A hotel guest asks the front desk about getting to the airport, and staff help arrange a shuttle bus or taxi.
机场交通
明天我要坐飞机。先生，您几点的飞机？
要酒店的穿梭巴士吗？巴士多少钱？25块一个人。
第一班是6点05分。我是早上6点半的飞机。
对不起，这么早没有巴士服务。您要坐出租车？
出租车要多少钱？要80块。好的，需要预订吗？
要的，我们可以为您预订。什么时候要出发？
4点半出发，您需要叫醒服务吗？3点45分吧，谢谢。
ji1 chang3 jiao1 tong1
ming2 tian1 wo3 yao4 zuo4 fei1 ji1. xian1 sheng5, nin2 ji3 dian3 de fei1 ji1?
yao4 jiu3 dian4 de chuan1 suo1 ba1 shi4 ma? ba1 shi4 duo1 shao3 qian2? er4 shi2 wu3 kuai4 yi2 ge4 ren2.
di4 yi1 ban1 shi4 liu4 dian3 ling2 wu3 fen1. wo3 shi4 zao3 shang5 liu4 dian3 ban4 de fei1 ji1.
dui4 bu5 qi3, zhe4 me5 zao3 mei2 you3 ba1 shi4 fu2 wu4. nin2 yao4 zuo4 chu1 zu1 che1?
chu1 zu1 che1 yao4 duo1 shao3 qian2? yao4 ba1 shi2 kuai4. hao3 de5, xu1 yao4 yu4 ding4 ma?
yao4 de5, wo3 men5 ke3 yi3 wei4 nin2 yu4 ding4. shen2 me5 shi2 hou4 yao4 chu1 fa1?
si4 dian3 ban4 chu1 fa1, nin2 xu1 yao4 jiao4 xing3 fu2 wu4 ma? san1 dian3 si4 shi2 wu3 fen1 ba5, xie4 xie5.
Getting to the Airport
Tomorrow I’m taking a flight. Sir, what time is your flight?
Do you want the hotel’s shuttle bus? How much is the bus? Twenty-five kuai per person.
The first run is at 6:05. My flight is at 6:30 in the morning.
Sorry, there’s no bus service that early. Would you like to take a taxi?
How much does a taxi cost? It’s 80 kuai. Okay, do you need it booked?
Yes, we can book it for you. What time do you want to depart?
Departing at 4:30 — do you need a wake-up call service? 3:45 then, thanks.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坐 | zuo4 | to take (transportation) |
| 飞机 | fei1 ji1 | airplane / flight |
| 穿梭巴士 | chuan1 suo1 ba1 shi4 | shuttle bus |
| 巴士 | ba1 shi4 | bus |
| 一个人 | yi2 ge4 ren2 | per person |
| 班 | ban1 | scheduled run / service (measure word for trips) |
| 出租车 | chu1 zu1 che1 | taxi |
| 预订 | yu4 ding4 | to book / reserve |
| 出发 | chu1 fa1 | to depart |
| 什么时候 | shen2 me5 shi2 hou4 | when |
Time + 的 + Noun (whose time it is)
Placing a time expression before 的 and a noun describes which scheduled instance of that noun is meant — often used for flights, trains, or buses.
您几点的飞机？
我是早上六点半的飞机。
要 (yào) with multiple meanings
要 can mean “want to / going to” before a verb, or “cost” when talking about price, depending on context.
我要坐飞机。
出租车要八十块。
可以为您 (kěyǐ wèi nín)
A polite, formal phrase meaning “can do [something] for you,” commonly heard from hotel and service staff.
我们可以为您预订。
Airport Transport in China
Many hotels in China offer a 穿梭巴士 (chuānsuō bāshì) shuttle bus to the airport, usually cheaper than a taxi but running on a fixed schedule. Front desk staff will often ask for your flight time so they can recommend the shuttle or arrange (预订) a taxi if it’s outside shuttle hours, and may also offer a 叫醒服务 (jiàoxǐng fúwù), a wake-up call, for early departures.
