8 terms you must know when traveling in China

The Spring Festival is upcoming, and a majority of Chinese are going to return home or plan a journey with their family. There will be a continuously increasing volume of passengers, named “ the Spring Festival travel rush”.

Do you intend to take a trip during these days? Here are some phrases that you must know before taking off. Let‘s learn how to say them in Chinese!

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1、导游 dǎo yóu (tourist guide)

Wǒ xūyào yīmíng dǎoyóu.

我需要一名导游。

I need a tourist guide.

Nǐ lǚyóu de shíhòu,zhǎoguo dǎoyóu ma?

你旅游的时候,找过导游吗?

Did you find a guide when you were traveling?

2、搭乘 dā chéng (travel by)

Dāchéng dìtiě

搭乘地铁

Take the subway

Nǐ zài chēzhànwài kě dāchéng chūzūchē.

你在车站外可搭乘出租车。

You can get a taxi outside the station.

Tāmen dāchéng le yī liàng lùguò de huòchē.

他们搭乘了一辆路过的货车。

They shared a ride on a truck.

3、自驾游 zì jià yóu (self-driving tour)

Wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐ zìjiàyóu.

我们可以一起自驾游。

We can drive together.

Niánqīngrén zuì xǐhuān zìjiàyóu.

年轻人最喜欢自驾游。

Young people enjoy self-traveling travel the most.

4、抢车票 qiǎng chē piào (fighting for bus or train tickets)

Chūnjié qián qiǎng chēpiào yǐjīng chéngwéi guànlì.

春节前抢车票已经成为惯例。

Fighting for tickets has become a convention in the days before the Spring Festival.

Wǒ jīnnián méiyǒu qiǎngdào chēpiào.

我今年没有抢到车票。

I didn’t get the train ticket this year.

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5、导航 dǎo háng (navigation)

Wǒmen mílù le.

-我们迷路了。

We are lost.

Méiguānxì,wǒmen yǒu dǎoháng.

-没关系,我们有导航。

Never mind, we have the navigation system.

6、风景 fēng jǐng (scenery)

Wǒmen kěyǐ zài zǎochén kàn fēngjǐng.

我们可以在早晨看风景。

We can see the view in the morning.

Kūnmíng yǐ fēngjǐng yōuměi zhùchēng.

昆明以风景优美著称。

Kunming is famous for its scenic beauty.

7、预订酒店 yù dìng jiǔ diàn (hotel reservation)

Wǒmen xūyào tíqián yùdìng jiǔdiàn.

我们需要提前预定酒店。

We need to book hotels in advance.

Wǎngshàng yùdìng jiǔdiàn shì jiàn lìng rén tóuténg de shì.

网上预订酒店是件令人头疼的事。

Booking hotels online is a headache.

8、收拾行李 shōu shí xíng lǐ (pack up)

Tāmen zhǔnbèi shōushí xínglǐ huíjiā.

他们准备收拾行李回家。

They are going to pack up and return home.

Shōushí xínglǐ shì yī xiàng dà gōngchéng.

收拾行李是一项大工程。

Packing is a huge project.

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