How to say “I am lost” in Chinese
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
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迷路 (mílù) is to lose your way. To then ask for directions, follow with 请问…怎么走？(qǐngwèn… zěnme zǒu?), 'how do I get to…?'.
In a sentence
不好意思，我迷路了。
Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ mílù le.
Sorry, I'm lost.
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How do you say "I am lost" in Chinese?+
"I am lost" in Mandarin Chinese is 我迷路了, pronounced wǒ mílù le. 迷路 (mílù) is to lose your way. To then ask for directions, follow with 请问…怎么走？(qǐngwèn… zěnme zǒu?), 'how do I get to…?'.
What does 我迷路了 mean literally?+
我迷路了 breaks down as 我 (wǒ) = I, 迷路 (mílù) = to lose one's way, 了 (le) = (change of state). Together it means "I am lost".
How do I get the tones right in wǒ mílù le?+
迷路 (mílù) is to lose your way. To then ask for directions, follow with 请问…怎么走？(qǐngwèn… zěnme zǒu?), 'how do I get to…?'.
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