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.

我wǒ最近zuìjìn在zài学xué开车。kāichē

Recently I've been learning to drive.

我wǒ报了bào le一个yí gè驾校。jiàxiào

I signed up at a driving school.

老师lǎoshī很hěn有yǒu经验,jīngyàn也yě很hěn耐心。nàixīn

The instructor is experienced and very patient.

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

The first time driving, I was really nervous.

手shǒu一直yìzhí发抖。fādǒu

My hands kept shaking.

老师lǎoshī告诉gàosu我wǒ要yào放松。fàngsōng

The instructor told me to relax.

慢慢mànmàn地de我wǒ开始kāishǐ习惯了。xíguàn le

Slowly I got used to it.

现在xiànzài我wǒ已经yǐjīng学了xué le两liǎng个gè月。yuè

Now I've been studying for two months already.

下个月xià gè yuè要yào考试。kǎoshì

Next month is the test.

如果rúguǒ考过,kǎo guò我wǒ就jiù可以kěyǐ开车kāichē上路。shàng lù

If I pass, I can drive on the road.

我wǒ打算dǎsuan买mǎi一辆yí liàng小汽车。xiǎo qìchē

I plan to buy a small car.

有yǒu车chē以后yǐhòu出门chūmén会huì方便fāngbiàn得多。de duō

Having a car will make going out much easier.

Vocabulary in this story (50 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
我wǒI
最近zuìjìnrecently
在zài(am)
学xuélearning
开车kāichē(to) drive
报了bào lesigned up at
一个yí gèa
驾校jiàxiàodriving school
老师lǎoshīthe instructor
很hěnvery
有yǒuhas
经验jīngyànexperience
也yěalso
耐心nàixīnpatient
第一次dì yī cìthe first time
特别tèbiéespecially
紧张jǐnzhāng(was) nervous
手shǒuhands
一直yìzhícontinuously
发抖fādǒu(kept) trembling
告诉gàosutold
要yàoto
放松fàngsōngrelax
慢慢mànmànslowly
地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
两liǎngtwo
个gè(measure)
月yuèmonths
下个月xià gè yuènext month
考试kǎoshìthe test
如果rúguǒif
考过kǎo guòI pass
就jiùthen
可以kěyǐcan
上路shàng lùon the road
打算dǎsuanplan
买mǎito buy
一辆yí liànga
小汽车xiǎo qìchēsmall car
车chēa car
以后yǐhòuafterward
出门chūméngoing out
会huìwill
方便fāngbiànbe convenient
得多de duōmuch (more)

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