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City Life
Realistic city-life Mandarin for commuting, banking, errands, social plans, and everyday adult routines. · HSK 3-4 · CEFR B1 · 12 sentences
我刚刚在地铁上被临时停运困住了，所以会迟到几分钟。
Wǒ gānggāng zài dìtiě shàng bèi línshí tíngyùn kùzhù le, suǒyǐ huì chídào jǐ fēnzhōng.
I was stuck by a temporary subway outage just now, so I will be a few minutes late.
我去银行办卡，工作人员告诉我需要先填一份表格。
Wǒ qù yínháng bàn kǎ, gōngzuò rényuán gàosù wǒ xūyào xiān tián yì fèn biǎogé.
I went to the bank to apply for a card, and the staff told me I needed to fill out a form first.
药店的老板建议我先吃药，再观察两天是否恢复正常。
Yàodiàn de lǎobǎn jiànyì wǒ xiān chī yào, zài guānchá liǎng tiān shìfǒu huīfù zhèngcháng.
The pharmacist suggested that I take my medicine first and then observe for two days to see if I recover normally.
我先看一下消息，确认今天晚上能不能一起吃饭。
Wǒ xiān kàn yíxià xiāoxī, quèrèn jīntiān wǎnshang néng bu néng yìqǐ chīfàn.
I’ll check the messages first to confirm whether we can have dinner together tonight.