This vocabulary lesson will teach you the Chinese words for buildings, monuments, streets and vehicles, as well as talking about different modes of public transportation.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Chinese (Mandarin)“.

Cities & Traffic in Chinese

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Shops, Buildings and Institutions

EnglishChineseChinese
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
shop店铺diàn pù
department store百货公司bǎi huò gōng sī
kiosk报刊亭bào kān tíng
bakery面包店miàn bāo diàn
confectionery糖果店táng guǒ diàn
butcher’s肉店ròu diàn
market市场shì chǎng
library图书馆tú shū guǎn
church教堂jiào táng
cinema电影院diàn yǐng yuàn
theater剧院jù yuàn
hotel酒店
宾馆		jiǔ diàn
bīn guǎn
bank银行yín háng
school学校xué xiào
university大学dà xué
kindergarten幼儿园yòu ér yuán
chemist’s / drugstore药店yào diàn
hospital医院yī yuàn

Cities and Places

EnglishChineseChinese
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
town / city城镇
城市		chéng zhèn
chéng shì
house房子fáng zi
building建筑物jiàn zhù wù
street / road街
路		jiē
lù
avenue大道dà dào
bridge桥qiáo
center/city center中心zhōng xīn
crossing人行横道rén xíng héng dào
square广场guǎng chǎng
park公园gōng yuán
landmark / sight地标dì biāo
monument纪念碑jì niàn bēi

Traffic, Vehicles and Transportation

EnglishChineseChinese
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
vehicle交通工具jiāo tōng gōng jù
car汽车qì chē
train火车huǒ chē
bus公交车gōng jiāo chē
tram有轨电车yǒu guǐ diàn chē
metro地铁dì tiě
bicycle自行车zì xíng chē
motorbike摩托车mó tuō chē
taxi出租车chū zū chē
airplane飞机fēi jī
ship船chuán
(train) station火车站huǒ chē zhàn
main station总站zǒng zhàn
stop停车站tíng chē zhàn
station / stop火车站huǒ chē zhàn
parking area停车场tíng chē chǎng
petrol station汽车加油站qì chē jiā yóu zhàn
(to) go by car乘小汽车去chéng xiǎo qì chē qù
(to) go by motorbike乘摩托车去chéng mó tuō chē qù
(to) go by bike骑自行车去qí zì xíng chē qù
(to) go by bus乘公交车去chéng gōng jiāo chē qù
(to) go by metro乘地铁去chéng dì tiě qù

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