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Vocabulary Lists ▶ Chinese Key Phrase List
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Chinese Key Phrase List

24 Words • 61 Comments
Goodbye.
再见。 再见。
Zàijiàn.
再見。
Goodbye.
How are you?
你好吗？ 你好吗？
Nǐhǎo ma？
你好嗎？
How are you?
好久不见，你好吗？ 好久不见，你好吗？
Hǎojiǔ bù jiàn, nǐ hǎo ma ？
好久不見，你好嗎？
It's been a long time, how are you?
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I'm sorry.
对不起。 对不起。
Duìbùqǐ.
對不起。
I'm sorry.
对不起，我错了。 对不起，我错了。
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ cuò le.
對不起，我錯了。
I'm sorry. I made a mistake.
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Excuse me.
不好意思。 不好意思。
Bù hǎo yìsi.
不好意思。
Excuse me.
不好意思，你能指引我去火车站吗? 不好意思，你能指引我去火车站吗?
Bùhǎoyìsi, nǐ néng zhǐyǐn wǒ qù huǒchēzhàn ma ?
不好意思，你能指引我去火車站嗎?
Excuse me, would you please direct me to the train station?
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Good night.
晚安。 晚安。
Wǎn'ān.
晚安。
Good night.
Good evening.
晚上好。 晚上好。
Wǎnshàng hǎo.
晚上好。
Good evening.
Thank you!
谢谢。 谢谢。
Xièxiè.
謝謝。
Thank you!
谢谢你，但 谢谢你，但
Xièxiè nǐ, dàn
謝謝妳，但
thank you, but
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No.
不。 不。
Bù.
不。
No.
“不”的手势 “不”的手势
"bù" de shǒushì
“不”的手勢
"no" sign
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Good afternoon.
下午好。 下午好。
Xiàwǔ hǎo.
下午好。
Good afternoon.
“下午好”是从中午到傍晚之间的打招呼用语。 “下午好”是从中午到傍晚之间的打招呼用语。
"Xiàwǔ hǎo" shì cóng zhōngwǔ dào bàngwǎn zhījiān de dǎ zhāohu yòngyǔ.
“下午好”是從中午到傍晚之間的打招呼用語。
"Good afternoon," is a greeting used from noon to early evening.
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Good morning.
早上好。 早上好。
Zǎoshàng hǎo.
早上好。
Good morning.
Hello.
你好。 你好。
Nǐhǎo.
你好。
Hello.
第一次与人见面时，我喜欢说，“你好”。 第一次与人见面时，我喜欢说，“你好”。
Dì yī cì yǔ rén jiàn miàn shí , wǒ xǐhuān shuō , " nǐhǎo " .
第一次與人見面時，我喜歡說，“你好”。
When I first meet someone, I like to say, "Hello."
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Where is the bathroom?
洗手间在哪儿？ 洗手间在哪儿？
Xǐshǒujiān zài nǎr?
洗手間在哪兒？
Where is the bathroom?
Nice to meet you.
很高兴见到你。 很高兴见到你。
Hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ.
很高興見到你。
Nice to meet you.
你好，皮特，我叫瑞秋德，很高兴见到你。 你好，皮特，我叫瑞秋德，很高兴见到你。
Nǐhǎo, Pítè, wǒ jiào Ruìqiūdé, hěn gāoxìng jiàndào nǐ.
你好，皮特，我叫瑞秋德，很高興見到你。
Hello Peter, my name is Richard and it is nice to meet you.
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Hi.
嗨！ 嗨！
Hài!
嗨！
Hi.
I'm (name).
我叫(name)。 我叫(name)。
Wǒ jiào (name).
我叫(name)。
I'm (name).
I'm fine.
我很好。 我很好。
Wǒ hěn hǎo.
我很好。
I'm fine.
Please.
请。 请。
Qǐng.
請。
Please.
请稍等一下。 请稍等一下。
Qǐng shāo děng yíxià.
請稍等一下。
Please wait a moment.
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You're welcome.
不客气。 不客气。
Bú kèqi.
不客氣。
You're welcome.
What's your name?
你叫什么名字？ 你叫什么名字？
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?
你叫甚麼名字？
What's your name?
我的名字是皮特，你的呢？ 我的名字是皮特，你的呢？
Wǒ de míngzi shì Pítè, nǐ de ne?
我的名字是皮特，你的呢？
My name is Peter. What's your name?
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Where are you from?
你来自哪儿？ 你来自哪儿？
Nǐ láizì nǎr?
你來自哪兒？
Where are you from?
你听起来是英国口音。你来自哪儿？ 你听起来是英国口音。你来自哪儿？
Nǐ tīngqǐlai shì Yīngguó kǒuyīn. Nǐ láizì nǎr?
你聽起來是英國口音。你來自哪兒？
You sound British. Where are you from?
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Congratulations!
恭喜。 恭喜。
Gōngxǐ.
恭喜。
Congratulations!
May I sit here?
我可以坐在这儿吗？ 我可以坐在这儿吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ zuòzài zhèr ma?
我可以坐在這兒嗎？
May I sit here?
Yes.
是的。 是的。
Shì de.
是的。
Yes.
Thank you very much.
非常感谢。 非常感谢。
Fēicháng gǎnxiè.
非常感謝。
Thank you very much.
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Friday at 03:33 PM
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Hey listeners! What phrases would you add to our list? Write them down here!


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Monday at 12:57 PM
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Hello Lydia Claude,


Thank you for your comment.


Both are commonly used. Wǒ yào qù xǐshǒujiān is less direct and sounds nicer.


If you have any questions, please let us know.


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Lydia Claude
Monday at 05:59 PM
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may i know the chinese if i want to go to the toilet...rather i used wo yao qu shang ce suo or wo yao qu xi shou jian? which one is more commonly used ?

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Sunday at 09:07 AM
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Hello Anthony Ebersole,


Thank you for your comment.


Yes that's right, the course materials are designed based on language spoken in Beijing, where it's more common to use "er" than "li".


If you have any questions, please let us know.


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Anthony Ebersole
Monday at 08:36 AM
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It seems that these phrases default to Northern Chinese endings (er, rather than li), such as "nar" rather than "nali" and "zher" rather than "zheli". When I lived in Shenzhen, the "li" ending was much more common. My Taiwanese friends also used "li" endings.

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Friday at 02:58 PM
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Hello Babur, Deja, lilac,


Thank you for your comments! 👍


@lilac, you can try to associate these phrases with different situations, or use some of these phrases to create a short dialogue. Practice makes perfect!


If you have any questions, please let us know.


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lilac
Wednesday at 11:23 PM
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I find it difficult to remember these 😞😞

Deja
Saturday at 07:39 AM
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Babur
Saturday at 05:47 PM
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Keep it up

Its a great help

xiexie ni

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Tuesday at 12:33 PM
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Hello mei,


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mei
Monday at 11:31 PM
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