Mandarin²

Public Services and Customs

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Customs and Documents

Learn vocabulary for passports, customs, forms and travel documents.

1. Important documents

护照

hù zhào

passport

签证

qiān zhèng

visa

身份证

shēn fèn zhèng

ID card

文件

wén jiàn

document

请给我看看你的护照。

Please show me your passport.

我已经准备好了所有文件。

I have already prepared all the documents.

Quick Check

2. Customs and checking

海关

hǎi guān

customs

检查

jiǎn chá

to check / inspect

行李

xíng li

luggage

排队

pái duì

to queue

我们在海关排队。

We are queueing at customs.

工作人员正在检查行李。

The staff members are checking the luggage.

Check

3. Filling in forms

表格

biǎo gé

form

填写

tián xiě

to fill in

名字

míng zi

name

地址

dì zhǐ

address

我需要填写这个表格。

I need to fill in this form.

请写你的名字和地址。

Please write your name and address.

4. Problems with documents

忘记

wàng jì

to forget

丢了

diū le

lost

问题

wèn tí

problem

需要帮助

xū yào bāng zhù

to need help

我忘记带护照了。

I forgot to bring my passport.

我的签证丢了,我需要帮助。

My visa is lost and I need help.

Final Check

Complete

我们正在海关排队。工作人员检查了我的护照和签证。我还填写了表格,写了名字和地址。

We are queueing at customs. The staff member checked my passport and visa. I also filled in a form and wrote my name and address.