zuò gāotiě
坐 高 铁
Take high-speed rail

New Words
1 gāotiě 高铁 high speed rail
2 fādá 发达 developed
3 chéngshì 城市city
4 yīxiàn chéngshì 一线城市 first tier city
5 èrxiàn chéngshì 二线城市 second tier city
6 sānxiàn chéngshì 三线城市 third tier city
7 jiāotōng 交通 transportation
8 fāngbiàn 方便 convenient
9 jiāxiāng 家乡 hometown
10 huànchéng 换乘 transfer
11 sùdù 速度 speed
12 shāngwù zuò 商务座 business seat
13 guān wǎng 官网 official website
14 huǒchē zhàn 火车站 train station
15 xiànchǎng 现场 on site
16 wàiguó 外国 foreign
17 yóukè 游客 tourist
18 lǚyóu 旅游 tourism
19 zànměi 赞美 praise
20 jìshù 技术 technology
21 xiānjìn 先进 advanced
22 shūfu 舒服 comfortable

Zhōngguó de gāotiě hěn fādá.
中国的高铁很发达。
China’s high-speed rail is very developed.

Jīhū měigè chéngshì dōu yǒu gāotiě, bāokuò yīxiàn chéngshì, èrxiàn chéngshì hé sānxiàn chéngshì, suǒyǐ jiāotōng hěn fāngbiàn.
几乎每个城市都有高铁，包括一线城市、二线城市和三线城市，所以交通很方便。
Almost every city has high-speed rail, including first tier, second tier, and third tier cities, so transportation is very convenient.

Wǒ zhù zài yúnnán jiànshuǐ xiàn, wǒ de jiāxiāng zài xī’ān.
我住在云南建水县，我的家乡在西安。
I live in Jianshui County, Yunnan, and my hometown is Xi’an.

Rúguǒ wǒ xiǎng zuò gāotiě qù xī’ān, wǒ xiān zuò gāotiě cóng jiànshuǐ xiàn qù kūnmíng, ránhòu huànchéng cóng kūnmíng qù xī’ān de gāotiě.
如果我想坐高铁去西安，我先坐高铁从建水县去昆明，然后换乘从昆明去西安的高铁。
If I want to take the high-speed rail to Xi’an, I will first take the high-speed rail from Jianshui County to Kunming, and then transfer to the high-speed rail from Kunming to Xi’an.

Gāotiě de sùdù fēicháng kuài, cóng èr bǎi duō gōnglǐ měi xiǎoshí dào sān bǎi duō gōnglǐ měi xiǎoshí.
高铁的速度非常快，从二百多公里每小时到三百多公里每小时。
The speed of high-speed rail is very fast, ranging from over 200 kilometers per hour to over 300 kilometers per hour.

Gāotiě yǒu shāngwù zuò, yī děng zuò hé èr děng zuò.
高铁有商务座、一等座和二等座。
The high-speed railway has business seats, first-class seats, and second-class seats.

Nǐ kěyǐ zài 12306.cn guān wǎng shàng mǎi piào, yě kěyǐ zài huǒchē zhàn xiànchǎng mǎi piào.
你可以在12306.cn官网上买票，也可以在火车站现场买票。
You can buy tickets on the official website of 12306.cn or at the train station in person.

Wǒ zài gāotiě shàng jīngcháng yù dào wàiguó yóukè, tāmen zuò zhe gāotiě zài zhōngguó dào chù lǚyóu.
我在高铁上经常遇到外国游客，他们坐着高铁在中国到处旅游。
I often encounter foreign tourists traveling around China on high-speed trains.

Wàiguó péngyǒu zànměi zhōngguó de gāotiě jìshù xiānjìn, fēicháng shūfu.
外国朋友赞美中国的高铁技术先进，非常舒服。
Foreign friends praise China’s advanced high-speed rail technology, which is very comfortable.

Nǐ lái guò zhōngguó ma?
你来过中国吗？_________
Have you ever been to China? _________

Nǐ zuò guò zhōngguó de gāotiě ma?
你坐过中国的高铁吗？__________
Have you ever taken a high-speed train in China? __________

Guānyú zhōngguó de gāotiě, nǐ de kànfǎ shì shénme?
关于中国的高铁，你的看法是什么？____________
Regarding China’s high-speed rail, what is your opinion? ____________