It is quite useful to understand the direction words and simple answers. This will help greatly to prepare yourself to handle the answers when you've tried to ask for the directions from a helpful Chinese while in China. Following are some basics, you can expect to hear as a reply:
yìzhízŏu (keep going straight) 一直走
wàng yòu guăi (turn right) 往右拐
wàng zuŏ guăi (turn left) 往左拐
dōng (east) 东
xī (west) 西
nán (south) 南
bĕi (north) 北
yòu (right) 右
zuŏ (left) 左
zài lù kŏu (around the block) 在路口
zài guăi jiăo (at the corner) 在拐角
yuăn (far) 远
jìn (close) 近
pángbiān (next to) 旁边
qiánmiàn (in front of) 前面
hòumiàn (behind) 后面
fùjìn (nearby) 附近
wàng yòu guăi (turn right) 往右拐
wàng zuŏ guăi (turn left) 往左拐
dōng (east) 东
xī (west) 西
nán (south) 南
bĕi (north) 北
yòu (right) 右
zuŏ (left) 左
zài lù kŏu (around the block) 在路口
zài guăi jiăo (at the corner) 在拐角
yuăn (far) 远
jìn (close) 近
pángbiān (next to) 旁边
qiánmiàn (in front of) 前面
hòumiàn (behind) 后面
fùjìn (nearby) 附近
