📍Beginner
地方
place
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Example
这是一个安静的地方。
This is a quiet place.
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20 expressions
Find everyday places and understand short directions. Practice the answer as well as the question.
place
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Example
这是一个安静的地方。
This is a quiet place.
restroom / toilet
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Example
洗手间在哪里？
Where is the restroom?
Toilet signs may also use 卫生间 or 厕所; these are recognition notes, not extra counted records.
restaurant
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Example
附近有餐馆吗？
Is there a restaurant nearby?
supermarket
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Example
我想去超市。
I would like to go to the supermarket.
pharmacy
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Example
附近有药店吗？
Is there a pharmacy nearby?
hospital
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Example
医院在哪里？
Where is the hospital?
bank
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Example
银行在左边。
The bank is on the left.
银行 uses háng, not xíng.
entrance
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Example
入口在这里。
The entrance is here.
exit
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Example
出口在右边。
The exit is on the right.
left / left side
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Example
餐馆在左边。
The restaurant is on the left.
right / right side
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Example
超市在右边。
The supermarket is on the right.
front / ahead
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Example
车站在前面。
The station is ahead.
前面／后面 depend on the reference point; illustrations are not required in this batch.
behind / at the back
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Example
洗手间在后面。
The restroom is at the back.
beside / next to
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Example
药店在超市旁边。
The pharmacy is next to the supermarket.
opposite / across from
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Example
银行在酒店对面。
The bank is across from the hotel.
nearby / in the area
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Example
附近有地铁站吗？
Is there a subway station nearby?
Go straight ahead
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Example
请往前走。
Please go straight ahead.
These are practice directions, not actual directions to a real business.
to turn left
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Example
在前面左转。
Turn left up ahead.
左转／右转 use zhuǎn, not zhuàn.
to turn right
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Example
在路口右转。
Turn right at the intersection.
intersection / road junction
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Example
我们在路口见。
We will meet at the intersection.
请问，地铁站在哪里？
Excuse me, where is the subway station?
往前走，然后右转。
Go straight ahead, then turn right.
不好意思，请说慢一点。
Sorry, please speak a little more slowly.
往前走，然后右转。
Go straight ahead, then turn right.
谢谢。
Thank you.
附近有药店吗？
Is there a pharmacy nearby?
有，在超市旁边。
Yes, next to the supermarket.
超市在哪里？
Where is the supermarket?
在前面，右边。
Up ahead, on the right.
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