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Hillary Yip 锶雅
Community TutorTeaches
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Chinese (Cantonese)
Native
English
Speaks
Spanish
Japanese
Swedish
☕️Natural approach or 📖Structured classes | Personalised learning w/ engaging ✅Materials ✅Homework
Teaches
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Chinese (Cantonese)
Native
English
Speaks
Spanish
Japanese
Swedish
☕️Natural approach or 📖Structured classes | Personalised learning w/ engaging ✅Materials ✅Homework
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From ChinaLiving in Guangzhou, China (20:08 UTC+08:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 10, 2019InterestsHistoryBusiness & FinanceTravelReadingSports & Fitness
Hello there! My name is Hillary, and I’m a native Mandarin and Cantonese speaker from Canton, China. I’m an outgoing and open-minded person! In my spare time, I love reading, writing, singing, learning new languages, and travelling. Cafes are my home during the weekends!
My favourite country is Japan!!! Currently learning Spanish and Japanese at the same time (I love both of them!!!). Looking forward to seeing you in my lesson!Me as a Teacher
I had experiences of helping foreigners learn and practise Chinese and understand Chinese culture (especially Cantonese culture haha!). When it comes to learning a language, understanding the culture plays a very important part. So during the classes, I will introduce both traditional and modern Chinese/ Cantonese culture, during which you will get to learn the native way of speaking Chinese. My lessons & teaching style
Before the class, I will first talk to you so as to understand your level and your need, and the lessons will be tailored according to your need.
For general lessons: In the first half of the class, I will use materials (articles, videos, news, etc.) to help you expand your vocabulary and improve your grammar. While in the second half of the class, we will focus on practice based on what you have just learnt. We can cover different topics every lesson.
For conversational lessons: I will prepare different topics and relevant materials from hobbies to current affairs for you to help you express your opinions in a native way and more confidently.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
2,322
Students
20.8k
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Chinese (Cantonese) Lessons
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
Trial Lesson
1,573 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
👩🏻🏫Structured Cantonese Course (📚materials and textbooks) 系統學習廣東話 (Survival Cantonese lessons🧳🛩 included)
A1 - C2Language Essentials4,687 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 8% off
🎙Real-life Conversation (Cantonese) (📚 with materials) 進階廣東話
B2 - C2Language Essentials546 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 8% off
Packages for Long-term students (Cantonese)
A1 - C2Language Essentials320 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 8% off
Availability
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Greg
374 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
I've been learning Chinese together with Hillary for about a year. All this time she's been an absolutely great teacher, always well-prepared, easy-going, patient and understanding, with extremely helpful personalized advice and additional materials. Every time we have a lesson, we have a lot of fun, which makes learning Chinese feel like a trip to the amusement park :D I definitely recommend her to anyone who's interested in learning this, or in fact any language! :)
Jul 27, 2023
emilio
11 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Great teacher. Very patient and enjoys taking the time to help me learn. Best of the best.
Jan 20, 2026
emilio
11 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Quite possibly the most patient instructor I have had the pleasure of learning from. I enjoy her methods and professionalism so much. Can’t wait for the next lesson.
Jan 6, 2026
Brendan
119 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Hillary is hands-down the best teacher I've had on italki, she might even be the best teacher I've had for anything ever. Hillary's really good at keeping the conversation fun and spontaneous - even when I'm stumbling through the language - and she's helped me massively improve my comprehension, speaking and vocabulary.
Hillary's fluency in English and skill at explaining concepts and meanings (in any language) is super helpful when I have more detailed questions or if I switch to English to say something.
When Hillary gives homework it's always interesting, and she has great vocab and grammar write-ups for heaps of Chinese short videos - my favourite so far is about Ding Zhen's World in Tibet. Also, if I need more time, Hillary's very chill about taking an extra week or so to study and discuss the homework, which helps me get a better grasp of the vocab and structures.
If you're looking for a Chinese teacher, I can't recommend Hillary enough!
Sep 2, 2021
Everett Chun
17 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Hillary is a great teacher! Engaging and friendly, and using a variety of tools to help the student learn!
Jan 20, 2026
Caleb
5 Chinese (Cantonese) lessons
She has a wonderful teaching style. Lots of resources to help you learn. Very easy to learn from
Jan 3, 2026
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