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请问,地铁站怎么走?

Excuse me, how do I get to the subway station?
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Practice path

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Scene

When to use it

Stopping someone politely to ask for simple directions.

Risk

safe

Do not use it for a taxi destination. In a taxi, say 去地铁站 instead.

Literal

May I ask, subway station how walk?

This is a survival question. 请问 makes the interruption polite, and 怎么走 is the natural way to ask how to get somewhere.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

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01 Excuse me, how do I get to the restroom?
02 Excuse me, how do I get to the exit?

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A Excuse me, how do I get to the subway station?
B Go straight, then turn right.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 How do I get there? Direct.
02 Excuse me, how do I get there? Polite.

Recall prompts

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01 · What does 请问,地铁站怎么走 mean?

Answer: Excuse me, how do I get to the subway station?

请问 politely opens the question; 怎么走 asks how to get there.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 地铁站怎么走。

Answer: dì tiě zhàn zěn me zǒu

地 is fourth tone, 铁 is third tone, 站 is fourth tone.

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03 · How would you ask: Excuse me, how do I get to the subway station?

Answer: 请问,地铁站怎么走?

Use 请问 plus place plus 怎么走.

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