Once you get past simply telling the cabbie the name of the location, you can now move onto basic directions and driving commands. Not only does it help you get a feel for the city, but it keeps you practicing Chinese and will often lead to further discussion with your \u53f8\u673a (driver).<\/p>\n
For Example:
\n\u4e00\u76f4\u8d70\u3002\u897f\u4e09\u73af\u8def\u51fa\u53e3\u4ee5\u540e\uff0c\u53f3\u62d0\u3002\u53bb\u5230\u7b2c\u4e00\u4e2a\u8def\u53e3\uff0c\u5de6\u8f6c\u3002\u5f80\u5230\u5317\u56db\u73af\u8def\uff0c\u6389\u5934\u3002\u6211\u7684\u623f\u5c4b\u5728\u996d\u9986\u5728\u5c0f\u8def\u7684\u540e\u9762\u3002\u518d\u8fd9\u513f\uff0c\u505c\u8f66\u3002
\nTranslation:
\nKeep going. After the West Third Ring Road exit, turn right. Go to the first intersection, turn left. Go to the North Fourth Ring Road, then turn around. My building is in the alley behind the restaurant. Stop\/pullover here.<\/p>\n
Vocab Breakdown: <\/p>\n
\u4e00\u76f4\u8d70 (y\u012bzh\u00edz\u01d2u) \u201dkeep going” or “just a little bit up ahead”<\/p>\n
\u505c\u8f66 (t\u00edng ch\u0113): to stop, park, pull over.<\/p>\n
\u8f6c (zhu\u01cen) or \u62d0 (gu\u01cei)-To turn, turn (v)<\/p>\n
\u53f3 (y\u00f2u)-right and \u5de6 (zu\u01d2)-left<\/p>\n
turn right:
\n\u53f3\u62d0
\n\u53f3\u8f6c
\nturn left
\n\u5de6\u62d0
\n\u5de6\u8f6c <\/p>\n
\u6389\u5934 \uff08di\u00e0o t\u00f3u): u-turn\/turn around
\nIntersection: \u5341\u5b57\u8def\u53e3 (sh\u00ed z\u00ec l\u00f9 k\u01d2u). If you want to keep it simple, just \u8def\u53e3\u3002<\/p>\n
\u51fa\u53e3 (ch\u016b k\u01d2u): exit, to exit (n. and v.)<\/p>\n
\u524d\u9762 \uff08qi\u00e1n mian\uff09in front
\n\u540e\u9762 \uff08h\u00f2u mian\uff09behind<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Once you get past simply telling the cabbie the name of the location, you can now move onto basic directions and driving commands. Not only does it help you get a feel for the city, but it keeps you practicing Chinese and will often lead to further discussion with your \u53f8\u673a (driver). For Example: \u4e00\u76f4\u8d70\u3002\u897f\u4e09\u73af\u8def\u51fa\u53e3\u4ee5\u540e\uff0c\u53f3\u62d0\u3002\u53bb\u5230\u7b2c\u4e00\u4e2a\u8def\u53e3\uff0c\u5de6\u8f6c\u3002\u5f80\u5230\u5317\u56db\u73af\u8def\uff0c\u6389\u5934\u3002\u6211\u7684\u623f\u5c4b\u5728\u996d\u9986\u5728\u5c0f\u8def\u7684\u540e\u9762\u3002\u518d\u8fd9\u513f\uff0c\u505c\u8f66\u3002…<\/p>\n