Mandarin Chinese Getting Around Vocabulary

Essential getting around vocabulary in Mandarin Chinese. 16 words and phrases with pronunciation guides.

WordPronunciationMeaning
//Go (to)
/dào/Arrive/to (a place)
地址/dì zhǐ/Address
司机/sī jī/Driver
/zuǒ/Left
/yòu/Right
直走/zhí zǒu/Go straight
/tíng/Stop
地铁/dì tiě/Metro/Subway
/zhàn/Station
换乘/huàn chéng/Transfer (lines)
线/xiàn/Line
/yuǎn/far
/jìn/near/close
走路/zǒu lù/walk (verb)
分钟/fēn zhōng/minute(s)

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