How Do I Get There?

How to use this card

1. Save it before you travel. Download the whole pack from /rescue-cards/ and it works offline — no app, no data plan.
2. Show the big Chinese line to whoever you are talking to. They read characters; the English at the bottom is for you.
3. Say it out loud too if they hesitate. A spoken request gets a faster answer than a silent card, and repeating it removes all doubt.
4. Read the English to understand the reply.

What they will likely say

• “很近，走路十分钟就到。” — It is very close — about ten minutes on foot.
• “坐地铁四号线，比较方便。” — Take metro line 4, that is more convenient.
• “我带你去吧。” — I will take you there.
• “你可以打车过去，司机都认得。” — You can take a taxi — all the drivers know the way.

Pro tips

• Say it out loud as well as showing the card. A spoken request gets answered noticeably faster than a silent one held up at chest height.
• Under the Great Wall applies: being visibly a foreigner asking a question is not a problem. Being visibly lost and silent is.
• If nobody stops, walk into any shop and ask. A purchase of something small is a fair price for directions, and often not even necessary.

Related guides

• Full guide — background reading for this situation

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This card is one of the TravelHubChina phrase cards — bilingual, offline, and verified against how people actually talk in China rather than textbook grammar. The full set is free at travelhubchina.com/rescue-cards/.