约翰：小婷，我们去旅行吧！
John: Xiaoting, let's take a trip!
小婷：好啊！去哪儿？
Xiaoting: Sure! Where to?
约翰：我们去看海吧！
John: Let's go see the sea!
小婷：太好了！我很想看海！
Xiaoting: Great! I really want to see the sea!
米饭去朋友家住几天。
Mifan goes to stay at a friend's house for a few days.
早上，他们坐出租车去火车站。
In the morning, they take a taxi to the train station.
司机：你们好！去哪儿？
Driver: Hello! Where to?
约翰：去火车站，我们是九点的火车。
John: To the train station — our train is at nine.
路上车很多。
There are a lot of cars on the road.
小婷：司机，请快一点！
Xiaoting: Driver, please hurry a little!
他们八点五十到了火车站。
They arrive at the train station at eight fifty.
小婷：快！火车不等人！
Xiaoting: Quick! The train doesn't wait for people!
他们坐上了九点的火车。
They got on the nine o'clock train.
约翰：大海，我们来了！
John: Sea, here we come!
Hover a word for its pinyin & meaning; click to pin it.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 约翰 | yuē hàn | John (name); Johan (name); Johann (name) |
| 小婷 | xiǎo tíng | a female given name, variant writing of 晓婷 |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 旅行 | lǚ xíng | to travel; trip; journey |
| 吧 | ba | modal particle indicating suggestion |
| 好啊 | hǎo a | okay, sure |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where |
| 看 | kàn | to look; to watch; to see |
| 海 | hǎi | ocean; sea |
| 太好了 | tài hǎo le | very good |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think; to want |
| 米饭 | mǐ fàn | cooked rice |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 家 | jiā | home; family |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to reside |
| 几天 | jǐ tiān | several days |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | morning; early morning |
| 他们 | tā men | they |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit; to take (a bus, etc.) |
| 出租车 | chū zū chē | taxi |
| 火车站 | huǒ chē zhàn | train station |
| 司机 | sī jī | driver |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 是 | shì | to be; correct |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine; 9 |
| 点 | diǎn | o'clock; point; dot |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 火车 | huǒ chē | train |
| 路上 | lù shang | on the road; on the way |
| 车 | chē | car; vehicle |
| 很多 | hěn duō | Many; a lot |
| 请 | qǐng | please; to invite |
| 快 | kuài | fast; quick; soon |
| 一点 | yī diǎn | a bit; a little; (in negative sentences) not at all; one o'clock |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 五十 | wǔ shí | fifty |
| 到了 | dào liǎo | at last; finally; in the end |
| 不等 | bù děng | unequal; varied |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 上了 | shàng le | got on |
| 大海 | dà hǎi | sea; ocean |
| 来了 | lái le | has come; arrived |