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Planes, trains and bicycles, where to catch them, and which way to go.

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Ways to go 8

  1. 飞机 fēi jī plane
  2. 火车 huǒ chē train
  3. 汽车 qì chē car
  4. 出租车 chū zū chē taxi
  5. 公共汽车 gōng gòng qì chē bus
  6. 地铁 dì tiě metro; underground
  7. 自行车 zì xíng chē bicycle
  8. 船 chuán boat; ship

车chē車chē is anything on wheels: 火车huǒ chē火車huǒ chē, "fire car", the train; 汽车qì chē汽車qì chē, "steam car", the car; 自行车zì xíng chē自行車zì xíng chē, "self-going car", the bicycle.

Where to catch them 5

  1. 机场 jī chǎng airport
  2. 火车站 huǒ chē zhàn railway station
  3. 站 zhàn stop; station
  4. 票 piào ticket
  5. 路 lù road; way

站zhàn is any stop: 火车站huǒ chē zhàn火車站huǒ chē zhàn, the station; 地铁站dì tiě zhàn地鐵站dì tiě zhàn, a metro stop; 下一站xià yī zhàn, the next stop.

Going 6

  1. 坐 zuò to go by (sitting in)
  2. 骑 qí to ride
  3. 开车 kāi chē to drive
  4. 走 zǒu to walk; to go
  5. 走路 zǒu lù to walk (on foot)
  6. 到 dào to arrive; to

You 坐zuò what you sit in, 坐zuò飞机fēi jī坐zuò飛機fēi jī, 坐zuò火车huǒ chē坐zuò火車huǒ chē, and 骑qí騎qí what you sit astride: 骑qí自行车zì xíng chē騎qí自行車zì xíng chē, 骑马qí mǎ騎馬qí mǎ.

Which way 6

  1. 左边 zuǒ bian left
  2. 右边 yòu bian right
  3. 前面 qián miàn ahead; in front
  4. 后面 hòu mian behind
  5. 远 yuǎn far
  6. 近 jìn near

离lí離lí says how far one place is from another: 机场jī chǎng离lí这儿zhè r很hěn远yuǎn機場jī chǎng離lí這兒zhè r很hěn遠yuǎn, the airport is a long way from here.