How to Say ‘Could you take Chang'an Avenue?’ in Simplified Chinese
麻烦您走长安街
má fán nín zǒu cháng ān jiē
[mah-fahn neen zǒu Cháng'ān Jiē]
💬 Usage Tip: 麻烦您 (má fan nín) means "may I trouble you to." Put any request after it: 麻烦您开空调 "could you turn on the AC".
🇨🇳 In China: This is a polite but firm way to name your route at the start of a ride. Beijing drivers are used to passengers asking for a specific road and won't take offense.
Phrase Breakdown
麻烦您
má fán nín
Could you please / sorry to trouble you
A polite way to open a request. 麻烦 (má fan) means 'trouble', and the second syllable is light.
麻烦您等一下。
Could you please wait a moment?
Words in this phrase
麻烦
má fán
[mah-fahn]
please; sorry to trouble you
A polite expression used before making a request to a customer.
麻烦您留一下电话，我们好确认订位。
Please leave your phone number so we can confirm the reservation.
您
nín
[neen]
you (polite)
A respectful form of “you,” used when speaking politely to someone, such as a recruiter or company representative.
很高兴认识您，希望向您多学习。
It’s a pleasure to meet you; I hope to learn more from you.
走长安街
zǒu cháng ān jiē
take Chang'an Avenue
走 (zǒu) here means 'take (a route)'. 长安街 (Cháng'ān Jiē) is Beijing's main avenue. Note that 长 is pronounced cháng.
我们走长安街吧。
Let's take Chang'an Avenue.
Words in this phrase
走
zǒu
[zǒu]
to take (a route); to go via
Used for choosing which road or route to travel along.
我们走高速吧。
Let's take the highway.
长安街
cháng ān jiē
[Cháng'ān Jiē]
Chang'an Avenue
A major east-west avenue in central Beijing, passing Tiananmen.
长安街晚上很漂亮。
Chang'an Avenue is beautiful at night.
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