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    This document provides a list of basic Chinese words and phrases for greetings, polite ways of speaking, saying goodbye, making yourself understood, and other common expressions. It includes translations from Chinese pinyin to English for phrases related to greetings like "hello", "good morning", and "goodbye"; being polite with "thank you" and "sorry"; asking for directions to the "toilet"; and expressions for common situations like "happy birthday" and "help!". The document aims to give English speakers basic vocabulary and phrases for common interactions in Chinese.

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    This document provides a list of basic Chinese words and phrases for greetings, polite ways of speaking, saying goodbye, making yourself understood, and other common expressions. It includes translations from Chinese pinyin to English for phrases related to greetings like "hello", "good morning", and "goodbye"; being polite with "thank you" and "sorry"; asking for directions to the "toilet"; and expressions for common situations like "happy birthday" and "help!". The document aims to give English speakers basic vocabulary and phrases for common interactions in Chinese.

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    This document provides a list of basic Chinese words and phrases for greetings, polite ways of speaking, saying goodbye, making yourself understood, and other common expressions. It includes translations from Chinese pinyin to English for phrases related to greetings like "hello", "good morning", and "goodbye"; being polite with "thank you" and "sorry"; asking for directions to the "toilet"; and expressions for common situations like "happy birthday" and "help!". The document aims to give English speakers basic vocabulary and phrases for common interactions in Chinese.

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    Basic Chinese Words and Phrases

    Chinese Pinyin English

    Greetings

    你好! nǐ hǎo ! Hello

    早上好 zǎo shàng hǎo Good morning

    晚上好 wǎn shàng hǎo Good evening

    你好嗎? nǐ hǎo ma ? How are you?

    我很好 wǒ hěn hǎo I'm fine

    你吃了嗎? nǐ chī le ma ? Have you eaten?

    吃了 chī le I ate

    你呢 nǐ ne And you?

    歡迎 huān yíng Welcome

    很高興見到你
    hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nǐ Pleased to meet you

    Polite ways

    謝謝 xiè xie Thank you

    不客氣 bù kè qì You are welcome

    請 qǐng Please

    請問 qǐng wèn Excuse me?

    抱歉 bào qiàn Sorry

    對不起 duì bù qǐ I'm sorry

    沒關係 méi guān xì No problem


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    不好意思 bù hǎo yì si Excuse me

    借過一下 jiè guò yī xià Please excuse me

    Saying goodbye

    再見 zài jiàn Good bye

    晚安 wǎn ān Good night

    回頭見 huí tóu jiàn See you later

    Have a nice day!


    zhù nín yǒu gè měi hǎo de yī
    祝您有個美好的
    一天!
    tian ！

    周末愉快 zhōu mò yú kuài Have a nice weekend

    保持聯繫 bǎo chí lián xì Keep in touch

    一路順風 yí lù shùn fēng


    Have a smooth and safe

    journey.

    慢走 màn zǒu Take care

    What's your name

    wǒ jiào [Name], nǐ ne ？
    My name is .... What about
    我 叫 [Name], 你呢？
    you?

    怎麼稱呼？ zěn me chēng hū ？ What is your name?

    請問您貴姓? qǐng wèn nín guì xìng ? May I have your family

    name?

    Making yourself understood


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    我不會說中文 wǒ bù huì shuō zhōng wén

    I don't speak Chinese

    你會說英語嗎? nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ ma ？ Do you speak English?

    我會說一點中文 wǒ huì shuō yī diǎn zhōng wén I speak a little Chinese

    請說慢一點 qǐng shuō màn yī diǎn Please speak more slowly

    請寫下來 qǐng xiě xià lái Please write it down

    請妳再說一遍好嗎？ qǐng nǐ zài shuō yī biàn hǎo Could you please repeat
    ma ？ that?
    我明白 wǒ míng bái

    I understand

    我不明白 wǒ bù míng bái I don't understand

    我不知道 wǒ bù zhī dào I don't know

    我知道 wǒ zhī dào I know

    什麼意思？ shén me yì si What do you mean?

    Things you might

    see

    入口 rù kǒu Entrance

    出口 chū kǒu Exit

    緊急出口 jǐn jí chū kǒu Emergency exit

    推 tuī Push

    拉 lā Pull
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    廁所 cè suǒ

    Toilets

    空的 kōng de Vacant

    禁止吸煙 jìn zhǐ xī yān No smoking

    打折 dǎ zhé discount

    促銷 cù xiāo promotion

    買一送一 mǎi yī sòng yī two for one

    More useful basic Chinese phrases

    對 duì Yes

    不 bù no

    也許吧 yě xǔ ba maybe

    請問，廁所在哪裡？ qǐng wèn ， cè suǒ zài nǎ lǐ ？ the


    Excuse me,where's

    toilet?

    多少？ duō shǎo ？ How much?

    太貴了 tài guì le Too expensive

    便宜點 pián yi diǎn Make it cheaper


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    你是本地人嗎？ nǐ shì běn dì rén ma ？ Are you a local?

    我從…来 wǒ cóng … lái I'm from …

    你經常來這嗎? nǐ jīng cháng lái zhè ma Do you come here often?

    我會想念你的 wǒ huì xiǎng niàn nǐ de I will miss you

    我愛你 wǒ ài nǐ I love you

    别管我 bié guǎn wǒ Leave me alone!

    救命啊! jiù mìng a Help!

    停下 tíng xià Stop

    生日快樂 shēng rì kuài lè Happy Birthday

    恭喜 gōng xǐ Congratulations

    這個用中文怎麼?
    zhè gè yòng zhōng wén zěn me How do you say this in

    shuō ? Chinese?

    叫警察 jiào jǐng chá Call the police

    你做什么样的工作?
    nǐ zuò shénme What kind of work do you
    yàng de gōngzuò do?

    好搞笑 hǎo gǎo xiào That’s hilarious

    新春快樂 xīn chūn kuài lè Happy Chinese New Year


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    等一下 děng yī xià Wait a moment

    結帳，谢谢。 jié zhàng ， xiè xie。 The bill, please. Thank you.

    我要 wǒ yào I want…

    一瓶啤酒 yī píng pí jiǔ a beer

    一杯咖啡 yī bēi kā fēi a cup of coffee

    一瓶水 yī píng shuǐ a bottle of water

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