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坐地铁去上班

The metro to work

HSK 2 · 49 words · 100% within level

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I take the metro to work every day.

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The station is close to my home — a five-minute walk.

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It is crowded in the morning, and sometimes there are no seats.

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You cannot eat on the train, and you should not talk loudly.

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I usually listen to some music.

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Twenty minutes later, I arrive at the office.

Words in this passage

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  • 我wǒHSK 1our, us, i, me, my, we
  • 每měiHSK 2every, each
  • 天tiānHSK 1sky, heaven; god, celestial
  • 坐zuòHSK 1sit; seat; ride, travel by
  • 地铁dì tiěHSK 2underground railway; subway; subway train
  • 去qùHSK 1go away, leave, depart
  • 上班shàng bānHSK 1to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
  • 地铁站dì tiě zhànHSK 2subway station
  • 离líHSK 2rare beast; strange; elegant
  • 家jiāHSK 1house, home, residence; family
  • 很hěnHSK 1very, quite, much
  • 近jìnHSK 2near, close; approach; intimate
  • 走路zǒu lùHSK 1to walk; to go on foot
  • 五wǔHSK 1five; surname
  • 分钟fēn zhōngHSK 2minute
  • 就jiùHSK 1just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
  • 到dàoHSK 1go to, arrive, been to
  • 早上zǎo shangHSK 1early morning
  • 人rénHSK 1man; people; mankind; someone else
  • 多duōHSK 1much, many; more than, over
  • 有时候yǒu shí houHSK 1sometimes
  • 没有méi yǒuHSK 1haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
  • 座位zuò wèiHSK 2seat
  • 车上chē shàngHSK 1Car
  • 不bùHSK 1no, not; un-; negative prefix
  • 能néngHSK 1to be able; can, permitted to; ability
  • 吃chīHSK 1eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
  • 东西dōng xiHSK 1thing; stuff; person
  • 也yěHSK 1also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
  • 大声dà shēngHSK 2loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
  • 说话shuō huàHSK 1to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
  • 一般yī bānHSK 2same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general
  • 听tīngHSK 1hear; understand; obey, comply; one pound
  • 一会儿yī huì rHSK 1a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r]
  • 音乐yīn yuèHSK 2music
  • 二èrHSK 1two; twice
  • 十分shí fēnHSK 2very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts
  • 钟zhōngHSK 1clock; bell
  • 以后yǐ hòuHSK 2after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
  • 公司gōng sīHSK 2company; firm; corporation
  • 了leHSK 1to finish; particle of completed action

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