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Getting Around

15 expressions

Ask where a place is, choose transport, and tell someone where you want to go. Practice one short exchange before adding more words.

🏃Beginner

去qù

to go

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

我wǒ想xiǎng去qù车chē站zhàn。

I would like to go to the station.

📍Beginner

到dào

to arrive / to reach

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

我wǒ们men到dào酒jiǔ店diàn了le。

We have arrived at the hotel.

到 can mean arrival or reaching a destination; the example 我们到酒店了 describes a new situation after arrival.

❓Beginner

哪nǎ里lǐ

where

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

车chē站zhàn在zài哪nǎ里lǐ?

Where is the station?

哪里 and 哪儿 can both mean 'where'; 哪儿 is common in northern speech.

👉Beginner

这zhè里lǐ

here

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

请qǐng在zài这zhè里lǐ等děng。

Please wait here.

👈Beginner

那nà里lǐ

there

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

地dì铁tiě站zhàn在zài那nà里lǐ。

The subway station is over there.

🚉Beginner

车chē站zhàn

station / stop

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

车chē站zhàn远yuǎn吗ma?

Is the station far away?

车站 is general. Use 地铁站、火车站 or 公交车站 when you need to be specific.

🚇Beginner

地dì铁tiě

subway / metro

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

我wǒ坐zuò地dì铁tiě去qù。

I am going by subway.

坐+交通工具 is a useful pattern for travelling by a vehicle: 坐地铁、坐公交车、坐火车.

🚌Beginner

公gōng交jiāo车chē

public bus

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

这zhè辆liàng公gōng交jiāo车chē到dào车chē站zhàn吗ma?

Does this bus go to the station?

🚕Beginner

出chū租zū车chē

taxi

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

我wǒ想xiǎng坐zuò出chū租zū车chē。

I would like to take a taxi.

🚂Beginner

火huǒ车chē

train

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

我wǒ坐zuò火huǒ车chē去qù北běi京jīng。

I am going to Beijing by train.

✈️Beginner

机jī场chǎng

airport

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

我wǒ想xiǎng去qù机jī场chǎng。

I would like to go to the airport.

🎫Beginner

车chē票piào

ticket for a train, bus, or similar transport

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

我wǒ想xiǎng买mǎi车chē票piào。

I would like to buy a ticket.

🚶Beginner

走zǒu路lù

to walk

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

我wǒ们men走zǒu路lù去qù。

We will walk there.

🌏Beginner

远yuǎn

far

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

机jī场chǎng很hěn远yuǎn。

The airport is far away.

📍Beginner

近jìn

near / close

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

酒jiǔ店diàn很hěn近jìn。

The hotel is nearby.

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