Chinese 101: Asking for sugesstions about travel in China
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Dialogue:
A:我最近想去旅游,你有什么推荐?
wǒ zuì jìn xiǎng qù lǚ yóu ,nǐ yǒu shén me tuī jiàn?
I am planning a travel recently, do you have any suggestions?
B:太多了!大理,杭州,西安,青岛...都是很热门的目的地!
tài duō le!dà lǐ ,háng zhōu ,xī ān ,qīng dǎo ...dōu shì hěn rè mén de mù dì dì!
So many! Dali, Hangzhou, Xi’an, Qingdao...all of them are popular destinations!
A:有没有小众一点的地方?
yǒu méi yǒu xiǎo zhòng yī diǎn de dì fāng?
Any relatively niche places?
B:我觉得内蒙古大草原很不错,是个避暑的好地方。
wǒ jué dé nèi méng gǔ dà cǎo yuán hěn bú cuò ,shì gè bì shǔ de hǎo dì fāng。
I think Inner Mongolia prairie is a good place to avoid summer heat.
Words & expressions:
【最近】zuì jìn:recently
【旅游】lǚ yóu: travel
【推荐】tuī jiàn: suggest, suggestion
【热门】rè mén: popular, hot
【目的地】mù dì dì: destination
【小众】xiǎo zhòng: niche, small crowded, small group of people, minority
【地方】dì fāng: place
【内蒙古】nèi méng gǔ:Inner Mongolia
【草原】cǎo yuán: prairie, grassland
【避暑】bì shǔ: avoid summer heat, prevent sunstroke