We want to do everything we can to put your Chinese studies on the right track, so we wrote up a free Chinese travel phrasebook and conversation guide. It has all of the most useful Chinese vocabulary words, phrases, and questions (with pinyin transcriptions) to help you get by in nearly any situation you find yourself in. If you’re an independent Chinese learner looking for a quality phrasebook that’s specifically designed to teach you the most practical Mandarin Chinese words, this guide is for you!

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To get your free Chinese phrasebook PDF and start learning essential Chinese vocabulary for travel and other common scenarios, please enter your info below and be sure to click “I want my free kit.” (Why a kit? Our Mandarin Chinese conversation guide is just one of the resources in the free MosaLingua Language Learning Kit, a complete set of goodies for independent learners. You’ll love the rest of the resources in the kit, too, and it’s all free of charge! 😉):

What’s Inside Your Free Chinese Travel Guide?

This eBook contains 45 pages and 1000+ words and phrases in Chinese, with English translations of course. It is organized by travelrelated themes and ordered according to frequency of use (from the most commonly used vocabulary to more specialized terms).

If you’re planning a trip to Mainland China, Taiwan, or Singapore, or if you simply want to improve your conversational Chinese, you’ll want to have this Mandarin Chinese phrasebook by your side!

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Topics in Your Chinese Travel Guide

To give you an idea of the themes covered in our phrasebook, here are some of the topics you’ll be able to talk about with the help of this Chinese travel guide:

🙋‍♀️  The Basics

  • Greetings
  • Polite phrases
  • The essentials
  • Starting a conversation
  • Adjectives
  • Verbs
  • Nouns

 

🥡  Eating

  • Eating out, going to restaurants
  • Cooking
  • Meals
  • Drinks
  • Food
  • Meat and fish
  • Vegetables
  • Fruits
  • Condiments

 

🏠  Accommodation

  • At a hotel
  • At a hostel
  • Household chores
  • Daily life at home
  • Asking for things
  • Going camping

 

🚃  Transportation

  • Public transportation
  • Asking for directions
  • The cardinal points
  • Traveling by car
  • At the airport

 

🛍  Shopping

  • Paying
  • Buying and negotiating
  • Buying food
  • Going shopping
  • Colors
  • Arts and crafts
  • Banking and dealing with money
  • Numbers

 

🏀  Hobbies/Fun

  • Sports
  • Outdoor activities

 

🐲  Tourism

  • Cultural and religious differences
  • Nature
  • At the beach
  • Animals
  • Countries

 

🥂  Socializing

  • Meeting new people
  • Going out, nightlife
  • Parties
  • Feelings and opinions

 

🗣  Conversation Aids

  • Connectors
  • Quoting
  • Common mistakes and difficulties
  • Expressing agreement and disagreement
  • Ending a conversation

 

💘  Romance

  • Flirting
  • Talking about your love life

 

🧍  People

  • Personality traits
  • The human body
  • Physical appearance
  • Clothing
  • At the barbershop or hair salon
  • Family
  • Occupations

 

🌤  Time and Weather

  • Weeks
  • Months
  • Seasons
  • Duration
  • Time
  • Talking about the future
  • Temporal phrases
  • Weather

 

💻  Telecommunications

  • Making phone calls
  • Internet
  • Electronic devices

 

🚨  Emergencies

  • Problems
  • Police
  • Doctors
  • Road accidents
  • Important signs

 

Download Our Free English-to-Chinese Phrasebook

All of the Chinese content above and more is available to you for free! To download your phrasebook, just click the “I want my free kit” button below. Then, keep an eye on your inbox for your free Chinese Travel Phrasebook PDF (we promise not to send you any spam, you have our word!):

Take Your Chinese a Step Further

If you want to learn more about the Chinese language, its vocabulary, grammar, culture, and more, have a look around our blog. If you’re not sure where to start, here are a few popular articles and guides our readers love:

Happy learning and hope to see you again soon!