A 7-day downloadable PDF guide to confident, practical Mandarin for your trip — 60+ phrases organised by situation, pocket-sized cut-out cards, and a printable one-page cheat sheet.
学一点，走遍天下 · Xué yīdiǎn, zǒu biàn tiānxiàYou don't need years of study to travel confidently through China, Taiwan, or anywhere Mandarin is spoken. You need the right ~60 phrases, organised by the situations you'll actually face — and the confidence to use them.
This guide takes you through one chapter per day for 7 days (about 20-30 minutes each) — by the end, you'll handle airports, taxis, hotels, restaurants, shopping, and emergencies, backed by a printable cheat sheet and 24 pocket phrase cards.
Beautifully designed, print-ready, works offline on your phone or tablet.
Organised by real situations: airport, transport, hotels, food, shopping, emergencies.
Pocket-sized reference cards for your wallet — print, cut, and carry.
Every phrase condensed onto a single printable page.
The etiquette and customs that make every interaction smoother.
Every phrase pairs with NihaoNext's free audio phrasebook — hear native pronunciation.
Greetings & the survival phrases that work everywhere
Immigration, customs, SIM cards, getting into the city
Taxis, DiDi, metro, and high-speed rail
Check-in, requests, and solving common problems
Ordering, dietary needs, street food, paying the bill
Prices, mobile payment, and how to bargain properly
Safety phrases plus 10 cultural notes that matter
Anyone planning a trip to a Mandarin-speaking destination who wants to go beyond "hello" and "thank you" — without committing to months of language study. No prior Mandarin knowledge required. If you can read English, you can use this guide from page one.
A single 21-page PDF, optimised for both screen reading (phone/tablet) and printing. Works completely offline once downloaded — perfect for flights and areas without reliable internet.
No. This guide assumes zero prior knowledge. Day 1 includes a 60-second pronunciation primer covering everything you need to read the phrases aloud.
Yes — Mandarin phrases are universally understood across all Mandarin-speaking regions. A few cultural notes are mainland-China-specific (clearly marked), but the language content applies everywhere.
Every phrase in this guide also appears in NihaoNext's free online Phrasebook, where you can tap any phrase to hear it spoken aloud. The PDF includes the direct link.
If you experience a technical issue or the guide isn't right for you, contact us within 14 days at contact@nihaonext.com — see our Terms for details.