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When it comes to finding out and describing where certain places are located in Chinese, we should know the basic vocabulary for landmarks. In particular, this may come in handy when giving or receiving driving directions in Chinese. There are also a lot of terms to learn about giving directions in Chinese which 100 common phrases are provided below. Quite a read. I have given an introduction and tips as to why asking, receiving and giving directions in Chinese is one of the great ways to practice listening and speaking Mandarin. This helped me realize how important it is to practice this grammar structure, as it could help keep me from getting lost in China! Sometimes, you’ll need to find a location of a specific room within a building, like a shop at the mall or a classroom in a school building. Most notably, knowing the numbers in Chinese will come in handy here, as you’ll be able to tell what floor you should be on. Doing so is extremely easy, as you just place the number right before 楼 (lóu) to specify a floor. So, the third floor becomes 三楼 (sān lóu) and the seventh floor becomes 七楼 (qī lóu), and so on. In addition to the direction phrases listed above, you should know the following phrases for taking a taxi in China.

Sorry. In China, we do not use ‘mile’. The distance from here to there is roughly 2 km road, walk for around 25 minutes. If you’re going to a Chinese-speaking country, whether for travel or to live there for a longer period of time, it’s important to be able to ask for directions. In this article, you’ll learn some vocabulary and questions that you can use when you get lost. Of course, asking for directions in Chinese is the easy part. What’s harder is understanding the directions that people give you. Depending on your destination, the directions might be complicated and therefore the answer you get might also be lengthy. But fear not, this article will also help you learn the basics of understanding directions in Chinese as well. fāngwèicí) or location nounsare used to express both direction and location. These can be divided into two sections, 单纯方位词(dānchún fāngwèicí)simple localizers and 合成方位词(héchéng fāngwèicí)compound localizers. And of course, you won’t always be able to tell someone how to get to where they’re going. No matter how long you’ve been living in China, there will undoubtedly come a time when you simply don’t know how to help someone get to where they need to go. For those situations, you can use any of the following sentences to politely let someone know that you simply don’t know how to help them: EnglishFrom the shopping centre to the swimming pool is near. At the traffic light, cross the road in front of the shopping centre. Walk towards your right for approximately 200 metres. You will then see the swimming pool. Position directions are those that only tell us the position of an object relative to the position of another object. They’re words like above, below, left, right, and toward that use another object as a reference to help guide us closer to our destination. Unless you’re a pirate navigating the high seas, these will be much more useful to you on a day-to-day basis than the cardinal directions. It’s generally easier to understand “turn left at the pharmacy” than “turn east at the pharmacy,” so choose wisely! Once I get there, I may want to talk about my travels to other people in Chinese! To do that, I will need to know how to express where I've been, where I am from, and where I want to go. So I was very happy that this week's lesson had to do with world geography and cardinal directions on a compass rose.

Yes, the introduction of map apps has been incredibly beneficial, but you don’t want to spend too much time glued to your phone, and we’re here to learn Mandarin, right?

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Sorry, I’m not sure. You’d better ask somebody else. I’m afraid to give you the wrong direction. Sorry. The nearest subway station is not far from here. Go straight. After a bus stop, cross the road, and you will arrive. Finally, you can ask how far away something is. Maybe you’re thinking of going to the mall but not sure if you have enough time or are planning a weekend trip somewhere nearby. For that, we’ll use the structure ____离这儿有多远？(___lí zhè’er yǒu duō yuǎn?), which translates to “How far away is ____ from here?” Here are some examples: English These are sometimes so small that they don’t even allow for a car to drive down them, and they’re often given a number like a building instead of a unique name.

If you don’t want to get lost in China, have a stressful time on your trip, or miss an excellent chance to communicate with locals and try out your Chinese speaking skills, you must read this survival guide on how to ask for and give directions in Chinese.Now as you might have heard from other folks or seen from a map, China is pretty huge. Learning to give and ask for directions are practical skills that are a must-have in this land. When it comes to learning any language, there are a few topics that are considered essential for beginners: duey buh chii woo buh shyh heen ching chuu nii hair shyh wenn bye ren ba woo pah geei nii tsuoh de fang shianq buh hao yih sy