---
title: "Travel in China | Chinese Reading Practice with Audio | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "Taxis, trains, menus and prices: the Chinese for getting around China on your own."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/travel"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

# Travel in China

Taxis, trains, menus and prices: the Chinese for getting around China on your own.

## Choose a levelRead at your level

Every reading sits at the level where most of its words are taught

[**All**](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/travel) [**HSK 1**10 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/travel?level=1) [**HSK 2**9 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/travel?level=2) [**HSK 3**10 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/travel?level=3) [**HSK 4**5 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/travel?level=4) [**HSK 5**2 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/travel?level=5)**HSK 6**0 readings**HSK 7–9**0 readings

[**绿灯了，车怎么还在开？**How to cross the road safely in ChinaNewHSK 1 · Article](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-cross-the-road-safely-in-china)

[**怎么点奶茶**How to order bubble tea in ChineseHSK 4 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-order-bubble-tea-in-chinese)

[**怎么砍价**How to bargain in ChineseHSK 4 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-bargain-in-chinese)

[**我在咖啡店门口**How to take a taxi in ChineseHSK 3 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-take-a-taxi-in-chinese)

[**怎么吃火锅**How to eat hot pot in ChinaHSK 5 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-eat-hot-pot-in-china)

[**我不舒服**How to say I’m sick in ChineseHSK 2 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-i-am-sick-in-chinese)

[**十两饺子**How to order dumplings in ChineseHSK 1 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-order-dumplings-in-chinese)

[**五个中文词**My first day in ChinaHSK 2 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/first-day-in-china-five-chinese-words)

[**多少钱？**How much is it?HSK 3 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-ask-how-much-in-chinese)

[**我要去机场**I want to go to the airportHSK 2 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/i-want-to-go-to-the-airport-in-chinese)

[**我要一杯茶**How to order tea in ChineseHSK 3 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-order-tea-in-chinese)

[**路口的小商店**Shopping in Chinese at the corner shopHSK 2 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/chinese-shop-conversation-for-beginners)

## How the levels work

Each reading sits at the HSK level where most of its words are taught: at least 9 in 10 of its words are on the official HSK word list (2025 syllabus) at or below that level. Not sure of yours? Take a free practice test: [HSK 1 practice test](https://mandarinthewild.com/hsk-1-practice-test), [HSK 2 practice test](https://mandarinthewild.com/hsk-2-practice-test), [HSK 3 practice test](https://mandarinthewild.com/hsk-3-practice-test), [HSK 4 practice test](https://mandarinthewild.com/hsk-4-practice-test), [HSK 5 practice test](https://mandarinthewild.com/hsk-5-practice-test), [HSK 6 practice test](https://mandarinthewild.com/hsk-6-practice-test), or see [every HSK practice test](https://mandarinthewild.com/guides/hsk-practice-tests).

## Reading Chinese

Why reading at your level works: [comprehensible input](https://mandarinthewild.com/guides/comprehensible-input-chinese). How fast you read: the [reading speed test](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-reading-speed-test). How the Library compares with [Du Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/du-chinese), [The Chairman’s Bao](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/the-chairmans-bao), [LingQ](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/lingq) and [Language Reactor](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/language-reactor).