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Travel Chinese Phrases
Use these Chinese travel phrases for airports, hotels, taxis, tickets, luggage, and common trip problems.
These phrases help you move through a city, ask for transport, find a hotel, and handle basic travel needs.
Start with the phrases that matter first
This page works like a short survival lesson, not a dictionary dump. Begin with the Survival 300 phrases, listen to the audio, read the tone-mark pinyin, then save the phrases you would actually use.
Real examples
我要去机场
wǒ yào qù jī chǎng
I want to go to the airport.
这里可以打车吗
zhè lǐ kě yǐ dǎ chē ma
Can I get a taxi here?
票多少钱
piào duō shao qián
How much is the ticket?
Common mistakes
- Do not rely only on English place names. Learn airport, hotel, taxi, and ticket in Chinese.
- Do not say a long English sentence. Use short Mandarin chunks like 我要去机场.
- Do not forget to save emergency and hotel phrases before a trip.
Quick practice
- Practice one taxi phrase and one hotel phrase.
- Listen slowly, then say it while looking at the characters.
- Save the phrases you would use on your next trip.
Related scenes
Travel Chinese FAQ
How do I tell a driver I want to go to the airport?
Say 我要去机场.
What travel Chinese should beginners learn first?
Learn airport, hotel, taxi, ticket, luggage, and map phrases first.
Can I use these phrases without knowing grammar?
Yes. These are practical chunks you can say directly.
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