We had to queue for long time to get in to the concert.
我们排队等了好久才进音乐会现场。
Dozens of people were queueing up to buy a cup of milky tea.
几十个人在排队买杯奶茶。
"She said the park is expected to meet the challenges of managing crowds and queues by improving service efficiency.
她说，公园有望通过提高服务效率来应对管理人群和排队的挑战。
On the first day of the holiday, Wushang's mall in Wuhan saw revenue jump 100 percent year-on-year, with long queues outside outlets of international luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton and Cartier.
假期第一天，武商在武汉的购物中心收入同比增长100%，路易威登和卡地亚等国际奢侈品牌的门店外排起了长队。
"No longer do I need to get up before dawn and queue up to fetch water from the nearest well," he said, adding that the trip took about half an hour.
他说：“我再也不需要在黎明前起床，排队从最近的水井取水了。”他补充说，这次旅行花了大约半个小时。
The mania for the winter-sports-equipped mascot in digital form came amidst a frenzy of shopping for the physical version, with aficionados forming long queues for hours in front of authorized stores in China.
在人们疯狂购买实体版吉祥物之际，人们对这款配备冬季运动装备的数字吉祥物产生了狂热，爱好者们在中国的授权商店前排起了数小时的长队。
"There will be no queue and fewer traffic jams to do the chores as they can go for convenience, benefits and everything in one stop at ochama.
“由于他们可以在奥查马一站式获得便利、福利和一切，所以不会排队，做家务的交通堵塞也会减少。
"Dai Bin, president of the China Tourism Academy, said: "Thanks to Disneyland, we have witnessed this shifting pattern of guests, from waiting in queues just to take as many rides as possible to becoming more willing to watch spectacles, interact with Disneyland cast members and enjoy delicacies in the park.
"Thanks to Disneyland, we have witnessed this shifting pattern of guests, from waiting in queues just to take as many rides as possible, to becoming more willing to watch spectacles, interact with Disneyland cast members and enjoy delicacies in the park," said Dai Bin, president of the academy.
"We have witnessed this shifting pattern of guests, from waiting in queues just to take as many rides as possible, to becoming more willing to watch spectacles, interact with Disneyland cast members and enjoy delicacies in the park," Dai added.
The store attracted more than 30,000 customers on its opening day with long queues outside seeking its pop toys.
The long queue out of Huawei's Smart Life Hall on its first opening day on Saturday speaks volumes to consumers' thirst for the convenience of advanced technology, and the potential consumption capacity of the city.
US fried chicken fast food restaurant Popeyes opened its first China outlet in Shanghai on Friday, drawing a long queue of customers that formed as early as four o'clock in the morning.
He pointed out mounting frustration from tourists toward the current VAT refund process, including the paper-based refund form, long queues at the refund counter and the complicated refund process.
Mini programs related to civic services were used 900 million times in 2018, while over 60 percent of hospitals used WeChat Service Account, a customer relations management-like function that cuts the average queue time by 43.6 minutes.
However, despite the long queues in front of some Canada Goose stores as the cold weather swept across northern Chinese cities, the Canadian brand saw increasing competition from domestic high-end down clothing producers like Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.
The two sides have also planned to carry out the 5G-based queue tests for autonomous vehicles during the 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition that is being held until Oct 7.
Some scalpers formed a long queue at 3 am at Starbucks stores for the limited edition glasses, attempting to sell them at nearly 10 times the official sales price of 199 yuan ($29.71), Beijing News reported.
At Shenzhen Library, people often have to queue up to use the only “Reading Pavilion”.
The pre-check-in feature can effectively circumvent the long queues usually spotted at hotel receptions, by designating rooms prior to a customer's arrival, and predict potential peak hours based on registration records, Bai noted.
When Heytea made its foray into the east China market by opening its first store in Shanghai last February, the company had to request for police presence as the queue of customers stretched for hundreds of meters.
Scalpers loitered away from the queues, offering cups to those who lack the patience to get in line — for three times the price.
Soon, a long queue of trucks appeared at the front gate of their factory.
Eligible companies can skip to the head of the long queue of firms hoping for IPOs on Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses, avoiding years of waiting.
A huge number of customers, or so-called Mi Fans, have been waiting in long queue for more than half an hour to enter the store.
"According to the latest IPO queue information released by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Wanda Commercial ranked No 68, compared with No 65 a week ago.
"If you need a table for three to four people, there are almost 100 groups of customers ahead of you in the queue," said Zhang Jianwei, owner of the restaurant, adding that one of their branches received over 1,200 tables of guests during Friday noon.
The viral videos on social media consistently depict the extensive queues that often form during holidays at China's picturesque attractions, gourmet restaurants and shopping centers.
But packed subway trains, long queues at restaurants, and humming machines in factories across the country are adding strength to an economic upturn.
On the opening day, vendors and buyers from many countries and regions waited in extremely long queues that snaked for kilometers around the venue, eager to meet business partners who were available only virtually during the past three years due to the pandemic.
Meanwhile, many restaurants saw diners wait in queues to be seated during peak hours, and the booking of hotels and flight tickets has been booming.
- With long queues outside restaurants, crowded subway cars, and active machines in factories and on building sites, the Chinese economy is shaking off its COVID shadow and has gotten off to a good start in 2023.
"LONG QUEUES OUTSIDE RESTAURANTSCatering business in China also embraced steady rebound in the week-long holiday, triggered by people's mounting enthusiasm for traveling and family reunions.
"On New Year's Eve, customers started to queue at noon," said Sha Jingjing, the manager of a hotpot restaurant in Beijing's Chaoyang district.
In the first two days of the New Year holiday, many restaurants, especially large-scale renowned ones, have seen long queues and the total amount that people paid through online methods at restaurants doubled over the previous week.
On Saturday, there were queues for dining at many restaurants in the mall of Chaoyang Joy City, such as one of a popular restaurant with over 20 tables in line during lunchtime.
A week into Beijing 2022, consumers were still actively searching for opportunities to buy a Bing Dwen Dwen, whether by joining online flash sales or waiting in long queues outside licensed merchandise stores.
A week into Beijing 2022, consumers are still actively searching for opportunities to buy a Bing Dwen Dwen, whether by joining online flash sales or waiting in long queues outside licensed merchandise stores.
Lao travelers wait in long queues to buy highly sought-after passenger tickets on weekends and holidays, and more than $100 million worth of goods were transported across the border via the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming within one month.
The problem is poor circulation of containers due to two main reasons: one, the more than two dozen busiest ports in the world are currently in a state of traffic congestion with long queues of ships, and empty containers cannot be transported back; two, the resurgence of COVID-19 has halted and affected economic and industrial activities in many countries and regions, according to information released by the Beijing-headquartered China Chamber of International Commerce.
Starbucks fans battled at the queue to buy the cute cups although they already have many coffee mugs.
We can often see long queues outside some popular restaurants, and the catering sector is on track to recover fast this year," Ren Xingzhou, a research fellow and former director-general of the Institute for Market Economy of the Development Research Center of the State Council, said at an economic forum held by China News Service on Friday.
According to Alex Wu, NaaS Technology's president and chief financial officer, the robot eliminates the trouble of plugging heavy charging cables into EVs and waiting in a queue for a charging pile.
Prominent travel platforms reporting full bookings, bustling queues in international departure halls at airports, and Chinese tourists flocking to popular global destinations.
"The group tour products that we have designed for seniors cover most classic sightseeing spots and avoid waiting time in queues, and the catering and accommodation standards have been upgraded," said Qi Chunguang, vice-president of Tuniu.
Every day, a long queue begins forming at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan province at around 7 am, half an hour before it opens.
At noon outside Makai Restaurant in central Beijing, a long queue of eager customers could be seen almost every day over the past two weeks, as businesses continue to revive following China's optimization of its COVID-19 response.
At Youyi Pass on the China-Vietnam border, trucks carrying electrical and mechanical products for export formed a long queue near the pass, waiting for customs clearance.
The 500-meter-long slide at Harbin Ice and Snow World is very popular this winter, where there are long queues almost every day.
"On New Year's Eve, customers started to queue at noon," said Sha Jingjing, manager of a hotpot restaurant in Beijing's Chaoyang district.
Although China had just resumed international travel, Zhang saw many Putonghua-speaking tourists around Paris, including in a long queue at a Louis Vuitton store.
Some popular major restaurants in Beijing are already seeing customers wait in queues to be seated during peak hours.
For the past few weeks, I went there and needed to wait in queues for at least an hour.
The hall is also equipped with 11 security check channels, which can significantly help reduce the time for passengers to wait in queues during peak periods.
Over a weekend in February, my friend went skiing at a venue in Changping district in suburban Beijing, and she didn't expect that the long queue of cars would block her outside the ski field.
With an investment of 200 million yuan ($31.5 million), the store has garnered more visitors than Ma expected, with crowds and queues packing it in during the weekends.
She was frequently gazing at the long queue outside her office, and I couldn't get my mind straight in that situation.
It is not rare to see people in long queues outside of Heytea stores across the country, just for a cup of tea that costs about 30 yuan.
There is already a long queue of customers waiting with bags of maize outside his small shop.
It is common to see long queues outside the store for its popular drinks.
Located on the South Third Ring Road in Beijing, the Metro Plus store－in a renovated former hypermarket－saw big crowds and long queues on its opening day, even though membership costs 199 yuan ($30.80).
"We have witnessed this shifting pattern of guests, from waiting in queues just to take as many rides as possible, to becoming more willing to watch spectacles, interact with Disneyland's cast members, and enjoy delicacies at the park," Dai said.
Endless theme park queues and sold-out ticket booths never looked better as China's "cooped-up" consumers are stepping out again after the COVID-19 outbreak has been largely brought under control domestically.
Beijing's Forbidden City sold out all 25,000 tickets before the holiday even started, while scenic Taishan Mountain in Shandong province saw massive overnight queues at its entrance ahead of its May 1 opening.
Going to hospitals is currently a frustrating and timeconsuming process, often requiring patients to navigate lengthy queues," said Hao Jianyao, vice-president of Jianke, during the fourth Chinese Healthcare Industry Summit held by Equal Ocean in July in Beijing.
In addition, previously in some pilot communities, people could only throw away garbage at fixed time, for example, from 7:30 am to 9:30 am and from 6 pm to 8 pm, and had to queue in front of the fixed collection points because there were only few of them.
Long queues at airports for baggage drops and security checks could soon be a thing for the past for Chinese travelers.
Serpentine queues are common outside exclusive brand outlets and other stores where new products are launched.
In scenes reminiscent of the pre-launch serpentine queues for snob-value smartphones, cat-owners stayed up all night in queues in front of Starbucks stores across Chinese cities a day before the cup's formal sales launch on Feb 26.
More than half of travelers who fall are middle-aged and senior people, with hotel bathrooms, queues, and mountain paths being the most likely places where mishaps happen.
"There will be a huge amount of baggage to be checked in, and I want to be the first in the queue," Saada said, eyeing three pieces of baggage beside her, dwarfed by piles of large baggage from other passengers.
Recognizing such demands, Meituan-Dianping is leveraging its ecosystem both online, where customers can search nearby restaurants, order food delivery and book a restaurant, and offline, where users queue up, order food and pay through the company's cashier system.
Users need to first upload more than 20 photos to the app, and then queue virtually for a few hours to get the results.
At the booth where visitors could play the game on Wednesday, the queue was so long that people had to wait around two hours for their turn.
During peak hours, some users wait more than 15 hours to get a digital clone with over 6,000 users in the queue.
This results in problems such as slow charging speeds, long queue times and low turnover efficiency.
Long queues during China's weeklong National Day holiday are understandably commonplace, and this year proved no different, with around 515 million people on the move from Oct 1-7.
Of them, 96 percent were done at expressway charging stations, resulting in queues of varying lengths.
However, the growing acceptance of EVs for both daily and long trips, as evidenced by the long queues at charging stations, is alerting charging operators and other players in the industry to the possibility of bigger problems if they don't take the issue seriously.
But (there it goes again), you've to join a long queue for that.
Even if you were lucky to find a high-voltage one and luckier still to avoid a queue, you'd yet need to wait for a good 40 minutes for your e-car to get charged 80 percent, assuming your vehicle is one of the most common models.
"Even fast charging takes 40 minutes and, to make it worse, sometimes you queue up for hours to wait for your turn.
"I don't have to queue up for a taxi or jam myself into a subway coach," said Feng, 31, who runs a small business in one of China's most expensive cities.
"When I pass through ticket checks at stations, I no longer need to wait in long, meandering queues, because artificial intelligence-powered (monitors at the) gates can verify my face and let me pass through in three to five seconds," Zhang said.
BEIJING－The long queues at automated teller machines have become a rare sight as people in China are already accustomed to going out with mobile phones instead of wallets, and many can't even remember when they withdrew cash the last time.
- The long queues at automatic teller machines (ATMs) have become a rare sight as people in China are already accustomed to going out with mobile phones instead of wallets, and many can't even remember when they withdrew cash the last time.
Once the policy is carried out, companies waiting in long queues for IPOs can submit their applications to stock exchanges, and China's IPO activity is expected to remain stable over the next few months, EY added.
There has been a long queue for IPOs on other boards in the A-share market.
But IPO application approval rate is rising slowly, with the number of companies in the queue dropping from 519 at the end of last year to 307 in June.
They would have to wait for 1,000 years or longer in the queue.
Shorter queue could shorten the waiting time to less than 10 months from the peak of over 2 years in the past, market insiders said.
"Problems may occur such as lacking small change or having to wait in a long queue.
"But the regulator may face greater pressure to maintain a reasonable supply of new shares while ensuring the quality of the IPOs given that there has been a long queue of companies seeking to float shares in the public market," Gai said.
The Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges saw a surge of IPOs in the first half of 2017 as the securities regulator stepped up the pace of the approval process to clear the long queue of companies waiting to get listed.
The hot commodity markets attract not only retail investors in large numbers but also companies from China and even some foreign institutions and hedge funds to join the queue.
The Chinese mainland's two largest stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen have seen a surge of new listings in the first half of the year as the regulator speeds up the approval process to clear the long queue of companies waiting to get listed.