Common Chinese travel phrases
Don’t leave home without these Chinese travel phrases! How do you ask when the bus leaves or the train arrives? After this free audio lesson you’ll know how to ask 'when' and 'where' in Mandarin Chinese.
Want to find out when the museum opens? Looking for a tourist information center? The Rocket Chinese team is here to help!
Listen to the pronunciation, and practice these common questions and Chinese words aloud. We’ve made it real easy to follow and you'll never have an excuse to be late or lost in a Chinese-speaking country.
How to pronounce Chinese travel phrases
As hard as you try, without helpful feedback your Chinese pronunciation is never going to be the same as a native speaker’s. If you've found it difficult to perfect the way you say Chinese words and phrases, this lesson will help you.
Using the blue Rocket Record buttons you can record the way you say each travel word or phrase, and compare it with the way a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese does. That’s right, with Rocket Chinese voice mapping technology you can record your voice as many times as you need until your pronunciation matches the Chinese speaker!
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bó wù guǎn jǐ diǎn kāi mén
博 物 馆 几 点 开 门？
博 物 馆 几 点 开 门？
When is the museum open?
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bó wù guǎn jǐ diǎn guān mén
博 物 馆 几 点 关 门？
博 物 馆 几 点 关 门？
When is the museum closed?
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chāo shì jǐ diǎn kāi mén
超 市 几 点 开 门？
超 市 几 点 开 门？
When is the supermarket open?
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yào diàn jǐ diǎn kāi mén
药 店 几 点 开 门？
药 店 几 点 开 门？
When is the pharmacy open?
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gōng gòng qì chē jǐ diǎn chū fā
公 共 汽 车 几 点 出 发？
公 共 汽 车 几 点 出 发？
When does the bus leave?
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huǒ chē jǐ diǎn chū fā
火 车 几 点 出 发？
火 车 几 点 出 发？
When does the train leave?
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háng bān jǐ diǎn qǐ fēi
航 班 几 点 起 飞？
航 班 几 点 起 飞？
When does the flight leave?
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gōng gòng qì chē jǐ diǎn dào
公 共 汽 车 几 点 到？
公 共 汽 车 几 点 到？
When does the bus arrive?
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huǒ chē jǐ diǎn dào
火 车 几 点 到？
火 车 几 点 到？
When does the train arrive?
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háng bān jǐ diǎn dào
航 班 几 点 到？
航 班 几 点 到？
When does the flight arrive?
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wǒ men jǐ diǎn tíng
我 们 几 点 停？
我 们 几 点 停？
When do we stop?
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wǒ men jǐ diǎn xiū xi
我 们 几 点 休 息？
我 们 几 点 休 息？
When do we have a break?
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diàn yǐng jǐ diǎn kāi shǐ
电 影 几 点 开 始？
电 影 几 点 开 始？
When does the movie start?
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xì jǐ diǎn kāi shǐ
戏 几 点 开 始？
戏 几 点 开 始？
When does the theatre start?
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jǐ diǎn kāi shǐ
几 点 开 始？
几 点 开 始？
When does the game start?
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One of the first questions you might want to ask when arriving in an unfamiliar city could be...
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lǚ yóu xìn xī tái zài nǎ er
旅 游 信 息 台 在 哪 儿？
旅 游 信 息 台 在 哪 儿？
Where can I find the tourist information center?
Some smaller cities in China don’t have tourist information centers. You might have to rely on asking the locals. Here are some useful questions you might need…
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bó wù guǎn zài nǎ er
博 物 馆 在 哪 儿？
博 物 馆 在 哪 儿？
…the museum?
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yì shù zhǎn lǎn zài nǎ er
艺 术 展 览 在 哪 儿？
艺 术 展 览 在 哪 儿？
…the art exhibition?
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wù pǐn yí shī bàn gōng shì zài nǎ er
物 品 遗 失 办 公 室 在 哪 儿？
物 品 遗 失 办 公 室 在 哪 儿？
…the lost property office?
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huǒ chē zhàn zài nǎ er
火 车 站 在 哪 儿？
火 车 站 在 哪 儿？
…the train station?
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gōng gòng qì chē zhàn zài nǎ er
公 共 汽 车 站 在 哪 儿？
公 共 汽 车 站 在 哪 儿？
…the bus stop?
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yī yuàn zài nǎ er
医 院 在 哪 儿？
医 院 在 哪 儿？
…the hospital?
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nǎ er yǒu yī shēng
哪 儿 有 医 生？
哪 儿 有 医 生？
…a doctor?
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gōng gòng xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎ er
公 共 洗 手 间 在 哪 儿？
公 共 洗 手 间 在 哪 儿？
…public restrooms?
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nǎ er yǒu yín háng
哪 儿 有 银 行？
哪 儿 有 银 行？
…a bank?
Credit cards are not as widely accepted in China as they are in England or America for example, so you might have to exchange some money.
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wǒ kě yǐ zài nǎ er duì huàn wài bì
我 可 以 在 哪 儿 兑 换 外 币？
我 可 以 在 哪 儿 兑 换 外 币？
Where can I exchange money?
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wǒ kě yǐ zài nǎ er zhǎo dào wài bì duì huàn tái
我 可 以 在 哪 儿 找 到 外 币 兑 换
我 可 以 在 哪 儿 找 到 外 币 兑 换
Where can I find a money exchange counter?
Zài jiàn (再 见！)
Lin Ping
Rocket Chinese
P.S. Here is a little exercise for you to test your Chinese skills.
Exercise 1. Match the Chinese questions with the correct English translation. Write the letter of the correct answer in the gap provided.
| 1. bó wù guǎn zài nǎr | 博 物 馆 在 哪 儿？ | ( ____ ) | a. When do we stop? |
| 2.jǐ diǎn kāi shǐ | 几 点 开 始？ | ( ____ ) | b. When is the pharmacy open? |
| 3. yào diàn jǐ diǎn kāi mén | 药 店 几 点 开 门？ | ( ____ ) | c. When does the game start? |
| 4. nǎr yǒu yín háng | 哪 儿 有 银 行？ | ( ____ ) | |
| 5. wǒ men jǐ diǎn tíng | 我 们 几 点 停？ | ( ____ ) |
Exercise 2. Match the English questions with the correct Chinese translation. Write the letter of the correct answer in the gap provided.
| 1. When does the train arrive? | ( ____ ) | a. wǒ kě yǐ zài nǎ er duì huàn wài bì | 我 可 以 在 哪 儿 兑 换 外 币？ |
| 2. Where can I exchange money? | ( ____ ) | b. yī yuàn zài nǎr | 医 院 在 哪 儿？ |
| 3. When does the bus leave? | ( ____ ) | c. huǒ chē jǐ diǎn dào | 火 车 几 点 到 ？ |
| 4. When is the museum open? | ( ____ ) | d. gōng gòng qì chē jǐ diǎn chū fā | 公 共 汽 车 几 点 出 发？ |
| 5. Where can I find the hospital? | ( ____ ) | e. bó wù guǎn jǐ diǎn kāi mén | 博 物 馆 几 点 开 门？ |
