Learn Simple Chinese
when you are traveling in China, just try to speak simple Chinase languageand do some exchange with local Chinese people, which will bring more real experience for China tours.
| English Expressions |
Chinese Pinyin or Pronunciation |
Chinese Characters |
| Greeting |
Wen hou, da zhao hu |
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| Hello! |
Ni Hao! |
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| Good morning! |
Zao Shang Hao! |
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| Good afternoon! |
Xia Wu Hao! |
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| Good evening! |
Wan Shang Hao! |
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| Good night! |
Wan An! |
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| Welcome! |
Huan ying guang lin! |
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| Yes |
Dui |
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| No |
Bu |
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| Please |
Qing |
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| Thank you |
Xiexie |
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| You're welcome |
Bukeqi |
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| Sorry |
Duibuqi |
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| Excuse me |
Darao yixia |
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| Do you speak English? |
Ni shuo yingyu ma? |
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| I don't understand |
Wo bu mingbai |
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| Nice to meet you! |
Xing hui |
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| Nice knowing you! |
Hen gao xing ren shi ni! |
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| Glad to see you again |
Hen gao xing you jian mian le! |
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| How are you doing? |
Hai hao ma? |
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| How have you been? |
Zui jin zen yang la? |
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| How much is it? |
Duoshao qian? |
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| It is very expensive |
Taigui le |
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| Without meat |
buyao rou |
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| Vegetables only |
zhiyao shucai |
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| Today |
jintian |
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| Tomorrow |
mingtian |
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| Yesterday |
zuotian |
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| Ship/Boat |
chuan |
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| Train |
huoche |
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| Bus |
qiche |
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| How can I get to …? |
Wo zenyang dao…? |
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| When? |
Shenme shihou? |
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| Near/far |
jin/yuan |
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| Good-Bye! |
Zai Jian! |
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More Ways to Communicate with Chinese People\
Chinese Food Guide What can you expect to eat in a real Chinese restaurant in Beijing ? Well, for the most part, its nothing like the Chinese food you've come to expect in your local Chinese take-out back home. This is the real deal. However, most menus are completely in Chinese and daunting even for someone who's studied Chinese for many years. To help you out, we've prepared this handy guide for your convenience. You can memorize the pronunciation using our audio clips, or just print out, cut into pieces and hand to your waiter.
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| The Chinese can use five fingers on one hand to indicate the numbers from one to ten, this is very useful when you can not speak Chinese language or you are at a very noisy place, where body language may be more effective than shouting aloud ... |
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