My first entry! Visit to China, part 1

大家好！
I am going to try to write at least one entry a week for the next two months. (Maybe more, if I’m motivated!) I hope to practice my vocabulary and learn proper Chinese grammar.

To start, I will be telling a story in segments (over several posts) about a trip to China.
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English version (what I actually want to say):
In 2010, I went to China. I stayed in China for two months. I flew into Beijing and stayed there for one night. Then I took the train to Shanghai. The train ride was long (14 hours). I took another train from Shanghai to Changzhou. I stayed in Changzhou for two weeks.


中文版本：
2010年，我去（过）了*中国。 我在中国住了两个月。我坐飞机去北京并在北京住了一个天晚。之后以后我坐火车去上海，火车的行程很久（14个小时）。 （坐火车很长。） 接着*，我乘坐另一列*火车从上海到常州我坐火车。 我在常州住了*两个星期。

Notes:

了 - past tense signal. Compared with 过, 了 is more felxible and more frequently used in daily life.

并/并且 - and

之后/接着 - then, after that. 以后 is more like in the future.

另一列 - another train

My first entry! Visit to China, part 1

大家好！
I am going to try to write at least one entry a week for the next two months. (Maybe more, if I’m motivated!) I hope to practice my vocabulary and learn proper Chinese grammar.

To start, I will be telling a story in segments (over several posts) about a trip to China.
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English version (what I actually want to say):
In 2010, I went to China. I stayed in China for two months. I flew into Beijing and stayed there for one night. Then I took the train to Shanghai. The train ride was long (14 hours). I took another train from Shanghai to Changzhou. I stayed in Changzhou for two weeks.


中文版本：
2010年，我去了过中国。 我在中国住了两月。我坐飞机去了北京。 我在北京住了一个天。以然后我坐火车去了上海。 坐火车要坐很长时间。 从上海我坐了另一班火车到常州。 我在常州住了两个星期。

2010年我去过中国/我2010年去过中国。我在中国呆了两个月/俩月。我坐飞机去北京，在北京住了一夜。然后坐火车去了上海，火车走了很长时间（14个小时）。我又乘火车从上海区了常州，在常州呆了两周。

My first entry! Visit to China, part 1

大家好！
I am going to try to write at least one entry a week for the next two months. (Maybe more, if I’m motivated!) I hope to practice my vocabulary and learn proper Chinese grammar.

To start, I will be telling a story in segments (over several posts) about a trip to China.
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English version (what I actually want to say):
In 2010, I went to China. I stayed in China for two months. I flew into Beijing and stayed there for one night. Then I took the train to Shanghai. The train ride was long (14 hours). I took another train from Shanghai to Changzhou. I stayed in Changzhou for two weeks.

Direct translation from your English.

中文版本：

在2010年，我到去过中国。 我在中国住了两个月。乘搭我坐飞机到去北京。 我在北京住了一晚个天。然以后我坐火车去上海。 坐火车时間很长(14个小时)。 又要搭火车从上海到常州我坐火车。 我在常州住了两个星期。

A more natural one would be,

在2010年，我到中国, 住了两个月. 要到北京須要乘搭飞机. 在這兒过了一个晚上. 明天搭火车去上海. 路程很长, 要十四小时. 从上海到常州也要乘火车.在這儿住了两个星期.