Show-the-driver address card
Paste your destination in Chinese, hit full screen, and hand the phone over. Characters big enough to read from the front seat, with “please take me here” and “please stop here” already on the card. Saved on your device, so it still works when the signal doesn't.
Build your card
请带我去这里，谢谢。
Please take me here, thank you.
你的目的地会显示在这里
到了请说一声。请在这里停。
Please tell me when we arrive. Please stop here.
Say it as well as show it
The full set, with audio and what the driver says back to you, is on taxis and ride-hailing.
Why a card beats saying it
Place names are the hardest thing a beginner can attempt to pronounce: they are dense with tones, often contain characters you have never met, and a driver who mishears one syllable will take you to a different district. Showing the destination removes the entire problem — and it is what locals do too when the address is unfamiliar.
Make the card before you leave the hotel, and make a second one for the hotel itself. Getting there is only half the journey, and the return leg is the one where you are tired, it is dark, and your phone is at 4%. Print it if you want the version that survives a flat battery.
Frequently asked questions
Is my address sent anywhere?
No. The card is built in your browser and stored only on your own device, so the page keeps working with no signal once it has loaded. Nothing you type here reaches our server.
Where do I get my hotel's address in Chinese?
From the booking confirmation — international booking sites almost always include the local-language address. Failing that, the hotel's own website, or its business card at the front desk. As a last resort put the name into our English → Chinese translator, but verify the result against the booking: hotel names are exactly the kind of proper noun machine translation gets wrong.
Does this work in Taiwan and Hong Kong?
Yes — paste the address in whatever script it is written in. Taiwan and Hong Kong use traditional characters; if your address is in simplified and you want the traditional form, run it through the Simplified ↔ Traditional converter first.