Chinese Vocabulary

Chinese Travel and Hotel vocabulary

ID Chinese Pinyin Definition
1 文件 wén jiàn document; file; Classifiers: 份
2 门 mén gate; door; Classifiers: 扇 ; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); classifier for large guns; classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology; (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate); surname Men
3 双人间 shuāng rén jiān double room (hotel)
4 开车 kāi chē to drive a car
5 司机 sī jī chauffeur; driver; Classifiers: 个
6 东 dōng east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord; surname Dong
7 电动车 diàn dòng chē
8 电梯 diàn tī elevator; escalator; Classifiers: 台
9 紧急 jǐn jí urgent; emergency
10 情况 qíng kuàng circumstances; state of affairs; situation; Classifiers: 个
11 民族 mín zú nationality; ethnic group; Classifiers: 个
12 农场 nóng chǎng farm
13 农民 nóng mín peasant; farmer; Classifiers: 个
14 鞭炮 biān pào firecrackers; string of small firecrackers; Classifiers: 枚
15 楼 lóu house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; Classifiers: 层 ; surname Lou
16 飞 fēi to fly
17 故宫 gù gōng former imperial palace; the Forbidden City; abbr. for 故宫博物院
18 外国人 wài guó rén foreigner
19 前台 qián tái stage; proscenium; foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.); front desk; reception desk; (computing) front-end; foreground
20 姓名 xìng míng surname and given name; full name
21 玩 wán to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]); to keep sth for entertainment; variant of 玩 [wan2]; Taiwan pr. [wan4]
22 赌博 dǔ bó to gamble
23 大门 dà mén the Doors, US rock band
24 排队 pái duì to line up
25 大运河 dà yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
26 长城 cháng chéng the Great Wall
27 导游 dǎo yóu tour guide; guidebook; to conduct a tour
28 健身房 jiàn shēn fáng gym; gymnasium
29 手工艺 shǒu gōng yì handicraft; arts and crafts
30 衣架 yī jià clothes hanger; clothes rack
31 暖气机 nuǎn qì jī radiator; heater
32 高铁 gāo tiě high speed rail
33 远足 yuǎn zú excursion; hike; march
34 爬山 pá shān to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering
35 历史 lì shǐ history; Classifiers: 门
36 假日 jià rì holiday; non-working day
37 酒店 jiǔ diàn wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club
38 旅馆 lǚ guǎn hotel; Classifiers: 家
39 网络 wǎng luò network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc); Internet
40 路口 lù kǒu crossing; intersection (of roads)
41 钥匙 yào shi key; Classifiers: 把
42 名单 míng dān list of names
43 大厅 dà tīng hall; lounge
44 失物招领 shī wù zhāo lǐng lost-and-found
45 处 chù place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point
46 下铺 xià pū
47 行李 xíng li luggage; Classifiers: 件
48 行李车 xíng lǐ chē
49 大陆 dà lù continent; mainland; Classifiers: 个 ; mainland China (reference to the PRC)
50 地图 dì tú map; Classifiers: 张
51 地铁 dì tiě subway; metro
52 错过 cuò guò to miss (train, opportunity etc)
53 货币 huò bì currency; monetary; money
54 兑换处 duì huàn chù
55 摩托车 mó tuō chē motorbike; motorcycle (loanword); Classifiers: 辆
56 博物馆 bó wù guǎn museum
57 国家 guó jiā country; nation; state; Classifiers: 个
58 下一个 xià yī ge the next one
59 靠走廊 kào zǒu láng next to the aisle; aisle (seat on aircraft)
60 无烟 wú yān nonsmoking (e.g. environment)
61 房 fáng house; room; Classifiers: 间 ; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines); surname Fang
62 噪音 zào yīn rumble; noise; static (in a signal)
63 北 běi north; (classical) to be defeated
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64 口音 kǒu yīn oral speech sounds (linguistics)
65 活动 huó dòng to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior; Classifiers: 项
66 地址 dì zhǐ address; Classifiers: 个
67 冒险 mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
68 空调 kōng tiáo air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode); Classifiers: 台
69 飞机 fēi jī airplane; Classifiers: 架
70 机场 jī chǎng airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship; Classifiers: 家 ,处
71 申请 shēn qǐng to apply for sth; application (form etc); Classifiers: 份
72 约会 yuē huì appointment; engagement; date; Classifiers: 次 ; to arrange to meet
73 艺术 yì shù art
74 背包 bēi bāo knapsack; rucksack; infantry pack; field pack; blanket roll; Classifiers: 个
75 包 bāo to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for); package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; Classifiers: 个 ; surname Bao
76 行李 xíng li luggage; Classifiers: 件
77 认领 rèn lǐng to claim (as one’s property); to adopt (a child); to accept (an illegitimate child as one’s own)
78 区 qū area; region; district; small; distinguish; Classifiers: 个
79 浴室 yù shì bathroom (room used for bathing); Classifiers: 间
80 床 chuáng bed; couch; classifier for beds; Classifiers: 张 ; variant of 床
81 胡同 hú tòng lane; alley; Classifiers: 条 ; variant of 胡同
82 自行车 zì xíng chē bicycle; bike; Classifiers: 辆
83 毯子 tǎn zi blanket; Classifiers: 条
84 登机口 dēng jī kǒu departure gate (aviation)
85 桥梁 qiáo liáng bridge (lit. and fig.)
86 公交车 gōng jiāo chē public transport vehicle; town bus; Classifiers: 辆
87 末班车 mò bān chē last bus or train; last chance
88 长途车 cháng tú chē long-distance bus; coach
89 下 xià down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
90 趟 tāng to wade; to trample; to turn the soil; old variant of 趟
91 车 chē car; vehicle; Classifiers: 辆 ; machine; to shape with a lathe; Kangxi radical 159; surname Che
92 公交 gōng jiāo public transportation; mass transit; abbr. for 公共交通
93 线路 xiàn lù line; circuit; wire; road; railway track; bus route
94 汽车站 qì chē zhàn bus stop; bus station
95 照相机 zhào xiàng jī camera; Classifiers: 个
96 运河 yùn hé canal
97 取消 qǔ xiāo to cancel; cancellation
98 汽车 qì chē car; automobile; bus; Classifiers: 辆
99 赌场 dǔ chǎng casino
100 赶上 gǎn shàng to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for
101 手机 shǒu jī cell phone; mobile phone; Classifiers: 部
102 审查 shěn chá to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship
103 制度 zhì dù system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution; Classifiers: 个
104 入住 rù zhù to check in (at a hotel etc)
105 退房 tuì fáng to check out of a hotel room
106 城市 chéng shì city; town; Classifiers: 座
107 硬币 yìng bì coin; Classifiers: 枚
108 抱怨 bào yuàn to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied
109 投诉 tóu sù complaint; to complain; to register a complaint (esp. as a customer)
110 条件 tiáo jiàn condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; Classifiers: 个
111 街角 jiē jiǎo street corner
112 挤 jǐ to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one’s busy schedule)
113 文化 wén huà culture; civilization; cultural; Classifiers: 个
114 风俗 fēng sú social custom; Classifiers: 个
115 海关 hǎi guān customs (i.e. border crossing inspection); Classifiers: 个
116 推迟 tuī chí to postpone; to put off; to defer
117 押金 yā jīn deposit; down payment
118 目的地 mù dì dì destination (location)
119 绕道 rào dào to go by a roundabout route; to take a detour; (medicine or civil engineering) bypass
120 方言 fāng yán topolect; dialect; topolect; dialect
121 餐车 cān chē dining car; diner
122 方向 fāng xiàng direction; orientation; path to follow; Classifiers: 个
123 距离 jù lí distance; Classifiers: 个 ; to be apart from
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