Top 10 Essential Chinese Phrases for Travel in China
Common Languages
Nǐ hǎo
你
好
nǐ hǎo
Hello
(zǎo shàng hǎo) - Good morning
(zhōng wǔ hǎo) - Good afternoon
(wǎn shàng hǎo) - Good evening
(wǎn ān) - Good night
Xiè xiè
谢
谢
xiè xiè
Thanks
(xiè xiè nǐ) - Thank you (more personal, directly addressing someone)
(fēi cháng gǎn xiè) - Many thanks / Very much appreciated
Duì bù qǐ
对
不
起
duì bù qǐ
Sorry
(bào qiàn) - Apologies / I'm sorry
(bù hǎo yì si) - Excuse me / I'm sorry (often used when feeling embarrassed or apologetic)
Duō shǎo qián?
多
少
钱
duō shǎo qián
How much?
Numbers
Zero
零
líng
Zero
One to Ten
一
二
三
四
五
yī èr sān sì wǔ
One Two Three Four Five
六
七
八
九
十
liù qī bā jiǔ shí
Six Seven Eight Nine Ten
Tens
十
一
shí yī
Eleven (Ten and One)
十
二
shí èr
Twelve (Ten and Two)
二
十
èr shí
Twenty
二
十
一
èr shí yī
Twenty One (Two Ten and One)
二
十
二
èr shí èr
Twenty Two
Hundreds
一
百
yí bǎi
One Hundred
一
百
零
一
yì bǎi líng yī
One Hundred and One
一
百
一
十
yì bǎi yī shí
One Hundred and Ten
Thousands
一
千
yì yīan
One Thousand
Places
Huǒ chē zhàn
火
车
站
huǒ chē zhàn
Train Station
Jī cháng
机
场
jī chǎng
Airport