Things That Go
My daughter has been obsessed with transportation books like Things That Go ever since our trip to Canada. During our travels, we were hopping on trains to and from airports, catching buses to sightseeing spots, embarking on boats to islands, and boarding planes to different countries. It was a whirlwind of movement and discovery! To keep reading to her in Mandarin, I have put together a translated vocabulary table for Things That Go below. All aboard for some choo-choo reading fun!
Vocabularies
| English | Pinyin | Traditional | Simplified | Synonyms (traditional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tugboat (tow boat) | tuō chuán | 拖船 | 拖船 | |
| train | huǒ chē | 火車 | 火车 | |
| hot-air balloon | rè qì qiú | 熱氣球 | 热气球 | |
| bus | bā shì | 巴士 | 巴士 | 公車 (gōng chē), 公共汽車 (gōng gòng qì chē) |
| sailboat | fān chuán | 帆船 | 帆船 | |
| digger | wā tǔ jī | 挖土機 | 挖土机 | 挖掘機 (wā jué jī) |
| car | chē | 車 | 车 | 汽車 (qì chē), 車輛 (chē liàng), 車仔 (chē zǐ), 車子 (chēzi) |
| dump truck | lè sè chē | 垃圾車 | 垃圾车 | |
| fire truck | xiāo fáng chē | 消防車 | 消防车 | 救火車 (jiù huǒ chē) |
| plane | fēi jī | 飛機 | 飞机 | |
| tractor | tuō lā jī | 拖拉機 | 拖拉机 | 聯結機 (lián jié jī) |
| rocket | huǒ jiàn | 火箭 | 火箭 |