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[wilddollfan]

i will travel to china soon. i dont speak any chinese. i have found electronic translators, but they are expensive. my question is should i spend the money on one of these or will i be ok to travel without one. thanks for any help.

[pbv1247]

u did not mention where i nchina u are going, on your own or tour, staying in 5 star hotel or budget hotel. most 5 star hotel have people with limited english speaking capability around.

[Khuu327]

i will travel to china soon. i dont speak any chinese. i have found electronic translators, but they are expensive. my question is should i spend the money on one of these or will i be ok to travel without one. thanks for any help.

If you're going on a tour then you don't need to waste your money on stupid electronic translators. Better to spend your money on a Chinese translator in China then an electronic translator. Go to Craigslist.com, on the right hand side, look for China, click on it, click the cities and brings you to craigslists of china, on here you can look for "services" and most likely there'll be Chinese translators that speaks English and Mandarin or Cantonese or Shanghainese, depends which province you go and they are for hire. Email them inquiring their services.

If you're traveling by yourself and don't speak the language, most likely you'll be taken advantage off in the way of paying a little bit more for everything because you're a foreigner and if you're caucasian you're an easy target. Most chinese people will not take advantage regardless if you're a foreigner or not, these are hard working people and they love to help those in need. Very rarely will you run into trouble, getting scammed, etc. it does happen but just use common sense and don't trust anyone.

[wilddollfan]

thanks guys. im going to nanning and also a few other places i hope. hong kong, beijing, hainan island. thanks for the info.