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Guide · 指南

Good to know

Left: Traditional (Taiwan). Right: Simplified (mainland). Tap to hear it. "Say" is a rough English sound-alike; tones matter less than a smile.

  • Hello
    nǐ hǎo
    Say: nee how
  • Thank you
    xièxie
    Say: shyeh-shyeh
  • Nice to meet you
    hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ
    Say: hun gow-shing ren-shuh nee
  • Cheers
    gānbēi
    Say: gahn-bay
  • How much is it?
    duōshǎo qián?
    Say: dwor-shao chyen?
  • The bill, please
    qǐng mǎidān
    Say: ching my-dahn
  • No ice, please
    bú yào bīngkuài
    Say: boo yow bing-kwai
  • I don't eat spicy food
    wǒ bù chī là
    Say: wor boo chuh lah
  • Where is the toilet?
    xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ?
    Say: shee-show-jyen dzai nah-lee?
  • Please take me to this hotel
    qǐng dài wǒ qù zhè jiā jiǔdiàn
    Say: ching dye wor chyoo jay jyah jyo-dyen
  • Delicious
    hǎochī
    Say: how-chuh
  • Excuse me
    bù hǎoyìsi
    Say: boo how-ee-suh
  • Goodbye
    zàijiàn
    Say: dzai-jyen
  • Sorry
    duìbuqǐ
    Say: dway-boo-chee
  • This is my business card
    zhè shì wǒ de míngpiàn
    Say: juh shuh wor duh ming-pyen

Before Shenzhen · 入境卡

Fill in your China arrival card

Since 20 November 2025, foreign travellers can fill in China's arrival card online before landing. Doing it tonight or on the flight saves you time at immigration in Shenzhen.

Fill in the arrival card
Have this ready
  • Your passport
  • Flight: ZH9074, Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) → Shenzhen Bao'an (SZX), Tuesday 3 November
  • Address in China: Park Hyatt Shenzhen, 5023 Yi Tian Road, Futian District, Shenzhen深圳市福田区益田路5023号
  • Purpose of visit: business

Also possible via the NIA 12367 app or the 移民局12367 WeChat mini program. No time? You can still scan the QR code or fill in a paper card at immigration.

Filling in the card is free. Only use the official link above: fake sites charge a fee.

Watch · 紀錄片

How Taiwan built its semiconductor industry

TaiwanPlus documentary on how Taiwan went from modest beginnings to the heart of the global chip industry, told by the engineers, scientists and policymakers who built it.

Watch on YouTube

Plays inside the page. If nothing shows, open it on YouTube.

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The booklet · 場刊

Taipei & Shenzhen

A field guide to Asia's AI century, for curious Europeans. Essays for the flight, short field guides for the moments in between.

台Part I · Taiwan
  • Four hundred years on Formosa
  • Breakfast in Taipei, 1974
  • The AI island
  • Taipei, quietly
深Part II · Shenzhen
  • Shenzhen speed
  • The hardware capital
  • Shenzhen, practically
芯Part III · The race
  • Open, cheap and fast
  • The long plan
  • How they see us
  • Reading the room

Also inside: ten things to take home, words and phrases, the in-flight quiz, and a read-further list for the flight home.

Read the booklet Download for offline

Keep it on your phone: the plane has no wifi.