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1. Greetings
早上好 zǎo shàng hǎo (Good morning)
晚安 wǎn ān (Good night)
再见 zài jiàn (Goodbye)
明天见 míng tiān jiàn (See you tomorrow)
很高兴认识你 hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ (Nice to meet you)
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More GoEast’s Resources on Greetings in Chinese
- Greeting in Chinese Post 1: Basic Greetings and Self-Introduction in Chinese
- Greeting in Chinese Post 2: Chinese Greetings for Chinese New Year
- Greeting in Chinese Post 3: How to say hello in Mandarin
- Greeting in Chinese Post 4: How to Write a Formal Letter in Chinese – Formats, Greetings, Closings, and Examples
- Video 1 (Beyond Class): How do Chinese people greet each other during the Chinese New Year
- Video 2 (Beginner Chinese): Beginner Chinese EP5 : How to Greet in Chinese
- Video 3 (Business Chinese): Business Chinese – Words to Greet People
2. Gratitude and Apology
谢谢 xiè xie (Thank you )
不客气 bú kè qi ( You’re welcome )
不好意思 bù hǎo yì si (Sorry/Excuse me)
对不起 duì bu qǐ (I’m sorry )
没关系 méi guān xi (It’s okay/No problem)
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3. Numbers
一二三 123 yī èr sān
(One two three)
四五六 456 sì wǔ liù
(Four five six )
七八九 789 qī bā jiǔ
(Seven eight nine)
十百千 shí bǎi qiān
(Ten hundred thousand )
两 liǎng
(Two)
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4. Time
七点 qī diǎn (Seven o’clock)
八点一刻 bā diǎn yī kè (8:15)
九点半 jiǔ diǎn bàn (9:30)
三个小时 sān gè xiǎo shí (Three hours)
星期一 xīng qī yī (Monday)
星期二 xīng qī èr (Tuesday)
星期三 xīng qī sān (Wednesday)
星期四 xīng qī sì (Thursday)
星期五 xīng qī wǔ (Friday)
星期六 xīng qī liù (Saturday)
星期天 xīng qī tiān (Sunday)
今天 jīn tiān (Today)
明天 míng tiān (Tomorrow)
昨天 zuó tiān (Yesterday)
周 zhōu (Week)
周末 zhōu mò (Weekend )
月 yuè (Month )
生日shēng rì (Birthday )
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5. Colors
红色 hóng sè (Red)
蓝色 lán sè (Blue)
绿色 lǜ sè (Green)
黄色 huáng sè (Yellow)
黑色 hēi sè (Black)
白色 橙色 bái sè, chéng sè (White, orange )
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6. Take the subway
坐几号线
zuò jǐ hào xiàn
(Which line/subway? )
3号出口在哪
Sān hào chū kǒu zài nǎ
(Where is exit 3? )
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7. Talking with the taxi driver
左边 zuǒ bian (Left)
右边 yòu bian (Right )
往前走 wǎng qián zǒu (Go straight/forward )
停 tíng (Stop)
停在那里 tíng zài nà lǐ (Stop there )
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8. In a restaurant
别放香菜
bié fàng xiāng cài
(Don’t put cilantro )
我不要辣
wǒ bú yào là
(I don’t want it spicy )
我不吃肉
wǒ bù chī ròu
(I don’t eat meat )
猪肉 zhū ròu (Pork)
羊肉 yáng ròu (Lamb)
鸡肉 jī ròu (Chicken)
牛肉 niú ròu (Beef)
我可以看看菜单吗
wǒ kě yǐ kàn kàn cài dān ma
(Can I see the menu please? )
一碗米饭
yì wǎn mǐ fàn,
(A bowl of rice )
面条
miàn tiáo
(Noodles)
蔬菜
shū cài
(Vegetables)
饺子
jiǎo zi,
(Dumplings,)
包子
bāo zi
(Buns)
煎饼 jiān bing (Pancakes)
买单 mǎi dān (Check please)
打包 dǎ bāo (To go/take out )
厕所在哪 cè suǒ zài nǎ
(Where is the restroom? )
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9. Ordering drinks
A: 我要一杯拿铁。 wǒ yào yì bēi ná tiě (I’d like a latte )
B: 冰的热的？bīng de rè de (Iced or hot?)
A : 冰的。bīng de (Iced)
B: 大杯小杯？dà bēi xiǎo bēi (Large or small?)
A: 大杯。dà bēi (Large)
美式咖啡 měi shì kā fēi (Black coffee )
浓缩 nóng suō (Espresso)
澳白 ào bái ( flat white)
卡布奇诺 kǎ bù qí nuò (Cappuccino)
啤酒 pí jiǔ (Beer)
红酒 hóng jiǔ(Red wine )
白葡萄酒 bái pú tao jiǔ(White wine )
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10. Shopping
A: 这个多少钱
zhè ge duō shǎo qián
(How much is this?)
B: 两百（200）块
liǎng bǎi kuài
(200)
A: 便宜点儿吧
pián yi diǎn er ba
(Can you make it cheaper?)
B: 一百五十（150）块，你要袋子吗
yī bǎi wǔ shí kuài ， nǐ yào dài zi ma
(150, do you need a bag?)
A:不用，谢谢
bú yòng ， xiè xie
(No thanks)
B:微信还是支付宝
wēi xìn hái shì zhī fù bǎo
(WeChat or Alipay?)
A:支付宝
zhī fù bǎo
(Alipay)
B: 我扫你
wǒ sǎo nǐ
(I’ll scan you)
我能用现金或者信用卡吗
wǒ néng yòng xiàn jīn huò zhě xìn yòng kǎ ma
(Can I pay with cash or credit card?)
对不起，我没有零钱
duì bu qǐ ， wǒ méi yǒu líng qián
(Sorry, I don’t have change)
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11. Animals
A: 你的狗很可爱
nǐ de gǒu hěn kě ài
(Your dog is very cute. ）
B: 谢谢 xiè xie
(Thank you. ）
A: 我可以摸一下吗
wǒ kě yǐ mō yí xià ma
(Can I pet him/her? ）
B: 可以/ 不好意思，不可以
kě yǐ / bù hǎo yì si ， bù kě yǐ
（Yes / Sorry, no you cannot. ）
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12. Laundry
干洗
gān xǐ
（Dry cleaning. ）
我想熨一下这个
wǒ xiǎng yùn yí xià zhè ge
（I want to iron this. ）
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13. Sickness
我病了
wǒ bìng le
（I’m sick. ）
我不能去上班了
wǒ bù néng qù shàng bān le
（I can’t go to work. ）
我想请假
wǒ xiǎng qǐng jià
（I want to request a day off/sick leave. ）
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14. Talking about language
你会说英语吗
nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ ma
（Do you speak English? ）
我听不懂
wǒ tīng bù dǒng
（I don’t understand. ）
我不知道
wǒ bù zhī dào
（I don’t know. ）
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15. Emergencies
救护车 120 jiù hù chē, yāo èr líng （Ambulance）
警察 110 jǐng chá, yāo yāo líng （Police）
火警 119 huǒ jǐng, yāo yāo jiǔ （Fire emergency）
我的手机丢了 wǒ de shǒu jī diū le （I lost my phone. ）
我的护照丢了 wǒ de hù zhào diū le （I lost my passport.）
我迷路了 wǒ mí lù le （I’m lost. ）
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16. Talking with delivery man
放在楼下吧 fàng zài lóu xià ba （Leave it downstairs. ）
你可以上楼来吗 nǐ kě yǐ shàng lóu lái ma （Can you come upstairs? ）
我马上下去 wǒ mǎ shàng xià qù （I’ll come down right away. ）
请放在门口 qǐng fàng zài mén kǒu （Please leave it at the entrance/door. ）
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17. Other things
你什么时候下班 nǐ shén me shí hou xià bān （When do you get off work? ）
一起吃晚饭吗 yì qǐ chī wǎn fàn ma （Want to get dinner together? ）
你很可爱 nǐ hěn kě ài （You’re cute. ）
你想和我一起在GoEast学汉语吗 nǐ xiǎng hé wǒ yì qǐ zài GoEast xué hàn yǔ ma
（Would you like to learn Chinese together with me at GoEast?）
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18. Popular Apps in China
支付宝 zhī fù bǎo (Similar to PayPal, a mobile payment app)
微信 wēi xìn (Like a combination of WhatsApp, Facebook, and Venmo)
饿了么/美团 è le me / měi tuán (Food delivery apps, similar to UberEats or DoorDash)
淘宝 táo bǎo (Online shopping platform, similar to Amazon or eBay)
京东 jīng dōng (Another major online retailer in China, like Amazon)
12306 yāo èr sān líng liù ( App for booking trains/rail tickets in China)
高德地图 gāo dé dì tú ( Maps/navigation app, similar to Google Maps)
大众点评 dà zhòng diǎn píng (Reviews and local business listings, like Yelp)
小红书/ 抖音 xiǎo hóng shū (Lifestyle sharing app) / dǒu yīn (Short video sharing, same as TikTok)
