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How to Say ‘How do I get to the subway station?’ in Simplified Chinese

地铁站怎么走?

dì tiě zhàn zěn me zǒu

[dìtiězhàn dzummuh dzoh]

💬 Usage Tip: Just name the place and add 怎么走, and you can ask the way anywhere: 银行怎么走? "How do I get to the bank?"

Phrase Breakdown

地铁站

dì tiě zhàn

[dìtiězhàn]

subway station

A place where subway trains stop to pick up passengers.

Example

地铁站就在那边。

The subway station is right over there.

怎么走?

zěn me zǒu

how do I get there?

怎么 (zěnme) means how and 走 (zǒu) means walk or go. Together they ask for directions. 么 is light and unstressed.

Example

去机场怎么走?

How do I get to the airport?

Words in this phrase

怎么

zěn me

[dzummuh]

how; in what way

A question word used to ask how to do something or how something happens. Very useful in teaching steps and self-care.

Example

如果血糖太低,您知道怎么处理吗?

If your blood sugar is too low, do you know how to handle it?

走

zǒu

[dzoh]

to go; to take (a route)

In a taxi context, 走 often means to go by or take a certain road.

Example

我们还是走这条路吧。

Let's still take this road.

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