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地铁里的安静

The quiet on the metro

HSK 5 · 95 words · 93% within level · 6 new words

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In a big city, the metro is one of the most convenient ways to get around.

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At rush hour the carriages are so packed you can hardly move.

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Even though it is crowded, the carriage is usually very quiet.

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Most people are looking at their phones or listening to music through earphones.

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An announcement reminds passengers to give up their seats to the elderly and to people travelling with children.

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When the train arrives, be careful not to get caught by the doors.

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You can change between many lines, but you have to walk a fair distance.

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If it is your first time, it is best to look at the map first.

Words in this passage

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  • 在zàiHSK 1be at, in, on; consist in, rest
  • 大dàHSK 1big, great, vast, large, high
  • 城市chéng shìHSK 3city; town
  • 地铁dì tiěHSK 2underground railway; subway; subway train
  • 是shìHSK 1indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
  • 最zuìHSK 1most, extremely, exceedingly
  • 方便fāng biànHSK 2convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself
  • 的deHSK 1possessive, adjectival suffix
  • 交通jiāo tōngHSK 2to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
  • 方式fāng shìHSK 3way; manner; style; mode; pattern
  • 之一zhī yīHSK 4one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
  • 早晚zǎo wǎnnewmorning and evening; (dialect) some time in the future; some day
  • 高峰gāo fēngnewpeak; summit; height
  • 时候shí houHSK 1time; length of time; moment; period
  • 车厢chē xiāngnewcarriage
  • 里lǐHSK 1unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
  • 挤jǐHSK 5crowd, squeeze, push against
  • 得déHSK 1obtain, get, gain, acquire
  • 几乎jī hūHSK 4almost; nearly; practically
  • 不bùHSK 1no, not; un-; negative prefix
  • 能néngHSK 1to be able; can, permitted to; ability
  • 动dòngHSK 1move, happen; movement, action
  • 虽然suī ránHSK 2although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc)
  • 人rénHSK 1man; people; mankind; someone else
  • 很hěnHSK 1very, quite, much
  • 多duōHSK 1much, many; more than, over
  • 但是dàn shìHSK 2but; however
  • 通常tōng chángHSK 3regular; usual; normal; usually; normally
  • 安静ān jìngHSK 2quiet; peaceful; calm
  • 大部分dà bù fenHSK 2in large part; the greater part; the majority
  • 都dōuHSK 1metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
  • 看kànHSK 1look, see; examine, scrutinize
  • 手机shǒu jīHSK 1cell phone; mobile phone
  • 或者huò zhěHSK 2or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
  • 戴dàiHSK 4wear on top; support
  • 着zheHSK 1make move, take action
  • 耳机ěr jīHSK 4headphones; earphones; telephone receiver
  • 听tīngHSK 1hear; understand; obey, comply; one pound
  • 音乐yīn yuèHSK 2music
  • 广播guǎng bōHSK 3broadcast; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize
  • 会huìHSK 1assemble, meet together; meeting
  • 提醒tí xǐngHSK 4to remind; to call attention to; to warn of
  • 乘客chéng kèHSK 5passenger
  • 请qǐngHSK 1ask, request; invite; please
  • 给gěiHSK 1give; by, for
  • 老人lǎo rénHSK 1old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents
  • 和héHSK 1harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
  • 带dàiHSK 2belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
  • 小xiǎoHSK 1small, tiny, insignificant
  • 孩háiHSK 1baby, child; children
  • 让座ràng zuònewto give up one's seat for sb
  • 到dàoHSK 1go to, arrive, been to
  • 站zhànHSK 1stand up; a stand, station
  • 要yàoHSK 1necessary, essential; necessity
  • 小心xiǎo xīnHSK 2to be careful; to take care
  • 不要bù yàoHSK 2don't!; must not
  • 被bèiHSK 3passive indicator 'by'; bedding
  • 门ménHSK 1gate, door, entrance, opening
  • 夹jiāHSK 5be wedged or inserted between
  • 线路xiàn lùnew(electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route
  • 之间zhī jiānHSK 4(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间)
  • 可以kě yǐHSK 2can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
  • 换huànHSK 2change
  • 乘chéngHSK 4ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
  • 走zǒuHSK 1walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
  • 一yīHSK 1one; a, an; alone
  • 段duànHSK 2section, piece, division
  • 路lùHSK 1road, path, street; journey
  • 第dìHSK 1sequence, number; grade, degree
  • 次cìHSK 1order, sequence; next
  • 来láiHSK 1come, coming; return, returning
  • 最好zuì hǎoHSK 1best; (you) had better (do what we suggest)
  • 先xiānHSK 1first, former, previous
  • 遍地biàn dìneweverywhere; all over
  • 图túHSK 1diagram; chart, map, picture

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