Useful Chinese Phrases for Canton Fair: Taxi, Shopping & Business (2026)

Even though Google Translate works well, having these key phrases saved as screenshots on your phone can save your life (and your wallet) when the internet is slow or a taxi driver is impatient.

馃殨 For Taxis & Didi

Show these to the driver.

• "Take me to the Canton Fair Complex."
  • 馃嚚馃嚦 璇峰甫鎴戝幓骞夸氦浼氬睍棣嗐€?(Q菒ng d脿i w菕 q霉 Gu菐ngji膩ohu矛 Zh菐ngu菐n.)
• "Take me to this hotel." (Show hotel card with this)
  • 馃嚚馃嚦 璇峰甫鎴戝幓杩欎釜閰掑簵銆?(Q菒ng d脿i w菕 q霉 zh猫ge ji菙di脿n.)
• "Please turn on the meter." (Avoid scams)
  • 馃嚚馃嚦 璇锋墦琛ㄣ€?(Q菒ng d菐bi菐o.)
• "Stop here, please."
  • 馃嚚馃嚦 璇峰湪杩欓噷鍋滆溅銆?(Q菒ng z脿i zh猫l菒 t铆ngch膿.)

馃泹锔?For Shopping & Bargaining

Use these at the wholesale markets like Baima or Guihuagang.

• "How much is this?"
  • 馃嚚馃嚦 杩欎釜澶氬皯閽憋紵 (Zh猫ge du艒sh菐o qi谩n?)
• "Too expensive!"
  • 馃嚚馃嚦 澶吹浜嗭紒 (T脿i gu矛 le!)
• "Can you give me a discount?"
  • 馃嚚馃嚦 渚垮疁涓€鐐瑰彲浠ュ悧锛?(Pi谩ny铆 y墨di菐n k臎y菒 ma?)
• "Do you have a sample?"
  • 馃嚚馃嚦 鏈夋牱鍝佸悧锛?(Y菕u y脿ngp菒n ma?)
• "What is your MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity)?"
  • 馃嚚馃嚦 璧疯閲忔槸澶氬皯锛?(Q菒d矛ngli脿ng sh矛 du艒sh菐o?)

馃崨 For Dining

• "I cannot eat spicy food." (Crucial in China)
  • 馃嚚馃嚦 鎴戜笉鍚冭荆銆?(W菕 b霉 ch墨 l脿.)
• "The bill, please."
  • 馃嚚馃嚦 涔板崟銆?(M菐id膩n.)
• "Do you have an English menu?"
  • 馃嚚馃嚦 鏈夎嫳鏂囪彍鍗曞悧锛?(Y菕u Y墨ngw茅n c脿id膩n ma?)

馃 Polite Business Greetings

• "Hello." (Standard)
  • 馃嚚馃嚦 鎮ㄥソ銆?(N铆nh菐o.) - Using "Nin" is more respectful than "Ni".
• "Thank you."
  • 馃嚚馃嚦 璋㈣阿銆?(Xi猫xie.)
• "Nice to meet you."
  • 馃嚚馃嚦 寰堥珮鍏磋璇嗕綘銆?(H臎n g膩ox矛ng r猫nsh铆 n菒.)