Chinese words for transport and getting around
All 50 words, each with its English meaning, its pronunciation and a Chinese sentence it appears in.
Tickets, platforms, directions and delays: the vocabulary of actually moving through a country.
This is the exact chinese words for transport and getting around set the LearnScreen app reviews — every word with its English meaning, its pronunciation and a Chinese sentence it appears in — so nothing here is a sample of something larger you have to pay to see.
Simplified characters, with pinyin and tone marks in the pronunciation column.
All 50 words
| # | Chinese | English | Pinyin | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 出租车, 的士 | taxi | chūzūchē | 我们坐出租车去酒店吧。 |
| 2 | 公共汽车, 巴士 | bus | gōnggòng qìchē | 公共汽车每十分钟一班。 |
| 3 | 火车 | train | huǒchē | 火车八点出发。 |
| 4 | 地铁 | subway, metro, underground | dìtiě | 坐地铁去市中心。 |
| 5 | 有轨电车 | tram, streetcar, trolley | yǒuguǐ diànchē | 有轨电车在博物馆附近停。 |
| 6 | 渡轮 | ferry | dùlún | 渡轮每天过河。 |
| 7 | 自行车, 单车 | bicycle | zìxíngchē | 我每天骑自行车。 |
| 8 | 摩托车 | motorcycle | mótuōchē | 那辆摩托车非常快。 |
| 9 | 租车 | car rental | zūchē | 我们旅行需要租车。 |
| 10 | 司机 | driver | sījī | 司机很熟悉路。 |
| 11 | 乘客 | passenger | chéngkè | 每位乘客都需要票。 |
| 12 | 车费 | fare | chēfèi | 公交车费多少钱? |
| 13 | 车站 | station | chēzhàn | 火车站在附近。 |
| 14 | 公交站 | bus stop | gōngjiāozhàn | 在那边的公交站等。 |
| 15 | 站台 | platform | zhàntái | 火车从二号站台出发。 |
| 16 | 时刻表 | timetable | shíkèbiǎo | 查看下一班车的时刻表。 |
| 17 | 路线 | route | lùxiàn | 这条路线去机场。 |
| 18 | 换乘 | transfer | huànchéng | 你需要在下一站换乘。 |
| 19 | 交通 | traffic | jiāotōng | 今天交通很拥挤。 |
| 20 | 堵车 | traffic jam | dǔchē | 我们堵车了。 |
| 21 | 高速公路 | highway, freeway, motorway | gāosù gōnglù | 走高速公路会更快。 |
| 22 | 十字路口 | crossroad | shízì lùkǒu | 在十字路口左转。 |
| 23 | 行人 | pedestrian | xíngrén | 行人过马路。 |
| 24 | 人行道 | sidewalk, pavement | rénxíngdào | 请走人行道。 |
| 25 | 斑马线 | crosswalk | bānmǎxiàn | 请走斑马线过马路。 |
| 26 | 红绿灯 | traffic light | hónglǜdēng | 等红绿灯变绿。 |
| 27 | 限速 | speed limit | xiànsù | 这里限速六十。 |
| 28 | 加油站 | gas station, petrol station | jiāyóuzhàn | 我们需要在加油站停一下。 |
| 29 | 燃料 | fuel | ránliào | 车需要加燃料了。 |
| 30 | 发动机 | engine | fādòngjī | 发动机今天声音很奇怪。 |
| 31 | 后备箱 | trunk, boot | hòubèixiāng | 把包放进后备箱。 |
| 32 | 方向盘 | steering wheel | fāngxiàngpán | 双手握住方向盘。 |
| 33 | 喇叭 | horn | lǎba | 不要按太多喇叭。 |
| 34 | 车头灯 | headlights | chētóudēng | 晚上请开车头灯。 |
| 35 | 挡风玻璃 | windshield | dǎngfēng bōli | 挡风玻璃又脏又湿。 |
| 36 | 轮胎 | tire, tyre | lúntāi | 这个轮胎需要充气。 |
| 37 | 车牌 | license plate | chēpái | 我能清楚地看到车牌。 |
| 38 | 通行费 | toll | tōngxíngfèi | 这条路有通行费。 |
| 39 | 租赁 | rental | zūlìn | 租赁费每天五十美元。 |
| 40 | 保险 | insurance | bǎoxiǎn | 开车需要保险。 |
| 41 | 导航 | navigate | dǎoháng | 我用手机导航。 |
| 42 | 目的地 | destination | mùdìdì | 你的目的地是哪里? |
| 43 | 通勤 | commute | tōngqín | 我的通勤需要三十分钟。 |
| 44 | 高峰时段 | rush hour | gāofēng shíduàn | 避免在高峰时段开车。 |
| 45 | 绕路 | detour | ràolù | 我们今天需要绕路。 |
| 46 | 搭便车 | hitchhike | dā biànchē | 他决定搭便车去城市。 |
| 47 | 拼车 | rideshare | pīnchē | 拼车应用现在非常流行。 |
| 48 | 滑板车, 踏板摩托车 | scooter | huábǎnchē | 你可以在这里租滑板车。 |
| 49 | 头盔 | helmet | tóukuī | 骑车时一定要戴头盔。 |
| 50 | 车厢 | carriage | chēxiāng | 这节车厢是头等舱。 |
How to actually learn them
This is the set you will use within minutes of landing, and the one where misreading a sign has a cost.
Reading a list is not learning it. A word needs roughly eight to twelve spaced recall attempts before it stays, which is why the useful question is not how many words to read but how many times you need to meet a word and how to space the reviews.
Let the list come to you
LearnScreen blocks the apps you keep opening and shows one of these Chinese words instead. Answer it and the app opens. The 50 words above are already in it.
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