火车 (huǒ chē)

Chinese · train

Dictionary entry for 火车 — definition, stroke order & pronunciation
Definition: train
Baby Dragon (10) · Beginner (10) · Intermediate (10) · Advanced (10) · Master Dragon (10)

Baby Dragon · 龙宝宝 (10)

他tā 喜欢xǐ huān 火车huǒ chē。

He loves trains.
我wǒ 在zài 等děng 火车huǒ chē。

I'm waiting for the train.
火车huǒ chē 开kāi 的de 很快hěn kuài。

The train is running fast.
我wǒ 上shàng 错cuò 了le 火车huǒ chē。

I got on the wrong train.
我wǒ 要yào 搭dā 11 00:33 00 的de 火车huǒ chē。

I'm going to take the 10:30 train.
她tā 挤jǐ 上shàng 了le 火车huǒ chē。

She elbowed her way onto the train.
等děng 火车huǒ chē 很hěn 无聊wú liáo。

It's boring to wait for a train.
我wǒ 没méi 赶上gǎn shàng 火车huǒ chē。

I didn't catch the train.
我wǒ 喜欢xǐ huān 乘坐chéng zuò 火车huǒ chē。

I like to ride on trains.
在zài 下xià 一站yí zhàn 换huàn 火车huǒ chē。

Change trains at the next station.

Beginner · 入门 (10)

不bù 允许yǔn xū 在zài 火车huǒ chē 上shàng 吸烟xī yān。

Smoking is not permitted on the train.
他tā 一定yí dìng 是shì 搭错dā cuò 火车huǒ chē 了le。

He must have taken the wrong train.
火车huǒ chē 今天jīn tiān 晚wǎn 了le 十分钟shí fēn zhōng。

The train is 10 minutes late today.
我wǒ 要yào 在zài 马德里mǎ dé lǐ 转zhuǎn 火车huǒ chē。

I have to change trains in Madrid.
她们tā men 上shàng 了le 火车huǒ chē。

They got into the train.
我wǒ 误wù 了le 火车huǒ chē。

I didn't catch the train.
他们tā men 没méi 赶上gǎn shàng 火车huǒ chē。

They missed the train.
我wǒ 在zài 火车huǒ chē 上shàng 给gěi 偷tōu 了le 东西dōng xi。

I had my pocket picked on the train.
火车huǒ chē 上shàng 有yǒu 预订yù dìng 的de 座位zuò wèi 吗má？

Are there reserved seats on the train?
对不起duì bu qǐ，火车huǒ chē 晚点wǎn diǎn 了le。

Sorry. The train was late.

Intermediate · 中级 (10)

我wǒ 打算dǎ suàn 搭dā 十点shí diǎn 三十分sān shí fēn 的de 火车huǒ chē。

I plan to catch the 10:30 train.
火车huǒ chē 的de 尾wěi 三节sān jié 车厢chē xiāng 损坏sǔn huài 得dé 很hěn 严重yán zhòng。

The last three coaches of the train were badly damaged.
我们wǒ men 有yǒu 充裕chōng yù 的de 时间shí jiān 赶上gǎn shàng 火车huǒ chē。

We have ample time to catch our train.
我们wǒ men 正好zhèng hǎo 赶上gǎn shàng 最后zuì hòu 一趟yí tàng 火车huǒ chē。

We just managed to catch the last train.
铃声líng shēng 一响yì xiǎng，火车huǒ chē 就jiù 开动kāi dòng 了le。

The bell rang and the train moved off.
我wǒ 想xiǎng 火车huǒ chē 很快hěn kuài 就jiù 会huì 来lái 了le。

I think the train will come soon.
火车huǒ chē 是shì 开往kāi wǎng 伦敦lún dūn 的de。

The train is bound for London.
请问qǐng wèn 火车站huǒ chē zhàn 怎么zěn me 走zǒu？

Could you please tell me how to get to the station?
这辆zhè liàng 火车huǒ chē 时速shí sù 22 00 英里yīng lǐ。

The train makes 20 miles an hour.
这zhè 列liè 火车huǒ chē 时速shí sù 22 00 英里yīng lǐ。

The train makes 20 miles an hour.

Advanced · 高级 (10)

我们wǒ men 的de 火车huǒ chē 在zài 八点半bā diǎn bàn 出发chū fā。

Our train leaves at eight-thirty.
跑pǎo 得dé 再zài 快kuài 些xiē，不然bù rán 你nǐ 就jiù 赶不上gǎn bú shàng 火车huǒ chē 了le。

Run faster, or you won't be able to catch the train.
汤姆tāng mǔ 到dào 了le 现在xiàn zài 还hái 没méi 来lái，说不定shuō bú dìng 是shì 没méi 赶上gǎn shàng 火车huǒ chē。

Tom may have missed the train. He hasn't come yet.
我们wǒ men 的de 东西dōng xi 被bèi 偷走tōu zǒu 了le，而且ér qiě 我们wǒ men 错过cuò guò 了le 火车huǒ chē。

Our stuff got stolen, and we missed our train.
我wǒ 匆匆忙忙cōng cōng máng máng，为的是wèi de shì 能néng 赶上gǎn shàng 第一班dì yī bān 火车huǒ chē。

I hurried in order to catch the first train.
到dào 上海shàng hǎi 的de 下xià 一班yì bān 火车huǒ chē 什么shén me 时候shí hou 开kāi？

When does the next train for Shanghai depart?
如果rú guǒ 你nǐ 抓紧zhuā jǐn，你nǐ 还hái 能néng 赶上gǎn shàng 火车huǒ chē。

If you hurry you can still make the train.
去qù 我们wǒ men 学校xué xiào 比bǐ 去qù 火车站huǒ chē zhàn 要yào 远yuǎn。

Our school is further away than the station.
我wǒ 已经yǐ jīng 搭dā 了le 最近zuì jìn 比较bǐ jiào 早zǎo 一点yì diǎn 的de 火车huǒ chē 来lái 上班shàng bān。

I've been coming to work one train earlier lately.
由于yóu yú 火车huǒ chē 延误yán wù，我wǒ 迟到chí dào 了le。

I was late as a result of the train delay.

Master Dragon · 龙师父 (10)

去qù 伯明翰bó míng hàn 的de 火车huǒ chē 从cóng 33 号hào 站台zhàn tái 出发chū fā。

The train for Birmingham leaves from platform 3.
坐火车zuò huǒ chē 去qù 比较bǐ jiào 便宜pián yi。

In comparison, taking the train is cheaper.
特快tè kuài 火车huǒ chē 正zhèng 驶进shǐ jìn 轨道guǐ dào。

The express train is moving down the track.
火车huǒ chē 从cóng 什么shén me 地方dì fang 开出kāi chū？

Where does the train leave from?
这zhè 班bān 火车huǒ chē 如此rú cǐ 的de 拥挤yōng jǐ 以至于yǐ zhì yú 我wǒ 整个zhěng gè 车程chē chéng 都dōu 必须bì xū 站zhàn 着zhe。

The train was so crowded that I had to stand all the way.
与yǔ 乘chéng 公交车gōng jiāo chē 相比xiāng bǐ，我wǒ 更gèng 喜欢xǐ huan 乘火车chéng huǒ chē。

I prefer to take the train rather than the bus.
火车huǒ chē 在zài 快kuài 到dào 交叉路口jiāo chā lù kǒu 的de 时候shí hou 减速jiǎn sù、按àn 喇叭lǎ ba。

The train slowed and blared its horn as it approached the railway crossing.
她tā 匆忙cōng máng 赶gǎn 去qù 车站chē zhàn，以免yǐ miǎn 错过cuò guò 火车huǒ chē。

She hurried to the station so that she wouldn't miss the train.
预定yù dìng 机票jī piào 时shí 我wǒ 决定jué dìng 最zuì 容易róng yì 的de 办法bàn fǎ 就是jiù shì 先xiān 坐飞机zuò fēi jī 到dào 北京běi jīng，然后rán hòu 坐火车zuò huǒ chē 完成wán chéng 我wǒ 的de 旅程lǚ chéng。

When booking flights, I decided the easiest way would be to fly to Beijing first, then get the train to complete my journey.
约翰逊yuē hàn xùn 先生xiān shēng 以前yǐ qián 还hái 倡议chàng yì 禁止jìn zhǐ 在zài 首都shǒu dū 公交gōng jiāo 上shàng 饮酒yǐn jiǔ，有人yǒu rén 认为rèn wéi 这个zhè ge 倡议chàng yì 有效yǒu xiào 减少jiǎn shǎo 了le 火车huǒ chē 和hé 公车上gōng chē shàng 的de 犯罪率fàn zuì lǜ。

Previously, Mr Johnson also proposed banning the consumption of alcohol on public transport in the capital, which is believed to have reduced the crime rate on trains and buses.