Chinese Travel Vocabulary
The 39 beginner words (A1–A2) for travel, with their English translations and part of speech, across 7 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 39 beginner words (A1–A2) for travel, with their English translations and part of speech, across 7 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| airport | 机场ji chang | noun | A1 |
| come | 来lai | verb | A1 |
| go | 去qu | verb | A1 |
| hotel | 酒店jiu dian | noun | A1 |
| shop | 店铺dian pu | noun | A1 |
| taxi | 出租车chu zu che | noun | A1 |
| ticket | 票piao | noun | A1 |
| tour | 导览dao lan | noun | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beach | 海滩hai tan | noun | A1 |
| bridge | 桥qiao | noun | A1 |
| island | 岛dao | noun | A1 |
| street | 街道jie dao | noun | A1 |
| guidebook | 旅行指南lü xing zhi nan | noun | A2 |
| journey | 旅程lü cheng | noun | A2 |
| passage | 通道tong dao | noun | A2 |
| road | 路lu | noun | A2 |
| sightseeing | 观光guan guang | noun | A2 |
| suitcase | 手提箱shou ti xiang | noun | A2 |
| tourist | 游客you ke | noun | A2 |
| traffic | 交通jiao tong | noun | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| city | 城市cheng shi | noun | A1 |
| adventure | 冒险mao xian | noun | A2 |
| park | 公园gong yuan | noun | A2 |
| stadium | 体育场ti yu chang | noun | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| palace | 宫殿gong dian | noun | A1 |
| castle | 城堡cheng bao | noun | A2 |
| pyramid | 金字塔jin zi ta | noun | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| apartment | 公寓gong yu | noun | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| to arrive | 到达dao da | verb | A2 |
| to board | 登机deng ji | verb | A2 |
| to book | 预订yu ding | verb | A2 |
| to cancel | 取消qu xiao | verb | A2 |
| to check in | 办理入住ban li ru zhu | verb | A2 |
| to check out | 退房tui fang | verb | A2 |
| to delay | 延误yan wu | verb | A2 |
| to land | 着陆zhuo lu | verb | A2 |
| to reserve | 预约yu yue | verb | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom | 风俗feng su | noun | A2 |
| tradition | 传统chuan tong | noun | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The travel packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.
The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.
