ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS 问路路 WÈN LÙ

LESSON 3.4

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East 东

dōng

West ⻄西 xī

North 北北

běi

South 南

nán

Here 这⾥里里 zhèlǐ

There

那⾥里里

nàlǐ

哪⾥里里？nǎlǐ

......在哪⾥里里？

At/in/on which location....?

......zài nǎlǐ

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Right 右

yòu

Left 左

zuǒ

Straight on ⼀一直 yīzhíBack 后⾯面

hòumiàn

Front 前⾯面 qiánmiàn

Far 远

yuǎn

Near 近 jìn

Pass/cross 过 guò

哪⼀一条路路？nǎ yītiáo lù

Opposite

对⾯面 duìmiàn

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Location 地点

dìdiǎn

Place/area 地⽅方

dìfāng

Map 地图 dìtú

Address 地址 dìzhǐ

哪个⽬目的地？nǎge mùdìdì

地⾯面

ground

dìmiàn

地下

underground

dìxià

A frequently used pattern for asking directions is:

GRAMMAR: QUESTION/ANSWER STRUCTURE 5

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+请问

Excuse me (lit. May I ask)

qǐngwèn

+

+

+

怎么⾛走？

how do I get to...?

zěnme zǒu

往

Towards

wǎng

The pattern for giving directions is:

巴⼠士站

target place (e.g. bus stop)

bāshì zhàn

左

direction (e.g. left)

zuǒ⾛走

verb (e.g. walk)

zǒu

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Walk straight ahead. At the corner, turn

left... (lit. left turn)

Then go straight on.

You will find the library on the third street. (Lit. you will on the

3rd street find the library.)

Excuse me. How do I get to the library?

请问，图书馆怎么⾛走？qǐngwèn, túshū guǎn zěnme zǒu

往前⾛走，⾛走到街⻆角，左转......wǎng qián zǒu, zǒu dào jiējiǎo, zuǒ zhuǎn

然后，照直⾛走。ránhòu, zhàozhí zǒu

你会在第三条街上找到图书馆。nǐ huì zài dì sān tiáo jiē shàng zhǎodào túshū guǎn

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LOST!迷路路 mílù (Lit. confused road)

A frequently used pattern for asking for the location of a place is:

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+请问

Excuse me (lit. May I ask)

qǐngwèn

+

+

+

在哪⾥里里？

where is...? (lit. Iocate in/at where...)

zài nǎlǐ

在

locate in/at

zài

The pattern for giving directions is:

银⾏行行

target place (e.g. bank)

yínháng

银⾏行行

Target place (e.g. bank)

yínháng前⾯面

direction (e.g. front)

qiánmiàn

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Go as far as the traffic lights...

Then turn right.

The cinema is just opposite the bank, so you need to cross

the road.

Where is the cinema? 电影院在哪⾥里里？diànyǐngyuàn zài nǎlǐ

⾛走到红绿灯......zǒu dào hónglǜdēng

然后，右转ránhòu， yòu zhuǎn

电影院就在银⾏行行对⾯面， 所以你需要过⻢马路路。

diànyǐngyuàn jiù zài yínháng duìmiàn, suǒyǐ nǐ xūyào guò mǎlù

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LOST AGAIN!再次迷路路 zàicì mílù

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⼊入⼝口 entrance

rùkǒu出⼝口 exit

chūkǒu

ENTER AND EXIT

从......出去 to exit from...

cóng......chūqù由......进⼊入

to enter by...

yóu......jìnrù

Go out from the side door. 从侧⻔门出去。(cóng cèmén chūqù)

Enter by the main door. 由正⻔门进⼊入。(yóu zhèngmén jìnrù)

紧急出⼝口

emergency exit

jǐnjí chūkǒu

进⼊入 to enter

jìnrù出去

to exit

chūqù

正⻔门 main door

zhèngmén

侧⻔门 side door

cèmén

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Toilet is inside the train station. Cross the road and

then turn left.

Is it far?

Not too far. Walk for about 3 minutes.

Excuse me, where is the toilet?

请问，厕所在哪⾥里里？qǐngwèn, cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ

厕所在⽕火⻋车站内，过⻢马路路然后左转。cèsuǒ zài huǒchē zhànnèi.

guò mǎlù ránhòu zuǒ zhuǎn

远吗？yuǎn ma

不不远， 步⾏行行约3分钟。bù yuǎn, bùxíng yuē sān fēnzhōng

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最后⼀一个实际问题 zuìhòu yīgè shíjì wèntí

ADVANCED - ONE LAST PRACTICAL QUESTION...

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lái lái qù qù "Come and go”

来

come

lái

Directional complements 来 (lái) and 去 (qù) are simple directional complements. They often follow a verb to show the direction of the action relative to the speaker.

Usually “main verb + 来 (lái) “ indicates the action is in the direction coming toward the speaker. For example, 回来 (huílái) means “come back”.

“Main verb + 去 (qù) “ indicates the action is in the direction away from the speaker. For example, 送去 (sòng qù) means “send away”.

How is it used? ⼈人们来来去去。(rénmen lái lái qù qù) “People come and walk away”.

失望来来去去。(shīwàng lái lái qù qù) “Disappointment has come and gone”.

Other variations 来来回回 (lái lái huí hui) “Back and forth”.

⾛走来⾛走去 (zǒu lái zǒu qù) “Walk around”.

⼈人来⼈人往 (rén lái rén wǎng) “Bustled with people” (lit. people come and go)

去

go

qù

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CHINESE IDIOM - 来来去去

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GAME - WHERE IS PANDA熊猫在哪⾥里里？ xióngmāo zài nǎlǐ?