\tTraveling abroad, whether for business or pleasure, is a wonderful way to expand your horizons. Being able to experience other cultures first-hand is a valuable experience that adds an extra dimension to your outlook on life.<\/p>\n
\tBesides being exposed to new sights and new food, foreign travel also gives you the chance to communicate in another language. China and Taiwan are great places to practice your Mandarin Chinese because relatively few people speak English.<\/p>\n
\tPRACTICE BEFORE YOU LEAVE
\tSince Mandarin is one of the harder languages to learn, give yourself plenty of study time before your trip. With its tones and written characters, Mandarin can be more challenging than other Western languages.<\/p>\n
\tIf you can master the tones and a few simple phrases, however, doors will open when you visit China, Taiwan, Singapore or Malaysia, making your visit all the more rewarding.<\/p>\n
\tThis vocabulary list of traveling words and phrases will come in handy when you first arrive, and also for traveling around the country.<\/p>\n
\tClick on the links in the Pinyin column to hear the audio files.<\/p>\n
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\tEnglish Pinyin Traditional Characters Simplified Characters
\tairport f\u0113i j\u012b ch\u01ceng \u98db\u6a5f\u5834 \u98de\u673a\u573a
\ttrain station hu\u01d2 ch\u0113 zhàn \u706b\u8eca\u7ad9 \u706b\u8f66\u7ad9
\tbus station g\u014dng ch\u0113zhàn \u516c\u8eca\u7ad9 \u516c\u8f66\u7ad9
\tbus stop g\u014dng ch\u0113 tíngkào zhàn \u516c\u8eca\u505c\u9760\u7ad9 \u516c\u8f66\u505c\u9760\u7ad9<\/p>\n
\tplane f\u0113i j\u012b \u98db\u6a5f \u98de\u673a
\ttrain hu\u01d2 ch\u0113 \u706b\u8eca \u706b\u8f66
\tbus qì ch\u0113 \u6c7d\u8eca \u6c14\u8f66
\tshuttle bus ji\u0113 bó ch\u0113 \u63a5\u99c1\u8eca \u63a5\u9a73\u8f66
\ttaxi jì chéng ch\u0113 \u8a08\u7a0b\u8eca \u8ba1\u7a0b\u8f66
\tboat chuán \u8239 \u8239<\/p>\n
\tticket piào \u7968 \u7968
\treturn ticket lái huí piào \u4f86\u56de\u7968 \u6765\u56de\u7968
\tboarding pass d\u0113ng j\u012b zhèng \u767b\u6a5f\u8b49 \u767b\u673a\u8bc1
\tcheck in d\u0113ngjì \u767b\u8a18 \u767b\u8bb0
\tpassport hù zhào \u8b77\u7167 \u62a4\u7167
\ttimetable shí kè bi\u01ceo \u6642\u523b\u8868 \u65f6\u523b\u8868
\tgate d\u0113ng j\u012b mén \u767b\u6a5f\u9580 \u767b\u673a\u95e8<\/p>\n
\tWhere can I buy a ticket? Zài n\u01celi m\u01cei piào? \u5728\u54ea\u88e1\u8cb7\u7968? \u5728\u54ea\u91cc\u4e70\u7968?
\tHow much is a ticket to …? Y\u012b zh\u0101ng dào … de piào du\u014d sh\u01ceo qián? \u4e00\u5f35\u5230…\u7684\u7968\u591a\u5c11\u9322? \u4e00\u5f20\u5230…\u7684\u7968\u591a\u5c11\u94b1?
\tI would like a ticket to ….. W\u01d2 m\u01cei y\u012b zh\u0101ng dào … de piào. \u6211\u8cb7\u4e00\u5f35\u5230…\u7684\u7968\uff61 \u6211\u4e70\u4e00\u5f20\u5230…\u7684\u7968\uff61<\/p>\n