Twelve HSK 3 words can take you from your front door to any corner of a Chinese city — by subway, bus, taxi, or bicycle. This free printable worksheet for Getting Around the City lets you trace and write each one in 田字格 (tián zì gé) grids with pinyin above every character.
The page draws from HSK 3.0 vocabulary and matches SayMei's course weeks. You'll practice transit words like 地铁 (dì tiě, subway), 公共汽车 (gōng gòng qì chē, bus), 出租车 (chū zū chē, taxi), and 自行车 (zì xíng chē, bicycle), plus navigation terms such as 路 (lù, road), 地图 (dì tú, map), 左边 (zuǒ biān, left), 右边 (yòu biān, right), 转 (zhuǎn, to turn), 桥 (qiáo, bridge), and 站 (zhàn, station). The verb 骑 (qí, to ride) ties it together — you 骑 a 自行车 but take a 地铁.
Each word appears in guided 田字格 tracing grids with pinyin printed above. Trace the guided strokes first to build muscle memory for stroke order and proportions, then write each character from memory in the blank grids that follow. Say each word aloud as you write — pairing the spoken sound with the hand motion helps retention.
Print the page directly or download it as a PDF; no signup is needed. If you want extra practice space, grab our blank printable 田字格 writing grid paper. For the full set of HSK 3 topics, visit the HSK 3 lessons hub page. You can also create custom pages with our free printable Chinese worksheet generator, or try the printable "Apartment Life & Repairs" worksheet (HSK 3) and "Shopping for Clothes" worksheet (HSK 3).
Words on this worksheet: 地铁 (dìtiě) — metro; 公共汽车 (gōnggòngqìchē) — Bus; 出租车 (chūzūchē) — Taxi; 自行车 (zìxíngchē) — Bicycle; 骑 (qí) — ride; 路 (lù) — road; 地图 (dìtú) — Map; 左边 (zuǒbian) — left; 右边 (yòubian) — Right; 转 (zhuàn) — turn; 桥 (qiáo) — Bridge; 站 (zhàn) — station. Hear these words in beginner Mandarin songs.It includes 12 HSK 3 vocabulary words for urban transit and navigation: 地铁 (dì tiě, subway), 公共汽车 (gōng gòng qì chē, bus), 出租车 (chū zū chē, taxi), 自行车 (zì xíng chē, bicycle), 骑 (qí, to ride), 路 (lù, road), 地图 (dì tú, map), 左边 (zuǒ biān, left), 右边 (yòu biān, right), 转 (zhuǎn, to turn), 桥 (qiáo, bridge), and 站 (zhàn, station). All come from the HSK 3.0 vocabulary lists.
Each word sits in 田字格 (tián zì gé) grids with pinyin above. You trace guided strokes first to learn stroke order and character proportions, then write each character from memory in blank grids. Saying words like 地铁 and 公共汽车 aloud as you trace helps reinforce the sound-meaning connection.
Yes — the Getting Around the City worksheet is a free printable page. You can print it directly or download it as a PDF with no signup needed. The words match SayMei's HSK 3 course weeks, so it pairs naturally with the HSK 3 lessons hub page.
Yes. SayMei offers blank printable 田字格 writing grid paper as a separate free tool. Use it alongside the Getting Around the City worksheet when you want more space to practice writing characters like 出租车 and 自行车 from memory after tracing.