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Subway Chinese

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請問qǐngwèn_( 月台yuètái)_ 在zài哪裡nǎlǐ？ 请问qǐngwèn_( 月台yuètái)_ 在zài哪里nǎlǐ？  Could you tell me where the __(platform)__ is? Dialogue 我wǒ： 不好意思bùhǎoyìsi， 請問qǐngwèn月台yuètái在zài哪裡nǎlǐ？ 我wǒ： 不好意思bùhǎoyìsi， 请问qǐngwèn月台yuètái在zài哪儿nǎr？ I: Excuse me! Could you tell me where the planform is? 台灣táiwān人rén： 從cóng這裡zhèlǐ直走zhízǒu， 向xiàng右轉yòuzhuǎn就jiù到了dàole台湾táiwān人rén： 从cóng这儿zhèr直走zhízǒu， 向xiàng右拐yòuguǎi就jiù到了dàoleTaiwanese: Go straight and then turn left, you’ll find the platform there! 我wǒ： 很hěn遠yuǎn嗎ma？ 我wǒ： 很hěn远yuǎn吗ma？ I: Is it far (from here)? 台灣táiwān人rén： 走zǒu五wǔ分鐘fēnzhōng就jiù到了dàole台湾táiwān人rén： 走zǒu五wǔ分钟fēnzhōng就jiù到了dàoleTaiwanese: It is only 5 minutes walking distance. Simplified…

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Office Words in Chinese

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Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Office Words in Chinese 辦公室詞彙办公室词汇 bàngōngshì cíhuì Before we get into the vocab, here’s a little secret: people nap at noon. Work hours in China and Taiwan can run long, so employers are generally fine with a 30-minute-ish nap to help everyone recharge. To make that nap longer, most people in…

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taxi Chinese

Taxi Chinese

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麻煩máfán到dào__( 台北táiběi車站chēzhàn)__麻烦máfan到dào__( 台北táiběi车站chēzhàn)__ To the ___(Taipei main station)___ Dialogue 司機sījī： 請問qǐngwèn要yào到dào哪裡nǎlǐ？ 师傅shīfu： 您nín要yào到dào哪nǎ去qù？ Driver: Where are you going? 我wǒ： 麻煩máfán到dào台北táiběi車站chēzhàn我wǒ： 麻烦máfan到dào台北táiběi车站chēzhànI: To the Taipei main station, please. 司機sījī： 好hǎo的de师傅shīfu： 好hǎo的deDriver: Certainly. 我wǒ： 請qǐng開kāi快kuài一點yìdiǎn， 謝謝xièxie我wǒ： 尽量jǐnliàng快点kuàidiǎn吧ba， 谢谢xièxieI: Please go faster, thank you! Simplified (China) Traditional (Taiwan) Vocabulary 車站chēzhàn车站chēzhàn🔊 Station 機場jīchǎng机场jīchǎng🔊 Airport 飯店fàndiàn/ 酒店jiǔdiàn饭店fàndiàn/ 酒店jiǔdiàn🔊 Hotel 醫院yīyuàn医院yīyuàn🔊 Hospital 這裡zhèlǐ/ 這兒zhèr这里zhèlǐ/ 这儿zhèr🔊 Here 博物館bówùguǎn/ 博物院bówùyuàn博物馆bówùguǎn/ 博物院bówùyuàn🔊 Museum 第一dìyī航廈hángxià/ 一號yīhào航站樓hángzhànlóu第一dìyī航厦hángshà/ 一号yīhào航站楼hángzhànlóu🔊 First terminal…

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Meal & Other Chinese Words

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Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Meal and Other Words in Chinese 用餐與其他詞彙用餐与其他词汇 yòngcān yǔ qítā cíhuì Before we get into the vocab, here’s a fact about how a Chinese meal works. Everyone gets their own bowl of rice, but the other dishes go on shared plates in the middle of the table for everyone to pick…

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Compound direction complements

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OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 複合方向補語复合方向补语 fùhé fāngxiàng bǔyǔ — Compound Direction Complement A compound direction complement stacks a basic direction word (like 上上 shàng or 出出 chū) together with 來来 lái or 去去 qù, so the sentence shows both which direction and relative to the speaker, which way….

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Life Stage and Thinking Words in Chinese

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Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Life Stage and Thinking Words in Chinese 人生階段與思想詞彙人生阶段与思想词汇 rénshēng jiēduàn yǔ sīxiǎng cíhuì Before we get into the vocab, here’s a fun fact. Many teens in China tend to be cautious about dating, largely because parents and teachers steer them toward waiting until adulthood for serious relationships. Surveys of middle schoolers…

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Direction Complement in Chinese

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OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 方向補語方向补语 fāngxiàng bǔyǔ — Direction Complement 1 A 方向補語方向补语 fāngxiàng bǔyǔ attaches right after a verb to show which direction the action moves in — up, down, in, out, back, away, or across. The structure is always V + Direction Word. Each direction word…

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Direction Words in Chinese

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Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Direction Words in Chinese 方向詞彙方向词汇 fāngxiàng cíhuì Before we get into the vocab, a tip: don’t bother asking most people in Taiwan for directions using east, west, north, or south — it just isn’t how directions get given day to day. Locals tend to rely on left, right, straight ahead, and…

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