Language Course

问路Asking directions

Vocabulary

Chinese English
厉害lìhai terrible
变化biànhuà change
堵车dǔ chē traffic jam
熟悉shúxī to be familiar with
环路huán lù ring road
红绿灯hónglǜdēng traffic light
高速公路gāosù gōnglù expressway / highway

Special Vocabulary

Chinese English
外地人wài dì rén foreigners; outsiders *
王府井Wángfǔjǐng Wangfujing *
中关村Zhōngguāncūn Zhongguancun *
四环sì huán 4th ring road (Beijing)

* referring to workers from outside Beijing who migrate to the city looking for work

* It is a very busy commercial street in Beijing with a history of 700 years

* Zhongguancun neighbourhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for electronics shops and bookstores

Useful Expressions and Phrases

Chinese English
认不出来rèn bù chū lái cannot recognize something or someone
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