Official Syllabus Task

HSK 4 谈论交通出行 — Transportation & Travel

Discuss travel experiences, transportation choices, trip planning, and hotel booking. Includes sharing feelings about journeys and understanding driving/traffic situations.

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Words
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Skills Tested
Listening Speaking Reading Writing

Official Syllabus Requirement / 大纲要求

能听懂关于交通出行的有一定复杂度的问题。如出行经历感受、交通客运情况、行程计划、酒店预订等。

Scenario Dialogue / 情景对话

Discussing how to get to the airport during rush hour. Read it aloud twice: once for meaning, once for fluency — the syllabus tests this task across listening and speaking.

A
我明天早上八点的飞机,坐出租车去机场来得及吗?
Wǒ míngtiān zǎoshang bā diǎn de fēijī, zuò chūzūchē qù jīchǎng lái de jí ma?
My flight is at eight tomorrow morning — is taking a taxi to the airport fast enough?
B
早高峰路上特别堵,我建议你坐地铁,时间更有保证。
Zǎogāofēng lùshang tèbié dǔ, wǒ jiànyì nǐ zuò dìtiě, shíjiān gèng yǒu bǎozhèng.
Traffic is really congested during morning rush hour. I suggest the subway — the timing is more reliable.
A
地铁要换几次车?我的行李箱挺大的。
Dìtiě yào huàn jǐ cì chē? Wǒ de xínglixiāng tǐng dà de.
How many transfers on the subway? My suitcase is pretty big.
B
只换一次,而且机场线有放行李的地方,很方便。
Zhǐ huàn yí cì, érqiě jīchǎng xiàn yǒu fàng xíngli de dìfang, hěn fāngbiàn.
Just one transfer, and the airport line has luggage racks — very convenient.
A
那我六点出发,应该来得及。谢谢你的建议!
Nà wǒ liù diǎn chūfā, yīnggāi lái de jí. Xièxie nǐ de jiànyì!
Then I will leave at six — that should be enough time. Thanks for the advice!

Why HSK 4 Candidates Struggle with Transportation & Travel

Discuss travel experiences, transportation choices, trip planning, and hotel booking. Includes sharing feelings about journeys and understanding driving/traffic situations.

After studying the 41 selected words, practise combining them in extended contexts about transportation & travel. Use the dialogue to identify a sequence of events, opinions, or reasons, then describe them in your own words.

Key vocabulary to anchor your understanding: 背包 (bēibāo, backpack), 车速 (chēsù, vehicle speed), 车位 (chēwèi, parking space), 乘1 (chéng, to ride (a vehicle)). Practise these words in listening dialogues (听力) and reading passages (阅读), using grammar patterns like comparison and complement.

Related Grammar Patterns / 相关语法

Practise these grammar points in transportation & travel contexts:

comparison complement

Core Vocabulary / 核心词汇 (41 words)

WordPinyinMeaningExample
背包 bēibāo backpack; rucksack 她买了一个新背包。
车速 chēsù vehicle speed 在学校附近要降低车速。
车位 chēwèi parking space 这里很难找到车位。
乘1 chéng to ride (a vehicle) 他每天乘地铁上班。
乘客 chéngkè passenger 乘客们正在排队上车。
乘坐 chéngzuò to travel by; to ride 请乘坐电梯到三楼。
出差 chūchāi to go on a business trip 他下周要去上海出差。
出行 chūxíng to travel; to go out 雨天出行要注意安全。
大巴 dàbā large bus; coach 我们坐大巴去机场。
导游 dǎoyóu tour guide; to guide tourists 导游带我们参观了长城。
道路 dàolù road; path 前面的道路很宽。
登机 dēngjī to board a plane 旅客们正在登机。
电动车 diàndòngchē electric vehicle; e-bike 很多人骑电动车上班。
动车 dòngchē high-speed train; EMU train 我坐动车去南京。
堵车 dǔchē traffic jam 北京早上经常堵车。
高速 gāosù high-speed 高速公路上车辆很多。
公路 gōnglù highway; road 这条公路通向海边。
航班 hángbān flight; scheduled flight 我的航班是晚上八点起飞。
换乘 huànchéng to transfer (transit) 在这一站换乘二号线。
加油 jiāyóu to add oil; come on! (cheer) 你一定能成功,加油!
加油站 jiāyóuzhàn gas station; petrol station 前面有一个加油站。
降落 jiàngluò to land; to descend 飞机安全降落在机场。
交通 jiāotōng traffic; transportati on 这里的交通很方便。
街道 jiēdào street; road 这条街道两旁种满了树。
景点 jǐngdiǎn scenic spot; tourist attraction 故宫是北京最著名的景点。
景区 jǐngqū scenic area 这个景区的门票多少钱?
路过 lùguò to pass by; to pass through 我路过超市买了些东西。
旅馆 lǚguǎn hotel; inn; guesthouse 我们在旅馆住了两晚。
旅客 lǚkè passenger; traveler 请旅客们注意安全。
旅行 lǚxíng to travel; trip 今年暑假我们去欧洲旅行。
目的地 mùdìdì destination 我们快到目的地了。
桥 qiáo bridge 河上有一座很老的石桥。
入口 rùkǒu entrance; entry 超市的入口在那边。
入住 rùzhù to check in (hotel) 客人下午三点可以入住。
售票员 shòupiàoyuán ticket seller; conductor 售票员告诉我在哪里下车。
停车 tíngchē to park a car; to stop 这里不能停车。
停车场 tíngchēchǎng parking lot 停车场已经满了。
外出 wàichū to go out; to venture out 外出时请随身携带手机。
游玩 yóuwán to play; to have fun; to tour 周末我们去公园游玩。
转机1 zhuǎnjī to transfer (flights); transit 我们需要在上海转机。
座位 zuòwèi seat 请问还有空座位吗?

Vocabulary Quiz / 词汇练习

Match the Chinese word to its English meaning.

桥 qiáo
停车场 tíngchēchǎng
电动车 diàndòngchē
车速 chēsù
转机1 zhuǎnjī
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Transportation & Travel FAQ / 常见问题

How many HSK 4 words cover transportation & travel?

This page groups 41 words using this site’s topic tags for transportation & travel. It is a study selection, not an official separate topic word list or a guarantee of comprehension.

Which HSK 4 grammar points are most relevant to transportation & travel?

comparison and complement are suggested here for practising transportation & travel contexts. The HSK 4 syllabus expects you to not only understand but also produce these patterns when they involve transportation & travel vocabulary.

What's the difference between HSK 3 and HSK 4 expectations on transportation & travel?

HSK 3 expects simple statements about transportation & travel (e.g., basic facts and short descriptions). HSK 4 raises the bar to "有一定复杂度" — handling extended contexts with opinions, comparisons, and reasoning. You'll need to express feelings (感受) and views (看法) about transportation & travel, not just describe them.

Practice This HSK 4 Topic

Test your knowledge of transportation & travel vocabulary in context:

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Apply This HSK 4 Vocabulary on Test Day

Transportation & Travel vocabulary appears in HSK 4 listening dialogues, reading passages, and the writing section. These resources turn the words you learned above into test points:

⚡ Strategy
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⚡ Strategy
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📝 Patterns
100 essential HSK 4 sentences
🔍 Confusables
43 HSK 4 confusable pairs
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