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Lonely Planet China Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Get more from your multi-country trip with easy-to-find phrases for Mandarin, Cantonese, Chaozhou, Dongbei Hua, Hakka, Hunanese, Shanghainese, Sichuanese, Xi'an, Yunnan Hua, Zhuang, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uighur. With language tools in your back pocket, you can truly get to the heart of wherever you go, so begin your journey now!

Coverage Includes: Mandarin, Cantonese, Chaozhou, Dongbei Hua, Hakka, Hunanese, Shanghainese, Sichuanese, Xi'an, Yunnan Hua, Zhuang, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uighur.

Organized by language, this one-stop resource makes travelling through multiple countries simple. With each language you can:



Order with confidence, explain food allergies, and try new foods
Save time and hassles with vital phrases at your fingertips
Never get stuck for words with the 350-word two-way, quick-reference dictionaries
Be prepared for common and emergency travel situations with practical phrases and terminology
Meet friends with conversation starter phrases
Get your message across with easy-to-use pronunciation guides



Inside Lonely Planet China Phrasebook & Dictionary :



Full-color throughout
User-friendly layout organized by travel scenario categories
Survival phrases inside front cover for at-a-glance on-the-fly cues
Language map for quick reference

Covers



Basics - time, dates, numbers, pronunciations, common language difficulties
Practical - sightseeing, banking, post office, internet, phones, bargai