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旅行入门

Arrive at the airport, settle into your hotel, order a meal and find your way. A few useful words for each stop.

  • 5 illustrated scenes
  • 40 word entries
  • English & Mandarin audio
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An airport arrival scene with a plane outside the upper-left window, a green suitcase in the foreground, a red passport and blue-edged airline ticket on the counter, a man holding a travel bag, a woman waiting near a bench, and a yellow taxi outside the glass exit doors.旅行入门

5 SMALL SCENES FOR REAL LIFE

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  1. SCENE 01Airport arrival机场抵达8 words · 2:09 min0 / 8discovered
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    • 飞机fēijīairplane
    • 行李xíngliluggage
    • 护照hùzhàopassport
    • 机票jīpiàoairline ticket
    • 拿náhold or take
    • 等děngwait
    • 出口chūkǒuexit
    • 出租车chūzūchētaxi
  2. SCENE 02At the hotel酒店入住8 words · 1:55 min0 / 8discovered
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    • 前台qiántáireception desk
    • 护照hùzhàopassport
    • 房卡fángkǎroom key card
    • 行李xíngliluggage
    • 沙发shāfāsofa
    • 等děngwait
    • 电梯diàntīelevator
    • 房间fángjiānroom
  3. SCENE 03Restaurant order餐厅点单8 words · 2:07 min0 / 8discovered
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    • 菜单càidānmenu
    • 服务员fúwùyuánserver
    • 米饭mǐfànrice
    • 菜càidish
    • 汤tāngsoup
    • 水shuǐwater
    • 辣làspicy
    • 结账jiézhàngsettle the bill
  4. SCENE 04Shopping and paying购物付款8 words · 2:03 min0 / 8discovered
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    • 衣服yīfuclothes
    • 鞋xiéshoes
    • 帽子màozihat
    • 包bāobag
    • 大dàbig
    • 小xiǎosmall
    • 钱qiánmoney
    • 付钱fùqiánpay
  5. SCENE 05Ask for directions问路8 words · 2:21 min0 / 8discovered
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    • 路lùroad
    • 地图dìtúmap
    • 左边zuǒbianleft side
    • 右边yòubianright side
    • 前面qiánmiànin front
    • 后面hòumiànbehind
    • 直走zhí zǒuwalk straight
    • 转弯zhuǎnwānturn

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