Don’t even think of staying around your lhguan (lyew gwahn; hotel) or house on a beautiful sunny day — especially if you’re about to explore a new chengshi (chuhng shir; city) in China. You have so much to see and do. You may want to check out a performance of J.ngju (jeeng jyew; Peking Opera) or head over to the nearest bowuguan (baw woo gwahn; museum) to take in the latest yishu zhanlan (ee shoo jahn lahn; art exhibit). If you don’t know where you’re going, you need to know how to ask for f.ngxiang (fahng shyahng; directions); how to read a ditu (dee too; map); and how to get from here to there via g.nggongqichv (goong goong chee chuh; bus), ditie (dee tyeh; subway), or ch.z.chv (choo dzoo chuh; taxi). If you want to look at a train or bus shiji.nbiao (shir jyan byaow; schedule), you may ask yourself what day it is j.nti.n (jin tyan; today) and what time it is xianzai (shyan dzye; now).
