{"id":2632,"date":"2014-10-22T16:15:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T16:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/?p=2632"},"modified":"2022-05-04T09:02:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T09:02:17","slug":"11-crucial-chinese-phrases-you-must-know-before-you-travel-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/11-crucial-chinese-phrases-you-must-know-before-you-travel-to-china.html","title":{"rendered":"11 Crucial Chinese Phrases You Must Know Before You Travel to China"},"content":{"rendered":"

Traveling to a new country can be difficult if the native language isn’t your own. Especially in China, where everyone speaks Chinese and do not have much interaction with English speakers. China is a great place to travel through with beautiful scenery and cultural history. Along with a variety of Chinese food dishes that you can enjoy. If you are traveling to China for the 1st time, you should look into learning a couple of phrases that you can take and use in your travels. These phrases will be useful in a variety of situations.<\/p>\n

Here Are The Eleven Crucial Chinese Phrases:<\/h2>\n

W\u00e8i sh\u0113ng zh\u01d0 (\u536b\u751f\u7eb8) – Toilet paper<\/h3>\n

In rural China, there are not many toilet seats and you will be required to squat to use the restroom. It is a good idea to have toilet paper on hand because many restrooms may not have public toilet paper.<\/p>\n

C\u00e8 su\u01d2 z\u00e0i n\u01ce ?(\u5395\u6240\u5728\u54ea\uff1f) – Where is the restroom?<\/h3>\n

It is important to know how ask where the restroom because the signs may not be obvious or in your language.<\/p>\n

N\u01d0 h\u011bn ni\u00fa (\u4f60\u5f88\u725b) – You are awesome.<\/h3>\n

This is a compliment that you can give to people when they do something great. It is good to know how to compliment people to build relationships in China.<\/p>\n

N\u01ce l\u01d0 n\u01ce l\u01d0 (\u54ea\u91cc\u54ea\u91cc) – No, no.<\/h3>\n

This is a way to be polite and humble that Chinese people will appreciate in your travels. Though it means \u201cwhere, where\u201d it is a good response to a compliment Chinese people give you.<\/p>\n

Du\u014d sh\u01ceo qi\u00e1n (\u591a\u5c11\u94b1) – How much money?<\/h3>\n

It is important to know how to ask for the price while traveling in China. People in China don\u2019t give anything for free. Everything from bargaining or eating out requires money and you want to know how much you need to pay as a traveler.<\/p>\n

B\u00fa y\u00e0o f\u00e0ng w\u00e8i j\u012bng (\u4e0d\u8981\u653e\u5473\u7cbe) – Don’t want MSG<\/h3>\n

As a foreigner the food in China may not be healthy since MSG is used in many dishes in China. However, you can ask for no MSG in your meal if you do not want it in your meal.<\/p>\n

L\u01ceo w\u00e0i (\u8001\u5916) – Foreigner<\/h3>\n

As a foreigner, you may want to know how to say the word foreigner in Chinese so that you know people may be talking about you.<\/p>\n

B\u00f9 y\u00e0o ji\u0101 l\u00e0 ji\u0101o (\u4e0d\u8981\u52a0\u8fa3\u6912) – Don’t want to add spice<\/h3>\n

Chinese spices may be more intense that you are used to back home, so you may want to ask for no spicy sauce till you try some.<\/p>\n

W\u01d2 b\u00f9 y\u00e0o (\u6211\u4e0d\u8981) – I don’t want<\/h3>\n

While traveling in China, \u201cI don’t want\u201d is a great way to get out of any salesmen trying to get you to buy their merchandise.<\/p>\n

T\u00e0i gu\u00ec le (\u592a\u8d35\u4e86) – Too expensive<\/h3>\n

Chinese people are known to bargain and you should join the fun. But since you will be a foreigner shopkeepers may believe that you have a lot of money and may over charge you on the price.<\/p>\n

Ji\u00e0o j\u01d0ng ch\u00e1 (\u53eb\u8b66\u5bdf) \u2013 Call the police<\/h3>\n

Since China can be dangerous, it is a useful phrase to get yourself some help from the police officers or help someone else with any problems.<\/p>\n