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Carpooling

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ID: 1955 Intermediate
It saves the environment. It saves you money. It helps you make new friends. What's there not to like about carpooling? Learn all about how to ask Chinese friends and colleagues about packin' in and sharing a ride in today's intermediate lesson.
Thu Jun 14 2012 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
拼车 pīnchē to carpool
拼 pīn to piece together
辆 liàng [measure word]
出 chū to put out
我想周末拼车去杭州玩儿。
wǒ xiǎng zhōumò pīnchē qù Hángzhōu wánr 。
I want to carpool to Hangzhou this weekend.
拼车？怎么拼？
pīnchē ？zěnme pīn ？
Carpool? How do you do that?
就是只开一辆车。几个人一起出油费，过路费，停车费什么的。
jiùshì zhǐ kāi yī liàng chē 。jǐ ge rén yīqǐ chū yóufèi ，guòlùfèi ，tíngchēfèi shénme de 。
You just only drive one car. A few people pay for gas, the tolls, the parking fees and so on together.
哎，这主意不错。那我也去。
āi ，zhè zhǔyi bùcuò 。nà wǒ yě qù 。
Oh, that's a great idea. I'll go, too.
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