experience
Co-Editor for Video Lessons&Teaching materials for Kids at Mandarin Time
Co-Editor for Mandarin Time Business Chinese textbooks and Hanzi books

Ms. Rita Yang

Specialized in Mandarin for Kids and Teens, Conversational Mandarin

Master Degree in Chinese Literature at HK Baptist University
Bachelor Degree in Chemistry from Sichuan Normal University
Native Mandarin Speaker With
1500+ Hours’ Teaching Experience
Co-Editor for Video Lessons&Teaching materials for Kids at Mandarin Time

Ms. Stephanie Luo

Specialised in Kids&Teens Mandarin, Cantonese class

Bachelor Degree in Chinese and History study at City University of Hong Kong
1500+ Hours’Teaching Experience
Mandarin, Cantonese are both her native language, she is also fluent in English

Ms. Nicole Wang

Cantonese Teacher

Master Degree in Education and Society in China at University of Hong Kong
Bachelor Degree in English Language and Literature
Mandarin, Cantonese are both her native language, Nicole also speaks perfect English, her job is to provide well-rounded service to each student during their study at Mandarin Time
Nicole has been providing Marketing trainings, Culture difference trainings, Chinese business culture workshops to Universities, international schools, associations and companies.

Ms. Sammi Wang

Specialised in Cantonese Class, 廣東話課程

Master Degree in Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language from Poly U HK
Bachelor Degree in Chinese and Bilingual Studies (specialized in Linguistics and Speech Sciences)
Sammi is one of the very few professional Cantonese teachers in HK who learnt Cantonese alphabet systematically, and is experienced in teaching Cantonese to both Mandarin speakers and English speakers
Sammi has been receiving excellent feedbacks from her students, including big firms and individuals
Sammi can speak native Mandarin and Cantonese, she is also fluent in English and Korean

Ms. Iana Wang

Specialized in Cantonese & Japanese Class

Bachelor Degree in Business Studies from University of South Australia
Iana is native Cantonese speaker and speak fluent Japanese,English and Mandarin
Iana has worked and lived 2 years in Japan, and has 6000+ hours experience in teaching Japanese, she has been working as a professional Japanese teacher for over 10 years

Programs for Adults

Programs for Kids