Practical Chinese guides
Learn Chinese for the moment you are in.
Start with a real situation: a restaurant, taxi, hotel, airport, shop, doctor, or a simple greeting.
How to Ask for the Bathroom in Chinese
Learn how to ask where the bathroom is in Chinese, with clear audio, pinyin, polite phrases, and a short real-life dialogue.
Open guideTravel Chinese essentialChinese Taxi Phrases for Travelers
Use these essential Chinese taxi phrases to find a taxi, go to the airport, ask about fares, and get help when you are lost.
Open guideRestaurant Chinese essentialHow to Order Food in Chinese
Learn practical Chinese restaurant phrases for water, less spice, food preferences, and asking for the bill with natural Mandarin audio.
Open guideHotel Chinese essentialChinese Hotel Phrases for Travelers
Practice simple Chinese hotel phrases for finding a hotel, asking about Wi-Fi, and handling a stay with clear audio and pinyin.
Open guideEmergency Chinese essentialChinese Emergency Phrases for Travelers
Learn essential emergency Chinese phrases for asking for help, calling the police, finding a doctor, and reporting a lost passport.
Open guideHealth Chinese essentialChinese Doctor and Health Phrases
Use these beginner Chinese health phrases to say you feel unwell, describe a headache, and ask for a doctor in a real situation.
Open guideShopping Chinese essentialChinese Shopping and Payment Phrases
Learn practical Chinese phrases for asking the price, paying by card, asking for a discount, and shopping with confidence.
Open guideBeginner Chinese essentialBasic Chinese Greetings for Beginners
Learn the first Chinese greetings beginners actually use: hello, good morning, thank you, excuse me, and goodbye with audio and pinyin.
Open guideBeginner confidence essentialChinese Phrases When You Do Not Speak Chinese
Learn what to say in Chinese when you speak only a little Mandarin, need English, or want someone to repeat something more clearly.
Open guideAirport Chinese essentialChinese Airport Phrases for Travelers
Practice useful Chinese airport phrases for getting to the airport, asking about tickets, finding help, and taking a taxi.
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