Lesson 2: Discussing work and a trip

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Additional HSK 1 vocabulary (work, transportation).

14 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

Vocabulary14 words

车票chēpiàoNoun
  • bus ticket, train ticketa ticket for travel by road or rail

Examples

我买了车票。

mǎilechēpiào

I bought a bus ticket.

车票多少钱?

chēpiàoduōshǎoqián

How much is the bus ticket?

车上chēshàngPhrase
  • on the vehicle

Examples

我在车上。

zàichēshàng

I am on the bus.

打车chēVerb
  • to take a taxi

Examples

我想打车去火车站。

xiǎngchēhuǒchēzhàn

I want to take a taxi to the train station.

地图Noun
  • map

Examples

我有一张地图。

yǒuzhāng

I have a map.

工人gōngrénNoun
  • worker

Examples

这家工厂有一千多名工人。

zhèjiāgōngchǎngyǒuqiānduōmínggōngrén

This factory has more than a thousand workers.

工人们正在努力工作。

gōngrénmenzhèngzàigōngzuò

The workers are working hard.

机票piàoNoun
  • plane ticket

Examples

我订了机票。

dìnglepiào

I have booked a plane ticket.

机票很贵。

piàohěnguì

Plane tickets are very expensive.

开会kāihuìVerb
  • to have a meeting; to attend a meetingTo take part in a group meeting.

Examples

我们下午开会。

menxiàkāihuì

We have a meeting in the afternoon.

门票ménpiàoNoun
  • 1.admission ticket
  • 2.entry ticketUsed when entering a park, museum, or historic site.

Examples

这张门票多少钱?

zhèzhāngménpiàoduōshǎoqián

How much is this ticket?

我们买门票吧。

menmǎiménpiàoba

Let's buy tickets.

piàoNoun
  • 1.ticket
  • 2.vote, ballot
  • 3.banknote, paper money

Examples

我想买一张火车票。

xiǎngmǎizhānghuǒchēpiào

I want to buy a train ticket.

请投下你的一票。

qǐngtóuxiàdepiào

Please cast your vote.

汽车chēNoun
  • 1.car, automobileA general term for motor vehicles.
  • 2.carA common colloquial term.

Examples

这是我爸爸的汽车。

zhèshìbadechē

This is my dad's car.

我喜欢红色的汽车。

huanhóngdechē

I like red cars.

请假qǐngjiàVerb
  • 1.to ask for leave
  • 2.to take time off

Examples

我想请假一天。

xiǎngqǐngjiǎtiān

I would like to ask for a day off.

他生病了,要请假。

shēngbìngleyàoqǐngjià

He is sick and needs to ask for leave.

认真rènzhēnAdjective
  • serious, conscientiousto do something with full effort and focus

Examples

他学习认真。

xuérènzhēn

He studies seriously.

下班xiàbānVerb
  • 1.to finish work, to get off work
  • 2.to end one's work shiftused when referring to the time work ends

Examples

我五点下班。

diǎnxiàbān

I get off work at five o'clock.

下班后我们去吃饭。

xiàbānhòumenchīfàn

Let's go eat after work.

gànđộng từ
  • 1.to do; to work
  • 2.cadre; leader
  • 3.to be involved in; to meddle with

Examples

他很能干。

hěnnénggàn

He is very capable.

这是干部的责任。

zhèshìgànderèn

This is the cadre's responsibility.

Grammar

The structure for wanting to do something (future intention)

S + 要 + 动词

Use "要" before a verb to express an intention or plan to do something in the future. It is stronger than "想" (to want, to think of) because it shows determination or an existing plan.

我要开会。

yàokāihuì

I'm going to have a meeting.

他要买机票。

yàomǎipiào

He's going to buy a plane ticket.

The structure for doing something at a place

S + 在 + 地方 + 动词

Use "在" before a place, then a verb, to indicate an action taking place at a specific location.

工人在工厂工作。

gōngrénzàigōngchǎnggōngzuò

The workers work at the factory.

我在学校开会。

zàixuéxiàokāihuì

I have a meeting at school.

Dialogues

Discussing work and a trip

Two coworkers talk after work.

Na
Nam

你下班了,你想做什么?

xiàbānlexiǎngzuòshénme

You're off work now, what do you want to do?

Li
Linh

我要开会,但是我想请假。

yàokāihuìdànshìxiǎngqǐngjià

I have a meeting, but I want to take leave.

Na
Nam

你要买机票吗?

yàomǎipiàoma

Do you want to buy a plane ticket?

Li
Linh

是的,我要买机票和门票。

shìdeyàomǎipiàoménpiào

Yes, I want to buy a plane ticket and an admission ticket.

Na
Nam

你工作认真,可以请假。

gōngzuòrènzhēnqǐngjià

You work diligently, you can take leave.