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Stage 4 · Lesson 20

Cycling and crossing safely

Describe distance and safe travel actions.

17 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/40 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
骑
qí

English meaning
ride

Examples and usage
学校离住的地方近吗？我想骑自行车去，平时你也骑车吗？xué xiào lí zhù de dì fāng jìn ma？ wǒ xiǎng qí zì xíng chē qù， píng shí nǐ yě qí chē ma？

Is school near home? I would like to cycle. Do you usually ride a bicycle too?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
骑

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HSK 2Travel and geography
骑车
qí chē

English meaning
ride a bicycle

Examples and usage
学校离住的地方近吗？我想骑自行车去，平时你也骑车吗？xué xiào lí zhù de dì fāng jìn ma？ wǒ xiǎng qí zì xíng chē qù， píng shí nǐ yě qí chē ma？

Is school near home? I would like to cycle. Do you usually ride a bicycle too?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
骑车

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HSK 2Travel and geography
自行车
zìxíngchē

English meaning
bicycle

Examples and usage
学校离住的地方近吗？我想骑自行车去，平时你也骑车吗？xué xiào lí zhù de dì fāng jìn ma？ wǒ xiǎng qí zì xíng chē qù， píng shí nǐ yě qí chē ma？

Is school near home? I would like to cycle. Do you usually ride a bicycle too?

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自行车

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HSK 2Travel and geography
近
jìn

English meaning
near

Examples and usage
学校离住的地方近吗？我想骑自行车去，平时你也骑车吗？xué xiào lí zhù de dì fāng jìn ma？ wǒ xiǎng qí zì xíng chē qù， píng shí nǐ yě qí chē ma？

Is school near home? I would like to cycle. Do you usually ride a bicycle too?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
近

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
离
lí

English meaning
be a distance from

Examples and usage
学校离住的地方近吗？我想骑自行车去，平时你也骑车吗？xué xiào lí zhù de dì fāng jìn ma？ wǒ xiǎng qí zì xíng chē qù， píng shí nǐ yě qí chē ma？

Is school near home? I would like to cycle. Do you usually ride a bicycle too?

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离

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
公里
gōnglǐ

English meaning
kilometre

Examples and usage
我也骑。这里离学校三公里，前面有一段公路，骑过去要注意行人。wǒ yě qí。 zhè lǐ lí xué xiào sān gōng lǐ， qián miàn yǒu yī duàn gōng lù， qí guò qù yào zhù yì xíng rén。

I do. School is three kilometres from here, with a main-road section ahead where we must watch for pedestrians.

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公里

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
公路
gōnglù

English meaning
main road

Examples and usage
我也骑。这里离学校三公里，前面有一段公路，骑过去要注意行人。wǒ yě qí。 zhè lǐ lí xué xiào sān gōng lǐ， qián miàn yǒu yī duàn gōng lù， qí guò qù yào zhù yì xíng rén。

I do. School is three kilometres from here, with a main-road section ahead where we must watch for pedestrians.

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公路

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
路边
lù biān

English meaning
roadside

Examples and usage
那我把车放在路边，再走过这条街，走进学校，可以吗？nà wǒ bǎ chē fàng zài lù biān， zài zǒu guò zhè tiáo jiē， zǒu jìn xué xiào， kě yǐ ma？

Could I leave the bicycle beside the road, cross the street and walk into school?

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路边

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HSK 2People and relationships
行人
xíngrén

English meaning
pedestrian

Examples and usage
我也骑。这里离学校三公里，前面有一段公路，骑过去要注意行人。wǒ yě qí。 zhè lǐ lí xué xiào sān gōng lǐ， qián miàn yǒu yī duàn gōng lù， qí guò qù yào zhù yì xíng rén。

I do. School is three kilometres from here, with a main-road section ahead where we must watch for pedestrians.

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行人

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
安全
ānquán

English meaning
safe; safety

Examples and usage
小禾没有马上走开，而是陪安安把路线走了一遍。他说，近不等于一定安全，走到路口还要看清楚周围。xiǎo hé méi yǒu mǎ shàng zǒu kāi， ér shì péi ān ān bǎ lù xiàn zǒu le yī biàn。 tā shuō， jìn bù děng yú yī dìng ān quán， zǒu dào lù kǒu hái yào kàn qīng chu zhōu wéi。

Xiao He stays to walk the route with Anan. He says a short distance is not automatically safe; they still need to look at junctions.

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安全

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
小心
xiǎoxīn

English meaning
be careful

Examples and usage
先找能放车的地方。过街时要小心，信号不对就停；别人喊站住，你要先看是不是有危险。xiān zhǎo néng fàng chē de dì fāng。 guò jiē shí yào xiǎo xīn， xìn hào bù duì jiù tíng； bié rén hǎn zhàn zhù， nǐ yào xiān kàn shì bù shì yǒu wēi xiǎn。

Find an allowed parking spot first. Cross carefully and stop when the signal says so. If someone calls out to stop, check for danger.

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小心

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
停
tíng

English meaning
stop

Examples and usage
先找能放车的地方。过街时要小心，信号不对就停；别人喊站住，你要先看是不是有危险。xiān zhǎo néng fàng chē de dì fāng。 guò jiē shí yào xiǎo xīn， xìn hào bù duì jiù tíng； bié rén hǎn zhàn zhù， nǐ yào xiān kàn shì bù shì yǒu wēi xiǎn。

Find an allowed parking spot first. Cross carefully and stop when the signal says so. If someone calls out to stop, check for danger.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
停

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
站住
zhànzhù

English meaning
stop moving

Examples and usage
先找能放车的地方。过街时要小心，信号不对就停；别人喊站住，你要先看是不是有危险。xiān zhǎo néng fàng chē de dì fāng。 guò jiē shí yào xiǎo xīn， xìn hào bù duì jiù tíng； bié rén hǎn zhàn zhù， nǐ yào xiān kàn shì bù shì yǒu wēi xiǎn。

Find an allowed parking spot first. Cross carefully and stop when the signal says so. If someone calls out to stop, check for danger.

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站住

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
走过
zǒuguò

English meaning
walk past

Examples and usage
那我把车放在路边，再走过这条街，走进学校，可以吗？nà wǒ bǎ chē fàng zài lù biān， zài zǒu guò zhè tiáo jiē， zǒu jìn xué xiào， kě yǐ ma？

Could I leave the bicycle beside the road, cross the street and walk into school?

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走过

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
走进
zǒujìn

English meaning
walk into

Examples and usage
那我把车放在路边，再走过这条街，走进学校，可以吗？nà wǒ bǎ chē fàng zài lù biān， zài zǒu guò zhè tiáo jiē， zǒu jìn xué xiào， kě yǐ ma？

Could I leave the bicycle beside the road, cross the street and walk into school?

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走进

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
走开
zǒukāi

English meaning
walk away

Examples and usage
小禾没有马上走开，而是陪安安把路线走了一遍。他说，近不等于一定安全，走到路口还要看清楚周围。xiǎo hé méi yǒu mǎ shàng zǒu kāi， ér shì péi ān ān bǎ lù xiàn zǒu le yī biàn。 tā shuō， jìn bù děng yú yī dìng ān quán， zǒu dào lù kǒu hái yào kàn qīng chu zhōu wéi。

Xiao He stays to walk the route with Anan. He says a short distance is not automatically safe; they still need to look at junctions.

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走开

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
平安
píng'ān

English meaning
safe and sound

Examples and usage
到了学校，两个人给家里发了消息，说自己已经平安到了。安安把不清楚的路口记下，准备下次再问。dào le xué xiào， liǎng gè rén gěi jiā lǐ fā le xiāo xī， shuō zì jǐ yǐ jīng píng ān dào le。 ān ān bǎ bù qīng chu de lù kǒu jì xià， zhǔn bèi xià cì zài wèn。

At school they message home that they arrived safely. Anan notes the junctions she is unsure about to ask next time.

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平安

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