Getting through a day in China without Chinese

Six guides for the things that come up in the first month: eating, moving around, paying for things, and being ill. Every phrase has the Chinese, the pinyin and the English, so you can say it or hold up the screen.

• Laonei (老内)
  Laonei is a translator for foreigners living in China: press, speak, hand over the phone. The name flips 老外, outsider, into 老内, insider. Here's what it does.
• Getting a Chinese number, and why it matters more than the data
  You need your passport and a carrier shop, not a kiosk. Buying a SIM card in China as a foreigner: what to say, what to ask, and what to do before you fly.
• Saying where it hurts, and reading the sign above the desk
  Say where it hurts, read the department sign, ask how many a day. Hospital and pharmacy Chinese phrases with pinyin, short enough to say or show on a screen.
• Paying with WeChat when you're the only one at the counter who can't
  Which code gets scanned, what to say at the till, and what to do when it fails. How to pay with WeChat as a foreigner in China, with the Chinese you'll need.
• Eating well in China when you can't read the menu
  Six sentences, a finger and a phone will get you fed. Order food in China without speaking Chinese: menus, QR codes, allergies, the bill, with pinyin.
• Getting through the gates: metro and high-speed rail
  Security checks, passport gates, carriage numbers and the last train home. Taking the metro and high-speed train in China, with the Chinese you'll need to ask.
• The DiDi has been accepted and the driver is calling you
  The driver is calling and you have thirty seconds. What to say in a DiDi, in Chinese with pinyin: finding each other, the ride itself, and getting out here.