Real phrases for the airport, the restaurant, the taxi and the payment counter — plus free guides for living in China. Taught by a native speaker.
From Tang Dynasty poetry to modern street food, from calligraphy to K-pop style trends — our cultural curriculum brings China to life in ways no textbook ever could.
Offline audio plus a printable list. Six real situations — airport, taxi, restaurant, shopping, hotel and emergencies.
Get the 50 phrasesHow to use Alipay and WeChat Pay, buy a SIM card, ride the high-speed rail, and get the etiquette right.
Read the guidesInteractive vocabulary with audio, pinyin and example sentences. Practise in the browser — no account needed.
Start practisingSix things that matter on day one: phone, payments, taxi, high-speed rail, restaurants and a dozen phrases. Print it, or send it to someone who is flying over.
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Live 40-minute lessons with a teacher trained in teaching Chinese as a foreign language — taught in English, scheduled around your timezone.
We check your level, hear you speak, and ask what you actually need — a trip next month, a job in Shanghai, or ordering lunch without pointing at the menu.
Book a free diagnosticA written two-week plan, pronunciation correction, and notes plus homework feedback after every lesson. Four lessons for $140.
See lesson detailsEach guide answers one question, shows when it was last updated, and links the official source behind every number.
Setting it up with a passport and an overseas card, the fees to expect, and the four reasons a foreign card fails to bind.
Read the Alipay guideThe setup order, what it costs, when to use it instead of Alipay, and the one switch on your own bank's app that decides whether the first payment works.
Read the WeChat Pay guideRegister with an overseas phone number, switch the app to English, and pay a fixed price shown before you confirm — plus the taxi rules for when the app fails.
Read the DiDi guideWhich machines take overseas cards, the RMB 3,000 cap per withdrawal, the fees your own bank adds, and where to change money when the machine says no.
Read the cash guideThe two refund rates, the shop threshold, the airport steps, and what changed in 2026 — with the official source behind each number.
Read the tax refund guideThe greetings to use, how red envelopes work, which gifts to avoid, and how to behave if you are invited to a Chinese home during Spring Festival.
Read the Spring Festival guideNo. The Pinyin Essentials course starts from zero, and the free guides and 50 travel phrases are usable on your first day in China.
50 travel phrases with audio and a printable list, 37 China guides, and 146 flashcards — no signup needed.
No. It is a one-time payment of $19.90 for lifetime access, including future updates.
Every guide is written against official Chinese sources — government notices and railway ticketing rules — and shows the date it was last updated.
Start with the First 24 Hours in China checklist, then get the 50 travel phrases before you board.
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