Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 29
打车回家Take a taxi home
Taxi & directional motion. The 从 preposition.
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打车回家— Taking a taxi home
- 高朋白月, 你从哪儿回?Where are you coming from?
- 白月我从商场回. 太累了.From the mall. So tired.
- 高朋我开车. 你也行打车回去.I drive. You can also take a taxi.
- 白月出租车多少钱?How much for a taxi?
- 高朋不太贵. 我送你回家!Not expensive. I'll take you home!
- 白月谢谢! 真好!Thanks! How nice!
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回去回来— Go back, come back
- 文山高朋, 你从家来了吗?Coming from home?
- 高朋是的. 我回来了.Yes. Came back.
- 文山我马上就回去.I'll head back in a bit.
- 高朋请进来! 我们说一会儿.Come in! Let's chat for a moment.
- 文山好! 我马上进去.OK! Coming in now.
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- 打车
verbtake a taxi
- 开车
verbdrive
- 出租车
nountaxi
- 回
verbreturn
- 回家
verbgo home
- 回来
verbcome back
- 回去
verbgo back
- 进
verbenter
- 进来
verbcome in
- 出去
verbgo out
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- 打
hit; play; take (taxi)
打车 dǎ chē — take a taxi打电话 dǎ diànhuà — make a call打开 dǎkāi — open- 从
from; (in 从来 = always/never)
从来 cónglái — always; throughout — paired with 没 to form "(have) never"- 累
tired
累死了 lèi sǐ le — dead tired (colloquial intensifier)累不累 lèi bu lèi — tired or not? — V不V question- 出
exit
出租车 chūzūchē — taxi出去 chū qù — go out出国 chū//guó — go abroad; leave the country- 租
to rent; (in 出租车 = taxi)
出租车 chūzūchē — taxi- 送
send (off); take to
- 进
enter (later)
进来 jìn lái — come in进步 jìnbù — progress; advance
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huíreturnWriting
jìnenterWriting
chūexitWriting
kāiopen; driveWriting
dǎhit; play; take (taxi)Recognition
sòngsend (off); take toRecognition
láicome (revisit Bk1 ch10)Recognition
qùgo (revisit Bk1 ch10)Recognition
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Preposition 从 — "from"
Explanation
从 + place = "from X." Pattern: 从 + place + V. 我从家来 (I come from home). With V₁ + V₂: 从 X 到 Y (from X to Y). 从家到学校 (from home to school).
Examples
- 我从家来.I'm coming from home.
- 从北京回.Returning from Beijing.
- 我打车回家.I take a taxi home.
- 请进! 进来吧!Please come in!
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