The Car That Sleeps

📖 CEFR Level: A1 | Mandarin Chinese

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I go to my car.

我wǒ走zǒu向xiàng我wǒ的de车chē。.

我走向我的车。

I want to drive to work.

我wǒ想xiǎng开kāi车chē去qù上shàng班bān。.

我想开车去上班。

I put the key in the car.

我wǒ把bǎ钥yào匙shi插chā进jìn车chē里lǐ。.

我把钥匙插进车里。

I turn the key.

我wǒ转zhuǎn动dòng钥yào匙shi。.

我转动钥匙。

The car does not start.

车chē没méi有yǒu启qǐ动dòng。.

车没有启动。

It makes a bad sound.

它tā发fā出chū难nán听tīng的de声shēng音yīn。.

它发出难听的声音。

I look at the car.

我wǒ看kàn着zhe车chē。.

我看着车。

I see the lights are on.

我wǒ看kàn到dào车chē灯dēng亮liàng着zhe。.

我看到车灯亮着。

The battery is dead.

电diàn池chí没méi电diàn了le。.

电池没电了。

I call my friend for help.

我wǒ打dǎ电diàn话huà向xiàng朋péng友yǒu求qiú助zhù。.

我打电话向朋友求助。

📚 Vocabulary

car — a vehicle with four wheels for traveling on roads

chē

车 (chē) — 一种有四个轮子、在道路上行驶的交通工具
drive — to control a vehicle so it moves

kāichē

开车 (kāichē) — 控制车辆使其移动
work — a place where you do a job

shàngbān

上班 (shàngbān) — 你工作的地方
key — a small metal object for opening a lock or starting a car

yàoshi

钥匙 (yàoshi) — 用于开锁或启动汽车的小金属物件
turn — to move something so it goes around

zhuǎndòng

转动 (zhuǎndòng) — 使某物旋转移动
start — to begin to work or move

qǐdòng

启动 (qǐdòng) — 开始工作或移动
sound — something you hear

shēngyīn

声音 (shēngyīn) — 你能听到的东西
look — to direct your eyes to see something

kàn

看 (kàn) — 将视线投向某物以观察
see — to use your eyes to notice something

kàndào

看到 (kàndào) — 用眼睛注意到某物
lights — things that make a place bright

chēdēng

车灯 (chēdēng) — 使地方变亮的装置
on — working or operating

liàngzhe

亮着 (liàngzhe) — 正在工作或运行中
battery — an object that gives power to things like cars and phones

diànchí

电池 (diànchí) — 为汽车、手机等设备提供电能的物体
dead — not working; having no power

méidiàn

没电 (méidiàn) — 不工作；没有电力
call — to speak to someone using a phone

dǎ diànhuà

打电话 (dǎ diànhuà) — 使用电话与某人交谈
friend — a person you like and know well

péngyou

朋友 (péngyou) — 你喜欢并熟悉的人
help — to make something easier for someone

qiúzhù

求助 (qiúzhù) — 使某事对某人变得更容易
go — to move or travel to a place

zǒuxiàng

走向 (zǒuxiàng) — 移动或前往某地
want — to desire or wish for something

xiǎng

想 (xiǎng) — 渴望或希望得到某物
put — to place something somewhere

chājìn

插进 (chājìn) — 将某物放置在某处
make — to create or cause something

fāchū

发出 (fāchū) — 制造或引起某事