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Here you'll learn how to check into your hotel, including how to confirm how many rooms you booked and the duration of your stay. You'll learn the essential words and phrases in Mandarin Chinese for communicating with the hotel receptionist when checking in.

Having arrived by taxi at the hotel booked for you, you are now ready to get checked in. Hotel staff in China, especially those on the front desk, generally have a good level of English. You can take advantage of this by asking them to book tours or book taxis for you. They will also be happy to help with writing down directions for you. Hotel staff will greatly appreciate if you make the effort to speak some Chinese to them!