How to join a gym in Chinese
You walk into a small neighborhood gym (健身房) in Chengdu to ask about membership. The front desk staff greets you. You want a one-month pass and will pay by scanning a QR code.
How the conversation starts
小李 (Xiao Li) · front desk staff at a neighborhood gym
Join a gym
What you do
- Say you want to join the gym
- Ask how much a one-month membership costs
- Say you will pay by scanning the QR code
What to say
- 我想办健身卡。Wǒ xiǎng bàn jiànshēn kǎ.I want to get a gym membership.
- 一个月多少钱？Yí ge yuè duōshao qián?How much is one month?
- 我扫码付。Wǒ sǎo mǎ fù.I'll pay by scanning the code.
Join a gym
You walk into a neighborhood gym in Shanghai to ask about membership. The front desk staff greets you and explains the options. You ask about prices, sign up for a month, and pay by scanning a QR code.
What you do
- Ask how much a membership costs
- Say you want to join for one month
- Ask how to pay
What to say
- 会员多少钱？Huìyuán duōshao qián?How much is a membership?
3 more sentences in this lesson, in the app.
Gym: a shorter card, a pause, and no personal trainer
You're at a gym in Shanghai. You'll be in the city for six months, with a month at home in the middle. The front desk will push the year card and, after you sign up, personal training (私教课). You'd rather train on your own.
What you do
- Say you'd like a membership and how long you'll be in Shanghai
- Ask whether you can pause the card while you go home
- She pitches personal training: decline politely
What to say
- 我想办张卡，不过我只在上海待半年。Wǒ xiǎng bàn zhāng kǎ, búguò wǒ zhǐ zài Shànghǎi dāi bàn nián.I'd like a membership, but I'm only in Shanghai for six months.
4 more sentences in this lesson, in the app.
Now say it out loud
In Kaiko, 小李 (Xiao Li) answers you out loud in Chinese, and a coach corrects you as you go.