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title: "Chinese Phrases for Directions: 12 With Pinyin and Audio"
description: "12 Chinese phrases for directions, like 请问，银行怎么走？ (Excuse me, how do I get to the bank?) and 离这儿远吗？ (Is it far from here?), each with pinyin over every word, the English and Play to hear it. Keep the words in one press."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-phrases/directions"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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[Chinese phrases](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-phrases) · 12 phrases

# Chinese phrases for directions

Each with pinyin over every word, the English and sound.

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qǐngwèn请问，yínháng银行zěnme怎么zǒu走？

Excuse me, how do I get to the bank?

lí离zhèr这儿yuǎn远ma吗？

Is it far from here?

zǒulù走路yào要duōjiǔ多久？

How long is it on foot?

yīzhí一直wǎngqián往前zǒu走。

Go straight ahead.

wǎng往zuǒ左guǎi拐。

Turn left.

wǎng往yòu右guǎi拐。

Turn right.

zài在hónglǜdēng红绿灯nàr那儿。

At the traffic lights.

guòmǎlù过马路。

Cross the road.

jiù就zài在qiánmiàn前面。

It’s just ahead.

zài在nǐ你de的zuǒbian左边。

It’s on your left.

fùjìn附近yǒu有cèsuǒ厕所ma吗？

Is there a toilet nearby?

nǐ你néng能zài在dìtú地图shàng上zhǐ指gěi给wǒ我kàn看ma吗？

Can you show me on the map?

## What are useful Chinese phrases for directions?

请问，银行怎么走？ (Excuse me, how do I get to the bank?) and 离这儿远吗？ (Is it far from here?) are two of the 12 on this page, each with pinyin and sound.

## How do I say them right?

Press Play and say each phrase with the voice, slow first, then at normal speed. Each word’s pinyin is above it, its tone marked.

## Can’t hear it?

Play uses your device’s Mandarin voice. Edge, Chrome and Safari have one; on other browsers, add Chinese speech in your system’s language settings.

## More free tools

- [Chinese greetings](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-greetings)
- [Chinese idioms](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-idioms)
- [Chinese text to speech](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-text-to-speech)
- [Chinese dictionary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-dictionary)
- [Tone practice](https://mandarinthewild.com/tone-practice)

Pinyin from our own reader.