{"id":66,"date":"2016-02-14T04:02:42","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T03:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duchinese.net\/blog-wp\/2016\/02\/14\/17-how-to-buy-a-train-ticket-in-china\/"},"modified":"2016-02-14T04:02:42","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T03:02:42","slug":"17-how-to-buy-a-train-ticket-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/2016\/02\/14\/17-how-to-buy-a-train-ticket-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Buy a Train Ticket in China"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you taking the train in China and need tickets? Are you unsure how to buy train tickets in China? In this lesson, we will learn all about it.<\/p>\n

To purchase a train ticket in Mainland China, you can go to any railway station a maximum of 58 days ahead of departure. Unfortunately, in many places it is difficult to buy tickets using only English, so let\u2019s learn how to say \u201cI want to buy a train ticket\u201d in Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n

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You can also use a numeral-classifier compound in the sentence to express how many tickets you want.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201c\u5f20 [zh\u0101ng]\u201d is the classifier for flat objects, like sheets of paper. To express the number of tickets wanted, we use \u201cnumber+\u5f20\u201d. Here are some examples of how you can use \u5f20.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ok, now the staff knows how many train tickets you want. But you have to tell them when and where you want to go, right? Let\u2019s see how you do that!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Let’s take a quick look at some of the grammar structures in the above sentence.<\/p>\n

\u4ece[c\u00f3ng]\uff5e\u5230[d\u00e0o]\uff5e From~to~<\/h4>\n

The expression \u4ece\uff5e\u5230 (from..to) can be used for both for time and places, to express e.g.: from one place to another, from one time to another. <\/p>\n

Examples<\/p>\n