大龙：你好，请问最近的公交车站在哪里？
路人：最近的公交车站在友谊大厦。
你往前走四百米，过马路，然后右转，再走三十米就能看到车站了。
大龙：那儿有车去豫园吗？
路人：有的，你可以坐34路车直达，或者坐311路车到北京路，再转72路车。
大龙：要坐几个站？
路人：34路要坐十个站，311路转72路一共要坐十三个站。
大龙：那等车大概要多久？
路人：我用手机给你查查。
34路还有45分钟到友谊大厦，311路要等一个小时。
大龙：都还要等很久呢。
我坐地铁可以到豫园吗？
路人：可以。
你坐地铁二号线到体育馆站，再转十号线，到豫园站下。
三号口出去走700米就到了。
大龙：地铁站离这里远不远？
路人：不远，十分钟就走到了。
大龙：地铁站在哪儿？
路人：往前走，但是不过马路，在前面的路口左拐。
大龙：谢谢你！
路人：不客气。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 大龙 | Dà lóng | a name |
| 你好 | nǐ hǎo | hello; hi |
| 请问 | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 近 | jìn | near / close to |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 公交 | gōng jiāo | public transportation / mass transit |
| 车站 | chē zhàn | rail station / bus stop |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) |
| 路人 | lù rén | passer-by / stranger |
| 友谊 | yǒu yì | companionship / fellowship / friendship |
| 大厦 | dà shà | (used in the names of grand buildings) |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 往 | wǎng | to / towards / (of a train) bound for |
| 前 | qián | front / forward / ahead |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 四 | sì | four / 4 |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 米 | mǐ | uncooked rice / meter (unit of length) / (slang) Chinese yuan |
| 过 | guò | to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along |
| 马路 | mǎ lù | street / road |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 右 | yòu | (bound form) right; right-hand side / (bound form) (politics) right of center / (bound form) (old) west / (literary) the right side as the side of precedence |
| 转 | zhuǎn | to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content) |
| 再 | zài | further; beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more |
| 三十 | sān shí | thirty / 30 |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 那儿 | nà r | there |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 车 | chē | car / vehicle / machine |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 豫园 | Yù yuán | Yuyuan Garden, a famous classical garden in Shanghai. |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit |
| 路 | lù | road / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind |
| 直 | zhí | straight / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters |
| 达 | dá | to attain / to reach / to amount to / to communicate |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or |
| 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 几 | jǐ | how much / how many |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 站 | zhàn | station / branch of a company or organization / website |
| 十 | shí | ten / 10 |
| 一共 | yī gòng | in total; altogether |
| 十三 | shí sān | thirteen / 13 |
| 那 | nà | then (in that case) |
| 等 | děng | to wait for; to await |
| 大概 | dà gài | roughly / probably / about |
| 多久 | duō jiǔ | (of time) how long? / (not) a long time |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 查查 | chá chá | to check; to look up; to verify |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 都 | dōu | (used for emphasis) even |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 久 | jiǔ | (of a period of time) long |
| 呢 | ne | (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds |
| 地铁 | dì tiě | underground railway; subway / subway train |
| 二 | èr | two / 2 |
| 号 | hào | (bound form) bugle; trumpet / (bound form) signal; bugle call / (bound form) mark; sign / (bound form) name; appellation / (after a numeral) number designation / day of the month / (bound form) size; type; category |
| 线 | xiàn | thread / string / wire / line / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) |
| 体育馆 | tǐ yù guǎn | gym / gymnasium / stadium |
| 下 | xià | to decline / to go down |
| 三 | sān | three / 3 |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth |
| 出去 | chū qù | to go out |
| 离 | lí | (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 远不远 | yuǎn bù yuǎn | Is it far?; whether something is far away. |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 远 | yuǎn | far / distant / remote |
| 哪儿 | nǎ r | where? |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead / in front / preceding / above |
| 路口 | lù kǒu | crossing / intersection (of roads) |
| 左 | zuǒ | left / the Left (politics) / east |
| 拐 | guǎi | to turn (a corner etc) / to kidnap / to swindle / to misappropriate |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | thanks / thank you |
| 客气 | kè qi | polite / courteous / formal / modest |