catch a bus
赶⽕⻋
gǎn huǒ chē
catch a train
坐⽕⻋
zuò huǒ chē
ride a train
开⻋
kāi chē
drive a car
骑⾃⾏⻋
qí zì xíng chē
ride a bike
慢⼀点
màn yī diǎn
slow down
快⼀点
kuài yī diǎn
go faster
左 转/右 转
zuǒ zhuǎn/yòu zhuǎn
turn left/turn right
⼀直⾛
yì zhí zǒu
go straight
⽕⻋时刻表
huǒ chē shí kè biǎo
train schedule
售票处
shòu piào chù
ticket counter
巴⼠路线
bā shì lù xiàn
bus route
⻢⻋
mǎ chē
horse carriage
打⻋
dǎ chē
to call a taxi
优步
Yōu bù
Uber
怎么样去市区最好?
Zěn me yàng qù shì qū zuì hǎo?
What is the best way to get downtown?
乘公共汽⻋,打⻋还是坐地铁。
Chéng gōng gòng qì chē, dǎ chē hái shì zuò dì tiě.
By bus, by taxi or take the subway.
如何到达地铁站?
Rú hé dào dá dì tiě zhàn?
How do I get to the subway station?
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问路与指路
Wèn lù yǔ zhǐ lù
Asking and giving directions
Some common phrases for asking and giving directions:
我迷路了, 你能帮帮我吗?
Wǒ mí lù le, nǐ néng bāng bang wǒ ma?
I’m lost. Can you help me?
这⽅向是往…?
Zhè fāng xiàng shì wǎng …?
Is this the way to …?
有多远?
Yǒu duō yuǎn?
How far is it?
可以让我看看地图吗?
Kě yǐ ràng wǒ kàn kan dì tú ma?
Can you show me on the map?
Can you show me on the map?
对不起, 我不知道。
Duì bù qǐ, wǒ bù zhī dào.
I’m sorry, I don’t know.
往这边⾛。
Wǎng zhè biān zǒu.
It’s this way.
往那边⾛。
Wǎng nà biān zǒu.
It’s that way.
就在左边/右边。
Jiù zài zuǒ biān/yòu biān.
It’s on the left/right.
就在…的旁边。
Jiù zài … de páng biān.
It’s next to ….
Additional Vocabulary
迷路
mí lù
to be lost
⽅向
fāng xiàng
direction
距离
jù lí
distance
公⾥
gōng lǐ
kilometer
英⾥
yīng lǐ
mile
⽶
mǐ
meter
英尺
yīng chǐ
foot
近
jìn
near
远
yuǎn
far
对⾯
duì miàn
opposite
东⽅
dōng fāng
the East
南⽅
nán fāng
the South
⻄⽅
xī fāng
the West
北⽅
běi fāng
the North
旁边
páng biān
side
附近
fù jìn
nearby
地⽅
dì fāng
place
⼀边
yì biān
one side
告诉
gào sù
to tell
经过
jīng guò
to go through
离开
lí kāi
to leave
多久
duō jiǔ
how much longer?
⻢上
mǎ shàng
immediately
让
ràng
to allow
已经
yǐ jīng
already
认为
rèn wéi
to think
以为
yǐ wéi
to consider
帮助
bāng zhù
to help
着急
zháo jí
to feel anxious
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关于天⽓
Guān yú tiān qì
Talking about the weather
今天的天⽓很好。明天会下⾬。
Jīn tiān de tiān qì hěn hǎo. Míng tiān huì xià yǔ.
It’s a beautiful day today. Tomorrow will be rainy.
今天太热。明天会很冷。
Jīn tiān tài rè. Míng tiān huì hěn lěng.
It is too hot today. Tomorrow will be cooler.