Covering train travel, including high-speed trains. Vocabulary for train station navigation, ticket purchasing, and understanding train schedules.
A. Basic Level
At Beijing’s crowded 火车 (train | huǒchē) 车站 (station | chēzhàn), two young European girls frantically searched for their train.
“We should’ve checked the 时间表 (schedule | shíjiānbiǎo) more carefully,” the first girl fretted, clutching their 票 (tickets | piào).
Her friend, scanning the whirling crowd, replied, “Let’s ask at the 买票 (ticket office | mǎipiào) counter for directions to our 站台 (platform | zhàntái).”
Holding tight to their 行李 (luggage | xínglǐ), they navigated through the bustling crowd, hoping to find their 座位 (seats | zuòwèi) before 出发 (departure | chūfā). The excitement and chaos of the Beijing train station overwhelmed yet thrilled them.
Words
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 高铁 | gāotiě | high-speed train |
| 车站 | chēzhàn | train station |
| 票 | piào | ticket |
| 买票 | mǎi piào | buy a ticket |
| 时间表 | shíjiānbiǎo | schedule |
| 站台 | zhàntái | platform |
| 座位 | zuòwèi | seat |
| 行李 | xínglǐ | luggage |
| 检票 | jiǎnpiào | ticket check |
| 出发 | chūfā | depart |
| 到达 | dàodá | arrive |
| 候车室 | hòuchē shì | waiting room |
| 转车 | zhuǎn chē | transfer |
| 一等座 | yī děng zuò | first class |
| 二等座 | èr děng zuò | second class |
| 硬座 | yìng zuò | hard seat |
| 软座 | ruǎn zuò | soft seat |
| 站点 | zhàndiǎn | stop |
| 导航 | dǎoháng | navigation |
| 行程 | xíngchéng | itinerary |
| 预订 | yùdìng | reserve |
| 取消 | cānxiāo | cancel |
Sentences
| 火车 | 我今天坐火车去北京。 | Wǒ jīntiān zuò huǒchē qù běijīng. | I’m taking the train to Beijing today. |
| 高铁 | 高铁比普通火车快很多。 | Gāotiě bǐ pǔtōng huǒchē kuài hěnduō. | High-speed trains are much faster than regular trains. |
| 车站 | 车站里人很多。 | Chēzhàn lǐ rén hěnduō. | The station was crowded. |
| 票 | 我的票丢了。 | Wǒ de piào diūle. | I lost my ticket. |
| 买票 | 我要在网上买票。 | Wǒ yào zài wǎngshàng mǎi piào. | I have to buy a ticket online. |
| 时间表 | 请查看火车的时间表。 | Qǐng chákàn huǒchē de shíjiān biǎo. | Please check the train’s schedule. |
| 站台 | 火车在三号站台停靠。 | Huǒchē zài sān hào zhàntái tíngkào. | The train stopped at platform three. |
| 座位 | 这是我的座位。 | Zhè shì wǒ de zuòwèi. | This is my seat. |
| 行李 | 不要忘记你的行李。 | Bùyào wàngjì nǐ de xínglǐ. | Don’t forget your luggage. |
| 检票 | 进站前需要检票。 | Jìn zhàn qián xūyào jiǎnpiào. | You need to check your ticket before entering the station. |
| 出发 | 火车八点出发。 | Huǒchē bā diǎn chūfā. | The train leaves at eight o’clock. |
| 到达 | 火车晚上到达。 | Huǒchē wǎnshàng dàodá. | The train arrives at night. |
| 候车室 | 候车室很温暖。 | Hòuchē shì hěn wēnnuǎn. | The waiting room is warm. |
| 转车 | 到南京需要转车。 | Dào nánjīng xūyào zhuǎnchē. | You need to change trains to Nanjing. |
| 一等座 | 我订了一等座。 | Wǒ dìngle yī děng zuò. | I booked a first class seat. |
| 二等座 | 二等座也很舒适。 | Èr děng zuò yě hěn shūshì. | The second class seat is also very comfortable. |
| 硬座 | 硬座票比较便宜。 | Yìngzuò piào bǐjiào piányí. | Hard seat tickets are cheaper. |
| 软座 | 软座比硬座舒服。 | Ruǎn zuò bǐ yìngzuò shūfú. | Soft seats are more comfortable than hard seats. |
| 站点 | 下一个站点是我的目的地。 | Xià yīgè zhàndiǎn shì wǒ de mùdì de. | The next station is my destination. |
| 导航 | 用手机导航到车站。 | Yòng shǒujī dǎoháng dào chēzhàn. | Used my cell phone to navigate to the station. |
| 行程 | 我的行程很紧凑。 | Wǒ de xíngchéng hěn jǐncòu. | My itinerary is tight. |
| 预订 | 我已经预订了回程票。 | Wǒ yǐjīng yùdìngle huíchéng piào. | I had booked a return ticket. |
| 取消 | 我不得不取消我的票。 | Wǒ bùdé bù qǔxiāo wǒ de piào. | I had to cancel my ticket. |
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