| Term | Definition |
| zǒulù | walk |
| lí | away / from |
| yuǎn | far |
| jìn | near / close |
| bú dào | less than |
| gōnglǐ | kilometer |
| jiāngjìn | nearly / close to |
| qí | ride |
| zìxíngchē | bicycle |
| cóng | from |
| zhǐ | only / merely |
| zhī | measure word for cats, dogs |
| zhòng | time / clock |
| zhōngtou | hour |
| jǐ | a few/ how many |
| zuò | board / sit |
| gōnggòng qìchē | bus |
| qǐ | rise |
| gǎnshàng | be in time for / catch up with |
| mótuōchē | motorcycle / motorbike |
| sòng | escort / see someone off |
| měishùguǎn | art gallery |
| xiàkè | finish class |
| huàzhǎn | art exhibition |
| lù | route / road / path |
| ménkǒu | entrance / doorway |
| huànchē | change buses or trains |
| zhàn | station |
| xiàchē | get off a bus |
| wǎng | toward / to |
| shízì lùkǒu | crossroads |
| guǎi | turn |
| mǎlù | road / street |
| fùjìn | nearby / close to |
| yóujú | post office |
| guò | pass / cross |
| jìxù | continue |
| hónglǜdēng | traffic light |
| lùkǒu | intersection / crossing |
| huí | go back / return |
| shìzhōngxīn | city center / downtown |
| guàngjiē | go window shopping / stroll around the street |
| jiànmiàn | meet |
| xíngrén | pedestrian |
| guǎngchǎng | public square |
| diànhuà tíng | telephone booth |
| huǒchē | train |
| xià | get off / descend |
| cānguān | visit (place, exhibition) |
| zuò | measure word (for large statue, mountain, bridge) / seat |
| sìmiào | temple |
| dǎzuò | sit in meditation |
| fúwùyuán | waiter / waitress |
| gāoxìng | happy |
| mílù | lose one's way / get lost |
| wèn | ask |
| lùrén | passerby |
| běi | north |
| dōng | east |
| nán | south |
| xī | west |
| kāichē | drive a car |
| yínháng | bank |
| yīyuàn | hospital |
| yóulaňchē | tourist coach |
| dòngwùyuán | zoo |
| Tiān'ānmén | Tiananmen |
| dàyuē | about /approximately |
| qiān | thousand |
| bǎi | hundred |
| Shànghǎi | the largest city in China |
| chūzū qìchē | taxi |
| bówùguǎn | museum |
| zhànpái | bus stop sign |
| kēxuéguǎn | science center |
| gàosù | tell / let know |
| máfan | troublesome / inconvenient / trouble |
| zuìhǎo | had better / best |
| piàn | thin slice or piece |
| lǎo | old |
| tuǐ | leg |
| tǔ | spit |