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Transportation expression in Chinese

1.Common expressions 

Northwest


西
běi

North

běi

Northeast

dōng
běi

West


西

East

dōng

Southwest


西
nán

South

nán

Southeast

dōng
nán
Sentence
2 is in front of 1.

2
2
zài
1
1
qián
miàn


1 is behind 2.

1
1
zài
2
2
bēi
hòu


Turn right on 6,and you will see 4

cóng
6
6
yòu
zhuǎn


huì
kàn
dào
4
4


Turn left on 5,you will see 1.

cóng
5
5
zuǒ
zhuǎn


huì
kàn
dào
1
1


Now we start at 0,go across the Yellow Avenue,we will see 1 .

wǒ
men
cóng
0
0
chū
fā

chuān
穿
guò
huáng
sè
dà
jiē

jìu
kě

kàn
jiàn
1
1


Now we start at 0,go straight along the Green street till until you hit the second traffic light (at Red avenue),turn left ,and you will see 3 across the street.

wǒ
men
cóng
0
0
chū
fā

yán
沿

绿
sè
dà
jiē
zhí
zǒu
zhí
dào

èr
gè
hóng

绿
dēng
chǔ

zài
hóng
sè
dà
jiē
shàng


zuǒ
zhuǎn


kě

kàn
jiàn
jiē
duì
miàn
de
3
3

Vocabulary
Left

zuǒ

Right

yòu

Straight on

wǎng
qián
zhí
zǒu

There

nā
ér

Front

qián

behind

hòu

Side

páng
biān

Turn left

zuǒ
zhuǎn

Traffic light

hóng

绿
dēng

 


2.How to ask way to…
Sentence
Excuse me, How do I get to the___?
 
 

qǐng
wèn
rú
hé
qián
wǎng


Example: How do I get to the airport?
 
 

qǐng
wèn
rú
hé
qián
wǎng

chǎng

Excuse me, Is there___Nearby?
 
 

qǐng
wèn
fù
jìn
yǒu
méi
yǒu


Example: Is there a disco nearby?
 
 

qǐng
wèn
fù
jìn
yǒu
méi
yǒu
de
shì
gāo

Vocabulary

bus station

gōng
chē
zhàn

metro station/ subway station/ underground station

dè
tiě
zhàn

train station

huǒ
chē
zhàn

hotel

jǐu
diàn

police station

jǐng
jú

post office

yóu
zhèng
jú

tourist information office


yóu
jú

hospital


yuàn

bank

yíng
háng

night club

yè
zǒng
huì

public toilet

gōng
gòng
cè
suǒ

restaurant

cān
tīng

cake shop


西
bǐng
diàn

department store

bǎi
huò
gōng


telephone

diàn
huà

bar

jǐu
bā

travel agent


xíng
shè

youth hostel

qīng
nián

guǎn

bake

miàn
bāo
diàn

bus stop

zhàn
diǎn

cafe

gā
fēi
diàn




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