A Chinese dictionary might be useful if you write to your family or friends often. You will not get your stipend until the end of each month, but there is a lot of everyday merchandise to buy the first several times when you go shopping. You'd better also take some change with you. You need to pay a few dollars to use the cart to carry your baggage in the airport. Some basic medicine.
Students have access to the student clinic.
But you have to make an appointment with the doctor. It is a good idea to have some basic medicine with you for emergency. Too much is also unnecessary because medicine will expire. What not to bring Strange Chinese medicine, e.g., medicine made from herbs, unless you know its function precisely and it is really necessary. Food, except those are sealed airtightly.