Handarin: Chinese for Travel
Quantum Quacks Travel & Local In-app purchases
Mandarin phrasebook for China travel: clear audio, pinyin, HSK, tips, offline
- Downloads
- 48+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- Updated
- Sep 1
- 2026 · v1.0.6
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About Handarin: Chinese for Travel
Traveling to China? Handarin is your pocket Mandarin phrasebook — real travel phrases with clear audio, pinyin, and Simplified & Traditional characters, so you can be understood from the moment you land.
WHAT'S INSIDE
149 real travel phrases for the situations you'll actually face:
- Greetings and etiquette
- Restaurants, ordering and tea houses
- Transport: taxi, metro, high-speed train
- Hotels and check-in
- Shopping and bargaining
- Directions and getting around
- Emergencies and health
- Numbers, prices and money
- Useful everyday words
CLEAR AUDIO
Hear every phrase in clear, correctly-toned Mandarin, with male and female voices, so you learn the tones the right way.
CHINESE CHARACTERS
- Simplified and Traditional characters plus pinyin for every phrase
- HSK 1–3 hanzi with pinyin and meanings
59 TRAVEL TIPS
Practical, China-specific advice: WeChat Pay and Alipay, VPNs, DiDi, high-speed trains, tea-house scams, tipping, chopstick etiquette and more — in your language.
BUILT-IN CURRENCY CONVERTER
Convert Chinese yuan (CNY) to your currency in real time, with an offline fallback. One less app to install.
MADE FOR TRAVELERS
- Works fully offline (only live exchange rates need internet)
- 14 interface languages
- Light and dark mode
- Favorites and instant search
- No ads, no account, no personal data — your privacy comes first
WHO IT'S FOR
- First trip to China, and you don't speak a word of Mandarin
- A layover or a short stopover in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu or Guangzhou
- Business travel, where getting a taxi and a receipt right actually matters
- Anyone starting Mandarin who wants real, useful sentences before grammar drills
HOW YOU'LL ACTUALLY USE IT
Search for the situation you're in, tap to hear the phrase, and show the screen to
the taxi driver, the waiter or the hotel desk. Simplified characters on screen mean
you get understood even when speaking it out loud doesn't work the first time.
Save the phrases you need for tomorrow to Favorites.
WHY OFFLINE MATTERS IN CHINA
Roaming is expensive, public Wi-Fi asks for a Chinese phone number, and many of the
apps you rely on at home are hard to reach. Handarin keeps every phrase, character,
tip and audio clip on your device: on the plane, in the metro, in a village with no
signal, it all still works. Only live exchange rates need a connection, and there is
an offline fallback for those too.
FREE & PRO
Handarin is free to use, with a core set of phrases, tips and HSK 1 characters. Unlock everything with a single one-time Handarin Pro purchase — no subscriptions:
- All premium travel tips (culture, connectivity, health)
- HSK 2+ characters
- Lifetime access, buy once
Download Handarin and speak Mandarin with confidence. 一路平安 — have a safe trip!
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Developed by Quantum Quacks
WHAT'S INSIDE
149 real travel phrases for the situations you'll actually face:
- Greetings and etiquette
- Restaurants, ordering and tea houses
- Transport: taxi, metro, high-speed train
- Hotels and check-in
- Shopping and bargaining
- Directions and getting around
- Emergencies and health
- Numbers, prices and money
- Useful everyday words
CLEAR AUDIO
Hear every phrase in clear, correctly-toned Mandarin, with male and female voices, so you learn the tones the right way.
CHINESE CHARACTERS
- Simplified and Traditional characters plus pinyin for every phrase
- HSK 1–3 hanzi with pinyin and meanings
59 TRAVEL TIPS
Practical, China-specific advice: WeChat Pay and Alipay, VPNs, DiDi, high-speed trains, tea-house scams, tipping, chopstick etiquette and more — in your language.
BUILT-IN CURRENCY CONVERTER
Convert Chinese yuan (CNY) to your currency in real time, with an offline fallback. One less app to install.
MADE FOR TRAVELERS
- Works fully offline (only live exchange rates need internet)
- 14 interface languages
- Light and dark mode
- Favorites and instant search
- No ads, no account, no personal data — your privacy comes first
WHO IT'S FOR
- First trip to China, and you don't speak a word of Mandarin
- A layover or a short stopover in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu or Guangzhou
- Business travel, where getting a taxi and a receipt right actually matters
- Anyone starting Mandarin who wants real, useful sentences before grammar drills
HOW YOU'LL ACTUALLY USE IT
Search for the situation you're in, tap to hear the phrase, and show the screen to
the taxi driver, the waiter or the hotel desk. Simplified characters on screen mean
you get understood even when speaking it out loud doesn't work the first time.
Save the phrases you need for tomorrow to Favorites.
WHY OFFLINE MATTERS IN CHINA
Roaming is expensive, public Wi-Fi asks for a Chinese phone number, and many of the
apps you rely on at home are hard to reach. Handarin keeps every phrase, character,
tip and audio clip on your device: on the plane, in the metro, in a village with no
signal, it all still works. Only live exchange rates need a connection, and there is
an offline fallback for those too.
FREE & PRO
Handarin is free to use, with a core set of phrases, tips and HSK 1 characters. Unlock everything with a single one-time Handarin Pro purchase — no subscriptions:
- All premium travel tips (culture, connectivity, health)
- HSK 2+ characters
- Lifetime access, buy once
Download Handarin and speak Mandarin with confidence. 一路平安 — have a safe trip!
---
Developed by Quantum Quacks
What’s new
Version 1.0.6 · Updated September 1, 2026
Under-the-hood improvements and fixes.
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