About us
Biggest Chinese\English language exchange in London!. All levels welcome, events are aimed at getting people talking and making friends. You're also welcome to use the group to help find a teacher\student\language partner.
如果谁想练习中文和英文都可以参加这个语言小组。无论语言水平，或各种地方方言，都欢迎参加。活动的目的是让人们自由交谈和结交朋友。
Joining the meetup group
To be a member of this group, you need to have a profile photo in which you are recognizable as yourself. This helps people recognize each other at meetups. This is required for all members joining after May 1st, 2026. Also, please join the group with your actual name and in your personal capacity, not as a company or organization.
Group events
We will be hosting online and in-person Mandarin Chinese / English language exchange events for language enthusiasts of all levels.
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Banner photo:
Language Exchange - English\中文 - 语言交换 at the Folly - Hosted by Robin - Saturday, April 21, 2018
- from LCE photo album - uploaded by Robin
Featured event
Evening Online Mandarin Practice
Mandarin conversation meetup for intermediate and advanced learners. For learners who can read and pronounce standard Mandarin Pinyin. HSK3 level recommended.
Start time: 8:00 PM London time (Wednesday, June 24th, 2026)
Zoom meeting room will open at 7:50 PM
This will be an intergroup meetup event. We'll join members of the London Mandarin Learners group for this meetup.
HSK3:
Intermediate-level Chinese proficiency test. It evaluates your ability to communicate in basic daily, academic, and professional situations, and helps you handle most communicative tasks while traveling in China.
(Google AI)
Sample HSK3 text:
虽然昨天天气不太好，但是我们还是去了公园。
Pinyin: Suīrán zuótiān tiānqì bù tài hǎo, dànshì wǒmen háishì qùle gōngyuán.
English: "Although the weather wasn't very good yesterday, we still went to the park."
(from Google AI)
Suggested Topic: TBD
Event Language(s):
As much Mandarin as possible. Some English when discussing and explaining vocabulary.
Leaving before the end
Participants can leave any time they like. The main thing is for everyone to try and take part in the Mandarin conversation, and make an effort to express themselves and communicate with others in Mandarin.
No-shows:
If you sign up for an event, please show up. If you have a schedule change and can't make it, please change your RSVP to "Not going". No-shows will be marked as such, so that attendee lists can accurately reflect attendance.
Webcams:
Participants will be asked to turn on their webcams so we can interact with each other just like we're in a face to face meetup. Please make sure your webcam and microphone are working before you log on.
Usage of Zoom and Tips for a better online meetup
No participant has the right to restrict how and when another participant uses the chat window. The host has overall control over how the meetup is conducted.
- Zoom recording by participants is disabled and is not permitted throughout the course of the meetup session.
- Taking photos and videos of participants and posting them online without permission is not allowed.
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Banner graphic:
Image generated by Google Gemini AI.
Upcoming events
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All Mandarin Online Conversation Meetup - Advanced Learners
·OnlineOnline各位高阶的中文学习者，在这个网上聚会里，让我们挑战自己，只用中文（普通话）来交流。大家不要说英语！遇到难题可以在聊天窗里用英语做笔记，我们一起去探究中文该如何说。大家互相帮忙，一起学习。
若人数太少，很难进行交流。如聚会前一天参加人数仍不足四人（主持人以外），此聚会将可能延后一周在同一时间段举行。届时将通过 Meetup 通讯公告参加者。
上次聚会参加者总数：4
本活动与伦敦中文学士聚会组联合举办建议话题：
What's the most interesting object you own?
你拥有的最有意思的东西是什么？自选话题
时事新闻 娱乐八卦 体育运动 音乐艺术
生活旅游 政治宗教 吃喝玩乐 烹饪家政
科技科学 诗词文学 历史哲学 地理文明聚会时间
二零二六年六月十日，伦敦时间周三中午十二点开始（美东时间周三早上七点 - 美国在本月第二个星期天开始实施夏令时间）
伦敦时间周三早上十一点终止报名聚会方式
人多分组，人少不分。一边谈话，一边研讨。只说中文，不说外语。遇到疑难，互相帮助。话题
能说流利的中文，当能天南地北，风花雪月，无需事先准备，随便点个话题，即可举一反三，出口成章。大家即兴想说什么就说什么，话到穷时可以聊最近忙些什么。注："风花雪月" 原指旧时诗文里经常描写的自然景物。（见百度百科解释）
提前下线
参加者什么时候都可以下线，聚会期间请尽量说中文，积极参与交流。缺席
报了名参加聚会的会员请尽量出席。如若不能，请把 RSVP 改为 "Not going"，或通过 Meetup 通讯告知主持人，或在本页留言。缺席（no-show）是对自己不尊重，也对聚会不尊重，为认真求学者所不取。摄像头
参加者需要打开摄像头，让大家可以看见对方，如同面对面的聚会，这样有利于交流。谁该参加这个聚会？
非中文母语的高阶中文学习者。请打开我们最近的阅读文章档案，若可以不看拼音而能够轻易朗读出其中文字，加上能与别人用纯中文交谈，不用加插外语，阁下便是高阶学习者。欢迎来参加聚会。
阅读文章：霉霉的纽约大学毕业演讲已经能说流利中文，为何还要参加聚会？
登高博见，见贤思齐。熟能生巧，业精于勤。（荀子，论语，韩愈）
只要求学心诚，天地虽大，却到处都是同道和朋友。中文母语的会员可否参加？
中文母语的朋友最好参加伦敦时间周六下午的聚会，这个活动就留给非中文母语的朋友自己奋斗吧。Zoom 的使用守则
- 请注意，聚会中任何参加者不得干预其他参加者如何使用 Zoom 的聊天窗。若有特殊事情发生，主持人会处理。
- Zoom 的录像功能将全程关闭，若出现特殊情况需要录像，将由主持人进行，并会预先通知参加者。
- 参加者不得在未经其他参加者同意的情况下拍照、录像，并上载到网上。
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Mandarin English Conversation Practice - Saturday Afternoon Online
·OnlineOnlineTopic:
偏偏
But I...
(suggested by Jan)
para. 8 of text: "在公司里出了名的沉默老实，偏偏又娶了个惊如小鹿的妻子黛奥。"e.g.
I was told not to smoke, but I smoked.
人们告诉我不要吸烟但我偏偏要吸。
My Mandarin is very bad, but I have to host Mandarin learning meetups on Zoom.
我的中文很差，但我偏偏需要主持普通话学习聚会。----
孔子曰：三人行，则必有我师。是故弟子不必不如师，师不必贤于弟子，闻道有先后，术业有专攻，如是而已。
- 师说 · 韩愈Mandarin Learners, let's get together online for an afternoon of Mandarin conversation practice for all levels. When we run out of vocabulary, we continue to chat in English, but we write down the words we want to learn how to say in Chinese, and we ask our Mandarin speaking friends to help.
我们在线上聚会，练习中文会话。当遇到难题，不知道用中文该如何表达，我们用英语记下来，找说中文的朋友来帮忙。欢迎不同水平的中文学习者参与。
To get an idea of the sort of topics and vocabulary we cover in our online converation practice meetups, please have a look at our Event Notes page. Best viewed with a web browser on a computer.
Attendance at previous Saturday morning conversation event: 14
This will be an intergroup meetup event. We'll join members of the London Mandarin Learners group for this meetup.Start time: 3:00 PM London time (Saturday, June 13th, 2026)
Zoom meeting room will open at 2:50 PM
RSVPs close at 2:00 PM3:00 PM - Introductions in Mandarin and English, Housekeeping announcements
3:30 PM - Topic of the day in breakout rooms- Participants will be asked to suggest a topic. We'll vote to decide.
- Mandarin only rooms for intermediate and advanced Mandarin speakers
- Mandarin English mixed conversation rooms for language exchange
- Chinese text and vocabulary reading practice - New!
- Zoom session will be set up to allow participants to move between rooms and take part in different conversations
- 30-40 minutes per session.
5:00 PM - End. Anyone who wants to chat in English can stay on for another half an hour.
Topic:
TBDPlease note that topics are icebreaker suggestions, you can talk about anything you like in the breakout rooms, just try to do it in Mandarin.
Reading room:
Stories of the Sahara - Ch. 19 - Lonesome Land
by Sanmao
撒哈拉的故事 - 19 - 寂地（节录）
作者：三毛Reading text
Chinese text with pinyin and selected vocabulary and explanations provided in Google Sheets. Best viewed on Chrome or Firefox browsers.
037-A|Lonesome Land - reading page with pinyin (beginners)
t-037-B - the original article (advanced)
t-037-C - vocabulary with pinyin and definitions (from Google, with corrections)
t-037-D - Chinese text with pinyin and definitions (beginners)Further Reading
三毛 - 维基百科
撒哈拉的故事 - 百度百科
Sanmao - Wikipedia
Stories of the Sahara - Wikipedia
Sahara Stories
"Stories of the Sahara" by SanmaoLeaving before the end
Participants can leave any time they like. The main thing is for everyone to try and take part in the Mandarin conversation, and make an effort to express themselves and communicate with others in Mandarin.No-shows:
If you sign up for an event, please show up. If you have a schedule change and can't make it, please change your RSVP to "Not going". No-shows will be marked as such, so that attendee lists can accurately reflect attendance.Webcams:
Participants will be asked to turn on their webcams so we can interact with each other just like we're in a face to face meetup. Please make sure your webcam and microphone are working before you log on.Who should take part in this event?
- Intermediate learners.
- Beginners who would like to try something more difficult.
- Advanced learners who would like to help other learners.
- Native speakers of Mandarin with good command of English who would like to help.
Who should not take part in this event?
- People who just decided last week they wanted to start learning Mandarin.
- If you can't read basic Chinese characters in Pinyin, you're not a beginner. You need to spend a few months with a Mandarin teacher or a language learning App.
- Native speakers of Mandarin who only want to practice English.
Required:
- A computer with Zoom installed.
- A reliable internet connection.
- A working webcam.
- Web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari.
- A Gmail account for sharing Google sheets and docs.
Zoom link and password:
Please do not post Zoom login information on social media or on public pages of the Meetup website.Before logging in, please read the following page:
Usage of Zoom and Tips for a better online meetup
*** No participant has the right to restrict how and when another participant uses the chat window. The host has overall control over how the meetup is conducted.*
- Zoom recording by participants is disabled and is not permitted throughout the course of the meetup session. If for some reason part of the session needs to be recorded, this will be done by the host, and participants will be given forewarning.
- Taking photos and videos of participants and posting them online without permission is not allowed.
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Generated by Google AI - Gemini1 attendeeAll Mandarin Online Conversation Meetup - Advanced Learners
·OnlineOnline各位高阶的中文学习者，在这个网上聚会里，让我们挑战自己，只用中文（普通话）来交流。大家不要说英语！遇到难题可以在聊天窗里用英语做笔记，我们一起去探究中文该如何说。大家互相帮忙，一起学习。
若人数太少，很难进行交流。如聚会前一天参加人数仍不足四人（主持人以外），此聚会将可能延后一周在同一时间段举行。届时将通过 Meetup 通讯公告参加者。
上次聚会参加者总数：TBA
本活动与伦敦中文学士聚会组联合举办建议话题：
TBD自选话题
时事新闻 娱乐八卦 体育运动 音乐艺术
生活旅游 政治宗教 吃喝玩乐 烹饪家政
科技科学 诗词文学 历史哲学 地理文明聚会时间
二零二六年六月十七日，伦敦时间周三中午十二点开始（美东时间周三早上七点 - 美国在本月第二个星期天开始实施夏令时间）
伦敦时间周三早上十一点终止报名聚会方式
人多分组，人少不分。一边谈话，一边研讨。只说中文，不说外语。遇到疑难，互相帮助。话题
能说流利的中文，当能天南地北，风花雪月，无需事先准备，随便点个话题，即可举一反三，出口成章。大家即兴想说什么就说什么，话到穷时可以聊最近忙些什么。注："风花雪月" 原指旧时诗文里经常描写的自然景物。（见百度百科解释）
提前下线
参加者什么时候都可以下线，聚会期间请尽量说中文，积极参与交流。缺席
报了名参加聚会的会员请尽量出席。如若不能，请把 RSVP 改为 "Not going"，或通过 Meetup 通讯告知主持人，或在本页留言。缺席（no-show）是对自己不尊重，也对聚会不尊重，为认真求学者所不取。摄像头
参加者需要打开摄像头，让大家可以看见对方，如同面对面的聚会，这样有利于交流。谁该参加这个聚会？
非中文母语的高阶中文学习者。请打开我们最近的阅读文章档案，若可以不看拼音而能够轻易朗读出其中文字，加上能与别人用纯中文交谈，不用加插外语，阁下便是高阶学习者。欢迎来参加聚会。
阅读文章：霉霉的纽约大学毕业演讲已经能说流利中文，为何还要参加聚会？
登高博见，见贤思齐。熟能生巧，业精于勤。（荀子，论语，韩愈）
只要求学心诚，天地虽大，却到处都是同道和朋友。中文母语的会员可否参加？
中文母语的朋友最好参加伦敦时间周六下午的聚会，这个活动就留给非中文母语的朋友自己奋斗吧。Zoom 的使用守则
- 请注意，聚会中任何参加者不得干预其他参加者如何使用 Zoom 的聊天窗。若有特殊事情发生，主持人会处理。
- Zoom 的录像功能将全程关闭，若出现特殊情况需要录像，将由主持人进行，并会预先通知参加者。
- 参加者不得在未经其他参加者同意的情况下拍照、录像，并上载到网上。
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伦敦中文学士会员敏华上载 - 二零一四年二月二十三日
阅读活动：伦敦中文学士组照片库1 attendeeEvening Online Mandarin Practice
·OnlineOnlineMandarin conversation meetup for intermediate and advanced learners. For learners who can read and pronounce standard Mandarin Pinyin. HSK3 level recommended.
Start time: 8:00 PM London time (Wednesday, June 24th, 2026)
Zoom meeting room will open at 7:50 PM
This will be an intergroup meetup event. We'll join members of the London Mandarin Learners group for this meetup.HSK3:
Intermediate-level Chinese proficiency test. It evaluates your ability to communicate in basic daily, academic, and professional situations, and helps you handle most communicative tasks while traveling in China.
(Google AI)Sample HSK3 text:
虽然昨天天气不太好，但是我们还是去了公园。
Pinyin: Suīrán zuótiān tiānqì bù tài hǎo, dànshì wǒmen háishì qùle gōngyuán.
English: "Although the weather wasn't very good yesterday, we still went to the park."
(from Google AI)Suggested Topic: TBD
Event Language(s):
As much Mandarin as possible. Some English when discussing and explaining vocabulary.Leaving before the end
Participants can leave any time they like. The main thing is for everyone to try and take part in the Mandarin conversation, and make an effort to express themselves and communicate with others in Mandarin.No-shows:
If you sign up for an event, please show up. If you have a schedule change and can't make it, please change your RSVP to "Not going". No-shows will be marked as such, so that attendee lists can accurately reflect attendance.Webcams:
Participants will be asked to turn on their webcams so we can interact with each other just like we're in a face to face meetup. Please make sure your webcam and microphone are working before you log on.
Usage of Zoom and Tips for a better online meetup
No participant has the right to restrict how and when another participant uses the chat window. The host has overall control over how the meetup is conducted.- Zoom recording by participants is disabled and is not permitted throughout the course of the meetup session.
- Taking photos and videos of participants and posting them online without permission is not allowed.
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Banner graphic:
Image generated by Google Gemini AI.3 attendees
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