HSK 4 Chinese News Lesson
The Northernmost High-Speed Railway Opens
最北的高铁开通了
Zuì běi de gāotiě kāitōng le
0:58 min video · 4 sentences · 4 key words
Transcript with pinyin and English
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- 哈尔滨到伊春的高铁，在九月二十八日开通了。Hā'ěrbīn dào yī chūn de gāotiě, zài jiǔ yuè èr shí bā rì kāitōng le.The Harbin to Yichun high-speed railway opened on September 28.
- 作为中国最北的高铁，它很特别。Zuòwéi zhōngguó zuì běi de gāotiě, tā hěn tèbié.As China's northernmost high-speed railway, it is very special.
- 这条高铁一共三百一十八公里长。Zhè tiáo gāotiě yígòng sān bǎi yī shí bā gōnglǐ cháng.This railway is three hundred and eighteen kilometers long in total.
- 你坐过高铁吗？Nǐ zuò guò gāotiě ma?Have you ever taken a high-speed train?
About this lesson
The new Harbin to Yichun high-speed railway, China's northernmost, cut the trip from about seven hours to about two, and holiday trains were full.
How to practise
- Read what you will learn on the first card, then follow the news story section by section with pinyin and English.
- Repeat every sentence out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause: real news, in words you know.
- At the end, check the recap and tell us what you think in the YouTube comments.
最北的高铁开通了 Zuì běi de gāotiě kāitōng le
China's Northernmost High-Speed Train Opens
In this lesson
- How to say a railway opened
- How to talk about travel time
- Place names in Heilongjiang
Key takeaways
- The Harbin to Yichun line opened on September 28 and is 318 kilometers long.
- The trip fell from about seven hours to about two.
- Holiday trains were full, and some people sat on stools.
- China opened four high-speed sections in one day.
Your turn: Have you taken a high-speed train, and how long was your trip?
Key words 生词
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 高铁 | gāotiě | high-speed railway | HSK 4 |
| 开通 | kāitōng | to open (a line) | HSK 6 |
| 作为 | zuòwéi | as | HSK 4 |
| 伊春 | yīchūn | Yichun (city) |
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