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How to Say ‘I'd like to get off at East Gate 3.’ in Traditional Chinese

我想在東三門下車。

wǒ xiǎng zài dōng sān mén xià chē

[wo shyang dzai dōng sān mén shyah-chuh]

💬 Usage Tip: The place comes before the action here: 在 + place + 下車 "get out of the car". Swap the place to reuse it: 我想在路口下車 "I'd like to get off at the intersection".

Phrase Breakdown

我想在東三門

wǒ xiǎng zài dōng sān mén

I'd like to, at East Gate 3

我想 means 'I'd like to.' 在 marks the location. 我想 changes to wó xiǎng because of tone sandhi.

Example

我想在這裡等你。

I'd like to wait for you here.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

想

xiǎng

[shyang]

want to; would like to

Used to express desire or intention to do something.

Example

我想多認識一些產業的人。

I want to get to know more people in the industry.

在

zài

[dzai]

at; in; located at

Indicates location or presence somewhere.

Example

洗手間在二樓。

The restroom is on the second floor.

東三門

dōng sān mén

[dōng sān mén]

East Gate 3

Name of an exit/gate on the east side of a station.

Example

東三門在那邊。

East Gate 3 is over there.

下車。

xià chē

get off / get out of the car

下車 (xià chē) means to get out of a vehicle. 下 is a falling fourth tone.

Example

我們下一站下車。

We get off at the next stop.

Words in this phrase

下車

xià chē

[shyah-chuh]

to get off a vehicle

Used when leaving a bus, train, taxi, or other vehicle.

Example

我到站就下車。

I’ll get off when I arrive at the station.

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