Getting Around Card 7 of 12
Asking Directions
You're lost on foot and picking your moment to approach a passerby.
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您好，请问一下，我去这个地方，怎么走？远不远？麻烦您给我指一下路，非常感谢！
In English
Hello, may I ask — I'm trying to get here. How do I walk to it? Is it far? Please point me the way, thank you so much!
Pinyin
Nín hǎo, qǐngwèn yíxià, wǒ yào qù zhège dìfang, zěnme zǒu? Yuǎn bù yuǎn? Máfan nín gěi wǒ zhǐ yíxià lù, fēicháng gǎnxiè!
Good to know
Point at the place name on your phone while showing this card. If the answer turns long, expect them to just walk you there — that's normal kindness here, not a scam.
Want the full background? Read the survival Chinese guide .