HSK4 — Day 3 — Travel & Transport
Today let's learn words about travel, airports, and roads.
Today's Vocabulary
参观
to look around / to visit (a place)
我们去参观博物馆。
Wǒmen qù cānguān bówùguǎn.
We go to visit the museum.
乘坐
to ride / to travel by
我们乘坐飞机去中国。
Wǒmen chéngzuò fēijī qù Zhōngguó.
We travel by airplane to China.
出差
to go on a business trip
爸爸这周去北京出差。
Bàba zhè zhōu qù Běijīng chūchāi.
Dad is going on a business trip to Beijing this week.
出发
to start out / to set off
我们八点出发。
Wǒmen bā diǎn chūfā.
We set off at 8 o'clock.
大使馆
embassy
大使馆在市中心。
Dàshǐguǎn zài shì zhōngxīn.
The embassy is in the city center.
登机牌
boarding pass
请拿好你的登机牌。
Qǐng náhǎo nǐ de dēngjīpái.
Please hold your boarding pass carefully.
地点
place / location
我们见面的地点是公园。
Wǒmen jiànmiàn de dìdiǎn shì gōngyuán.
Our meeting place is the park.
地址
address
请给我你的地址。
Qǐng gěi wǒ nǐ de dìzhǐ.
Please give me your address.
堵车
traffic jam
今天路上堵车堵得很久。
Jīntiān lùshang dǔchē dǔ de hěn jiǔ.
Today's traffic jam lasted a long time.
对面
opposite
银行在超市对面。
Yínháng zài chāoshì duìmiàn.
The bank is opposite the supermarket.
方向
direction
我们走错方向了。
Wǒmen zǒucuò fāngxiàng le.
We walked in the wrong direction.
高速公路
expressway / highway
我们开车走高速公路。
Wǒmen kāichē zǒu gāosù gōnglù.
We drive on the expressway.
航班
scheduled flight
我们的航班晚点了。
Wǒmen de hángbān wǎndiǎn le.
Our flight is delayed.
加油站
gas station
前面有一个加油站。
Qiánmian yǒu yí gè jiāyóuzhàn.
There is a gas station ahead.
公里
kilometer
机场离这里有二十公里。
Jīchǎng lí zhèlǐ yǒu èrshí gōnglǐ.
The airport is twenty kilometers from here.
Today's Grammar
一...就... means "as soon as...then..." — one event happens immediately after another.
我一到机场就给你打电话。
As soon as I arrive at the airport, I'll call you.
导游一出发就开始介绍长城。
As soon as the tour guide sets off, they start introducing the Great Wall.
这条路一堵车，大家就很着急。
As soon as this road has a traffic jam, everyone gets anxious.
飞机一起飞，我就很激动。
As soon as the plane takes off, I get very excited.
我们一到大使馆就办护照。
As soon as we arrive at the embassy, we handle the passport.