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Here are some everyday Chinese phrases that might come in handy. You'll definitely have fun trying them out, and most locals will be delighted that you've made the effort. Go on… Have a go! |
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English |
Chinese |
Chinese |
Hello! |
你好！ | Ni hao (nee how) |
| How are you? | 你好吗？ | Ni hao ma? (nee how ma) |
| I'm fine thank you | 我很好。谢谢你 | Wo hen hao. Xie Xie Ni. (war hen how. syay syay) |
| Good Morning | 早上好 | Zao shang hao (dzow shang how) |
| Good evening | 晚上好 | Wan shang hao (wan shang how) |
| Good Night | 晚安 | Wan an (wan an) |
| Good bye | 再见 | Zai Jian (dzai jen) |
| Do you speak English? | 你会讲英语吗？ | Ni Hui Jiang Ying Yu ma? (nee who-ay jang ying yu ma) |
I want to buy this |
我要买这个 | Wo yao mai zhe ge (war yow mai jay guh) |
| How much is it all? | 一共多少钱？ | Yi gong duo shao qian (ee gung dwor shau chen) |
| Do you understand | 你懂不懂 | Ni dong bu dong (nee dong bu dong) |
| I don't understand | 我听不懂 | Wo ting bu dong (war ting bu dong) |
| Cheers! | 干杯! | Gan bei (gan bay) |
| I'm sorry | 对不起 | Dui bu qi (doo-ay bu chee) |
| Thank you | 谢谢 | Xie xie (syay syay) |
| Just a moment please | 稍等一回儿 | Shao deng yi huir (shau dung ee hwar) |
| What is this? | 这是什么东西？ | Zhe shi shenme dong xi? (jay shuh shemer dung shee? |
| Where are the bathrooms? | 厕所在哪儿？ | Ce suo zai nar? (tsur swor dzai nar) |
| Expensive | 贵 | Gui (goo-ay) |
| Cheap | 便宜 | Pianyi (pyen yee) |
| Watch out! | 小心! | Xiao xin! (see-ow shin) |
| Help! | 救 命! | Jiuming (joe ming) |
| Men | 男 | Nan (nan) |
| Women | 女 | Nu (noo) |
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1 |
一 |
Yi (ee) |
6 |
六 |
Liu (leo) |
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2 |
二 |
Er (ur) |
7 |
七 |
Qi (chee) |
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3 |
三 |
San (san) |
8 |
八 |
Ba (ba) |
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4 |
四 |
Si (suh) |
9 |
九 |
Jiu (joe) |
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5 |
五 |
Wu (wu) |
10 |
十 |
Shi (shuh) |
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| Chinese characters form a unique system of writing, which has evolved over the years from a series of caveman drawings or ideographs. They have been adapted to their present day form in order to be more suitable for printed, and also cursive script.
Chinese characters are the sole system of writing in Chinese, and they are also widely used in Japanese. Here are some basic Chinese characters that are commonly used in both languages:
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人 man, person 出 exit, go out 木 tree 子 child 门 gate,door 山 mountain 水 water 休 rest 天 day 日 sun, day 月 moon 马 horse 入 enter 也 also 目 eye 刀 knife 心 heart |
来 come 去 go 杯 cup, glass 不 no, not 林 wood, forest 森 forest 车 car, vehicule 北 north 南 south 东 east 西 west 年 year 百 100 又 again, repeatedly 有 have, exist 土 earth, ground 国 country, nation |
白 white 用 use 下 down, under 上 up, above 中 middle, centre 田 rice field 雨 rain 手 hand 鱼 fish 火 fire 学 study 王 king 耳 ear 力 power, strength 口 mouth 牛 ox, cow 肉 meat |
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