Survival Chinese for International Students in China
A practical phrase bank for everyday life in China: ordering food, seeing a doctor, renting, banking, getting around, picking up parcels, dealing with the police, and talking to your professors. Every phrase comes with pinyin and an English meaning, and you can paste your own sentences into the annotator to read any Chinese text.
Scenario phrase lists
- Chinese Phrases for Ordering Food in ChinaFood & Dining
- Chinese Phrases for Seeing a Doctor in ChinaHealth & Medical
- Chinese Phrases for Renting an Apartment in ChinaHousing & Dorm
- Chinese Phrases for Banks and ATMs in ChinaBanking & SIM
- Chinese Phrases for Taxis, Didi and Subway in ChinaTransport & Travel
- Chinese Phrases for Post Offices and Package PickupDaily Life
- Chinese Phrases for the Police and Lost DocumentsCampus & Admin
- Chinese Phrases for Talking to Professors and AdminCampus & Admin
Try it yourself
Paste any sentence from this page into the tool below to see pinyin above each character and an English meaning for every word. Handy for real forms, notices, or chats.
Start with the basics
Each scenario page above gives you the exact Chinese words, their pinyin, and an English meaning, plus a note on how things work in China. Use the annotator on any page to read Chinese text you meet in real life.
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