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Getting Off the Metro

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ID: 1251 Newbie
Squeeze your way to the front of the line for this useful Mandarin podcast. Today, we're explaining how to negotiate your way through a crowded Chinese subway car. Whether you take the metro to work, or even if you're just a fan of public transportation, this Chinese lesson will be a great blessing for you.
Fri Sep 18 2009 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
下车 xiàchē to get off or out of a vehicle
吗 ma interrogative particle
不 bù not
你 nǐ you
下车吗？
xiàchē ma ？
Getting off (the train/bus/metro/vehicle)?
不下。
bù xià 。
Nope.
你要下车吗？
nǐ yào xiàchē ma ？
Are you getting off?
我不下车。
wǒ bù xiàchē 。
No, I'm not getting off (the train/bus/metro/vehicle).
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