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Originally Posted by Dd714
You mean Manderin...or Cantonese if he goes to Hong Kong.
You can get by with English only, as it is quickly becomming a second language in China particularly among the young. Hong Kong obviously no problem at all. In Shanghai I ran into lowly train ticket counter people (ones that deal with locals, not tourists) who spoke english.
Taxi's are still a bit difficult, but no big deal.
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For taxis one needs to have a note written in Chinese to show to the taxi driver who don't know any English. The other option would be to have a map with the Chinese characters to show the driver where one wants to go.
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