Chinese For Dummies (101 page)

guānliǎo zhǔyì
官僚主义
(
官僚主義
) (gwan-lyaow joo-ee) (
bureaucracy
)

jiànkāng zhèngshū
健康证书
(
健康證書
) (jyan-kahng juhng-shoo) (
health certificate
)

línshìguǎn
领事馆
(
領事館
) (leen-shir-gwan) (
consulate
)

páiduì
排队
(
排隊
) (pye-dway) (
to stand in
line
)

qiānzhèng chù
签证处
(
簽證處
) (chyan-juhng choo) (
visa section
)

Packing for Your Trip

Are you the type who likes to
zhuāngrù
裝入
(jwahng-roo) (
pack
) everything under the sun in three different pieces of oversized
xíngli
行李
(sheeng-lee) (
luggage
) before a trip? Or are you more the
bèibāo
背包
(bay-baow) (
backpack
) type, content to take only the bare essentials? Either way, you have to prepare your bags in advance if you want to qualify them as
shǒutí xíngli
手提行李
(show-tee sheeng-lee) (
carry-on luggage
) or
tuōyùn xíngli
托运行李
(
托運行李
)
(twaw-yewn sheeng-lee) (
checked luggage
).

What kind of clothes to pack depends on where you're going;
Chapter 9
gives you the lowdown on various items of clothing. No matter where you plan to go, you should pack some of these items:

chúchòu jì
除臭剂
(
除臭劑
)
(choo-cho jee) (
deodorant
)

féizào
肥皂
(fay-dzaow)
(
soap
)

guālián dāo
刮脸刀
(
刮臉刀
)
(gwah-lyan daow) (
razor
)

huàzhuāng pǐn
化妝品
(hwah-jwahng peen) (
makeup
)

nào zhōng
闹钟
(
鬧鐘
)
(naow joong) (
alarm clock
)

shuāzi
刷子
(shwah-dzuh) (
brush
)

shùkǒu shuǐ
漱口水
(shoo-ko shway) (
mouthwash
)