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@ 21254 Express Train or High
A: * 你好，我要一張去南京的火車票。*
* nǐhǎo, wǒ yào yī zhāng qù Nánjīng de huǒchēpiào.*
* Hello, I'd like a (train) ticket to Nanjing.*
B: * 動車還是特快？*
* dòngchē háishi tèkuài?*
* High-speed or express train?*
A: * 哪個比較快？*
* nǎge bǐjiào kuài?*
* Which one is faster?*
B: * 動車比較快。*
* dòngchē bǐjiào kuài.*
* The high-speed train is faster.*
A: * 幾點到？*
* jǐ diǎn dào?*
* What time does it arrive?*
B: * 11點。*
* shí yī diǎn.*
* 11 o'clock.*
A: * 那就動車吧。*
* nà jiù dòngchē ba.*
* (I'll take) The high speed train then.*
Key Vocabulary* *
張* zhāng* measure word for paper, tickets, etc.
南京* Nánjīng* Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province
火車票* huǒchēpiào* train ticket
動車* dòngchē* high speed train, an extremely fast train line
還是* háishi* or; it would be better to
特快* tèkuài* express train (not as fast as the high-speed train)
哪個* nǎge* which
比較* bǐjiào* relatively, comparatively
快* kuài* fast, quick
幾點* jǐ diǎn* what time
到* dào* to arrive
就* jiù* then; shows that something happens sooner than expected
Supplementary Vocabulary* *
火車* huǒchē* train
火車站* huǒchēzhàn* train station
開* kāi* to open; to drive; to operate
停* tíng* to stop; to park
慢* màn* slow
硬座* yìngzuò* hard seat
軟座* ruǎnzuò* soft seat
硬臥* yìngwò* hard sleeper
軟臥* ruǎnwò* soft sleeper
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