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Chinese Transport and Direction Phrases交通
Practice the Mandarin phrases you need for taxis, trains, public transport, tickets, destinations, and asking for directions.
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- 01出租车chū zū chēMeaningTaxi
- 02地铁dì tiěMeaningSubway / Metro
- 03公交车gōng jiāo chēMeaningBus
- 04高铁gāo tiěMeaningHigh-speed train
- 05火车huǒ chēMeaningTrain
- 06飞机fēi jīMeaningAirplane
- 07火车站huǒ chē zhànMeaningTrain station
- 08机场jī chǎngMeaningAirport
- 09地铁站dì tiě zhànMeaningSubway station
- 10公交站gōng jiāo zhànMeaningBus stop
- 11去这里qù zhè lǐMeaningGo here
- 12多少钱duō shao qiánMeaningHow much?
- 13打表dǎ biǎoMeaningUse the meter
- 14在哪里zài nǎ lǐMeaningWhere is it?
- 15怎么走zěn me zǒuMeaningHow do I get there?
- 16远吗yuǎn maMeaningIs it far?
- 17近吗jìn maMeaningIs it close?
- 18左转zuǒ zhuǎnMeaningTurn left
- 19右转yòu zhuǎnMeaningTurn right
- 20直走zhí zǒuMeaningGo straight
- 21前面qián miànMeaningAhead / In front
- 22后面hòu miànMeaningBehind
- 23左边zuǒ biānMeaningLeft side
- 24右边yòu biānMeaningRight side
- 25附近fù jìnMeaningNearby
- 26一张票yì zhāng piàoMeaningOne ticket
- 27到...的票dào...de piàoMeaningTicket to...
- 28几点发车jǐ diǎn fā chēMeaningWhat time does it leave?
- 29几号站台jǐ hào zhàn táiMeaningWhich platform?
- 30行李xíng liMeaningLuggage