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路上堵车了

Stuck in traffic

HSK 4 · 73 words · 100% within level

Speed

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At eight in the morning I hailed a taxi by the road.

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Once inside, I told the driver to go to the railway station.

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He said the roads were jammed at that hour, and it might take forty minutes.

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Sure enough, after ten minutes the car stopped.

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I watched the time tick away and grew anxious.

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In the end I got out early and took the metro to make it.

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Since then, I take the metro whenever I am in a hurry.

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  • 早上zǎo shangHSK 1early morning
  • 八bāHSK 1eight; all around, all sides
  • 点diǎnHSK 1dot, speck, spot; point, degree
  • 我wǒHSK 1our, us, i, me, my, we
  • 在zàiHSK 1be at, in, on; consist in, rest
  • 路边lù biānHSK 2curb; roadside; wayside
  • 打dǎHSK 1strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
  • 了leHSK 1to finish; particle of completed action
  • 一yīHSK 1one; a, an; alone
  • 辆liàngHSK 2numerary adjunct for vehicles
  • 出租车chū zū chēHSK 2taxi; (Tw) rental car
  • 上车shàng chēHSK 1to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
  • 以后yǐ hòuHSK 2after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
  • 告诉gào sùHSK 1to press charges; to file a complaint
  • 司机sī jīHSK 2chauffeur; driver
  • 去qùHSK 1go away, leave, depart
  • 火车huǒ chēHSK 1train
  • 站zhànHSK 1stand up; a stand, station
  • 他tāHSK 1other, another; he, she, it
  • 说shuōHSK 1speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
  • 这zhèHSK 1this, the, here
  • 个gèHSK 1numerary adjunct, piece; single
  • 时间shí jiānHSK 1time; period
  • 路上lù shangHSK 1on the road; on a journey; road surface
  • 很hěnHSK 1very, quite, much
  • 堵dǔHSK 4wall; stop, prevent; stop up
  • 可能kě néngHSK 2might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps
  • 要yàoHSK 1necessary, essential; necessity
  • 四sìHSK 1four
  • 十分shí fēnHSK 2very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts
  • 钟zhōngHSK 1clock; bell
  • 果然guǒ ránHSK 3really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed
  • 车chēHSK 1cart, vehicle; carry in cart
  • 走zǒuHSK 1walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
  • 就jiùHSK 1just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
  • 停下tíng xiàHSK 4to stop
  • 来láiHSK 1come, coming; return, returning
  • 看kànHSK 1look, see; examine, scrutinize
  • 着zheHSK 1make move, take action
  • 一点点yī diǎn diǎnHSK 2a little bit
  • 过去guò qùHSK 2(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
  • 心里xīn liHSK 2chest; heart; mind
  • 着急zháo jíHSK 4to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí]
  • 最后zuì hòuHSK 1final; last; finally; ultimate
  • 提前tí qiánHSK 3to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance
  • 下xiàHSK 1under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
  • 坐zuòHSK 1sit; seat; ride, travel by
  • 地铁dì tiěHSK 2underground railway; subway; subway train
  • 赶gǎnHSK 3pursue, follow; expel, drive away
  • 从cóngHSK 1from, by, since, whence, through
  • 那nàHSK 1that, that one, those
  • 的deHSK 1possessive, adjectival suffix
  • 时候shí houHSK 1time; length of time; moment; period
  • 都dōuHSK 1metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined

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