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🌙 Escaping the Crowd in Chinese

Suggest stepping away from noisy public places. Getting fresh air, finding a quieter spot, calling a cab to leave together.

“Good evening. This rooftop bar on the Bund is terribly loud, and I have a confession: I would much rather hear you than the DJ. Shall we learn how to slip away?” — Anya, your host for this unit

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Key Chinese words and phrases

Chinese	Meaning
吵chǎo	noisy
听不清tīng bu qīng	can't hear clearly
安静ānjìng	quiet
人太多rén tài duō	too crowded (lit. too many people)
透气tòuqì	to get some air
外面wàimiàn	outside
出去chūqu	to go out
…多了duō le	much more… (than before)
江边jiāngbiān	riverside
天台tiāntái	rooftop
散步sànbù	to take a stroll
风fēng	breeze, wind
终于zhōngyú	finally, at last
声音shēngyīn	voice, sound
更喜欢gèng xǐhuan	to prefer, like more
单独dāndú	alone, one-on-one
一起走yìqǐ zǒu	to leave together
没关系méi guānxi	it's fine, no problem
不想也没关系bù xiǎng yě méi guānxi	it's fine if you don't want to
说一声shuō yì shēng	to give (someone) a heads-up
偷偷tōutōu	secretly, on the sly
溜走liūzǒu	to slip away
愿意yuànyì	to be willing, would like to
叫车jiào chē	to call a cab
师傅shīfu	driver, master (polite address)
上车shàngchē	to get in the car
到了dào le	we're here
完美wánměi	perfect

Example sentences

我听不清你说什么。
I can't hear what you're saying.

我们去安静一点的地方吧。
Let's go somewhere a bit quieter.

终于能听到你的声音了。
At last I can hear your voice.

我更喜欢跟你单独待着。
I prefer being alone with you

不想也没关系。
It's fine if you don't want to.

我们偷偷溜走吧。
Let's sneak off.

我送你回家。
I'll see you home.

今晚太完美了。
Tonight was perfect.

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