Chinese vocabulary: City & places – 39 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards

我的孙女在城市读书，需要学费。

My granddaughter in the city studying/schooling, needs tuition fees.

爷爷坐在公园里。

Grandpa is sitting in the park .

您说的那个打印店在哪条街？

Which street is that print shop you mentioned on?

整个楼的火警警报！！！

The fire alarm for the whole building!!!

船在下一座桥停下。

The boat stopped at the next bridge.

她看了看周围，街上没有人。

She looked around, there was no one on the street.

我们现在去窗口

We're going to the ticket window now

比赛在星期六晚上，地点是城里最大的剧院。

The competition is on Saturday evening, the location is the biggest theater in the city.

邮局找不到这个收件人，信总是被寄回原处。

The post office could not find this recipient, so the letter was always sent back to where it came from.

我记得他说过,晚年有一次在老年活动中心碰见过一个人,俩人抽了根烟,啥也没说,后来他常提起那次见面,说心里的石头总算落了地。

I remember he said, once in his later years at the senior activity center he met someone, the two smoked a cigarette and didn't say a word, later he often mentioned that meeting, saying the weight on his heart finally lifted.

区选拔就在这周末了。

The district selection is this weekend.

每个星期三中午，社区食堂门上都会贴一张纸：“今天只卖半份饭。”

Every Wednesday at noon, a notice would be posted on the community cafeteria door: Today, only half portions of food are sold.

第二天，老王假装生病，请求让小石代替他去城外送一批工具。

The next day, Old Wang pretended to be ill, and requested that Xiao Shi go outside the city to deliver a batch of tools in his place.

张丽华和刘桂芳在广场上一起跳舞。音乐很大声。大家都在看。

Zhang Lihua and Liu Guifang danced together in the square. The music was loud. Everyone was watching.

多久能到下一个镇？

How long until you reach the next town?

最后一单是麻辣烫，地址是阳光小区3号楼301。

The last order was Malatang (spicy hot pot), the address was Building 3, Apartment 301, Sunshine Community.

后来，他听到路人议论，说陵墓已经封闭，里面的工匠“全都留在了里面，为皇帝守墓”。

Later, he heard passers-by discussing, saying the tomb had been sealed, and the craftsmen inside 'all remained inside to guard the emperor's tomb'.

志强哥，侨批就是以前南洋的华侨寄钱回家乡的信。信里有钱，也有话要说，两个一起寄的。以前很多人靠这个生活哦。

Brother Zhiqiang, Qiaopi were letters sent by overseas Chinese from Nanyang to their hometowns with money. The letters contained money and messages, sent together. Many people relied on these for a living back then.

路边有一个小店，店里有一位老人，叫王师傅。

By the roadside there is a small shop, inside the shop there is an elderly man, called Master Wang.

早上去了古城,中午租摩托车,晚上在夜市吃饭

Went to the ancient city in the morning, rented a motorcycle at noon, ate at the night market in the evening

我在外面了，路口的公交站。

I'm outside, at the bus stop at the intersection.

喂？爷爷？您能听到我说话吗？ 能……能听到。你的声音……跟你奶奶年轻时有点像。 真的吗？爷爷，等您来了，我带您去老家看看，好不好？ 好。这次……我一定去。 爷爷，别哭呀…… 没事，没事……高兴。

Hello? Grandpa? Can you hear me? Yes… yes, I can. Your voice… sounds a little like your grandma's when she was young. Really? Grandpa, when you come, I'll take you to see our old hometown, okay? Okay. This time… I'll definitely come. Grandpa, don't cry… It's okay, it's okay… I'm just happy.

很久以前，唐朝的公主住在皇宫。

A long time ago, the princess of the Tang Dynasty lived in the imperial palace.

第二天早上，圆明园变成了一片废墟。

The next morning, the Old Summer Palace had become a pile of ruins.

晚上，林雨在北京一条胡同里跑。

In the evening, Lin Yu was running in a hutong in Beijing.

跟你有关系,到时候你负责西门那块儿,别整出岔子。

It does have to do with you, at that time you'll be responsible for the West Gate area, don't let anything go wrong.

场馆签到记录我截图存着呢，时间戳跟下注时间只差六分钟，人不可能瞬移

I have a screenshot of the venue check-in record saved, the timestamp is only six minutes different from the betting time, it's impossible for a person to teleport

邮递员还告诉林夏，星期五以后，旧邮箱就要拆掉了。

The mail carrier also told Lin Xia, After Friday, the old mailbox would be taken down.

小石在城外等了好几天，始终没有等到师傅回来。

Xiao Shi waited outside the city for several days, but never saw his master return.

找靠近喷泉的那一排

Look for the row near the fountain

我在车站东门

I'm at the east gate of the station

潮州的老城区，有一条安静的小巷。

In the old city area of Chaozhou, there is a quiet alleyway.

潮州的老城区，有一条安静的小巷。

In the old city area of Chaozhou, there is a quiet alleyway.

王爷爷很着急，没有钥匙，钟楼就不能响了。

Grandpa Wang is very worried, without the key, the bell tower then cannot ring.

她是文化馆派来的年轻人，任务很简单：在三天内，把村里几位老人记得的古老对歌录下来，存进数据库。

She was a young person sent by the cultural center, the task was very simple: within three days, record the ancient antiphonal songs remembered by several elderly people in the village, and save them into a database.

山上有一座小桥。

On the mountain there is a small bridge.

巷子深处，有一间开了五十年的老茶馆，主人是林奶奶。

Deep in the alley, there is an old teahouse that has been open for fifty years, the owner is Grandma Lin.

是街口卖菜的老赵伯偷偷塞给他一千块钱，帮了他大忙。

It was Old Uncle Zhao, who sells vegetables at the street corner, who secretly stuffed a thousand yuan into his hand, which was a huge help to him.

可是，现在胡同要拆迁了。

But, now the hutong is going to be demolished.