Asking for Directions

For travelers visiting China, Taiwan or other Chinese speaking countries, you might face the problem of getting lost and needing to ask for directions. Even though smartphones and the internet are really common nowadays, still, people might travel without the internet as well. Today we’ll teach you how to ask for directions as part of Chinese language learning. You might say that using English is already good enough. However, many students learn English just to pass the test, not to mention older generations.

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Directions in Chinese vocabulary 

Far	远	yuǎn
Near	近	jìn
Next to	旁边	pángbiān
In front	前面	qiánmiàn
Behind	后面	hòu miàn
Across	对面	duì miàn
Left side	左边	zuǒbiān
Right side	右边	yòubiān
North side	北边	běibian
South side	南边	nánbian
East side	东边	dōngbian
West side	西边	xībian
Go straight	直走	zhí zǒu
Pass the traffic light	过红绿灯	guò hónglǜdēng
Turn left	往左拐	wǎng zuǒ guǎi
Turn right	往右拐	wǎng yòu guǎi
The block	路口	lùkǒu

 

How Can I Get to …?

Excuse me, do you know how I can get to the train station?

不好意思，请问到火车站要怎么走？

Bù hǎoyìsi, qǐngwèn dào huǒchē zhàn yào zěnme zǒu?

Walk past the next traffic light and turn right. Then go straight for around 1-minute walk, you’ll see it.

过下一个红绿灯后右转，直走1分钟后你就会看到了

Guò xià yīgè hónglǜdēng hòu yòu zhuǎn, zhí zǒu 1 fēnzhōng hòu nǐ jiù huì kàn dàole

 

How long will it take to …

How long will it take to get there by bus?/ metro?

大概要坐多久的公交车/ 地铁 才会到?

Dàgài yào zuò duōjiǔ de gōngjiāo chē/ dìtiě cái huì dào?

You’ll need to get off in 3 stops.

你再三站就要下车了喔

Nǐ zàisān zhàn jiù yào xià chēle ō

Go along this street and walk for around 5 minutes, you’ll see the post office on the left.

沿着这条路直走，大概五分钟你就会看到邮局在你的左手边

Yánzhe zhè tiáo lù zhí zǒu, dàgài wǔ fēnzhōng nǐ jiù huì kàn dào yóujú zài nǐ de zuǒshǒu biān

 

Don’t Hesitate To Ask For Directions

If you’re lost while traveling, don’t hesitate to ask for directions.You might be able to meet some locals and explore their culture in a different way!

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