HSK 3 · Intermediate stories

学开车 · Learning to Drive

Xué kāichē — Nerves and progress at driving school.

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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.

最近zuìjìnzàixué开车。kāichē

Recently I've been learning to drive.

报了bào le一个yí gè驾校。jiàxiào

I signed up at a driving school.

老师lǎoshīhěnyǒu经验,jīngyànhěn耐心。nàixīn

The instructor is experienced and very patient.

第一次dì yī cì开车,kāichē特别tèbié紧张。jǐnzhāng

The first time driving, I was really nervous.

shǒu一直yìzhí发抖。fādǒu

My hands kept shaking.

老师lǎoshī告诉gàosuyào放松。fàngsōng

The instructor told me to relax.

慢慢mànmànde开始kāishǐ习惯了。xíguàn le

Slowly I got used to it.

现在xiànzài已经yǐjīng学了xué leliǎng月。yuè

Now I've been studying for two months already.

下个月xià gè yuèyào考试。kǎoshì

Next month is the test.

如果rúguǒ考过,kǎo guòjiù可以kěyǐ开车kāichē上路。shàng lù

If I pass, I can drive on the road.

打算dǎsuanmǎi一辆yí liàng小汽车。xiǎo qìchē

I plan to buy a small car.

yǒuchē以后yǐhòu出门chūménhuì方便fāngbiàn得多。de duō

Having a car will make going out much easier.

Vocabulary in this story (50 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
I
最近zuìjìnrecently
zài(am)
xuélearning
开车kāichē(to) drive
报了bào lesigned up at
一个yí gèa
驾校jiàxiàodriving school
老师lǎoshīthe instructor
hěnvery
yǒuhas
经验jīngyànexperience
also
耐心nàixīnpatient
第一次dì yī cìthe first time
特别tèbiéespecially
紧张jǐnzhāng(was) nervous
shǒuhands
一直yìzhícontinuously
发抖fādǒu(kept) trembling
告诉gàosutold
yàoto
放松fàngsōngrelax
慢慢mànmànslowly
de(adv.)
开始kāishǐstarted
习惯了xíguàn le(to) get used (to it)
现在xiànzàinow
已经yǐjīngalready
学了xué lestudied
liǎngtwo
(measure)
yuèmonths
下个月xià gè yuènext month
考试kǎoshìthe test
如果rúguǒif
考过kǎo guòI pass
jiùthen
可以kěyǐcan
上路shàng lùon the road
打算dǎsuanplan
mǎito buy
一辆yí liànga
小汽车xiǎo qìchēsmall car
chēa car
以后yǐhòuafterward
出门chūméngoing out
huìwill
方便fāngbiànbe convenient
得多de duōmuch (more)

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