MANDARIN15 lines
Metro & directions
Lines, changes, exits, and being lost
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What you say
xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ
Where is the toilet
dìtiězhàn zài nǎlǐ
Where is the metro station
zěnme zǒu
How do I get there
jǐ hào xiàn
Which line
zài nǎlǐ huànchéng
Where do I change
jǐ hào chūkǒu
Which exit
When to use itBig Shanghai stations have a dozen exits, several hundred metres apart. Ask before you climb the stairs.
wǒ zuò guò zhàn le
I missed my stop
yuǎn ma
Is it far
zǒulù duō jiǔ
How long on foot
wǒ mílù le
I am lost
What you hear
yìzhí zǒu
Keep going straight
zuǒ zhuǎn
Turn left
yòu zhuǎn
Turn right
zài duìmiàn
It is on the other side
guò ānjiǎn
Go through the security check
When to use itEvery Shanghai metro entrance has a bag scanner. Build a minute into your journey.
How far fifty words get you
A serviced compound in Gubei runs on fifty words. Ten minutes further out it does not. Tell us where you need to be each morning.
No match. Try a shorter word.