{"id":13486,"date":"2017-07-13T15:09:37","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T19:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=13486"},"modified":"2017-07-19T15:43:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T19:43:07","slug":"directions-and-locations-in-chinese-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/directions-and-locations-in-chinese-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Directions and Locations in Chinese (Part Two)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Getting lost is no fun, especially in a foreign land where you can&#8217;t speak the language. In Part One of this series, we learned a bunch of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/directions-and-locations-in-chinese-part-one\/\">Chinese words for common places and location<\/a>. Now we&#8217;ll get into some more details as we learn about directions in Chinese.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Asking for Directions<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_13489\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/IMG_2079.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 2079\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13489\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13489\"  alt=\"Directions in Chinese\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/IMG_2079.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/IMG_2079.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/IMG_2079-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don&#8217;t get lost!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before you can begin to understand directions in Chinese, you&#8217;ll have to learn how to ask for them. More often than not, you ask for directions from a stranger. As such, it&#8217;s useful to learn a couple of polite phrases for bothering somebody to help you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Excuse me&#8230; (\u8bf7\u95ee &#8211; q\u01d0ng w\u00e8n)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Sorry&#8230; (\u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77 &#8211; du\u00ec b\u00f9 q\u01d0)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>(Sorry) to bother you&#8230; (\u9ebb\u70e6\u4f60 &#8211; m\u00e1 fan n\u01d0)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s always a good idea to throw one of those in before you go asking for directions. Now here are a few different ways you can do that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Where is&#8230;? (&#8230; \u5728\u54ea\u91cc? &#8211; z\u00e0i n\u01ce l\u01d0)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>How can I get to&#8230;? (&#8230; \u600e\u4e48\u8d70? &#8211; z\u011bn me z\u01d2u)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Do you know&#8230; ? (\u4f60\u77e5\u9053&#8230; \u5417? &#8211; n\u01d0 zh\u012b d\u00e0o&#8230; ma)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Can you tell me&#8230;? (\u4f60\u80fd\u544a\u8bc9\u6211&#8230; \u5417\uff1f- n\u01d0 n\u00e9ng g\u00e0o s\u00f9 w\u01d2&#8230; ma)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Put it all together, and you might say something like this:<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u8bf7\u95ee\uff0c\u4f60\u77e5\u9053\u535a\u7269\u9986\u5728\u54ea\u91cc\u5417\uff1f<br \/>\nq\u01d0ng w\u00e8n, n\u01d0 zh\u012b d\u00e0o b\u00f3 w\u00f9 gu\u01cen z\u00e0i n\u01ce l\u01d0 ma<br \/>\nExcuse me, do you know where the museum is?<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77\uff0c\u4f60\u80fd\u544a\u8bc9\u6211\u600e\u4e48\u53bb\u706b\u8f66\u7ad9\u5417\uff1f<br \/>\ndu\u00ec b\u00f9 q\u01d0, n\u01d0 n\u00e9ng g\u00e0o s\u00f9 w\u01d2 z\u011bn me q\u00f9 hu\u01d2 ch\u0113 zh\u00e0n ma<br \/>\nSorry, can you tell me how to get to the train station?<\/h4>\n<p>Ok, great &#8211; so you know how to ask for directions. The problem is understanding them! Let&#8217;s move on to some useful words and phrases related to directions in Chinese.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Directions<\/h2>\n<p>Here are some of the most common words\/phrases you&#8217;ll hear when getting directions:<\/p>\n<div class=\"threecol-one\">\n<p class=\"p1\">go straight<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">turn<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">left<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">right<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">turn left<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">turn right<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">go\u2026 (direction)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">forward<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">north<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">south<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">east<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">west<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">go forward<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">go north<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">go west<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">go left<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">go right<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">corner<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">intersection<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">traffic light<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">u-turn<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">far<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">near<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">meter<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">kilometer<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">arrived<\/p>\n<\/div> <div class=\"threecol-one\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u4e00\u76f4\u8d70<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u8f6c<span class=\"s1\">\/<\/span>\u62d0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u5de6<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u53f3<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u5de6\u8f6c<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u53f3\u62d0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u5f80&#8230; \u8d70<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u524d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u5317<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u5357<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u4e1c<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u897f<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u5f80\u524d\u8d70<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u5f80\u5317\u8d70<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u5f80\u897f\u8d70<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u5f80\u5de6<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u5f80\u53f3<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u62d0\u89d2<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u8def\u53e3<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u7ea2\u7eff\u706f<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u6389\u5934<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u8fdc<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u8fd1<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u7c73<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u516c\u91cc<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u5230\u4e86<\/p>\n<\/div> <div class=\"threecol-one last\">\n<p class=\"p1\">y\u012b zh\u00ed z\u01d2u<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">zhu\u01cen\/gu\u01cei<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">zu\u01d2<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">y\u00f2u<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">zu\u01d2 zhu\u01cen<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">y\u00f2u gu\u01cei<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">w\u01ceng&#8230; z\u01d2u<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">qi\u00e1n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">b\u011bi<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">n\u00e1n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">d\u014dng<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">x\u012b<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">w\u01ceng qi\u00e1n z\u01d2u<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">w\u01ceng b\u011bi z\u01d2u<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">w\u01ceng x\u012b z\u01d2u<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">w\u01ceng zu\u01d2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">w\u01ceng y\u00f2u<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">gu\u01cei ji\u01ceo<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">l\u00f9 k\u01d2u<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">h\u00f3ng l\u01dc d\u0113ng<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">di\u00e0o t\u00f3u<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">yu\u01cen<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">j\u00ecn<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">m\u01d0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">g\u014dng l\u01d0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">d\u00e0o le<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at a few examples of directions and you&#8217;ll see some of these words in action:<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u5f80\u524d\u8d70\u4e94\u767e\u7c73\u7136\u540e\u5de6\u62d0\uff0c\u5c31\u5230\u4e86<br \/>\nw\u01ceng qi\u00e1n z\u01d2u w\u01d4 b\u01cei m\u01d0 r\u00e1n h\u00f2u zu\u01d2 gu\u01cei, ji\u00f9 d\u00e0o le<br \/>\nGo straight for 500 meters then turn left, and you&#8217;ll have arrived.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u5f80\u5317\u8d70\u4e00\u516c\u91cc\uff0c\u7136\u540e\u5728\u7ea2\u7eff\u706f\u6389\u5934<br \/>\nw\u01ceng b\u011bi z\u01d2u y\u012b g\u014dng l\u01d0, r\u00e1n h\u00f2u z\u00e0i h\u00f3ng l\u01dc d\u0113ng di\u00e0o t\u00f3u<br \/>\nGo north for one km, then at the traffic light make a u-turn.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u4e00\u76f4\u8d70\uff0c\u7136\u540e\u5728\u7b2c\u4e00\u4e2a\u8def\u53e3\u53f3\u8f6c<br \/>\ny\u012b zh\u00ed z\u01d2u, r\u00e1n h\u00f2u z\u00e0i d\u00ec y\u012b g\u00e8 l\u00f9 k\u01d2u y\u00f2u zhu\u01cen<br \/>\nGo straight, then turn right at the first intersection.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Why don&#8217;t you give it a try? Think of a place near where you live that you can easily give directions to and try to do it in Chinese!<\/p>\n<p>In the next post, we&#8217;ll put everything we learned together and read a few sample conversations of a tourist asking a local for directions.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">You&#8217;ve made it this far, go ahead and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/directions-and-locations-in-chinese-part-three\/\">read Part Three<\/a>!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/IMG_2079-350x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Directions in Chinese\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/IMG_2079-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/IMG_2079.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Getting lost is no fun, especially in a foreign land where you can&#8217;t speak the language. 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