Beginner Chinese Grammar- Which Bus Shall I Take?

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怎么坐车？

Which bus shall I take?

罗兰：李强，从三里屯到天安门，怎么坐车？ Loren: Li Qiang, how can I get to Tian’anmen from Sanlitun by public transportation?http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/28/103331.mp3

李强：你坐地铁还是公交车？ Li Qiang: Do you plan to go by subway or bus?http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/28/103332.mp3

罗兰：坐公交车方便吗？ Loren: Is it convenient to go by bus?http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/28/103337.mp3

李强：挺方便。（先）从三里屯往西走，然后往左拐，坐 120 路公交车，到天安门下车。 Li Qiang: Quite convenient. First go west from Sanlitun, and then turn left. Take bus 120, and get off at Tian’anmen.http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/28/103334.mp3

罗兰：坐地铁呢？ Loren: How about by subway?http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/28/103336.mp3

李强：往东走。坐（地铁） 10 号线，到国贸站换 1 号线。 Li Qiang: Go east. Take (subway) line 10, and transfer to line 1 at the Guomao Station.http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/28/103335.mp3

Grammar

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Summary

Preposition “往”“从”

Tone auxiliary "呢"

1.	Preposition “往”“从”

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Preposition "往", "从" together with their objects can form prepositional phrases, which can be used as the adverbials in front of the verbs.

"往" describes the direction of an action, followed by an object, that conveys location.

"从" means "from," and describes a starting point in time or space.

2.	Tone auxiliary "呢"

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In certain situation, “呢” can be added after the nouns, noun phrases or pronouns to show interrogative tones.

Chinese Characters

Knowledge of Chinese Characters

Structure	Example(s)	Scales of Structure
Entirety	人、天、	Square
Up-down Structure	花、菜	Top is smaller than bottom.
	思	Top and bottom are equal.
	想	Top is bigger.
Up-Middle-Down Structure	京、高、	Three parts are not equal
	意	Three parts are equal
Left-Right Structure	你	Left is thinner than right
	朋	Left and right side are the same.
	刚	Left is wider than right.
Left-Middle-Right Structure	做	Three parts are not equal.
	谢	The three parts are equal.
All-Surrounded	回	All parts are surrounded.
Half-Surrounded	医	The left part surrounds the right.
	问	The upper covers the lower.
	画	The lower supports the upper.
	有	The upper-left covers the bottom-right.
	句	The upper-right covers the bottom-left.
	过	The bottom-left supports the upper-right.
Triple Structure	众、品	All parts are equal.

Discussion

In this lesson, you will learn how to ask for directions related to using public transportation and learn phrases such as first, then, station, get off (the bus), and so on. Also, you will become familiar with the usage of “是 (shì),” ”有 (yǒu),” and “在 (zài)” in existential sentences.

Comments

Instructor:	Jo
Length:	13:13
Introduction:	Asking directions is a fundamental skill. This lesson will help you ask for bus routes and bus stops.


三里屯三裏屯	n.	Sānlǐtún	Sanlitun
天安门天安門	n.	tiānānmén	Tiananmen
坐车坐車		zuòchē	by public transportation
坐坐	v.	zuò	to take (a car/ bus/ train)
先先	adv.	xiān	first
然后然後	conj.	ránhòu	then
往往	prep.	wǎng	towards
左左	position noun	zuǒ	left
拐拐	v.	guǎi	to turn
路路	n.	lù	number/ line (only for bus)
下车下車		xiàchē	to get off bus/car
下下	v.	xià	get off
地铁10号线地鐵10號線		dìtiě shí hào xiàn	Subway Line 10
号號		hào	measure word number
线線	n.	xiàn	line
国贸站國貿站		Guó màozhàn	Guomao Station
国贸國貿	n.	Guómào	Guomao