Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
If you have a car, scout out areas that are by the ring roads or expressways, and if you're
going to rely on public transport, look for locations around subway hubs, particularly those
where multiple lines intersect. Try to get as close as possible to the subway station, because
in winter that 20-minute walk every morning in -10°C (14°F) temperatures can become a
real low point of your day.
HOUSING TERMS
ENGLISH
CHINESE
PINYIN
Bank
yínháng
银行
Contract / lease
hétong
合同
Deposit
押金
y
ā
j
ī
n
Electricity bill
diàn fèi
电费
Gas bill
méiqì fèi
煤气费
Heating bill
暖气费
nu
ǎ
nqì fèi
Landlord
房东
fángd
ō
ng
Passport
hùzhào
护照
Pay
交
ji
ā
o
Photocopy
fùyìn
复印
Police station
派出所
pàich
ū
su
ǒ
Real estate agent
房屋中介
fángw
ū
zh
ō
ngjiè
Real estate agent fee
中介费
zh
ō
ngjiè fèi
Register
登记
d
ē
ngjì
Rent
房租
fángz
ū
Sign your name
签字
qi
ā
nzì
Tenant
fángkè
房客
Visa
签证
qi
ā
nzhèng
Water bill
水费
shu
ǐ
fèi
The bus network is extraordinarily extensive and cheap, but unless you have an affinity
for sardines, it's probably not best to make this your first transport option.
Many of the major international offices are located somewhere in the central area of
Chaoyang district. Most of the international schools, however, are up in Shunyi in the north.
To get from the Central Business District to Shunyi during rush hour can easily take an hour,
whether you go by subway or drive. The subways are also always jampacked at this time, so
