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Buying High-Speed Train Tickets

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ID: 1875 Elementary
If you're a fan of traveling (and if you're in China or planning a visit, you almost undoubtedly are!) then chances are you're going to need to buy train tickets at some point. Train ticket offices in China can be very daunting: lines are more of a suggestion and dialects reign supreme. But have no fear, ChinesePod is here to help! Listen in and learn all the key vocabulary vital for purchasing high-speed train tickets to your next destination.
Thu Feb 23 2012 | Greg, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
张 zhāng [measure word]
高铁 gāotiě high-speed train
票 piào ticket
上海 Shànghǎi Shanghai
你好，一张高铁票，上海到北京。
nǐhǎo ，yī zhāng gāotiě piào ，Shànghǎi dào Běijīng 。
Hello. One high-speed train ticket from Shanghai to Beijing.
单程还是往返？
dānchéng háishi wǎngfǎn ？
One-way or round-trip?
往返。
wǎngfǎn 。
Round-trip.
几号的？
jǐ hào de ？
What date?
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