Use the examples with their context and limits. Recall a sentence before reading the model. Original teaching additions accompany examples adapted from Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning, CC BY-NC-SA); see the course reference provenance.
Understand a route and repair confusion
Follow simple directions and ask for clarification.
Build the meaning
从……到…… gives a starting point and destination. 从学校到医院 describes a route, not the hospital’s current location.
先……再…… orders actions. 向左转 and 向右转 mean turn left and turn right. Repeat the direction to check understanding.
Useful words in context
- 从 cóng — from. 从学校出发。
- 到 dào — to / arrive. 到医院。
- 左 zuǒ — left. 向左转。
- 右 yòu — right. 向右转。
- 再 zài — then / again after. 先走，再转。
Read for meaning
从学校到医院，先向右走，再向左转。医院在图书馆旁边。林安听不清，问：“请再说一遍。”
From school to the hospital, first go right, then turn left. The hospital is beside the library. Lin An asks for repetition because she cannot hear clearly.
Listen to a different passage
Ask a partner to read this with the script closed. Use the online practice for browser playback.
先向左走，再向右转。医院在学校旁边。
First go left, then turn right. The hospital is beside the school.
Speak and write
Give two-step directions. Your partner asks you to repeat the final turn.
Write a two-step route with a starting point and destination.
One speaking model: A: 先向右走，再向左转。 B: 请再说一遍。 A: 再向左转。
One writing model: 从学校到医院，先向左走，再向右转。
- Name the starting point and destination.
- Use 先 and 再 to order actions.
- State a direction for each step.
Check the distinction: 先 and 再 indicate order. Do not choose a route by spotting only one familiar direction word.