How to Say ‘Go straight ahead and turn right at the traffic lights.’ in Simplified Chinese
一直往前走，到红绿灯右转。
yì zhí wǎng qián zǒu dào hóng lǜ dēng yòu zhuǎn
[ee-jrr wahng chyen dzoh dao hónglǜdēng yo-oo jwan]
🇨🇳 In China: Directions in Chinese cities are usually given by landmarks like traffic lights, banks or intersections, not street names. Listen for these landmarks rather than road names.
Phrase Breakdown
一直往前走，
yì zhí wǎng qián zǒu
go straight ahead,
一直 (yìzhí) means 'straight/continuously', 往前走 (wǎng qián zǒu) means 'walk forward'. Note 一 changes to 4th tone before the 2nd tone 直.
你一直往前走。
You go straight ahead.
Words in this phrase
一直
yì zhí
[ee-jrr]
straight; continuously; all along
Can mean doing something continuously or going straight ahead without turning.
你一直往前走就行。
Just keep going straight ahead.
往
wǎng
[wahng]
toward; in the direction of
Shows movement toward a place or direction.
请往前走一点。
Please walk a little forward.
前
qián
[chyen]
front; forward; ahead
Refers to the front direction or the space ahead.
车在前面，请往前看。
The car is in front; please look ahead.
走
zǒu
[dzoh]
to walk; to go
A common verb for walking or moving from one place to another.
我们一直往前走。
We keep walking straight ahead.
到红绿灯右转。
dào hóng lǜ dēng yòu zhuǎn
turn right at the traffic light.
到 (dào) 'arrive at', 红绿灯 (hónglǜdēng) 'traffic light', 右转 (yòu zhuǎn) 'turn right'. 绿 uses ü: lǜ.
到路口右转。
Turn right at the intersection.
Words in this phrase
到
dào
[dao]
to arrive at; to reach
Shows movement to a place or arriving at a location.
到门口以后请停一下。
After reaching the entrance, please stop for a moment.
红绿灯
hóng lǜ dēng
[hónglǜdēng]
traffic light
Literally 'red-green light'; the signal lights at a road crossing.
前面有一个红绿灯。
There is a traffic light ahead.
右转
yòu zhuǎn
[yo-oo jwan]
turn right
To change direction to the right.
看到红绿灯后右转。
Turn right after you see the traffic light.
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