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Learn Chinese (Simplified) in Shanghai

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Art, books, sports, trips, foods, games, interesting life stories,...

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I want to have some long-term friends for cultural/language exchanges :)

My learning goals

Current goal: being able to hold daily conversations in Russian, Japanese and Polish

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Ideal language community partner

She or he likes to know Chinese culture. We can talk about Chinese...

My learning goals

Oral Communication in French and Arabic

My favorite topics

Culture difference Real Daily life in your country

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My learning goals

I hope to communicate with people from other countries.The purpose...

My favorite topics

My interests are quite extensive. Movies, TV shows, cartoons, Musical Instruments, painting, studying or chatting are all acceptable!!!

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who is interested in Chinese culture can come to me!!I welcome everyone!!As long as you talk to me, I will be very happy!!!

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Bonjour my name is Choyi, I live in Shanghai now. I wanna learn...

Perfect language exchange partner

Humour, optimiste and friendly.

My learning goals

I wanna learn French and I hope I can talk without any obstacles.

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I want a conversation partner who is

polite,talkative and humorous...

My learning goals

Make more friends

My favorite topics

music, TV program, history, food,movie, anything you like.

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Meet new friends from different countrie...

My favorite topics

Movie Music Photography Pets Travelling

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Nice Kind Helpful Positive

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Why don’t we talk about our fantasy ...

Ideal language community partner

Humorous,positive and outgoing

My learning goals

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

I need a good partner...

My learning goals

I enjoy making friends and share my life.

My favorite topics

Latin Music.Art.Cultural.Design.Language.Photograph.Food.Taylor Swift. Mariah Carey

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Advanced,be able to think and answer questions in English at...

My favorite topics

Travel, shoot, fitness, healthy lifestyle, movie, music, environment protection, technology, volunteer

Perfect language exchange partner

She/he is interesting, easy to get along with, life-loving, sports-loving, bursting with curiosity

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Anything really, come and be goofy w/ me ;...

I want a conversation partner who is

Open minded and fun to talk to

My learning goals

Probs going to move to Frankfurt next year for uni so it would be nice to improve my German

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Humor、interesting and like musi...

My learning goals

Learn the culture of different countries

My favorite topics

football,basketball,history

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My learning goals

Speak freely and make friends Understand movies ...

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Traveling Culture of different countries Daily life

Ideal language community partner

Patient and friendly ^_^

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Have fun, engaging conversations

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音乐,电影,艺术,食物,旅游, 文化。我也喜欢爬山看看星星与月亮。抖音:amandapleas...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

热情,耐心,活泼的人

My learning goals

再考HSK6级。也想学习手语!

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积极向上、乐观开朗、语言表达能力极强,有良好的忍耐...

My learning goals

对未知事物的求知欲,了解更多的文化,打开更广阔的视野,国籍有界限,文化无界限。expand horizon

My favorite topics

思想文化、饮食、生活风俗、个人兴趣爱好、以及实时新闻讨论,尤其对旅游、历史、军事、科技发展等感兴趣

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英语提升流利度 并且能学到一些实用的表达技巧和词汇句型 hopefully,someone can help me with...

My favorite topics

欧美音乐music 旅行traveling✈️ 美食foodie

I want a conversation partner who is

Whoever you are just talk to me haha!

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My favorite topics

Art, IT, history, languag...

My language exchange partner is

Easy talk

My learning goals

Interesting

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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Ideal language community partner

someone who's interested in music, films..or always has something...

My learning goals

Be able to speak a foreign language like a native!

My favorite topics

Learn some slangs in English or Portuguese! wanna talk like a native!

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My learning goals

I hope I can learn English very muc...

My favorite topics

I'm interested in a lot. If you want to know me, you'll know more

Ideal conversation exchange partner

I hope he's an interesting soul. Looking forward to chatting with you

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Perfect language exchange partner

anyone who want to share your story with me

My learning goals

improve my spoken English

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I want a conversation partner who is

Intelligent 、Intellectual 、elegance、noble、beautiful 、handsom...

My learning goals

For social and business purposes

My favorite topics

Business, super running, golf, art, fashion, suit, red wine, cigars, fitness, noble spirit, women

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talk with anyon...

My favorite topics

piano

My language exchange partner is

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My favorite topics

l want to talk about delicious food with my foreign friend...

Ideal language community partner

my perfect partner is very smart and has a lot of know ledge and maybe interesting compay l have been growing up

My learning goals

l want to communicate with foreign friends without barriers and live abroad for a period of time

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

People who enjoy talking to me, who can share the "trifles" of...

My learning goals

I don't just want to learn the language. I want to know more about the culture of other countries. I hope I can make a sincere friend and know the world well.️

My favorite topics

For me, any topic is OK, but it's better not to be "disgusting".

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My learning goals

Fluently English & Fluently Japanese ...

My favorite topics

Travel .Art .Design .Photography. Interesting daily life. Delicious food!

Perfect language exchange partner

Full of passion. Could tell me when I am wrong.

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My favorite topics

Art(esp. Dancing), life, language, music, philosophy.....

I want a conversation partner who is

Intellectual, empathetic, spontaneous, humorous, helpful, kind...

My learning goals

Fluent in daily talk and beyond

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My language exchange partner is

Anyone and everyone. Smart guys preferred...

My learning goals

Talk freely with natives

My favorite topics

Architecture, City and urban issues, Design, Data, Computer, Technology

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通过学习语言可以和对方流利的交流,感受对方文...

My favorite topics

各国饮食,文化,生活,社交,也欢迎在上海的外国友人来交流

Ideal language community partner

能够互相交流,周末可以相约一起去喝一杯

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Ideal conversation exchange partner

open-minded

My learning goals

better German, some Spanish and Cantonese.

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A nice friend...

My learning goals

学习英语并认识新朋友 Leaving English and searching some nice friends

My favorite topics

游戏 健身gym 美食cooking

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能更加流利的跟别人沟通 不要让语言成为我们沟通的障...

My favorite topics

电影 文学 穿搭 还有衣服的搭配 护肤方面

I want a conversation partner who is

帅 话多 有礼貌 衣品好 善良

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Shanghai, China?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 11,159 Chinese (Simplified) speakers in Shanghai looking to learn Chinese (Simplified) together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know how many Tandem members are available for Chinese (Simplified) language exchange in Shanghai?

In Shanghai there are 11,159 members ready to have a Chinese (Simplified) language exchange.

Are there other locations in China other than Shanghai where I can find a Chinese (Simplified) language exchange partner?

You can also find a Chinese (Simplified) Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/chinese/weinan />Weinan, <a href=/learn/chinese/ziyang />Ziyang, and <a href=/learn/chinese/qujing />Qujing.

What is the Tandem app all about?

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Each month more than 500,000 people visit Tandem with 11,159 of them coming from Shanghai.