Buying High-Speed Train Tickets
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ID: 1875
Elementary
If you're a fan of traveling (and if you're in China or planning a visit, you almost undoubtedly are!) then chances are you're going to need to buy train tickets at some point. Train ticket offices in China can be very daunting: lines are more of a suggestion and dialects reign supreme. But have no fear, ChinesePod is here to help! Listen in and learn all the key vocabulary vital for purchasing high-speed train tickets to your next destination.
Greg,Jenny
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 张 | zhāng | [measure word] | |
| 高铁 | gāotiě | high-speed train | |
| 票 | piào | ticket | |
| 上海 | Shànghǎi | Shanghai |
你好一张高铁票上海到北京
nǐhǎo 你好yī 一zhāng 张gāotiě 高铁piào 票Shànghǎi 上海dào 到Běijīng 北京
Hello. One high-speed train ticket from Shanghai to Beijing.
单程还是往返
dānchéng 单程háishi 还是wǎngfǎn 往返
One-way or round-trip?
往返
wǎngfǎn 往返
Round-trip.
几号的
jǐ 几hào 号de 的
What date?
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