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Learning to ask for and receive directions is a very useful skill that is usually associated with beginner language learning. It shouldn't be, it's much harder than that!

I remember when I started learning Chinese and we had one chapter the first semester about navigating a small town drawn in our textbook, complete with a post office, a bank, a school and a library. I remember that the listening exercises were really hard, but that didn't matter much, because we soon moved on to other chapters.
Language isn't just knowledge of words and phrases
In a way, I think asking for directions is a bit like counting in Chinese, i.e. it's something you think you're good at, except that you aren't. This is because a language isn't just knowledge, it's not enough to be able to recall the words in Chinese, you need to be able to do so immediately without thinking. This can only be the result of practising.

The problem is that most people don't practise much, unless they have a terrible sense of direction and get lost all the time in Chinese cities. When I first arrived in Taiwan after one year of studying in Sweden, I was really bad at both asking for and receiving directions! I don't think I'm the only one who has been in this situation.
How to practise
Since asking for and receiving directions is important for all learners (including tourists), I'm going to offer some ways of practising this skill which go beyond your textbook:

Put away your smart phone - This is really important and applies to more than just asking directions. If you don't use your brain to figure out how to do things in Chinese, you will never learn the language. Don't use your GPS and interactive maps to find the way to your destination. This is a wasted learning opportunity! Turn off your phone and ask people around you. Using a smart phone is cheating and the only one who will suffer is you. Yes, it will take longer, but you will also learn more.

Pretend you're lost - Pick a place you know well, then walk a few blocks in one direction and ask someone how to get to the place you just left (or give them a landmark nearby). Listen to their replies carefully. Then ask another stranger the same question. Since you presumably remember the way you just walked, you already know how to get there, your mission now is to learn how to do that in Chinese. Ask as many people you want! Then walk in another direction and repeat the process.

Practise with WordSwing - As a preparation for the above or as a substitute if you don't want to or can't do it for real, you can check out this activity over at WordSwing. It's developed by Kevin and me, and is easy to use: you will hear directions in Chinese and you're supposed to match the instructions to a figure describing how to walk. You need to answer several such questions to get to your final destination. You can also get the sentences written out, look up vocabulary, slow the speech down and much more. Try it out! Also, if you have suggestion for how to improve, just let me know.

Navigating street view - If you want to simulate the feeling of walking through a Chinese city without actually being there, you can use the street view on a map service like Google (only Taiwan?), I Show China, City8 or Baidu. Naturally, you still need someone to ask or give directions, such as a language exchange partner or tutor. I've tried this myself and it works well. Once you've followed directions given to you, try to write your own and see if your friend ends up where you intended him or her to be!

Conclusion
In summary, don't think you know how to ask directions in Chinese just because you have covered that chapter in your textbook. There is no substitute for large amounts of practice, and if you don't get lost often, you can create these situations in the manners described above. If you have any other good ideas for improving, leave a comment!

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Taking a taxi is not as expensive in China as in many Western countries. For example, in Beijing, the 起步价 [qǐ bù jià] （starting price） for a taxi ride is around 14 yuan, and then 2.3 yuan per kilometer. So whenever you want to go somewhere, you can choose to take a taxi.

In this lesson we will learn some taxi related words and how to give directions to the driver.

Taxi in Chinese is 出租车 [chū zū chē] or 的士 [dī shì]. So, to "take a taxi" is 打车 [dǎ chē] or 打的 [dǎ dī].

There are mainly three methods for finding a taxi. The simplest way is to wave your hand when a taxi passes by in the street. If it's a 空车 [kōng chē]（empty car）, it will stop for you. If there are no taxis passing by where you are, you can call the taxi company and ask for a taxi, but this requires that you know the phone number for the taxi company. If you don't have the phone number close by, you may also use a taxi app to book a taxi. Some of the popular taxi booking apps in China are: 滴滴出行, 快的打车, and 优步Uber.

Now that you've entered the taxi, you have to let the 出租车司机[chū zū chē sī jī]（taxi driver）where you want to go. In big cities like Beijng, Shanghai etc, some taxi driver may speak a little bit of English. In a lot of cities, however, they cannot, so this next sentence is important.

师傅 is a respectful way of addressing a skilled worker. "我要去+place" is used to say where you want to go. Not so difficult, right? Here are some common places you might want to go.

机场 [jī chǎng]- airport

火车站 [huǒ chē zhàn]- train station

汽车站 [qì chē zhàn]- bus station

宾馆 [bīn guǎn]- hotel

百货大楼 [bǎi huò dà lóu]- department

公园 [gōng yuán]- park

If the driver knows the way, your work is done here. But in a lot of big cities, sometimes even the driver does not know how to get everywhere. In that case, the driver may ask you:

If you know how to get there, you can respond like this:

Turn left / Turn right

左转/右转 [zuó zhuǎn / yòu zhuǎn] are often used to give directions, and you may also use 拐 [guǎi] instead of 转 - 左拐/右拐 [zuó guǎi / yòu guǎi]. You can also put "往 [wǎng]" in front of these words - 往左（拐）/ 往右（拐） [wǎng zuó guǎi / wǎng yòu guǎi].
The meaning of 往 [wǎng] is similar to the English "towards".

往东/西/南/北 走 [wǎng dōng/xī/nán/běi zǒu]- towards east/west/south/north

前面第一个路口右拐 [qián miàn dì yī ge lù kǒu yòu zhuǎn]- turn right at the first crossing

第二个十字路口左转 [dì èr ge shí zì lù kǒu zuǒ zhuǎn]- turn left at the second crossing

If you don't know the way, you can reply like this:

Now you can communicate with the taxi driver! Enjoy your trip in China!

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