Hometown

Flashcards from Theme 2 (Local, national, international and global areas of interest) Topic 1 (Home, town, neighbourhood and region) [3.1.2.1] from the AQA GCSE Chinese (Spoken Mandarin) [8673] specification

小镇 (xiǎozhèn)

Town/small town

住 (zhù)

To live

地方 (dìfāng)

Place

银行 (yínháng)

Bank

邮局 (yóujú)

Post office

超市 (chāoshì)

Supermarket

电影院 (diànyǐngyuàn)

Cinema

汽车站 (qìchēzhàn)

Station

公园 (gōngyuán)

Park

体育馆 (tǐyùguǎn)

Sports stadium/gym

学校 (xuéxiào)

School

美术馆 (měishùguǎn)

Art gallery

动物园 (dòngwùyuán)

Zoo

停车场 (tíngchēchǎng)

Car park

博物馆 (bówùguǎn)

Museum

地铁站 (dìtiězhàn)

Underground station

展览馆 (zhǎnlǎnguǎn)

Exhibition hall

城市 (chéngshì)

City

市中心 (shìzhōngxīn)

City centre

郊区 (jiāoqū)

Suburbs

海边 (hǎibiān)

Seaside

海滩 (hǎitān)

Beach

农村 (nóngcūn)

Countryside

山区 (shānqū)

Mountains

这儿 (zhèr)

Here

那儿 (nàr)

There

近 (jìn)

Close by/near

远 (yuǎn)

Far

上 (shàng)

On top of/above

下 (xià)

Underneath/below

往 (wǎng)

Towards

对面 (duìmiàn)

Opposite

后(面） (hòu(miàn))

Behind

前(面） (qián(miàn))

In front of

里[边/面]（lǐ[biān/miàn])

Inside

外[边/面]（wài[biān/miàn])

Outside

中间 (zhōngjiān)

In the middle of

旁边 (pángbiān)

Next to

右边 (yòubiān)

Right (on the right)

左边 (zuǒbiān)

Left (on the left)

附近 (fùjìn)

Nearby

安静 (ānjìng)

Quiet

安全 (ānquán)

Safe

美丽 (měilì)

Beautiful

漂亮 (piāoliàng)

Pretty

热闹 (rènào)

Lively

有意思 (yǒuyìsī)

Interesting

方便 (fāngbiàn)

Convenient

新鲜 (xīnxiān)

Fresh

吵 (chǎo)

Noisy

难看 (nánkàn)

Ugly

无聊 (wúliáo)

Boring

脏 (zāng)

Dirty

麻烦 (máfán)

Inconvenient

在 (zài)

In (situated in)

离 (lí)

Distance from

十字路口 (shízìlùkǒu)

Crossroads

红路灯 (hónglùdēng)

Traffic lights

公路 (gōnglù)

Road

见面 (jiànmiàn)

To meet

请问 (qǐngwèn)

Excuse me (to get someone's attention)

等 (děng)

To wait