Chinese (Mandarin) teacher Laurent Gu

Laurent Gu

Community Tutor
Teaches
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Speaks
English
Spanish
From ChinaLiving in Cuenca, Ecuador (23:49 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 18, 2019
InterestsTechFoodTravelReading
Hi there, my name is Laurent, and I’m a native Chinese speaker from Nanjing, mainland China. For the moment, I’m living in Zhenjiang, which is a small city next to Nanjing. In my spare time, I usually go for a run. I’m also taking Chinese Calligraphy lessons, which I find really enjoyable. In my opinion beautiful Chinese calligraphy not only appeals to one’s mind, but also impacts one on a deep emotional level. I’m really keen on mountain-climbing as well. The image I use for my avatar is a photo I took on a climbing trip to Mount Huang. Unfortunately, due to my work, I rarely have the chance to indulge in this hobby.
badges
5.0
Rating
505
Students
5445
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

Chinese (Mandarin) Lessons

Trial Lesson
224 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
1. Chinese Conversation
A2 -  C2

Conversation

1,599 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 11% off
2. General Chinese
A2 -  C2

Language Essentials

1,396 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 11% off
3. Customised Course with PowerPoint Slides and Worksheets
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed
USD 30.00+
Package with 10% off

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764 Reviews

Student Matthias
Matthias
70 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Gu Hao is a very patient teacher, even when the student is not very well prepared. I still learned a lot (and noticed where I have to get much better) - and all this in a very friendly and professional environment.
Aug 8, 2024
Student Magdalena
Magdalena
19 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
I really enjoyed the lesson. Conversations with Laurent are always very comfortable. He writes notes during the lesson, that are very helpful for later review. The whole sentences are the most useful, because after lesson I can still remember how to use new words and in which context I’ve heard them. Besides that, the quality of sound is really good, that is particularly important for conversation classes, and I had no problems to understand what he says.
Dec 13, 2019
Student Sammie
Sammie
1 Chinese (Mandarin) lesson
This is my first ever Italki class and generally, a conversation class with a teacher instead of language exchange partners and it's a good one! It was interesting topic wise and the conversation feels natural. Laurent provided a lot of help with vocabularies and also how to actually pronounce some words I've been struggling for years so that was great!
Apr 4, 2025
Student Kwang Kim
Kwang Kim
250 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
It was my first Chinese lesson ever. I had something prepared so I would have something to say in Chinese. Laurent was very patient with me. He corrected my pronunciation, tonality, vocabulary and sentence structure. He also speaks fluent English and can explain things clearly in English as needed. I found a long term Chinese teacher.
Dec 23, 2019
Student Daniel Rugilo
Daniel Rugilo
35 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Great class, excellent teacher!!!
Apr 10, 2025
Student Matthias
Matthias
70 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Very competent, can answer the most oblique questions. Very knowledgable. Looking forward to every lesson.
Feb 28, 2025
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