Chinese Vocabulary: Travel and tourism

– Useful words you should know –

Want to learn the Chinese language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Chinese with their translation in English, on the topic of travel and tourism. Ideal to help you boost your Chinese vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	CHINESE
travel	lǚxíng
tourism	lǚyóu
a hotel	yījiā jiǔdiàn
on time	zhǔnshí
late	wǎn de
the airport	fēijī chǎng
landing	jiàngluò
take-off	tuō diào
the air conditioning	kòngtiáo
the distance	jùlí
the customs	hǎiguān
the border	biānjiè
the train station	huǒchē zhàn
the bus station	bāshì zhàn
a ticket	yī zhāng piào
the reception	zhāodài huì
the reservation	yùyuē
the road	mǎlù
a highway	gāosù gōnglù
the plane	fēijī
by plane	zuò fēijī qù de
the bus	gōngjiāo chē
the taxi	chūzū chē
the train	huǒchē
the car	qìchē
a helicopter	yī jià zhíshēngjī
the sign	biāozhì
the parking lot	tíngchē chǎng
the passport	hùzhào
the seat	zhège zuòwèi; zhuān zuò; xíwèi
the toilet	cèsuǒ
the sunglasses	tàiyángjìng
a key	guānjiàn
a camera	xiàngjī
one way ticket	dānchéng piào
a return ticket	huíchéng jīpiào
a ticket office	shòupiào chù
an accommodation	zhùsù
a pillow	yīgè zhěntou
a blanket	tǎnzi
a sleeping bag	yīgè shuìdài
a luggage	yīgè xínglǐ
a bag	yīgè bāo
a backpack	yīgè bèibāo
an information	yīgè xìnxī
a tourist	yīgè yóukè
a vaccine	yī zhǒng yìmiáo
an insurance	yī fèn bǎoxiǎn
a postcard	míngxìnpiàn
an itinerary	xíngchéng
a destination	mùdì de
a flashlight	shǒudiàntǒng
an electrical outlet	diànyuán chāzuò
a tent	zhàngpéng
a suitcase	yīgè shǒutí xiāng
to visit	bàifǎng
to travel	qù lǚxíng
to rent	chūzū
to leave	líkāi
to cancel	qǔxiāo
to cancel a reservation	qǔxiāo yùdìng
to photograph	pāizhào
the wind	fēng
the snow	xuě
the rain	yǔ
the storm	fēngbào
the sun	tàiyáng
the sea	dàhǎi
a mountain	yīzuò shān
a lake	hú
a national park	yīgè guójiā gōngyuán
a country	yīgè guójiā
a forest	yīpiàn sēnlín
a cave	yīgè shāndòng
an island	yīgè dǎoyǔ
a beach	shātān
the nature	zìrán
the landscape	jǐngguān
sun cream	fángshài shuāng
a towel	yītiáo máojīn

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