Is That Place Far From Here?

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

• “不远，就在前面。” — Not far, it is just ahead.
• “有点远，你打车吧。” — It is a bit far — take a taxi.
• “就在那边，很近。” — It is over there, very close.
• “走过去大概二十分钟。” — About twenty minutes on foot.

Pro tips

• Point in the direction you want to go and then ask. A pointing gesture plus 远吗 (yuǎn ma) gets an answer more reliably than the card alone.
• Locals judge distance in walking minutes, not kilometres. If they say “near”, it usually means under 15 minutes.
• When two people give you different answers, ask a third — and the third answer is the one that is usually right.

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/.