Mandarin²

Transportation

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Types of Transport

Learn key transport vocabulary and how to say how you travel.

1. Basic transport words

交通

jiāo tōng

traffic / transport

交通工具

jiāo tōng gōng jù

means of transport

摩托车

mó tuō chē

motorbike

电车

diàn chē

tram

缆车

lǎn chē

cable car

人力车

rén lì chē

rickshaw

校车

xiào chē

school bus

我觉得电车是很好的交通工具。

I think trams are a very good means of transport.

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2. How you travel

zuò

to travel by

to ride

hái

also / still

我每天坐校车上学。

I go to school by bus every day.

我骑摩托车,也坐电车。

I ride a motorbike and also take the tram.

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我觉得摩托车很方便。我每天坐校车上学,有时候也坐电车。

I think motorbikes are convenient. I go to school by bus every day, and sometimes also take the tram.