Mandarin phrases for travel

普通话

Basic Mandarin phrases for a trip, with how to say them and what they mean.

Emergency

At the border

Every day

Food and drink

A bed for the night

At the chemist

Shopping

Getting around

By bike

Bike parts in Mandarin

On the road

Car and van parts in Mandarin

Walking

Outdoors

Camping and walking kit in Mandarin

By boat

Boat parts in Mandarin

Numbers in Mandarin

Signs you'll see

To recognise when you see them.

Where Mandarin is spoken

Main language

China, Taiwan

Also spoken in

Christmas Island, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore

In the Pebbls app

The app has the same phrasebook. It opens in the language of the country you’re in, and the sound plays with no signal.

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