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列车

liè chē · lie che

Traditional 列車

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. (railway) train
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The train is late

  1. Liangliang

    听(tīng)，广播(guǎngbō)说(shuō)去(qù)北京(běijīng)的(de)列车(lièchē)晚点(wǎndiǎn)了(le)。

    Listen, the announcement says the train to Beijing is late.

  2. Dengdeng

    晚点(wǎndiǎn)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How late?

  3. Liangliang

    二十(èrshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。列车(lièchē)正在(zhèngzài)路上(lùshang)。

    Twenty minutes. The train is on its way.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)喝(hē)杯(bēi)茶(chá)吧(ba)。

    Then let's have a cup of tea first.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)听(tīng)，列车(lièchē)到站(dàozhàn)了(le)！

    OK. Listen, the train is arriving!

  6. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)跑(pǎo)！茶(chá)还(hái)没(méi)喝(hē)呢(ne)！

    Run! I haven't finished my tea!

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01

列(liè)车(chē)将(jiāng)停(tíng)靠(kào)在(zài)5号(hào)站(zhàn)台(tái)。

The train arrives at platform number 5.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by MrShoval · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)他(tā)们(men)会(huì)乘(chéng)哪(nǎ)一(yì)班(bān)列(liè)车(chē)。

We didn't know what train they'd be on.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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