🇨🇳 Going to China · zero Mandarin needed

Didi, Alipay & the menu — handled.

400+ travel phrases recorded by Joy, a certified Mandarin teacher from Nanjing — not a robot. You show the phone, locals tap the answer back. Works with zero internet in China.

Free to start · full kit $4.99 once — no subscription
Works offlineEmergency free foreverOne-time $4.99No account needed
Real teacher — verify on Preply ↗ Real app — App Store ↗ Real voice — try the demo ↓
Joy 雨洁 — certified Mandarin teacher from Nanjing, the real voice inside the app
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Joy 雨洁 · certified Mandarin teacher, NanjingEvery clip is her real voice — verify on Preply ↗
400+phrases in a real voice
19two-way conversations
100%offline once installed
$4.99once · never again
Live demo · real audio

Order dinner right now, without speaking.

This is the actual app flow: you tap a line, Joy's voice says it, the waiter taps a reply back. Try it — the audio is the same 404 clips that ship in the app.

  • Tap a green bubble to replay Joy's voice.
  • Hand-the-phone moments show big buttons the waiter taps.
  • Every clip plays fully offline in the app.
🍜 Order dinner — live demo● JOY'S REAL VOICE
Sound familiar?

The three moments every traveler freezes.

📞

The Didi driver calls you

He asks something fast in Mandarin. You freeze — he cancels. Drivers confirm you by the last 4 digits of your phone number.

🍜

The menu is a wall of characters

You point at a photo and hope it isn't intestine. Asking "is this spicy?" feels impossible.

📵

Your translator needs signal

Subways, elevators, high-speed rail — exactly where you need to read a sign, your apps go dark.

Every phrase lives on your phone. Airplane mode included.
What's inside

Built for the moment you can't google it.

THE MAGIC

They tap the answer back

Every question shows big reply buttons. The local taps — you read it in English. No typing, no talking.

REAL VOICE

404 clips by a real teacher

Joy recorded every phrase herself. Tones are the meaning in Mandarin — a robot voice flattens them.

ALWAYS FREE

Emergency essentials

One-tap 120 / 110 / 119, your medical card, allergy phrases — never behind the paywall.

OFFLINE

Zero internet needed

All audio ships with the app. Land, open, speak — before you have a SIM or Wi-Fi.

App screen: Didi driver calling — show the last four digits of your number, huge, with Chinese reading App screen: two-way conversation — you show a question, the local taps a reply button App screen: offline medical card with allergies and blood type in Chinese

Real screens from the app — exactly what you'll hand across the counter.

The same trip, twice

Your first day in China — with and without a voice.

😰 Without

Didi driver calls, asks something fast.You freeze, he cancels.
Menu is a wall of characters.Point at a photo, hope it isn't intestine.
Pharmacy at 9pm, translator needs signal.The subway has none.
"可以扫码吗?" at every counter.You hand over cash. Nobody has change.

😎 With the kit

Phone says your last 4 digits in ChineseTry it below with your own number ↓
You show one line, the waiter taps a replyYou did it in the demo ↑
All 400+ clips play in airplane modeSubway, basement, mountain village.
One card settles any checkoutSet up mobile pay before you fly →
Try the party trick

"Last four digits?"
— every Didi driver, day one.

Drivers confirm passengers by the last 4 digits of your number. The app shows yours huge and says it the Chinese way — 1 is read "yāo", a detail most apps get wrong. Type any 4 digits; nothing is stored.

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Why trust this

Every claim on this page links somewhere you can check.

"Joy is an amazing teacher — patient, structured, and genuinely invested. My trip to Chengdu felt easy."

Preply student review — read them on her profile ↗
Every claim here is independently verifiable. The teacher is real (Preply ↗), the app is real (App Store ↗), the voice is real (demo ↑). That's the whole pitch.
Joy — certified Mandarin teacher, on the street in China
Free, no signup

Tools & guides travelers actually use.

🥜 Chinese Allergy Card

Pick allergens, get teacher-verified Chinese with severity levels and cross-contamination wording. Print or save.

🎧 30-Phrase Prep Pack

The essential phrases in Joy's voice + a printable checklist. Works on any phone, including Android.

🚄 240-Hour Visa-Free Guide

Who qualifies, which ports, and the itinerary rule that decides it — explained in plain English.

Free China Trip Prep Pack

30 phrases in Joy's voice,
in your inbox now.

Audio + printable checklist. Works on any phone. No spam — it's a prep pack, not a newsletter.

Can't wait? Read the full pack online now → · No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Before you ask

Quick answers

Is this a real app, or a web page?
A real iOS app, reviewed by Apple, installed from the App Store. Search "China Survival Kit" — the one with Joy's voice is ours.
I'm on Android — what can I use?
The app is iOS-only for now, but the free Prep Pack (30 phrases + checklist) and every guide here work on any phone. The allergy card generator runs in your browser.
What's free and what costs money?
Free forever: emergency dialing and phrases, your medical card, tools, starter phrases. $4.99 once unlocks all 19 scenarios — no subscription, no account. Restore anytime with your Apple ID.
Is it really a human voice?
Yes — recorded by Joy, a certified Mandarin teacher from Nanjing. Hear her in the demo or book a live lesson ↗. Only sentences built from your own input (like a custom allergy line) use your phone's voice.
Does it work without internet in China?
Fully. All 400+ clips are on your phone at download. Airplane mode, subway, mountain village — everything plays.
Ready when you are

Land in China with a voice
in your pocket.

$4.99 onceWorks offlineEmergency free forever