郝艾琳
While the prospect of learning a new language might seem daunting or even mystifying, making an effort to pick up a few useful words and phrases should be a key part of your study planning process, whichever part of the world you're visiting.
Knowing how to say a few places in Chinese will get you far in a conversation.This article is meant as a starting point for beginners in terms of places to know about.Make sure you can find where you want to go.
1. Place in Chinese is 地方 dìfāng
Here’s a list of common places in Chinese you should learn first.
English Hanzi Pinyin
Museum 博物馆 bó wù guǎn
Zoo 动物园 dòng wù yuán
Amusement park 游乐园 yóu lè yuán
Stadium 体育馆 tǐ yù guǎn
Restaurant 餐厅 cān tīng
Bar 酒吧 jiǔ bā
Theater 剧院 jù yuàn
Cinema 电影院 diàn yǐng yuàn
Home 家 jiā
School 学校 xué xiào
Company 公司 gōng sī
Library 图书馆 tú shū guǎn
Barber shop 理发店 lǐ fǎ diàn
Hospital 医院 yī yuàn
Shopping mall 商场 shāng chǎng
Supermarket 超市 chāo shì
Bus stop 公交站 gōng jiāo zhàn
Subway station 地铁站 dì tiě zhàn
Airport 机场 jī cháng
Train station 火车站 huǒ chē zhàn
2. Sentence Structure
Subject + 在 + Place + Verb (+ Object)
Let’s have a look at some examples, so you know how to use it in a sentence:
· 他在公司工作。 · 妈妈在超市买东西。
· tā zài gōngsī gōngzuò. · māmā zài chāoshì mǎi dōngxī.
· He works at the company. · Mum is shopping in the supermarket.