L19: Travel

mǎshàng

馬上

immediately, right away

fàng jià

放假

go on vacation, have time off

fàng

放

to let go, to set free

jià

假

vacation, holiday

gōngsī

公司

company

shíxí

實習

to intern

dǎ gōng

打工

to work at a temporary job (often part time)

jihuà

計劃

plan; to plan

shǔjià

暑假

summer vacation

dǎsuàn

打算

to plan; plan

fumǔ

父母

parents, father and mother

shǒudū

首度

capital city

zhèngzhì

政治

politics

wénhuà

文化

culture

míngshèng gǔjì

名勝古蹟

famous scenic spots and historic sites

yǒumíng

有名

famous, well-known

dǎoyóu

導遊

tour guide

hùzhào

護照

passport

qiānzhèng

簽證

visa

lǔxíngshè

旅行社

travel agency

dìng

訂

to reserve, to book

(a ticket, a hotel room, etc)

Chángchéng

長城

the Great Wall

Xiānggǎng

香港

Hong Kong

Táiběi

台北

Taipei

chū

初

beginning

dānchéng

單程

one-way trip

wǎngfǎn

往返

make a round trip, go there and back

hángkōng

航空

aviation

chá

查

to check, to look into

hángbān

航班

scheduled flight

qiān

千

thousand

zhí fēi

直飛

fly directly

dǎ zhé

打折

to sell at a discount, to give a discount

zhuǎn jī

轉機

change planes

kào

靠

to lean on, to lean against, to be next to

chuānghu

窗戶

window

zǒudào

走道

aisle

fèn

份

(measure word for meal orders, jobs)

sùcān

素餐

vegetarian meal

lǔguǎn

旅館

hotel

zū

租

to rent

Zhōngguó Guójì Hángkōng Gōngsī

中國國際航空公司

Air China

Xīběi Hángkōng Gōngsī

西北航空公司

Northwest Airlines