Mandarin is one of the tougher languages to understand and to learn, give yourself enough time to study before your trip. With its tones and written characters, Mandarin might be much more challenging than other Western languages.

If you're able to master the tones plus a few straightforward phrases, nevertheless, doors will open whenever you pay a visit to China, Taiwan, Singapore or Malaysia, producing your go to all of the more rewarding.

This vocabulary list of traveling words and phrases will come in handy whenever you first arrive, and also for traveling close to the country.

Chinese

Pinyin

English

火车站

huǒchē zhàn

Train station

汽车站

qìchē zhàn

Bus station

飞机场

fēijī chǎng

Airport

公车停靠站

gōngchētíngkào zhàn

Bus stop

飞机

fēijī

Plane

船

chuán 

Boat

汽车

qìchē

Bus

出租车

chūzū chē

Taxi

火车

huǒchē

Train

票

piào

Ticket

登记证

dēngjì zhèng

Boarding pass

登记

dēngjì

Check in

时刻表

shíkèbiǎo

Timetable

登机门

dēngjī mén

Gate

护照

hùzhào

Passport

在哪里买票

zài nǎlǐmǎipiào

Where can I buy a ticket?