Where in Chinese

Imagine you’re traveling in China and you need to ask for directions in Chinese… what’s the word for where in Chinese? And how do you get there?

This free online lesson will teach you some essential travel Chinese so you can catch a train, find your hotel and navigate your way around the city.

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Asking where in Chinese

One of the first questions you might want to ask when arriving in an unfamiliar city could be…

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我在哪儿可以找到旅游信息中心？
Wǒ zài nǎr kěyǐ zhǎodào lǚyóu xìnxī zhōngxīn？
Where can I find the tourist information center?

Some smaller towns may not have tourist information centers. You might have to rely on asking the locals. Here are some useful questions you might need:

Where can I find…?

我在哪儿可以找到博物馆？
Wǒ zài nǎr kěyǐ zhǎodào bówùguǎn？
Where can I find the museum?
我在哪儿可以找到艺术展览？
Wǒ zài nǎr kěyǐ zhǎodào yìshù zhǎnlǎn？
Where can I find the art exhibition?
我在哪儿可以找到失物认领处？
Wǒ zài nǎr kěyǐ zhǎodào shīwù rènlǐngchù？
Where can I find the lost property office?
我在哪儿可以找到火车站？
Wǒ zài nǎr kěyǐ zhǎodào huǒchēzhàn？
Where can I find the train station?
我在哪儿可以找到公共汽车站？
Wǒ zài nǎr kěyǐ zhǎodào gōnggòng qìchēzhàn？
Where can I find the bus stop?
我在哪儿可以找到医院？
Wǒ zài nǎr kěyǐ zhǎodào yīyuàn？
Where can I find the hospital?
我在哪儿可以找到医生？
Wǒ zài nǎr kěyǐ zhǎodào yīshēng？
Where can I find a doctor?
我在哪儿可以找到公共厕所？
Wǒ zài nǎr kěyǐ zhǎodào gōnggòng cèsuǒ？
Where can I find public restrooms?
我在哪儿可以找到银行？
Wǒ zài nǎr kěyǐ zhǎodào yínháng？
Where can I find a bank?
Credit cards like Visa or Mastercards are not as widely accepted in China as they have their own "UnionPay" credit card system. So it might be a good idea for you to exchange some money for smaller purchases.
我可以在哪里兑换货币？
Wǒ kěyǐ zài nǎli duìhuàn huòbì？
Where can I exchange money?
我在哪儿可以找到外汇兑换处？
Wǒ zài nǎr kěyǐ zhǎodào wàihuì duìhuànchù？
Where can I find a foreign money exchange center?

That’s it for today. I hope you enjoyed the lesson! Find out all about asking Chinese questions in this series of lessons. Make sure you listen to the audio and practice your Chinese pronunciation. And do the Chinese tests at the end of each lesson to reinforce your knowledge of Chinese questions!

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