Lesson 25

 

       

 

At the train station

zai4 ji1chang3

在 火车站

 

Kai1wang3 xi1an1 de liu4shi2jiu3ci4 lie4che1 shi2er4dian3shi2wu3fen1 fa1che1.
开往西安的69次列车1215分发车。
Train no.69 to XiAn will leave at 12:15.

 

Nin2de che1piao4 shi4 ying4zuo4shi2si4 hao4
您的车票是硬座14号。
Your ticket is for seat no.14.

 

ruan3wo4 che1xiang1 er4shi2san1hao4.
软卧车厢23号。
Wagon/bed no.23.

 

wo4pu4 che1xiang1 shi2jiu3 hao4
卧铺车厢19
Private wagon/bed no.19

 

Vocabulary

English

Chinese (phonetic)

Chinese (written)

     

Train

Huo3che1

火车

Station

Zhan4

Train station

Huo3che1zhan4

火车站

To go towards (train)

Kai1wang3

开往

Xi1an1 (City where the terracota soldiers are)

Xi1an1

西安

To leave/get off the train

Fa1che1

发车

Access

Jin4zhan4kou3

进站口

Platform

Zhan4tai2

站台

To get on the train

Shang4che1

上车

Wagon with 6 individual beds

Wo4pu4

卧铺

Wagon with seats

Ying4zuo4

硬座

Wagon with 4 individual beds

Ruan3wo4

软卧

Wagon

Che1xiang1

车厢

 

Chinese Character of the day

duan3 (short).