Mandarin²

Transportation

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Travel and Journeys

Learn how to talk about journeys, tickets, taxis and travel plans.

1. Taxi and travel

出租车

chū zū chē

taxi

打车

dǎ chē

to take a taxi

开车

kāi chē

to drive

我今天打车上班。

Today I take a taxi to work.

他开车去学校。

He drives to school.

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2. Sequence (first… then…)

先……然后……

xiān...rán hòu...

first... then...

我先坐车,然后走路。

I first take transport, then walk.

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3. Train travel

火车站

huǒ chē zhàn

train station

售票员

shòu piào yuán

ticket agent

出发

chū fā

to set out

一张票

yì zhāng piào

a ticket

单程票

dān chéng piào

single ticket

来回票

lái huí piào

return ticket

我要买一张来回票。

I want to buy a return ticket.

4. Travel items

行李

xíng li

luggage

软卧

ruǎn wò

soft sleeper

硬卧

yìng wò

hard sleeper

小岛

xiǎo dǎo

island

我带很多行李去小岛。

I bring a lot of luggage to the island.

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Complete

我先打车去火车站,然后买一张来回票。我带行李去一个小岛旅行。

I first take a taxi to the train station, then buy a return ticket. I take luggage to travel to an island.