road sign
路标
lù biāo
timetable
时刻表
shí kè biăo
CAR | 汽车
Traffic drives on the right-hand side in China. Just as in the UK, drivers must have their driving licence, insurance, registration documents, and ID to hand when driving. However, a driver is not insured for a particular car; as long as you have a valid licence, you can drive any car.
YOU MIGHT SAY…
Is this the road to…?
这是去…的路吗？
zhè shì qù … de lù ma
Can I park here?
我可以停在这儿吗？
wǒ kě yǐ tíng zài zhèr ma
Do I have to pay to park?
停车收费吗？
tíng chē shōu fèi ma
Where can I hire a car?
我可以在哪里租车？
wǒ kě yǐ zài nǎ lǐ zū chē
I’d like to hire a car…
我想租辆车…
wǒ xiǎng zū liàng chē
… for four days.
…四天。
sì tiān
… for a week.
…一周。
yī zhōu
What is your daily/weekly rate?
每日／每周收费是多少？
měi rì/měi zhōu shōu fèi shì duō shǎo
When/Where must I return it?
什么时候／在哪儿还车？
shén me shí hou/zài nǎr huán chē
Where is the nearest petrol station?
最近的加油站在哪儿？
zuì jìn de jiā yóu zhàn zài nǎr
I’d like … yuan of fuel, please.
我想加…元（钱）的油。
wǒ xiǎng jiā … yuán (qián) de yóu
I’d like … litres of fuel, please.
我想加…升油。
wǒ xiǎng jiā … shēng yóu
It’s pump number…
…号加油机。
… hào jiā yóu jī
YOU MIGHT HEAR…
You can/can’t park here.
你可以／不能停在这儿。
nǐ kě yǐ/bù néng tíng zài zhèr
It’s free to park here.
停车免费。
tíng chē miǎn fèi
It costs … to park here.
停在这里要…钱。
tíng zài zhè lǐ yào … qián
Car hire is … per day.
租车是…（钱）一天。
zū chē shì … (qián) yī tiān
May I see your documents, please?
我可以看看你的证件吗？
wǒ kě yǐ kàn kan nǐ de zhèng jiàn ma
Please return it to…
请归还至…。
qǐng guī huán zhì
Please return the car with a full tank of fuel.
还车前请加满油。
huán chē qián qǐng jiā mǎn yóu
Which pump are you at?
你停在几号加油机？
nǐ tíng zài jǐ hào jiā yóu jī
How much fuel would you like?
你要加多少油？
nǐ yào jiā duō shǎo yóu
VOCABULARY
people carrier
三排座家用轿车
sān pái zuò jiā yòng jiào chē
caravan
旅游房车
lǚ yóu fáng chē
motorhome
旅宿车
lǚ sù chē
passenger seat
乘客座位
chéng kè zuò wèi
driver’s seat
司机座位
sī jī zuò wèi
back seat
后排座位
hòu pái zuò wèi
child seat
儿童座位
ér tóng zuò wèi
sunroof
天窗
tiān chuāng
engine
发动机
fā dòng jī
automatic
自动档汽车
zì dòng dǎng qì chē
electric
电动汽车
diàn dòng qì chē
hybrid
混合动力汽车
hùn hé dòng lì qì chē
battery
电池
diàn chí
brake
刹车
shā chē
accelerator
加速器
jiā sù qì
air