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Stage 4 · Lesson 19

Taking public transport

Ask about public transport and identify directions.

18 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/42 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

New HSK 2 vocabulary

Only this lesson’s new HSK 2 entries appear here. HSK 1 words return in dialogues and readings for review and are not repeated here.

HSK 2Travel and geography
地铁
dìtiě

English meaning
metro

Examples and usage
去新学校坐地铁还是公共汽车？我看见前面有地铁站，不知道哪个出口近。qù xīn xué xiào zuò dì tiě hái shì gōng gòng qì chē？ wǒ kàn jiàn qián miàn yǒu dì tiě zhàn， bù zhī dào nǎ gè chū kǒu jìn。

Should we take the metro or a bus to the new school? I see a station ahead but do not know which exit is closer.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
地铁

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HSK 2Travel and geography
地铁站
dìtiězhàn

English meaning
metro station

Examples and usage
去新学校坐地铁还是公共汽车？我看见前面有地铁站，不知道哪个出口近。qù xīn xué xiào zuò dì tiě hái shì gōng gòng qì chē？ wǒ kàn jiàn qián miàn yǒu dì tiě zhàn， bù zhī dào nǎ gè chū kǒu jìn。

Should we take the metro or a bus to the new school? I see a station ahead but do not know which exit is closer.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
地铁站

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HSK 2Travel and geography
出口
chūkǒu

English meaning
exit

Examples and usage
去新学校坐地铁还是公共汽车？我看见前面有地铁站，不知道哪个出口近。qù xīn xué xiào zuò dì tiě hái shì gōng gòng qì chē？ wǒ kàn jiàn qián miàn yǒu dì tiě zhàn， bù zhī dào nǎ gè chū kǒu jìn。

Should we take the metro or a bus to the new school? I see a station ahead but do not know which exit is closer.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
出口

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HSK 2Travel and geography
公共汽车
gōnggòng qìchē

English meaning
bus

Examples and usage
去新学校坐地铁还是公共汽车？我看见前面有地铁站，不知道哪个出口近。qù xīn xué xiào zuò dì tiě hái shì gōng gòng qì chē？ wǒ kàn jiàn qián miàn yǒu dì tiě zhàn， bù zhī dào nǎ gè chū kǒu jìn。

Should we take the metro or a bus to the new school? I see a station ahead but do not know which exit is closer.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
公共汽车

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HSK 2Travel and geography
公交车
gōngjiāochē

English meaning
bus

Examples and usage
这条街上的公交车也能到吗？我听司机说，下一辆车要等十分钟。zhè tiáo jiē shàng de gōng jiāo chē yě néng dào ma？ wǒ tīng sī jī shuō， xià yī liàng chē yào děng shí fēn zhōng。

Can a bus on this street get there too? The driver said the next bus would take ten minutes.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
公交车

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HSK 2Time and numbers
辆
liàng

English meaning
measure word for vehicles

Examples and usage
这条街上的公交车也能到吗？我听司机说，下一辆车要等十分钟。zhè tiáo jiē shàng de gōng jiāo chē yě néng dào ma？ wǒ tīng sī jī shuō， xià yī liàng chē yào děng shí fēn zhōng。

Can a bus on this street get there too? The driver said the next bus would take ten minutes.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
辆

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HSK 2Travel and geography
车辆
chēliàng

English meaning
vehicle

Examples and usage
能到，不过道路上车辆很多。交通忙的时候，坐地铁比较容易知道时间；别把西北看成东北。néng dào， bù guò dào lù shàng chē liàng hěn duō。 jiāo tōng máng de shí hòu， zuò dì tiě bǐ jiào róng yì zhī dào shí jiān； bié bǎ xī běi kàn chéng dōng běi。

Yes, but the roads are busy. Metro travel times are easier to estimate in traffic. Do not confuse northwest with northeast.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
车辆

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HSK 2Travel and geography
交通
jiāotōng

English meaning
traffic

Examples and usage
能到，不过道路上车辆很多。交通忙的时候，坐地铁比较容易知道时间；别把西北看成东北。néng dào， bù guò dào lù shàng chē liàng hěn duō。 jiāo tōng máng de shí hòu， zuò dì tiě bǐ jiào róng yì zhī dào shí jiān； bié bǎ xī běi kàn chéng dōng běi。

Yes, but the roads are busy. Metro travel times are easier to estimate in traffic. Do not confuse northwest with northeast.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
交通

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HSK 2Travel and geography
道路
dàolù

English meaning
road

Examples and usage
能到，不过道路上车辆很多。交通忙的时候，坐地铁比较容易知道时间；别把西北看成东北。néng dào， bù guò dào lù shàng chē liàng hěn duō。 jiāo tōng máng de shí hòu， zuò dì tiě bǐ jiào róng yì zhī dào shí jiān； bié bǎ xī běi kàn chéng dōng běi。

Yes, but the roads are busy. Metro travel times are easier to estimate in traffic. Do not confuse northwest with northeast.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
道路

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HSK 2Travel and geography
街
jiē

English meaning
street

Examples and usage
这条街上的公交车也能到吗？我听司机说，下一辆车要等十分钟。zhè tiáo jiē shàng de gōng jiāo chē yě néng dào ma？ wǒ tīng sī jī shuō， xià yī liàng chē yào děng shí fēn zhōng。

Can a bus on this street get there too? The driver said the next bus would take ten minutes.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
街

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
司机
sījī

English meaning
driver

Examples and usage
这条街上的公交车也能到吗？我听司机说，下一辆车要等十分钟。zhè tiáo jiē shàng de gōng jiāo chē yě néng dào ma？ wǒ tīng sī jī shuō， xià yī liàng chē yào děng shí fēn zhōng。

Can a bus on this street get there too? The driver said the next bus would take ten minutes.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
司机

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HSK 2Travel and geography
停车
tíngchē

English meaning
park a vehicle

Examples and usage
安安原来想请朋友开车送她，可是学校门口不能停车，停车场还在另一条街上。她决定先试坐地铁。ān ān yuán lái xiǎng qǐng péng yǒu kāi chē sòng tā， kě shì xué xiào mén kǒu bù néng tíng chē， tíng chē chǎng hái zài lìng yī tiáo jiē shàng。 tā jué dìng xiān shì zuò dì tiě。

Anan had considered a lift, but parking is prohibited at the school gate and the car park is on another street. She decides to try the metro.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
停车

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HSK 2Travel and geography
停车场
tíngchēchǎng

English meaning
car park

Examples and usage
安安原来想请朋友开车送她，可是学校门口不能停车，停车场还在另一条街上。她决定先试坐地铁。ān ān yuán lái xiǎng qǐng péng yǒu kāi chē sòng tā， kě shì xué xiào mén kǒu bù néng tíng chē， tíng chē chǎng hái zài lìng yī tiáo jiē shàng。 tā jué dìng xiān shì zuò dì tiě。

Anan had considered a lift, but parking is prohibited at the school gate and the car park is on another street. She decides to try the metro.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
停车场

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HSK 2Travel and geography
方向
fāngxiàng

English meaning
direction

Examples and usage
先看地图上的方向。学校在东南边，地铁站的两个出口分别在东北和西南。xiān kàn dì tú shàng de fāng xiàng。 xué xiào zài dōng nán biān， dì tiě zhàn de liǎng gè chū kǒu fēn bié zài dōng běi hé xī nán。

Check the map's directions first. The school is southeast; the two station exits are northeast and southwest.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
方向

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HSK 2Travel and geography
东北
dōngběi

English meaning
northeast

Examples and usage
先看地图上的方向。学校在东南边，地铁站的两个出口分别在东北和西南。xiān kàn dì tú shàng de fāng xiàng。 xué xiào zài dōng nán biān， dì tiě zhàn de liǎng gè chū kǒu fēn bié zài dōng běi hé xī nán。

Check the map's directions first. The school is southeast; the two station exits are northeast and southwest.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
东北

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HSK 2Travel and geography
东南
dōngnán

English meaning
southeast

Examples and usage
先看地图上的方向。学校在东南边，地铁站的两个出口分别在东北和西南。xiān kàn dì tú shàng de fāng xiàng。 xué xiào zài dōng nán biān， dì tiě zhàn de liǎng gè chū kǒu fēn bié zài dōng běi hé xī nán。

Check the map's directions first. The school is southeast; the two station exits are northeast and southwest.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
东南

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HSK 2Travel and geography
西北
xīběi

English meaning
northwest

Examples and usage
能到，不过道路上车辆很多。交通忙的时候，坐地铁比较容易知道时间；别把西北看成东北。néng dào， bù guò dào lù shàng chē liàng hěn duō。 jiāo tōng máng de shí hòu， zuò dì tiě bǐ jiào róng yì zhī dào shí jiān； bié bǎ xī běi kàn chéng dōng běi。

Yes, but the roads are busy. Metro travel times are easier to estimate in traffic. Do not confuse northwest with northeast.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
西北

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HSK 2Travel and geography
西南
xīnán

English meaning
southwest

Examples and usage
先看地图上的方向。学校在东南边，地铁站的两个出口分别在东北和西南。xiān kàn dì tú shàng de fāng xiàng。 xué xiào zài dōng nán biān， dì tiě zhàn de liǎng gè chū kǒu fēn bié zài dōng běi hé xī nán。

Check the map's directions first. The school is southeast; the two station exits are northeast and southwest.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
西南

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