你想要什么？
What would you like?
Day 21 of 57 · Week 3 · Move through China
Checkpoint: cross the city
Solve a three-leg trip. Confirm the destination before boarding; handle a wrong vehicle.
Start with the guided teaching
Read destination, gate and status as separate pieces before you ask for help.
A station name is a whole label. 北京南站 means Beijing South Station, not any Beijing station. 检票口 is the ticket-checking gate; 站台 is the platform. They are different places.
Find the right train and gate — complete guided explanation
Do the work in five passes
- Listen and pronounce — 25 min · shadow 6 phrases; compare a recording.
- Read and recognize — 25 min · complete the guided teaching, then read today’s words.
- Build and speak — 25 min · build a guided request; then make 10 variations.
- Solve a situation — 25 min · practice both sides, then hide the hints.
- Retrieve and review — 20–80 min · due review, quizzes, and a spoken recap.
Completion records effort; quiz results measure recognition. Neither proves conversational fluency. Use the interactive trainer for review scheduling and saved progress.
Today’s sentence machinery
What, who, where
Put the question word in the slot you want filled. Start with a statement, replace the unknown piece.
You + would-like + what?
Your language for today
这是我的座位。
This is my seat.
this + is + my + seat
我坐错车了。
I got on the wrong vehicle.
I + ride + wrong + vehicle + happened
我没赶上火车。
I missed the train.
I + didn't + catch + train
可以改签吗？
Can I change the ticket?
may + change booking + question
行李在哪里取？
Where do I collect my luggage?
luggage + at + where + collect
这是去上海的车吗？
Does this vehicle go to Shanghai?
this + is + goes Shanghai + vehicle + question
请系好安全带。
Please fasten your seat belt.
please + fasten + properly + safety belt
洗手间在哪儿？
Where is the bathroom?
wash-hands room + at + where
地铁站在哪里？
Where is the subway station?
subway station + at + where
这里是哪里？
Where am I / where is this?
here + is + where
Practice the situation
Pay for a purchase
Try payment, discover a failure, find another option.
一共二十五块。
Twenty-five yuan in total.
A useful response
可以用微信支付吗？
Ask whether WeChat payment is accepted.
可以，请扫码。
Yes, please scan the code.
A useful response
在哪里扫码？
Ask where to scan.
支付没有成功。
The payment did not succeed.
A useful response
可以用现金吗？
Ask whether cash is accepted.
Outside the trainer: spend 10–20 minutes repeating these exchanges with a Mandarin speaker when available. Ask them to change one reply so you must listen. Fixed audio and scenarios cannot reproduce every real conversation.