How to Say ‘You'll get there in five minutes on foot.’ in Simplified Chinese
走路五分钟就到了。
zǒu lù wǔ fēn zhōng jiù dào le
[zǒulù woo fun-jong jyoh daow luh]
🇨🇳 In China: Locals often round walking times down to sound reassuring. Five minutes may well turn out to be ten.
Phrase Breakdown
走路五分钟
zǒu lù wǔ fēn zhōng
a five-minute walk
走路 (zǒulù) 'walk', 五分钟 (wǔ fēnzhōng) 'five minutes'.
学校走路五分钟。
The school is a five-minute walk away.
Words in this phrase
走路
zǒu lù
[zǒulù]
to walk; on foot
To go somewhere by walking rather than by vehicle.
我每天走路上班。
I walk to work every day.
五
wǔ
[woo]
five
The number 5.
我等你五分钟。
I’ll wait for you five minutes.
分钟
fēn zhōng
[fun-jong]
minute
A unit of time meaning minute; often used after a number.
还有五分钟上课。
There are five minutes left before class starts.
就到了。
jiù dào le
and you'll be there.
就 (jiù) shows something happens soon or easily; 了 (le) is light and short.
坐地铁十分钟就到了。
It's only ten minutes by subway.
Words in this phrase
就
jiù
[jyoh]
then; right away
Indicates that the result happens immediately after something else.
他一看“就”懂，不需要别人提醒。
He understands right away after one look and does not need others to remind him.
到
dào
[daow]
to arrive; to reach
Means to get to a place or arrive at a destination.
前面那个酒店就到。
We’re arriving at that hotel ahead.
了
le
[luh]
completed-action particle
A particle placed after a verb to show the action happened or was completed.
我看了一眼，觉得价格不对。
I took a quick look and felt the price was wrong.
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