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Greetings in Mandarin

Whether you are traveling to China, hanging out with Chinese people, or going out on a date with a Chinese person, it`s necessary to know some essential basic Chinese phrases to help you survive. Knowing a few handy phrases will not only help you avoid social awkwardness, it will allow you to build great new connections with people, and even make your Chinese conversations more interesting. Even if you just need to travel around China, basic Chinese words can help you out in unfamiliar surroundings and perhaps even help you avoid some potential misunderstandings. Here we’d like to introduce basic Chinese words and phrases which you may need in your next Chinese language survival and social situation.

Chinese
Pinyin
English
你会说英语吗?
nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ ma ?
Do you speak English?
我会说一点中文
wǒ huì shuō yī diǎn zhōng wén
I speak a little Chinese
请说慢一点
qǐng shuō màn yī diǎn
Please speak more slowly
请写下来
qǐng xiě xià lái
Please write it down
请你再说一遍好吗?
qǐng nǐ zài shuō yī biàn hǎo ma ?
Could you please repeat 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
什么意思?
shén me yì si
What do you mean?
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入口
rù kǒu
Entrance
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