day 31on the road

on the road

Talk about traffic, parking and getting around a city by car or e-bike.

today’s words

• 自 zì · from (formal)
• 当 dāng · when; work as, be
• 由 yóu · by (who does it); from
• 随着 suízhe · along with, as
• 等到 děngdào · by the time, when
• 交通 jiāotōng · traffic, transport
• 堵车 dǔchē · traffic jam; be stuck in traffic
• 交警 jiāojǐng · traffic police
• 电动车 diàndòngchē · e-bike, electric scooter
• 停 tíng · stop; park
• 停车 tíngchē · park (a car)
• 停车场 tíngchēchǎng · car park
• 车位 chēwèi · parking space
• 加油站 jiāyóuzhàn · petrol station
• 师傅 shīfu · master; driver (way to address)
• 出口 chūkǒu · exit; export
• 入口 rùkǒu · entrance
• 进入 jìnrù · enter, get into

sentences

• 当我们到商场的时候，车位已经满了。 · When we got to the shopping centre, the car park was already full.
• 随着车越来越多，北京常常堵车。 · As cars keep multiplying, Beijing is often jammed.
• 自下个月起，这里禁止停车。 · From next month, parking here is not allowed.
• 等他来了，我们再出发。 · We’ll set off once he gets here.
• 尽管路上堵车，我们还是准时到了。 · Although the traffic was bad, we still got there on time.