MCH1002 - L10.2 Distance & Duration

lí

离

(away from)

yuǎn

远

(far)

jìn

近

(near)

Lí zhèr yuǎn bù yuǎn?

离这儿远不远？

(Is it far away from here?)

Hěn jìn.

很近。

(Very close.)

Bú hěn yuǎn.

不很远。

(Not far.)

Bú tài yuǎn.

不太远。

(Not very far.)

Túshūguǎn lí yùndòngzhōngxīn hěn jìn.

图书馆离运动中心很近。

(The library is very close to the PEC.)

Nǚwáng Dàxú lí shìzhōngxīn bú tài yuǎn.

女王大学离市中心不太远。

(Queen's University is not that far from the city centre.)

Kāfēidiàn zěnme zǒu?

咖啡店怎么走?

(How to get to the coffee shop?)

Fànguǎn zěnme zǒu?

饭馆怎么走?

(How to get to the restaurant)

Lǚguǎn zěnme zǒu?

旅馆怎么走?

(How to get to the hotel?)

Jǐngchájú zěnme zǒu?

警察局怎么走?

(How to get to the police station?)

Gōngānjú zěnme zǒu?

公安局怎么走?

(How to get to the police station?)

Yàodiàn zěnme zǒu?

药店怎么走?

(How to get to the pharmacy?)

wǎng

往

(towards)

zǒu

走

(go/walk)

guǎi

拐

(turn)

zhuǎn

转

(turn)

yìzhí

一直

(straight)

wǎng nánbian zǒu

往南边走

(go south)

wǎng qiánbian zǒu wǔ fēnzhōng zuǒyòu

往前边走5分钟左右

(go ahead for about 5 minutes)

zǒu wǔ fēnzhōng zuǒyòu lù

走5分钟左右路

(walk for about 5 minutes)

zuò yí kèzhōng zuǒyòu yùndòng

做一刻钟左右运动

(do this exercise for about 15 minutes)

tīng èrshí fēnzhōng zuǒyòu yīnyuè

听二十分钟左右音乐

(listen to music for about 20 minutes)

kàn bàn ge xiǎoshí zuǒyòu diànshì

看半个小时左右电视

(watch TV for about half an hour)

kàn bàn ge xiǎoshí zuǒyòu shū

看半个小时左右书

(read a book for about half an hour)

Qǐngwèn, dàxué fùjìn yǒu shūdiàn ma?

请问，大学附近有书店吗？

(Excuse me, is there a bookstore near the University?)

Méi yǒu. Shūdiàn zài shìzhōngxīn.

没有。书店在市中心。

(No, the bookstore is at the city centre.)

Dàxuélí shìzhōngxīn yuǎn ma?

大学离市中心远吗？

(Is the city centre far from the University?)

Bù yuǎn, yìzhí wǎng qián zǒu yí kèzhōng zuǒyòu.

不远，一直往前走一刻钟左右。

(Not far, go ahead for about 15 minutes.)