你
We've passed security. Where do we go next?
Beginner · 9-11 min
Find the Gate and Check Boarding Times寻找检票口并确认检票时间
After this scene, you can open the ticket details on your phone, identify the ticket gate and ticket-checking times, confirm the ticket-checking cutoff, and follow location information and station signs to reach the gate.
Learning
Scene setup
You and your Chinese friend have passed station security and entered the waiting area. The next step is to find the correct ticket gate. Instead of treating a station display as the main source, open the ticket details on your phone and read the gate number, the time ticket checking begins, and the time it stops. Then use the gate location shown on the phone together with the station signs to walk there.
Real-life note
In this scene, the mobile ticket details are the primary source for the gate and ticket-checking times. Read both the start and stop times, and check the gate location before walking there. Station signs help with the final route inside the building, but they do not replace checking that the gate number matches the current ticket details.
Core dialogue
朋友
Open the ticket details on your phone. The ticket gate and ticket-checking times are both shown there.
你
I found it. It says the ticket gate is 12B.
朋友
Right. You can also tap it to see the location of the ticket gate.
你
It says ticket checking starts at nine and stops at nine fifteen.
朋友
Right. Our train departs at nine twenty, so we'd better go over early.
你
After nine fifteen, ticket checking is no longer possible, right?
朋友
Right. Don't go over at the very last moment.
你
Gate 12B is on the east side of the second floor. How do we get there?
朋友
Follow the signs inside the station and go upstairs just ahead.
你
Okay. Then let's go over there now.
朋友
Let's go. We'll head to the ticket gate first.
Key phrases
Pick a phrase and see what it means here, and how to reuse it.
Phrase Card
Phrase 1 of 7
chē车piào票xiáng详qíng情
ticket details
From the dialogue
朋友:打开手机里的车票详情，检票口和检票时间都在上面。
Open the ticket details on your phone. The ticket gate and ticket-checking times are both shown there.
Use it here
车票详情 is the detailed mobile view containing the route, departure time, ticket gate, passenger, carriage, seat, and other trip information.
Say it another way
- dǎ打kāi开chē车piào票xiáng详qíng情
open the ticket details
- chá查kàn看chē车piào票xiáng详qíng情
view the ticket details
- chē车piào票xiáng详qíng情zài在zhè这lǐ里
the ticket details are here
Patterns
Pick a pattern and see how it helps you say new things in the same scene.
Pattern Card
Pattern 1 of 3
A 和 B 都在上面
Say that two pieces of information are both visible on the current page or screen.
信息 A和信息 B都在上面
信息 A = the first detail
信息 B = the second detail
From dialogue
- jiǎn检piào票kǒu口hé和jiǎn检piào票shí时jiān间dōu都zài在shàng上miàn面。
The ticket gate and ticket-checking times are both shown there.
Try also
- chē车xiāng厢hé和zuò座wèi位dōu都zài在shàng上miàn面。
The carriage and seat are both shown there.
- xìng姓míng名hé和hù护zhào照hào号mǎ码dōu都zài在shàng上miàn面。
The name and passport number are both shown there.
Common mistakes
Small fixes that make your Chinese sound natural.
1. Keep the complete gate label
Not natural
这里写着检票口是十二。
Natural
这里写着检票口是十二B。
Why
The letter is part of the displayed gate label. 十二A and 十二B may indicate different places or lanes.
2. Separate the cutoff from departure
Not natural
九点十五开车。
Natural
九点十五停止检票，九点二十开车。
Why
In this scene, 9:15 is the ticket-checking cutoff, while the train departs at 9:20.
3. Ask how to reach an internal location
Not natural
十二B在二楼东边，地址是什么？
Natural
十二B在二楼东边，怎么走？
Why
地址 is used for a postal or street address. 怎么走 asks for the route to a place inside the station.
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