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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
救命啊!
jiù mìng a
Help!
停下
tíng xià
Stop
生日快乐
shēng rì kuài lè
Happy Birthday
恭喜
gōng xǐ
Congratulations
这个用中文怎么说
zhè gè yòng zhōng wén zěn me shuō
How do you say this in Chinese?
叫警察
jiào jǐng chá
Call the police
你做什么样的工作?
nǐ zuò shén me yàng de gōng zuò ?
What kind of work do you do?
好搞笑
hǎo gǎo xiào
That’s hilarious
新春快乐
xīn chūn kuài lè
Happy Chinese New Year
等一下
děng yī xià
Wait a moment
结账,谢谢。
jié zhàng , xiè xie。
The bill, please. Thank you.
我要
wǒ yào
I want…
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