Chinese Words

 

Handy Words in Chinese

see also:
  • Pinyin for english-like spelling of chinese characters.
  • Bopomofo for the phonetic alphabet used to write chinese characters.
  • Mandarin Tones for how to pronouce chinese characters.
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Walking in the street

Here are some chinese words and phrases that you might find useful while walking in the street.

Greetings

Below are some generic greetings in chinese. Seriously, I don't think there is a way to walk up to two or more people and just say: "hey, what's going on?".

  • Hello     你好 - nǐ hǎo
  • Good morning     借安 - zǎo ān
  • Good afternoon     五安 - wǔ ān
  • Good night     晚安 - wǎn ān

Indoors

Here are some phrases you might find useful if in a building or house.

At the table

Here are some phrases used while eating food.

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