day 21trains & planes
unit 4 · on the movetrains & planes
Get through stations, trains and flights, and say who does what for whom.
today’s words
- 列车 lièchē · train (formal)
- 铁路 tiělù · railway
- 站台 zhàntái · platform
- 车厢 chēxiāng · carriage (of a train)
- 乘务员 chéngwùyuán · train or flight attendant
- 飞行 fēixíng · to fly; flight
- 飞行员 fēixíngyuán · pilot
- 海关 hǎiguān · customs
- 时差 shíchā · time difference; jet lag
- 行程 xíngchéng · itinerary, trip
- 运 yùn · to transport, carry
- 运输 yùnshū · to transport; transport
- 替 tì · for, instead of; to replace
- 同 tóng · with; same
- 较 jiào · compared with; fairly
- 一路顺风 yīlùshùnfēng · have a good trip!
- 幸运 xìngyùn · lucky; good luck
- 首次 shǒucì · for the first time
- 随后 suíhòu · soon after, then
- 期间 qījiān · period; during
- 延长 yáncháng · to extend, lengthen
- 抢 qiǎng · to grab; to rush for
- 系 jì · to tie, fasten
- 登 dēng · to climb; to board
sentences
- 列车马上就要开了，请大家尽快登车。 · The train is about to leave. Please board as soon as possible.
- 飞机马上要起飞了，请系好安全带。 · We’ll be taking off shortly. Please fasten your seat belt.
- 这是我首次坐飞机，有点儿紧张。 · It’s my first time on a plane. I’m a bit nervous.
- 我们先坐飞机去南方，随后坐火车回北京。 · We’ll fly south first, then take the train back to Beijing.
- 乘务员推着小车，在车厢里卖饮料。 · An attendant pushes a trolley through the carriage, selling drinks.