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请问，怎么走？

How to ask for directions in Chinese

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我wǒ和hé张伟是shì网友wángyǒu。我们wǒmen天天tiāntiān在zài手机shǒujī上shàng说shuō中文zhōngwén，可是kěshì没méi见jiàn过guò。

今天jīntiān，我wǒ第一次dìyīcì去qù他tā家jiā。他tā说shuō：“我家wǒjiā在zài学校xuéxiào后边hòubian，三sān号hào楼lóu。”

到dào了le学校xuéxiào，我wǒ不bù知道zhīdào怎么zěnme走zǒu。我wǒ问wèn了le一个yígè老奶奶láonǎinai：“请问qǐngwèn，学校xuéxiào后边hòubian怎么zěnme走zǒu？”

奶奶nǎinai说shuō：“往wǎng前qián走zǒu，到dào了le路口lùkǒu，往wǎng左zuǒ。”

我wǒ往wǎng前qián走zǒu，往wǎng左zuǒ走zǒu。这里zhèlǐ有yǒu很hěn多duō楼lóu，都dōu一样yíyàng！

我wǒ又yòu问wèn了le一个yígè小朋友xiǎopéngyou：“请问qǐngwèn，三sān号hào楼lóu在zài哪儿nǎr？”他tā说shuō：“在zài右边yòubiān，商店shāngdiàn旁边pángbiān。”

右边yòubiān有yǒu两liǎng个gè商店shāngdiàn。我wǒ又yòu问wèn了le一个yígè男人nánrén：“请问qǐngwèn，你nǐ认识rènshi张伟吗ma？”

男人nánrén看kàn着zhe我wǒ，笑xiào了le：“认识rènshi。”

“他tā在zài哪儿nǎr？”

“在zài你nǐ前边qiánbian。我wǒ是shì张伟！我wǒ在zài这儿zhèr看kàn了le你nǐ半天bàntiān了le。”

Key words

Zhang Wei and I are online friends. We talk in Chinese on our phones every day, but we have never met.

Today I'm going to his home for the first time. He said, “My home is behind the school, Building 3.”

When I got to the school, I didn't know which way to go. I asked an old lady, “Excuse me, how do I get behind the school?”

She said, “Go straight ahead, and at the crossroads, turn left.”

I went straight ahead and turned left. There were lots of buildings here, and they all looked the same!

Next I asked a little boy, “Excuse me, where is Building 3?” He said, “On the right, next to the shop.”

There were two shops on the right. So I asked a man, “Excuse me, do you know Zhang Wei?”

The man looked at me and smiled. “I do.”

“Where is he?”

“Right in front of you.” “I'm Zhang Wei! I've been watching you here for ages.”