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tang4 |
(for runs by trains, buses) [M] |
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xia4yi2tang4 |
the next (trip of a train or bus) |
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dao4 |
arrive, reach |
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Tian1jin1 |
Tianjin |
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huo3 |
fire [N] |
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che1 |
vehicle (car, cab, bus, bicycle) |
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huo3che1 |
train |
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dao4 Tian1jin1de huo3che1 |
a train which goes to Tianjin |
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xia4yi2tang4 dao4 Tian1jin1de huo3che1 |
the next train to Tianjin |
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dian3 |
o'clock, hour [M] |
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ji3dian3 |
what time |
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kai1 |
depart (of a train, bus, ship) |
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ji3dian3 kai1 |
what time does it depart |
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Qing3 wen4, xia4yi2tang4 dao4 Tian1jin1de huo3che1 ji3dian3 kai1? |
Excuse me, when does the next train to Tianjin depart? |
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jiu3dian3 |
nine o'clock |
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jiu3dian3 er4shi2 |
nine twenty, 9:20 |
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xian4zai4 |
now |
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yi3jing1 |
already |
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ke4 |
quarter of an hour [M] |
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yi2ke4 |
a quarter of an hour |
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jiu3dian3 yi2ke4 |
a quarter past nine, 9:15 |
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xian4zai4 yi3jing1 jiu3dian3 yi2ke4 |
now it's already 9:45 |
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kong3pa4 |
'I'm afraid that'; probably |
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-ji2 |
reach a goal in time |
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lai2buji2 |
not have enough time |
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kong3pa4 nin2 lai2buji2le |
afraid you won't have enough time |
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Jiu3dian3 er4shi2. Ke3shi xian4zai4 yi3jing1 jiu3dian3 yi2ke4 le, kong3pa4 nin2 lai2buji2le. |
At 9:20. But it's now already a quarter past nine, I'm afraid you're not going to make it. |
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zai4 |
again |
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zai4 xia4yi2tang4 |
the (train) after the next one |
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Ne4mme, zai4 xia4yi2tang4 ne? |
Well, what about the one after that? |
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shi2dian3 ban4 |
half past ten, 10:30 |
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Wo3 kan4kan. Zai4 xia4yi2tang4 shi shi2dian3 ban4. |
Let me see. The one after that is at 10:30. |
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zuo4 |
travel by, take |
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shi2dian3 ban4de |
the 10:30 one |
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wo3 jiu4 zuo4 shi2dian3 ban4de |
I then take the 10:30 one |
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Hao3. Na4, wo3 jiu4 zuo4 shi2dian3 ban4de. Duo1shao3 qian2? |
O.K. In that case, then I'll take the 10:30 one. How much is it? |
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Shi2yi1kuai4 wu3. |
Eleven dollars and fifty cents |
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chang2 |
be long |
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duo1 chang2 |
how long |
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shi2jian1 |
time |
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duo1 chang2 shi2jian1 |
how long a time, how long |
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Dao4 Tian1jin1 yao4 duo1 chang2 shi2jian1? |
How long does it take to get to Tianjin? |
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cha4buduo1 |
almost, about |
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zhong1tou2 |
hour |
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liang3ge ban4 zhong1tou2 |
two and a half hours |
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Cha4buduo1 yao4 liang3ge ban4 zhong1tou2. |
It takes about two and a half hours. |
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Hao3, xie4xie nin2. |
O.K., thanks. |
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zhong1 |
clock, o'clock; bell |
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Yi3jing1 shi2dian3 zhong1 le, wo3 dei3 zou3le. |
It's already ten o'clock, I must be going. |
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fen1 |
minute |
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shi2fen1 |
ten minutes |
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shi2fen1 zhong1 |
ten minutes (of the clock) |
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Zhi3 yao4 shi2fen1 zhong1. |
It will only take ten minutes. |
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cha4 |
lack |
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cha4 yi2ke4 |
lacking a quarter of an hour |
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cha4 yi2ke4 ba1dian3 |
a quarter to eight |
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Xian4zai4 cha4 yi2ke4 ba1dian3. |
It's now a quarter to eight. |
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san1ke4 |
three quarters of an hour |
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san1dian3 san1ke4 |
three forty-five |
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Yi3jing1 san1dian3 san1ke4 le. |
It's already three forty-five. |
