Dialogue
马克\uFF1A
Zhè这ge个chéng城shì市zhēn真bú不cuò错！Jiǔ酒diàn店lí离chē车zhàn站yuǎn远ma吗？This city is really nice! Is the hotel far from the station?
小王\uFF1A
Bù不yuǎn远，zǒu走lù路wǔ五fēn分zhōng钟jiù就dào到le了。Nǐ你wǎng往nà那bian边zǒu走，jiǔ酒diàn店zài在lù路de的yòu右bian边。Not far — a five-minute walk and you're there. Walk that way; the hotel is on the right side of the road.
马克\uFF1A
Fàng饭uǎn馆zài在nǎr哪Wǒ儿？xiǎng我chī想Zhōng吃guó中cài国菜。Where's the restaurant? I want to eat Chinese food.
小王\uFF1A
Fàng饭uǎn馆zài在shāng商chǎng场páng旁biān边，lí离jiǔ酒diàn店hěn很jìn近。Nǐ你kě可yǐ以zuò坐dì地tiě铁qù去，yě也kě可yǐ以dǎ打chē车。The restaurant is next to the shopping mall, very close to the hotel. You can take the metro or a taxi.
马克\uFF1A
Lù路shang上yǒu有yào药diàn店ma吗？Wǒ我yǒu有diǎn点bù儿shū不fu舒服。Is there a pharmacy on the way? I'm feeling a bit unwell.
小王\uFF1A
Yǒu有！Chē车zhàn站mén门kǒu口jiù就yǒu有yí一gè个yào药diàn店。Xǐ洗shǒu手jiān间yě也zài在chē车zhàn站lǐ里miàn面。Wǒ我dài带nǐ你qù去ba吧！Yes! There's a pharmacy right at the station entrance. The restroom is inside the station too. Let me take you there!
马克\uFF1A
Tài太hǎo好le了！Jī机chǎng场lí离zhèr这yuǎn儿ma远Wǒ吗？xiǎng我zuò想gōng坐jiāo公chē交qù车jī去chǎng机场。Great! Is the airport far from here? I want to take the bus to the airport.
小王\uFF1A
Jī机chǎng场lí离zhèr这hěn儿yuǎn很Nǐ远。kě你yǐ可zuò以dì坐tiě地yě铁，kě也yǐ可dǎ以chē打Zǒu车。lù走tài路yuǎn太le远了。The airport is far from here. You can take the metro or a taxi. Walking would be too far.
马克\uFF1A
Hǎo好。Lù路shang上yǒu有shāng商chǎng场ma吗？Wǒ我xiǎng想zǒu走yi一zǒu走。OK. Is there a shopping mall on the way? I'd like to walk around.
小王\uFF1A
Yǒu有！Nǐ你wǎng往zhè这bian边zǒu走，shāng商chǎng场zài在lù路de的zuǒ左bian边，lí离jiǔ酒diàn店hěn很jìn近。Yes! Walk this way — the mall is on the left side of the road, very close to the hotel.
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
路road路上on the road车站rail station机场airport酒店wine shop饭馆restaurant商场shopping mall药店pharmacy; drugstore洗手间toilet门口doorway往to go (in a direction)走to walk走路to walk; to go on foot坐to sit; to take transport地铁subway公交车public transport vehicle打车to take a taxi (in town)离to leave远far近near
View full Level 2 vocabulary \u2192Characters in context
Key characters from this lesson.
路
车
机
酒
饭
商
药
洗
Grammar in use
Structures you will practise in this lesson.
Directional complements 来/去
Use verb + 来/去 (过来, 出去, 回来) to indicate direction of movement relative to the speaker.
Location words 里面/外面/上面/下面
Use 里面, 外面, 上面, 下面, 前面, 后面, 旁边 after a noun to specify location.
离 for distance
Use 离 + place + 远/近 to ask or state how far something is.
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Write a short introduction to a neighbourhood or city area for a visitor. Mention at least three places (hotel, restaurant, station, etc.), how to get there (走路/坐地铁/打车), and one distance statement with 离.
Frame
这儿真不错。……离……很……（远/近）。你可以走路/坐地铁/打车去。……在……旁边/里面/门口。
Self-check
- \u2610 I mentioned at least three places in the area.
- \u2610 I used 离 + place + 远/近 for distance.
- \u2610 I used at least one transport word (走路/坐地铁/坐公交车/打车).
- \u2610 I used 往 + direction + 走 or a location word for directions.