北京地铁内饮食将影响个人信用 Eating, drinking on Beijing subway will affect personal credit record

Passengers found eating(吃 chī) or drinking(喝 hē) on the Beijing subway(地铁 dìtiě) who do not stop when asked will face(面临 miànlín) having their actions noted on their social credit(信用 xìnyòng) score starting Wednesday, according to Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport.

Passengers take a subway train on the Metro Line 4 in Beijing, May 16, 2019. [Photo: China Plus]

According to the Beijing subway passenger regulations which went into effect on Wednesday, passengers except for infants(婴儿 yīng'ér) and those with medical conditions will not be allowed to eat or drink on the subway. Violators who do not stop after being asked to will be asked to get off(下车 xiàchē).

The violation will also be recorded(记录 jìlù ) in the violators' credit record. The violator will be able to correct it by volunteering at subway stations.

The regulations also banned behavior(行为 xíngwéi) such as one passenger occupying more than one seat and product promoting.

重点词汇 Key Word:

信用 trustworthiness; credit

• Tā de xìnyòng hǎo。
  他的信用好。
  His credit is good.

• Nǐ kěyǐ yòng xìnyòng kǎ fùzhàng。
  你可以用信用卡付账。
  You can pay by credit card.