Transportation Action Words

Transportation Action Words

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坐： zuò

• To take (the transportation)

• When you use 坐, you are describing the person as a passenger.

How to use 坐

• 坐飞机/to take the airplane

• 我在坐飞机。/I am taking the airplane.

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Richard 在坐出租车。It means Richard is driving the taxi.

• True

• False

坐： zuò

• To take (the transportation)

• When you use 坐, you are describing the person as a passenger.

开：kāi

• To drive (the transportation)

• When you are using 开, you are describing the person as a driver.

How to use 开

• 开汽车/ to drive a car

• 爸爸在开汽车。/Daddy is driving a car.

Multiple Choice

What does this sentences mean?

Mr. Smith在开校车。

• Mr. Smith is taking the school bus.

• Mr. Smith is driving the school bus.

• Mr. Smith is buying the school bus.

• Mr. Smith is fixing the school bus.

开：kāi

• To drive (the transportation)

• When you are using 开, you are describing the person as a driver.

骑: qí

• To ride (the transportation)

• Your legs are between the seat

• You are the driver

• See the photo on the next slide for a better understanding

骑马：qí mǎ 

To ride the horse

How to use 骑

• 骑自行车/to ride the bike

• 妈妈在骑自行车。/Mommy is riding the bike.

Multiple Choice

Please choose the Chinese translation to match this English sentence:

Li Laoshi is riding the motorcycle.

• 李老师在坐摩托车。

• 李老师喜欢摩托车。

• 李老师不喜欢摩托车。

• 李老师在骑摩托车。

骑: qí

• 李老师在骑摩托车。

• To ride (the transportation)

• Your legs are between the seat

• You are the driver

The special transportation: 摩托车 mó tuō chē

• You can use both 开(kāi) and 骑(qí) to mean driving the motorcycle/摩托车(mó tuō chē)

The Action Word for 摩托车 mó tuō chē

• It's a machine. 开--> operator/driver

The Action Word for 摩托车 mó tuō chē

• Put legs between the seat. 骑--> riding

Multiple Select

Find ALL the phrases mean "driving the motorcycle."

• 开摩托车

• 开船

• 骑摩托车

• 骑马

Driving the Motorcycle

• 开摩托车 kāi mó tuō chē

• 骑摩托车 qí mó tuō chē