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jiāotōng

交通jiāotōngjiāotōng
traffic
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Usages of jiāotōng

这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　交通jiāotōng　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn　很hěn　拥挤yōngjǐ，　在zài　郊区jiāoqū　比较bǐjiào　轻松qīngsōng。zhè gè chéngshì de jiāotōng zài shìzhōngxīn hěn yōngjǐ, zài jiāoqū bǐjiào qīngsōng.
In this city, the traffic is very crowded downtown but more relaxed in the suburbs.
早上zǎoshang　八bā　点diǎn　市中心shìzhōngxīn　的de　交通jiāotōng　最zuì　拥挤yōngjǐ，　公交车gōngjiāochē　和hé　地铁dìtiě　都dōu　很hěn　满mǎn。zǎoshang bā diǎn shìzhōngxīn de jiāotōng zuì yōngjǐ, gōngjiāochē hé dìtiě dōu hěn mǎn.
At eight in the morning the traffic downtown is the most crowded; the buses and subway are all very full.
我wǒ　不太bú　tài　喜欢xǐhuan　城里chéngli　拥挤yōngjǐ　的de　交通jiāotōng。wǒ bú tài xǐhuan chéngli yōngjǐ de jiāotōng.
I don’t really like the crowded traffic in the city.
他tā　觉得juéde　城里chéngli　的de　交通jiāotōng　太tài　拥挤yōngjǐ　了le，　每天měitiān　都dōu　受不了shòubuliǎo。tā juéde chéngli de jiāotōng tài yōngjǐ le, měitiān dōu shòubuliǎo.
He feels the traffic in the city is too crowded and he can’t stand it every day.
今天jīntiān　交通jiāotōng　这么zhème　拥挤yōngjǐ，　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　开车kāichē。jīntiān jiāotōng zhème yōngjǐ, wǒ bù xiǎng kāichē.
Today the traffic is so crowded, I don’t want to drive.

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