Air travel
Move through a Chinese airport with less stress.
Airport staff can help quickly when you know how to ask about check-in, checked baggage, security, and your gate.
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Words to use when this really happens
Find check-in
请问,在哪里办理登机?(qǐng wèn, zài nǎr lǐ bàn lǐ dēng jī?) means “Where do I check in?”
Check baggage
我要托运行李 (wǒ yào tuō yùn xíng lǐ) means “I want to check this luggage.”
Find the gate
登机口在哪儿?(dēng jī kǒu zài nǎr?) means “Where is the boarding gate?”
Turn phrases into replies
Practice the air travel moment before you are in it.
In TalkChinese AI, you respond out loud, hear a natural follow-up, and try again. That is how a phrase becomes something you can actually say.
- Practice this turnFind check-in
- Practice this turnCheck baggage
- Practice this turnFind the gate
请再说一遍
qǐng zài shuō yí biàn — “Please say that again.” One reliable sentence gives you room to listen, think, and keep going.
Questions people ask
What does 托运 mean?
托运 means to check baggage for a flight.
Can airport staff speak English?
Many major airports have English support, but these phrases remain useful at smaller counters.
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