Mandarin Lesson 10 Part 1

公共

gōng gòng, public, not private

交通

jiāo tōng, transportation, commute

交通工具

jiāo tōng gōng jù, means of transportation

寒假

hán jià, winter break

春假

chūn jià, spring break

机场

jī chǎng, airport

停车场

tíng chē chǎng, parking lot

汽车

qì chē, gasoline car, car

电车

dian che, electric car

或者

huò zhě, (one option) or (a different option), used in a statement sentence

还是

hai shi, or, question word

飞机票

fēi jī piào, flight/plane ticket

上车/下车

shang che/xia che, to get on/off a car

站

zhàn, to stand, a stand, a (train/subway/bus)stop/station

汽车站

qi che zhan, bus stop/station

火车站

huo che zhan, train station

先……, 再……，然后……，最后……

xiān…, zài…, rán hòu…, zuì hòu…, first, then, then, last/finally (sequence words)

打车

dǎ chē, to take the taxi （causal word/slang)

送

sòng, to send, to deliver, to give someone a ride, to send someone off

换车

huàn chē, to change bus，to transfer

转机、转车

zhuǎn jī/chē, to switch flight/car

蓝线

lán xiàn, the blue line (referring to metro lines in most cities)

一路公共汽车

yī lù gōng gòng qì chē, no. 1 bus, bus line no. 1

路

lù, is considered a measure word

麻烦

má fan, (noun)trouble, (adjective) troublesome

坐

zuo, to sit (in)

坐车

zuo che, to ride in a car

火车

huo che, train

地铁

di tie, subway/metro

船

chuan, boat/ferry

骑自行车

qi zi xing che, ride a bicycle

骑马

qi ma, ride a horse

走路

zou lu, walk