{"id":796,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/how-to-travel-china-without-speaking-chinese\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T15:46:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T07:46:44","slug":"how-to-travel-china-without-speaking-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-travel-china-without-speaking-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Travel China Without Speaking Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"

I Love China! It\u2019s such a stunning country, the people are friendly and kind, and there is so much to see such as the beautiful pandas of Chengdu, camping on the Great Wall, Disneyland Shanghai and beautiful Hangzhou.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I Love China,\u00a0 It\u2019s such a stunning country, the people are friendly<\/a> and kind, and there is so much to see such as the beautiful pandas of Chengdu, camping on the Great Wall, Disneyland Shanghai and beautiful Hangzhou.<\/p>\n

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Many people worry about getting around China without speaking the language. Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese and all the dialects in between) is one of the hardest languages to learn, ever. But China is such an amazing travel<\/a> destination. Don’t let your lack of ability to speak Chinese hold you back from having the adventure of your life!<\/p>\n

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Before we get started, you need to know two things.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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#1 DON\u2019T’ <\/strong>blame yourself for not being able to speak Chinese. Chinese is SUPER hard to learn, especially for those from non-tonal language traditions (English included). The writing is totally beautiful, but entirely undecipherable.<\/p>\n

#2 <\/strong>Absolutely DO NOT<\/strong> let it hold you back from travelling to an incredible, dynamic, thousands-of-other-adjectives country. China is worth a visit, or two or three, for as long and as far as you can afford.<\/p>\n

SO what is the ultimate solution? Well, the answer is that it isn’t easy but it can be done and it may well be easier than you think<\/strong>. This article is meant to help people who may find themselves in China or in any country where they don’t speak the language, or when options of learning it are next to impossible.<\/p>\n

The following list of tips can help a person who doesn’t speak Chinese or much Chinese survive more easily.<\/p>\n

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