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Practical Chinese for life in China.
Useful phrases for the everyday moments that are easiest when you can say what you mean.
Chinese for Travelers: Essential Phrases for Your First Days in China
A practical Chinese travel guide for getting around, ordering food, paying, and asking for help in China.
Read the guide →Food ChineseHow to Order Food in Chinese: Useful Restaurant Phrases
Learn practical Chinese phrases for ordering food, choosing spice levels, and paying at restaurants in China.
Read the guide →Mobile paymentsHow to Pay in Chinese: WeChat Pay and Alipay Phrases
Practical Chinese phrases for paying with WeChat Pay or Alipay at shops, restaurants, and markets in China.
Read the guide →Getting aroundTaking a DiDi in China: Chinese Phrases for Drivers
Learn the Chinese phrases you need for DiDi rides: finding your driver, confirming your location, and arriving safely.
Read the guide →Everyday lifeHow to Pick Up a Package in China: Cainiao Station Phrases
Useful Chinese for picking up a delivery at a Cainiao or neighborhood package station in China.
Read the guide →Train travelChinese High-Speed Rail: Useful Phrases for Your Train Trip
Essential Chinese phrases for taking high-speed rail in China, finding your carriage, seat, and platform.
Read the guide →Health essentialsAt a Pharmacy in China: Chinese Phrases for Everyday Needs
Useful Chinese phrases for asking for common medicine and understanding simple instructions at a pharmacy in China.
Read the guide →Living in ChinaRenting an Apartment in China: Chinese Phrases to Know
A practical guide to Chinese phrases for viewing an apartment, asking about rent, deposits, and move-in details in China.
Read the guide →Travel ChineseHotel Check-in in Chinese: Phrases for Your Arrival
Useful Chinese phrases for checking into a hotel, showing a reservation, and asking about your room in China.
Read the guide →Getting aroundTaking the Subway in China: Essential Chinese Phrases
Learn useful Chinese for finding subway lines, transfers, exits, and directions in Chinese cities.
Read the guide →Food ChineseOrdering Coffee in Chinese: Café Phrases to Know
Practical Chinese phrases for ordering coffee, choosing a size, and changing sweetness or ice.
Read the guide →Food ChineseHow to Order Milk Tea in Chinese
Learn Chinese phrases for ordering milk tea, choosing sugar levels, toppings, temperature, and pickup.
Read the guide →Arrival essentialsBuying a SIM Card in China: Chinese Phrases for Travelers
Useful Chinese phrases for buying a SIM card, asking about data plans, and getting your phone connected in China.
Read the guide →Air travelAirport Chinese: Check-in and Flight Phrases
Practical Chinese phrases for airport check-in, baggage, security, and finding your departure gate in China.
Read the guide →Food ChineseChinese Breakfast: Phrases for Ordering at a Stall
Learn simple Chinese phrases for ordering breakfast, asking for takeaway, and paying at a morning food stall.
Read the guide →Food ChineseHow to Order Hot Pot in Chinese
Useful Chinese for choosing a hot pot broth, ordering ingredients, and asking restaurant staff for help.
Read the guide →Everyday shoppingBuying Fruit in Chinese: Market Phrases
Practical Chinese phrases for buying fruit, asking about price, weight, freshness, and payment at a market.
Read the guide →Personal servicesGetting a Haircut in Chinese: Salon Phrases
Learn practical Chinese for describing a haircut, discussing length, and declining extra salon services.
Read the guide →Everyday lifeLaundry Service in China: Useful Chinese Phrases
Practical Chinese phrases for dropping off laundry, asking about price, pickup time, and care instructions.
Read the guide →Settling inOpening a Bank Account in China: Chinese Phrases
Useful Chinese phrases for asking about opening a bank account, required documents, cards, and mobile banking.
Read the guide →Getting aroundBike Sharing in China: Chinese Phrases for Getting Around
Learn Chinese phrases for using bike share, asking about scanning a code, and handling a simple bike problem.
Read the guide →Travel ChineseHow to Ask for Directions in Chinese
Essential Chinese phrases for asking where a place is, whether it is far, and how to get there on foot.
Read the guide →Work ChineseChinese Office Small Talk: Easy Phrases for Work
Practical Chinese phrases for greeting colleagues, making light conversation, and sounding natural at work.
Read the guide →Work ChineseScheduling a Meeting in Chinese: Useful Work Phrases
Learn Chinese phrases for suggesting a time, checking availability, and confirming a work meeting.
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