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Besides direction words, you should also dedicate some time to learning some vocabulary words about navigation and locations. In particular, we’ll cover vocabulary words for places, buildings, and traffic to help you reach your destination, no matter where you are. If you’re on foot and get either of the last two answers, you may want to ask a follow-up question: Giving directions in Chinese is one of the more difficult subjects for beginners as the possibilities are endless. You cannot anticipate the reply on how to go to a place if you are the one asking for directions. Therefore, you need to acquire a lot of vocabulary relating to directions. When talking about distances, we frequently use the character 离(lí), which means ‘away from’. The sentence will be something like, ‘this place + away from + this place +[is] far/near’.

Also, in English we say Northeast and Southwest but in Chinese, East and West are most important so they say dōng běi 东北 or xīnán 西南. Talking about directions in Chinese Thanks for reading my column! Tune in next week to see what I learn next. Sentence Structure ReviewWhen you need to tell someone that a place is specific distance from somewhere, we add 有(yǒu)+ distance. Remember, 有(yǒu)means ‘to have’, so the sentence becomes ‘a place + away from + a place + has this much distance between them’. Left, right, inside or outside, above or below, these directions in Chinese follow the same logic as in the English language. A good sense of direction goes a long way when you’re traveling, and if you’re comfortable using cardinal directions it’ll pay off. Just as in English, these words can be combined, though you’ll notice east and west come first, as opposed to English where north and south are prioritized. When these terms are used for intercardinal directions, all you need to do is simply combine the characters to denote those directions.

When in doubt, it’s best just to be honest and admit you don’t know how to tell this person you don’t know how to get where they want to go. 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. Left ( 左 / zuǒ ) and right ( 右 / yòu ) are also essential vocabulary if you need directions. They’re often combined with the word for ‘side’, ( 邊 / biān ), to indicate where something is in relation to another place. Finally, you might be asked to give directions in Mandarin if you spend some time in China. Although you might not get stopped in the street by strangers if you look like a foreigner, you still want to be a good Samaritan and help out when you do know how to get somewhere. Here is the most important vocabulary you’ll need to give directions in Chinese: You’ll notice that many city and province names in China have a cardinal point in them, like 北京 (běi jīng) and 湖南 (hú nán). Then, Feng Shui places a lot of emphasis on the cardinal directions, but more on that below!

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If you plan to drive in China, whether it is to your new job or on a fun road trip through the beautiful scenery of Sichuan, then you need to be acquainted with the following road and traffic vocabulary in Chinese. Not only will it help keep you safe, but it will also be useful if you need to ask for directions on the road! Getting lost anywhere can be a stressful situation, especially when you’re in a foreign country. While navigation apps are getting more and more precise, they can only take us so far. Sometimes, finding the exact location of a store or building can be beyond the scope of any app, so we’ll have to rely on locals to help us get there. When that happens, your best bet is to be prepared with a few ways to ask for directions in Chinese. gānbēi (干杯) means “dry cup”, or to finish your drink. So be careful to use the term loosely. Find out the most popular traditional Chinese dishes here. 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!