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Travel & Directions
…在哪里?… zài nǎlǐ?Where is…?
左边zuǒbiānLeft
右边yòubiānRight
直走zhízǒuStraight ahead
机场jīchǎngAirport
酒店jiǔdiànHotel
海滩hǎitānBeach
寺庙sìmiàoTemple
多少钱?duōshǎo qián?How much?
火车huǒchēTrain
Getting Around
出租车chūzūchēTaxi
嘟嘟车dūdū chēTuk-tuk
公交车gōngjiāochēBus
船chuánBoat
摩托车mótuōchēMotorbike
票piàoTicket
请停在这里qǐng tíng zài zhèlǐStop here, please
转弯zhuǎnwānTurn
远yuǎnFar
近jìnNear
On the Road
对面duìmiànOpposite
旁边pángbiānNext to
街角jiējiǎoStreet corner
红灯hóngdēngRed light
高速公路gāosùgōnglùExpressway
停车场tíngchēchǎngParking
汽油qìyóuGasoline
堵车dǔchēTraffic jam
斑马线bānmǎxiànCrosswalk
公交车站gōngjiāochēzhànBus stop
Directions & Compass
北běiNorth
南nánSouth
东dōngEast
西xīWest
附近fùjìnNearby
中间zhōngjiānIn the middle
角落jiǎoluòCorner
上面shàngmiànUpstairs / above
下面xiàmiànDownstairs / below
这边走zhèbiān zǒuThis way
Travel Documents
机票jīpiàoPlane ticket
行李箱xínglǐxiāngSuitcase / luggage
检查站jiǎncházhànCheckpoint / customs
航班延误hángbān yánwùTo delay a flight
盖章gàizhāngStamp (passport)
航班hángbānFlight
登机口dēngjīkǒuBoarding gate
延误yánwùDelayed
取消qǔxiāoCancelled
到了dào leArrived
Prepositions & Position
在…上zài … shàngOn / on top of
在…下zài … xiàUnder
在…里zài … lǐIn / inside
在…外zài … wàiOutside
在…之间zài … zhījiānBetween
在…前面zài … qiánmiànIn front of
在…后面zài … hòumiànBehind
在…旁边zài … pángbiānNext to
在…周围zài … zhōuwéiAround
在…对面zài … duìmiànAcross from
Public Transport
车站chēzhànStation
站台zhàntáiPlatform
下一班车xià yī bānchēNext train
换乘huànchéngChange lines
交通卡jiāotōngkǎTravel card
满了mǎn leFull (crowded)
出口chūkǒuExit
入口rùkǒuEntrance
快点kuàidiǎnHurry up
错过车cuòguò chēMiss the bus/train
Giving Directions
左转zuǒzhuǎnTurn left
右转yòuzhuǎnTurn right
一直往前走yìzhí wǎngqiánzǒuKeep going straight
过马路guò mǎlùCross the street
开过去kāi guòqùGo past it
在你右手边zài nǐ yòushǒubiānOn your right
在拐角处zài guǎijiǎochùIt's on the corner
远吗?yuǎn ma?Is it far?
走路能到吗?zǒulù néng dào ma?Can I walk there?
迷路了mílù leTo be lost
Renting a Scooter
租摩托车zū mótuōchēRent a motorbike
每天měitiānPer day
满油mǎnyóuFull tank of gas
还要头盔háiyào tóukuīA helmet too
爆胎bàotāiFlat tire
驾照jiàzhàoDriver's license
小心警察xiǎoxīn jǐngcháWatch out for police
还车háichēReturn the vehicle
小心开车xiǎoxīn kāichēDrive safely
加油jiāyóuFill up with gas
At Immigration
入境rùjìngImmigration
护照hùzhàoPassport
旅游签证lǚyóu qiānzhèngTourist visa
停留几天?tíngliú jǐtiān?How many days staying?
来旅游lái lǚyóuHere on holiday
住酒店zhù jiǔdiànStaying at a hotel
入境章rùjìng zhāngEntry stamp
海关hǎiguānCustoms
无申报wú shēnbàoNothing to declare
欢迎来到泰国huānyíng láidào tàiguóWelcome to Thailand
Directions
左边zuǒbiānLeft
右边yòubiānRight
直走zhízǒuGo straight
转弯zhuǎnwānTurn
近jìnNear
远yuǎnFar
这里zhèlǐHere
那里nàlǐThere
上面/楼上shàngmiàn / lóushàngAbove / upstairs
下面/楼下xiàmiàn / lóuxiàBelow / downstairs
里面lǐmiànInside
外面wàimiànOutside
At the Airport
航班hángbānFlight
票piàoTicket
护照hùzhàoPassport
行李xínglǐLuggage
办理登机bànlǐ dēngjīCheck-in
登机口dēngjīkǒuBoarding gate
出发chūfāDepartures
到达dàodáArrivals
延误yánwùDelayed
取消qǔxiāoCancelled
海关hǎiguānCustoms
行李提取处xínglǐ tíqǔ chùBaggage claim
Traffic & Driving
堵车dǔchēTraffic jam
红灯hóngdēngRed light
绿灯lǜdēngGreen light
人行横道rénxínghéngdàoCrosswalk
停车场tíngchēchǎngParking
驾照jiàzhàoDriver's license
燃料ránliàoFuel
超车chāochēTo overtake
事故shìgùAccident
加油站jiāyóuzhànGas station
减速jiǎnsùSlow down
安全带ānquándàiSeatbelt
Verbs of Motion
跳tiàoTo jump
爬páTo climb
爬行páxíngTo crawl
穿过chuānguòTo cross
踢tīTo kick
推tuīTo push
拉lāTo pull
扔rēngTo throw
旋转xuánzhuǎnTo spin
踩cǎiTo step
上去shàngqùTo go up
下去xiàqùTo go down
Vehicles
汽车qìchēCar
公交车gōngjiāochēBus
火车huǒchēTrain
飞机fēijīAirplane
出租车chūzūchēTaxi
嘟嘟车dūdū chēTuk-tuk
自行车zìxíngchēBicycle
皮卡车píkǎchēPickup truck
快船kuàichuánExpress boat
车站chēzhànStation
票piàoTicket
开车kāichēTo drive
On the Road
头盔tóukuīHelmet
汽油qìyóuFuel / petrol
加油站jiāyóuzhànGas station
存款cúnkuǎnDeposit
刹车shāchēBrake
爆胎bàotāiFlat tire
驾驶证jiàshǐzhèngDriving license
加满jiāmǎnFull tank
近路jìnlùShortcut
停车tíngchēTo park
Visa & Border
签证qiānzhèngVisa
延签yánqiānTo extend a visa
移民局yímínjúImmigration
边境检查站biānjìng jiǎncházhànBorder checkpoint
工作许可证gōngzuò xǔkězhèngWork permit
90天报到90 tiānbào dào90-day report
入境rùjìngArrival / inbound
出境chūjìngDeparture / outbound
逾期居留yúqī jūliúOverstay / past the deadline
罚款fákuǎnFine (penalty)
On the Train
火车huǒchēTrain
火车站huǒchēzhànTrain station
站台zhàntáiPlatform
火车票huǒchēpiàoTrain ticket
靠窗座位kàochuāng zuòwèiWindow seat
卧铺车厢wòpù chēxiāngSleeper car
哪趟车?nǎtàng chē ?Which train?
几点开?jǐdiǎn kāi ?What time does it leave?
几点到?jǐdiǎn dào ?What time does it arrive?
没赶上火车méi gǎnshàng huǒchēTo miss the train
Renting a Car
租车zūchēTo rent a car
驾照jiàzhàoDriving license
押金yājīnDeposit
车险chēxiǎnCar insurance
满油mǎnyóuFull tank
还车háichēTo return the car
划痕huàhénScratch
停车场tíngchēchǎngParking
高速公路gāosùgōnglùHighway
车坏了chēhuài leThe car broke down
Bicycles
自行车zìxíngchēBicycle
骑自行车qí zìxíngchēTo ride a bike
头盔tóukuīHelmet
自行车道zìxíngchēdàoBike lane
爆胎bàotāiFlat tire
打气dǎqìTo pump air
链条掉了liàntiáo diào leThe chain came off
停自行车tíng zìxíngchēTo park the bike
车铃chēlíngBell
小心汽车xiǎoxīn qìchēWatch out for cars
On the Plane
靠过道座位kào guò dào zuòwèiAisle seat
系好安全带jìhǎo ānquándàiFasten your seatbelt
起飞qǐfēiTakeoff
降落jiàngluòLanding
头顶行李舱tóudǐng xínglǐcāngOverhead bin
空乘人员kōngchéng rényuánFlight attendant
飞行模式fēixíng móshìAirplane mode
飞机餐fēijī cānIn-flight meal
耳朵嗡嗡ěrduǒ wēngwēngEars popping
气流颠簸qìliú diānbǒTurbulence
紧急出口jǐnjí chūkǒuEmergency exit
调节座椅tiáojié zuòyǐTo recline the seat
转机zhuǎnjīTo change planes
航班延误hángbān yánwùDelayed flight
机长jīzhǎngCaptain
Motorcycle Taxi
摩的站mó de zhànMotorcycle taxi stand
摩的司机mó de sījīMotorcycle taxi driver
坐在后座zuòzài hòuzuòTo ride pillion
橙色马甲chéngsè mǎjiǎOrange vest
送我到sòng wǒ dàoDrop me at
在车流中穿梭zài chēliú zhōng chuānsuōTo weave through traffic