Transportation in the City
Get across town with subway, bus, taxi, maps, addresses, and route words.
Goal
Learners can ask drivers or locals for a route and understand core direction verbs.
Tell a driver your address and ask whether to turn or go straight.
Focus
Useful examples
请到这个地址。
Qǐng dào zhège dìzhǐ.
Please go to this address.
前面直走，然后右转。
Qiánmiàn zhí zǒu, ránhòu yòu zhuǎn.
Go straight ahead, then turn right.
Serial Verb Sentences
Say go buy food, come see me, sit down eat, and other action chains.
Practice sentences
我能看出到的位置。
I can identify the position of 到.
Review where this pattern appears in the sentence.
酒店离地铁站很近。
The hotel is close to the subway station.
离 measures distance from a place.
你去过北京吗？
Have you been to Beijing?
Verb + 过 asks about experience.
Try a few cards from this module
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Module word list
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Dictionary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 地铁站 | dì tiě zhàn | subway station |
HSK 2.0 2
HSK 3.0 2
|
Dictionary |
| 公交车 | gōng jiāo chē | public transport vehicle |
HSK 2.0 2
HSK 3.0 2
|
Dictionary |
| 打车 | dǎ chē | to take a taxi (in town) |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 2
|
Dictionary |
| 司机 | sī jī | chauffeur |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
|
Dictionary |
| 地址 | dì zhǐ | address |
HSK 2.0 4
HSK 3.0 4
|
Dictionary |
| 地图 | dì tú | map |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
|
Dictionary |
| 直走 | zhí zǒu | go straight |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
|
Dictionary |
| 转弯 | zhuǎn wān | to turn |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
|
Dictionary |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive |
HSK 2.0 2
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 离 | lí | to leave |
HSK 2.0 2
HSK 3.0 2
|
Dictionary |
| 过 | guò | to cross |
HSK 2.0 4
HSK 3.0 2
|
Dictionary |
| 站 | zhàn | station |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
|
Dictionary |