Mandarin Phrasebook

Table of Contents
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Topic Pages
Basic Phrases 3
Banking
Restaurant 3
Shopping 5
Health 58
Travel 6
Home 6
Emergency 7
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Basic Phrases (and Responses)
Basic Phrases
Keywords
Hello nӿhăo / ⇯Ⰼ
How are you? nӿhăoma? [wǂ hČn hăo

[Good/Okay/Bad] / hái kČyƱ. / bú tài hӽo.]
⇯Ⰼ⚦? [㒠㈗ Ⰼ
/ 执 ♾ⅴᇭ / ₜ⮹Ⰼᇭ]
Bye zàijiàn / ␜屐
Thank you xièxie [búkèqi]

[You're welcome] 庱庱 [ₜ⸱㺣]
Excuse me (sorry) duìbuqӿ [méiguƗnxi]

[No Problem] ⺈ₜ怆 [㼰␂侊]
Excuse me qƱng wèn

(I have a
庆桽
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Ok / Sure xíng / kČyƱ

嫛 / ♾ⅴ
This zhège /扨₹
That nàge / 挲₹
yԁu / méi yԁu

With/ Without
㦘 / 㼰㦘
Accommodation
Dormitory Room duǀrénfáng / ⮩ⅉ㓎
Double Room shuƗngrénfáng / ♛ⅉ㓎
Hostel kèzhàn / lԉguăn

⸱㪗/㡔氕
Hotel fàndiàn / jiԃdiàn /

bƯn'guăn
毼ㄦ/握ㄦ/⹍氕
Single Room dƗnrénfáng / ◤ⅉ㓎
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Address
Where do you live? nӿzhùnӽér / ⇯⇞❹⏎
I live at… wԁzhùzài / 㒠⇞⦷…
Where's the cèsuǂ zài nӽlƱ? / ☤㓏

toilet?
⦷ ❹摛?
What is your room nӿ de fángjiƗn hào shì

number? duǀshăo?
⇯䤓㓎梃⚆㢾⮩⺠?
Which building do nӿ zhù nӽ gè lóu᧻

you live?
⇯⇞❹₹㰋᧻
Adjectives
Big/Small dà / xiӽo
⮶/⺞
Correct/Incorrect duì / bú duì

⺈ / ₜ⺈
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Easy/Difficult róngyì / nán

⹈㢢 / 楍
Good/Bad hăo / búhăo

Ⰼ / ₜⰌ
Happy/Sad gƗoxìng / nángùo

浧␃ / 楍扖
Hot/Cool/Cold rè / liáng / lČng

䍼/⑘/⑆
Tired/ Excited lèi / xƯng fèn

侾/␃⯚
Basic Generic Responses
I don't want it búyào / ₜ尐

(this, that, these,
those)
Yes / I agree / I èn (pronounced "uh or
heard you uhn", 4th tone) ⡾
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Clothing and accessories
Clothing yƯfu / 嫲㦜
Glasses yӽnjìng/ 䧋柫
Hat màozi / ヌ⷟
Jumper máoyƯ / 㹪嫲
Socks wàzi / 嬫⷟
Shirt chènshƗng / 嫻嫺
Shoe xié / 樚
Shorts duӽnkù / 䩼孳
Skirt qԅnzi / 孨⷟
Sweater hànshƗn/ 㻦嫺
Track suit yùndòngyƯ / 扟┷嫲
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Trousers kùzi / 孳⷟
Departures
Safe Trip yílù píng'Ɨn/ ₏恾㄂⸘
Take care bӽozhòng / ≬摜
Haircuts
Conditioner hùfàsù / 㔳♠侯
Dye/Hair Color rănfà / 㩢♠
Hair tóufa / ⯃♠
Razors tìxǌdƗo / ⓒ權⒏
Shampoo xӿfàshuӿ / 㾦♠㻃
Shaving cream tìxǌ shuƗng/pàom

ⓒ權榫/㽰㼺/吞
Wash(Hair) xӿ tóufa / 㾦⯃♠
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Cut it a little jiăn duăn yìdiănr

shorter
⓹ 䩼 ₏䍈⏎
Cut it natural and jiăn zìrán, hăokàn diăn
nice looking
⓹ 呹䏅᧨ Ⰼ䦚䍈
Don’t cut it too bié jiăn tài duăn

short
Ⓔ⓹⮹䩼
I want to have my wǂ yào jiăn fà

hair cut.
㒠尐⓹♠
It is too long here zhèr tài cháng le

扨⏎⮹栎ℕ
Just trim it zhӿjiăn yìdiănr

♹⓹₏䍈⏎
Take some more liăng biƗn duǀ jiăn diănr

off the sides
₳扈 ⮩ ⓹ 䍈⏎
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In a Taxi
East / West dǀng / xƯ
₫/ 導
South / North nán / bČi
◦/ ▦
Go Back húi qù / ⥭♊
Intersection lù kԁu / 恾♲
On the left zuԁbiƗn / ふ扈
On the right yòubiƗn / ⚂扈
Straight ahead yƯzhízԁu / ₏䦃忿
Traffic Light hóng lԋ dƝng / 儱冎䋾
Turn left / right zuԁ(yòu)guӽi / ふ(⚂)㕟
U Turn diào tóu / 㘘 ⯃
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How to I get to…? …zČnme zԁu?

…㊝⃗忿?”
Mandarin Numbers
0, 1, 2, 3, 4 líng, yƯ, èr, sƗn, sì

榅, ₏, ℛ, ₘ, ⥪
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 wǎ, liù, qƯ, bƗ, jiԃ

℣, ⏼, ₒ, ⏺, ⃬
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10,11,12, 13 shí, shíyƯ, shí’èr, shísƗn

◐, ◐ ₏, ◐ℛ, ◐ ₘ
14, 15, 16, 17 shísì , shíwԃ, shíliù,

shíqƯ
◐ ⥪, ◐ ℣, ◐ ⏼,
◐ₒ
18, 19, 20, 21 shíbƗ, shíjiԃ, èrshí ,

èrshíyƯ
◐ ⏺, ◐ ⃬, ℛ ◐,
ℛ◐₏
22, 30, 40, 50 èrshí’èr,sƗnshí, sìshí,

wԃshí
ℛ ◐ ℛ, ₘ ◐, ⥪ ◐,
℣◐
60, 70, 80, 90 liùshí, qƯshí, bƗshí,

jiԃshí
⏼ ◐, ₒ ◐, ⏺ ◐,
⃬◐
100, 101 yìbӽi, yìbӽilíngyƯ

₏ 䤍, ₏ 䤍榅 ₏
102, 1000 yìbӽilíng’èr, yìqiƗn

₏ 䤍榅 ℛ, ₏ ◒
1001, 10,000 yìqiƗnlíngyƯ, yíwàn

₏ ◒ 榅 ₏, ₏ ₖ
Money
Chinese RMB rénmínbì / yuán / kuài
ⅉ㺠ゐ / ⏒ / ⧦
Cheapest zuìpíanyide
(literally: most
㦏≎⸫䤓
cheap)
Money qián / 杀
How much is this? zhège duǀshăo qián?

扨₹ ⮩⺠杀?
Get money (out of Qǎqián / ♥杀

a bank account /
using credit card)
Months
January yƯ yuè / ₏㦗
February èr yuè / ℛ㦗
March sƗn yuè / ₘ㦗
April sì yuè / ⥪㦗
May wǎ yuè / ℣㦗
June liù yuè / ⏼㦗
July qƯ yuè / ₒ㦗
August bƗ yuè / ⏺㦗
September jiǎ yuè / ⃬㦗
October shí yuè / ◐㦗
November shí yƯ yuè / ◐₏㦗
December shí èr yuè / ◐ℛ㦗
Nationalities
Australia àodàlìyƗ / 䉂⮶Ⓒ℩
Britain yƯngguó喀⦌
Canada jiƗnádà / ┯㖎⮶
China zhǀngguó / ₼⦌
Denmark dƝnmài / ⃈焵
France fӽguó / 㽤⦌
Germany déguó / ㉆⦌
Ireland àiČrlán / 䓀⺣⏿
Italy yìdàlì /㎞⮶Ⓒ
Japan rƯbČn / 㡴㦻
NetherlandV hélán / 嘆⏿
Switzerland ruìshì / 䛭⭺
Ukraine wǌkèlán / ⃛⏚⏿
U.S.A mČiguó / 初⦌
Peoples
Me/I wǂ / 㒠
You/You(Plural) nӿ / nӿmén
⇯ / ⇯ⅻ
He/She or
tƗ / Ⅵ᧤Ⰸ᧥
Him/Her
Us/Them wǂmen / tƗmen
㒠ⅻ / Ⅵⅻ
Boy / Girl nánháir / nԉháir

䟆ⷸ⏎ / Ⰲⷸ⏎
Boy Friend/Girl ná / nԉ péngyou

Friend
䟆 / Ⰲ 㦚♚
Husband/Wife zhàngfu / qƯzi

ₗ⮺ / ⱊ⷟
Mother/Father mƗma / bàba

ⰗⰗ / 䓇䓇
Places
Building lóu / 㰋
Upstairs lóushàng / lóuxià

/Downstairs
㰋ₙ / 㰋ₚ
Floor/Level céng / ⻑
Elevator diàntƯ / 䟄㬾
CentUH
(as in Shopping zhǀngxƯn / ₼㉒
CentrH)
Embassy shӿguӽn / ∎氕
Gas Station jiƗ yóu zhàn

┯㽈䵨
Hospital yƯyuàn / ◊棱
House/Home jiƗ / ⹅
Office BƗngǀngshì / ┭⏻⸳
Police Station pài chǌ suԁ / 㿍⒉㓏
Post Office yóujú / 挽⻏
School xuéxiào / ⷵ㪰
University dàxué / ⮶ⷵ
Internet Cafe wăngbƗ / 几⚶
Questions
p p Words
How? zČnme / ㊝⃗
What? shénme / ⅏⃗
When? shéme shíhòu

⅏⃗ 㢅⊨
Where? nӽr / ❹⏎
Who? shuí / 庐
Why? wèi shénme / ⃉⅏⃗
Time
2:34 pm xìawǎ liăng diăn
sƗnshísì
ₚ◗ ₳ 䍈 ₘ◐⥪
11:00 am shàngwǎ shíyƯ diăn

zhǀng
ₙ◗ ◐₏ 䍈朮
Noon / zhǀngwԃ / wӽnshàng

evening(night) ₼◗ / 㣩ₙ
Now xiànzài / 䘿⦷
Today jƯntiƗn / ⅙⮸
Day before
qiántiƗn / ⓜ⮸
yesterday
Yesterday zuótiƗn / 㢷⮸
Tomorrow míngtiƗn / 㢝⮸
Day after
hòutiƗn / ⚝⮸
tomorrow
2 months before liăng gè yuè yƱqián
(2 months ago) ₳ ₹ 㦗 ⅴⓜ
3 days later sƗntiƗn yƱhòu

(3 days from now) ₘ⮸ ⅴ⚝
December shí’èr yuèfen

◐ℛ 㦗 ↌
November 28 shíyƯ yuè èrshíbƗ rì

(generally when 11 㦗 28 㡴
written)
When shall we wǂmen shéme shíhòu
meet? jiànmiàn
㒠ⅻ⅏⃗㢅⊨屐槱᧻
Toilets
Men/Women nán / nԉ䟆 / Ⰲ
Toilet Paper WèishƝngzhƱ / ◺䞮兇
Transportation
Car (on a train) chƝ / 懵
Public Bus GǀnggòngqìchƝ

⏻␀㼌懵
Road lù / 恾
Train station HuǂchƝzhàn / 䋺懵䵨
Hard seat (train) yìngzuò / 䫻⧟
Soft seat (train) ruănzuò / 懾⧟
Hard sleeper yìngwò / 䫻◶

(train)
Soft sleeper ruănwò / 懾◶
(train)
Street jiƝ / 嫦
Taxi dƯshì / 䤓⭺
I want to go to... wǂ yào qù ....
㒠尐♊…
Beijing Capital shԁudǌ jƯchӽng

International 氥掌㧉⧉
Airport
Beijing Railway BČijƯngzhàn / ▦℻䵨

Station
Beijing West bČijƯng xƯzhàn
Railway Station
▦℻導䵨
Houhai hòuhӽi / ⚝䀆
Silk Street xiùshuӿ jiƝ / 䱏㻃嫦
The Forbidden gùgǀng / 㟔⸺

City
The National guójiƗ yóuyԁng
Aquatic Center zhǀngxƯn (shuӿ lì fƗng)
(Water Cube) ⦌⹅䃇㾂₼㉒(㻃䵚㡈)
The National guójiƗ tӿyùchӽng

Stadium (niӽo cháo)
(Bird’s Nest) ⦌⹅⇢十⧉(炮ぱ)
The Summer yíhéyuán / 欟✛⥼

Palace
The Temple of tiƗntán / ⮸⧪

Heaven
Tian’ anmen tiƗn’ Ɨnmén / ⮸⸘桷
Square
Yonghegong yǀnghégǀng / 楜✛⸺
(Lama Temple)
Useful Sentences
Can you speak nƱ huì jiăng yƯngwén

English? ma?
⇯ ↩ 幁喀㠖 ⚦᧻
How do you say in hànyԃ zČnme shuǀ?

Chinese?
㻘幼㊝⃗ 広᧻
Nice to meet you hČn gƗo xƯng rèn shínӿ

㈗浧␃帳幕⇯
I don’t know wǂ bù zhƯdào

㒠ₜ䩴拢
I don't understand wǂ tƯngbùdǂng

(what you said)
㒠 ⚻ₜ㑑
Please give me a qƱng géi wǂ yì shuƗng

pair of chopsticks. kuàizi
庆全㒠 ₏ ♛ 丆⷟
Please give me qƱng géi wǂ liăng píng

two bottles of píjiԃ
beer.
庆全㒠 ₳ 䞅 ⟳握
Please wait a qƱng shƗo dČng

moment
庆䲜䷘
Repeat/Pardon"zài shuǀ yíbiàn

␜広₏拜
Shall we go?/
zǂuba? / 忿⚶᧻
Let's go
What do you do? nӿshìzuòshénmade
⇯㢾⋩⅏⃗䤓᧻
What's your nӿjiào shén ma míng zì

name?
⇯♺⅏⃗⚜ⷦ᧻
My name is wԁjiào… / 㒠♺…
Verbs
Come/Go lái / qù
㧴/♊
Eat/Drink chƯ / hƝ
⚒/⠬
Like/Dislike xƱhuan / bùxƱhuan

⠫㶱 / ₜ⠫㶱
Open/Close kƗi / guƗn

On/Off ㆏/␂
Pull/Push lƗ / tuƯ
㕘/㘷
Read/Write dú / xiČ
床/␨
Wait dČng / ䷘
Week Days
Monday xƯng qƯ yƯ / 㢮㦮₏
Tuesday xƯng qƯ èr / 㢮㦮ℛ
Wednesday xƯng qƯ sƗn / 㢮㦮ₘ
Thursday xƯng qƯ sì / 㢮㦮⥪
Friday xƯng qƯ wԃ/ 㢮㦮℣
Saturday xƯng qƯ liù / 㢮㦮⏼
Sunday xƯng qƯ rì / 㢮㦮㡴
You May Hear

Do you tƯngdedǂng ma?
understand? [tƯngdedǂng /
(listening) tƯngbù dǂng.]
[Yes/No]
⚻㈦㑑⚦?
[⚻㈦㑑ᇭ/ ⚻ₜ㑑ᇭ]
Do you míngbai ma? [míngbai

understand? / bùmíngbai.]
(meaning)
[Yes/No] 㢝䤌 ⚦? [㢝䤌/
ₜ㢝䤌]
Foreigner lăowài / 劐⮥
Good friend hăopéngyou / Ⰼ㦚♚
Is the food okay? hăochƯ ma? [hăochƯ./

[Yes/No] bùhăochƯ]
Ⰼ⚒ ⚦᧻[Ⰼ⚒/ₜⰌ⚒]
Smoke? xƯ yƗn ma?

[Thanks/I don't [xièxiè / wǂ bù xƯ yƗn]
smoke]
⛇䍮
⚦?[庱庱/㒠ₜ⛇䍮]
Welcome! huƗnyíng guƗnglín

㶱扝 ⏘⃃
You May See
Entrance rùkǂu / ⏴♲
Exit chǌkǂu / ⒉♲
Is it OK WRtake kČyƱ zhàoxiàng ma?

pictures
♾ⅴ 䏶䦇 ⚦᧻
Please help me qƱng bƗng wԁ

take a photo zhàoxiàng
庆ソ㒠䏶䦇
Banking
Banking
You may need to do some banking when
visiting a Mandarin-speaking country, no
matter whether you are travelling for
pleasure or for business.
Banks in larger cities may have English-
speaking staff, but don't count on it. This list
of common banking terms will help, and you
can always bring a Mandarin-speaking friend
or colleague to act as Dtranslator.
For many transactions, you will need to
present some identification. Always bring
your passport (hù zhào) or ID card (shƝn fèn
zhèng) to the bank.
Banking
Vocabulary
Account zhànghù / ゟ㓆
Bank yínháng / 枅嫛
Cash xiànjƯn / 䘿摠
Check zhƯpiào / 㞾䯷
Counter guìtái / 㩫♿
Manager jƯnglӿ / 兞䚕
Passport hùzhào / 㔳䏶
Teller chǌnàyuán
⒉兂⛧
Banking
Visa qiƗnzhèng / 不幐
Window chuƗngkԁu / 䴦♲
ID card shƝnfènzhèng
愺↌幐
Credit card xìnyòngkӽ / ≰䞷◰
Cashier’s check duìhuànzhƯpiào

⏠㗱㞾䯷
Traveller’s check lԉxíngzhƯpiào

㡔嫛㞾䯷
Exchange rate huìlԋ / 㻖䘖
Banking
Cash a check duì xiàn / ⏠䘿
Deposit (into an cún kuӽn / ⷧ㷍

account)
Exchange money huàn qián / 㗱杀
Open an account kƗi hù / ㆏㓆
Withdraw money tí kuӽn / 㙟㷍
Useful Sentences
I want to pay my… wԁ yào fù…
㒠尐Ⅷ…
Electricity Bill diàn fèi / 䟄忈
Telephone/Internet Bill diànhuà/wӽngl

䟄幬 / 几八忈
Banking / Restaurant
Water Bill shuӿ fèi / 㻃忈
Television Bill diànshì fèi / 䟄展
Gas Bill méiqì fèi / 䏳㺣
Where is the ATM? zìdòng qԃkuӽn

呹┷ ♥㷍㧉 ⦷
Restaurant
Phrase
Beverage yӿnliào / 毽㠨
Bowl wӽn / 䬦
Chopsticks kuàizi / 丆⷟
Fork chƗzi / ♘⷟
Glass / cup bƝizi / 㧾⷟
Knife dƗozi / ⒏⷟
Restaurant
Menu càidƗn / 噫◤
Napkin cƗnjƯn / 殟ろ
Plate pánzi / 䥧⷟
Restaurant cƗntƯng / 殟☔
Spoon sháozi / ▉⷟
Waiter / fúwùyuán /
waitress 㦜┰⛧
I am wԁ chƯ sù/
vegetarian. 㒠⚒侯
I cannot eat… wԁ bùnéng chƯ

㒠ₜ厌⚒…
Restaurant
Customs
When you enter a restaurant, you will be
asked how many people are in your party,
and will be shown to a table. If an English
menu is not available, and you don't read
Chinese, you will have to ask for help,
either from the waiter or a Chinese friend.
Most restaurants are open only during
meal times 11:30 to 1:00 for lunch and
5:30 to 7:00 for dinner.

Snacks are available DWalmost any time
LQcoffee houses, tea shops, and
streetvendors.
Meals are eaten relatively quickly, and it is

customary to leave the restaurant as soon
as everyone is finished. Usually one
person will pay for the whole group, so be
sure to take your turn in paying for the
meal.

Tipping is not common in China and
you usually pay for the meal at the cash
register.
Restaurant
Are you ready to kČyӿ diӽn cài le ma?

order? ♾ⅴ 䍈噫 ℕ ⚦?
Can I pay by credit wԁ kČyӿ yòng

card? xìnyòngkӽ ma?
㒠 ♾ⅴ
䞷 ≰䞷◰⚦?
Could I have the bill? qӿng gČi wԁ

zhàngdƗn
庆全㒠ゟ◤
How many people are qӿngwèn jƯ wèi?

there? 庆桽 ⑯ ⇜?
How much is it? duǀshӽo qián?

⮩⺠杀?
Please bring us qӿng zài gČi wԁmen ... .

some....
庆 ␜ 全㒠ⅻ...
Restaurant
I will have this wԁ yào zhège

㒠尐扨₹
I would like.... wԁ yào ... ./ 㒠尐... .
I would like to order wԁ yào diӽn cài

now 㒠尐䍈噫
I would like to order wԁ yào dӽ bƗo

take out 㒠尐㓢▔
Not yet, please give hái méi. zài dČng

us a few more yíxià
minutes 执㼰ᇭ␜ ䷘ ₏ₚᨻ
Smoking or non- chǀuyƗn ma?

smoking? 㕌䍮 ⚦?
Restaurant
There are ___ people ___ wèi

(in our party)
___ ⇜
That is for me shì wԁde

㢾㒠䤓
The bill is not right zhàngdƗn búduì

ゟ◤ ₜ⺈
This is not what I zhè búshì wԁ diӽn de

ordered 扨 ₜ㢾㒠䍈䤓
What would you like to nӿ hƝ shénme?

drink? ⇯⠬⅏⃗᧻
What would you like to nӿ chƯ shénme?

eat? ⇯⚒⅏⃗᧻
Yes, we are ready to kČyӿ diӽn cài le

order ♾ⅴ 䍈噫 ℕ
Restaurant
Chinese Food Vocabulary
Chinese food is one of the most popular

types of cuisine worldwide. It's no wonder!
Chinese food is tasty, healthy, and the
wide variety means there's something for
every taste.
As with many cultural exports, the names
of some Chinese dishes have changed by
the time they arrive in other countries. If
you visit a Mandarin-speaking country,
this list of popular Chinese food dishes
will help when it comes time to ordering
food. The items have been roughly
arranged by type of food.
Beef with oyster háo yóu niú ròu

sauce 夬㽈䓪匘
Beef and rice niúròu fàn / 䓪匘
Broccoli & oyster háoyóu jiè lán

sauce 夬㽈唴⏿
Restaurant
Cashew chicken yƗoguԁ jƯ dƯng

叿㨫炰 ₐ
Chicken leg and rice jƯtuӿ fàn / 炰后毼
Chinese pancake jiƗnbӿng / 䏝氋
Dumplings shuӿjiӽo / 㻃氉
Deep fried beef with cǀng bào niú ròu

onions 圀䒕䓪匘
Egg and vegetable dànhuƗtƗng

soup 奚啀㻳
Eggplant with garlic yú xiƗng qiézi

漋氨喓⷟
Fish cooked in soy hóngshƗo yú

sauce 儱䍶漋
Fried rice with shrimp xiƗrén chӽofàn
复⅐ 䌡毼
Restaurant
Fried noodles chӽomiàn / 䌡槱
)Uied noodles gƗn chӽo niú hé

with beef ㄁䌡䓪㽂
Fried rice chӽofàn / 䌡毼
Fried rice noodles chӽo mӿfČn

䌡伂优
Kung pao chicken gǀngbӽo jƯ dƯng

⸺≬ 炰 ₐ
Mixed vegetables shí jӿn shǌ cài

⅏枵垻噫
Peking duck bČijƯngkӽoyƗ

▦℻䍳炼
Plain noodles yángchǌnmiàn
棂㢴槱
Restaurant
Pork chop and rice páigԃ fàn / 㘡洷毼
Porridge zhǀu / 伴
Rice mӿfàn / 伂毼
Seaweed soup zӿcàitƗng

侺噫㻳
Spicy tofu mápódòufu

煊ⳕ廕叟
Restaurant
Steamed fish in soy qƯng zhČng yú

sauce 䂔均漋
Steamed stuffed bun bƗozi / ▔⷟
Sticky buns mántou / 氡⯃
Stir fry egg with xƯhóngshì chӽo jƯdàn

tomato 導儱㪎䌡炰奚
Stir fry mushroom & xiƗn mó biӽn dòu

green beans 漫墠㓐廕
Sushi shòusƯ / ⺎⚇
Sweet & sour pork gԃlӽo ròu

♳劐匘
Sweet and sour soup suƗnlàtƗng

搇戲㻳
Restaurant
Vegetarian platter sùshíjӿn

侯⅏枵
Vinegar cucumber pƗi huáng guƗ

㕜煓䝫
White radish patty luóbo gƗo

嚬◫ 佤
Vegetables
Asparagus lú sԃn / 唵䶚
Bamboo shoots zhú sԃn / 䶈䶚
Broccoli xƯ lán huƗ / 導⏿啀
Cabbage bái cài / 䤌噫
Carrot hú luó bo / 印嚬◫
Celery qín cài / 啈噫
Restaurant
Corn yù mӿ / 䘘伂
Cucumber huáng guƗ / 煓䝫
Eggplant qié zi / 喓⷟
Garlic suàn / 圫
Ginger jiƗng / Ⱬ
Hot pepper / chili là jiƗo / 戲㮡
Lettuce shƝng cài / 䞮噫
Mushroom mó gu / 墠噖
Onion yáng cǀng / 㾚圀
Potato mӽ líng shԃ

泻杒堾
Pumpkin nán guƗ / ◦䝫
Tomato xƯ hóng shì導儱㪎
Restaurant
Meat and Seafood

Bacon péigƝn / ⪈㫈
Beef niúròu / 䓪匘
Chicken jƯ / 炰
Chicken breast jƯxiǀng / 炰厇
Chicken leg jƯtuӿ / 炰后
Duck yƗ / 炼
Ham huԁtuӿ / 䋺后
Lamb yángròu / 则匘
Pork zhǌròu / 䖹匘
Crab pángxiè / 娒媈
Fish yú / 漋
Restaurant
Prawn duìxiƗ / ⺈复
Squid yóuyú / 漎漋
Fruits
Apple píng guԁ / 喈㨫
Banana xiƗng jiƗo / 氨埘
Grape pú táo / 困嚓
Orange jú zi / 㳧⷟
Peach táo zi / 㫒⷟
Pear lí / 㬷
Pineapple bǀ luó / 噯嚬
Strawberry cӽo méi / 嗘嘢
Watermelon xƯ guƗ / 導䝫
Restaurant
Drinks & Beverage

Beer píjiԃ / ⟳握
Coffee kƗfƝi / ✥⟰
Cold water bƯngshuӿ / ␿㻃
Coke kČlè / ♾⃟
Fruit juice guԁzhƯ / 㨫㻐
Green tea chá / 冎嗅
Jasmine tea huƗchá / 啀嗅
Milk Tea nӽichá / Ⰵ嗅
Mineral water kuàngquánshuӿ

䪎㽘㻃
Restaurant
Red (white) Wine hóng (bái) pútáojiԃ

儱(䤌)困嚓握
Sprite xuČbì / 楹䬶
Dairy
Butter/Cream nӽiyóu / Ⰵ㽈
Cheese nӽilào / Ⰵ揹
Milk niúnӽi / 䓪Ⰵ
Yogurt suƗnnӽi / 搇Ⰵ
Condiments, Seasonings & Sauce
Hot Chili Sauce làjiƗojiàng / 戲㮡搀
Ketchup fƗnqiéjiàng / 䟹喓
MSG wèijƯng / ✂位
Restaurant
Pepper hújiƗofČn / 印㮡优
Salt yán / 䥟
Salad dressing shƗlƗ jiàng / 㼨㕘搀
Soy sauce jiàngyóu / 搀㽈
Sugar táng / 佥
Sweet & sour sauce tiƗnsuƗnjiàng / 䞫搇
Vinegar cù / 搚
Wasabi lԋjièmo / 冎唴㦺
BBQ & Kabobs
%%4pork chƗshƗoròu / ♘䍶
BBQ chicken wing jƯ chì / 炰剔
Restaurant / Shopping
Beef kabab niú ròu chuàn

䓪匘 ⃁
Chicken kabab jƯ ròu chuàn

炰匘 ⃁
Lamb kabab yángròu chuàn

则匘 ⃁
Dessert
Cake dàn gƗo / 奚佤
Ice cream bƯng qí lín / ␿䁖䁚
Shopping
If you need to do some shopping when

visiting a Mandarin-speaking country this
list of common shopping terms will help
you. The generic term for "store" is "diàn"
which is used for most small stores which
sell common items.
Shopping
Bakery miànbƗodiàn
槱▔ㄦ
Book Store shǌdiàn / ⃵ㄦ
Clothing Store fúshìdiàn

㦜毿ㄦ
Coffee Shop kƗfƝi tƯng / ✥⟰☔
Department bӽihuò gǀngsƯ

Store 䤍徶 ⏻⚇
Drugstore yàodiàn / 嗾ㄦ
Flower Shop huƗdiàn / 啀ㄦ
Furniture jiƗjùdiàn / ⹅␆ㄦ

Store
Grocery Store záhuòdiàn
㧑徶ㄦ
Shopping
Hardware wԃjƯnháng
Store ℣摠嫛
Jenny Lou‘s jié ní lù / 㘆ⰽ恾
Jewellery zhǌbӽodiàn
Store 䙯⸬ㄦ
Photo zhàoxiàngguăn
processing 䏶䦇氕
Shoe Store xiédiàn / 樚ㄦ
Sporting tӿyùyòngpӿndiàn
Goods ⇢十䞷❐ㄦ
Starbuck‘s xƯng bƗ kè / 㢮ゃ⏚
Stationary wénjùdiàn
Store 㠖␆ㄦ
Supermarket chƗoshì / 怔ゑ
Shopping
Tailor / cáifèng / 子冬
dressmaker
Toy Store wánjùdiàn / 䘸␆ㄦ
Traditional shìchӽng / ゑ⧉
Market
Watches and zhǀngbiӽodiàn
Clocks 朮嫷ㄦ
Can I try it on? wԁ néng shì yƯxià ma?

㒠厌幤₏ₚ⚦᧻
Can you let piányi diӽn’r kČyӿ ma?

me have it ≎⸫䍈⏎♾ⅴ⚦᧻
cheaper?
How much zhèigè duǀshӽo qián?
does this 扨₹⮩⺠杀᧻
cost?
It’s too small tài xiӽo(dà) le
(big) ⮹⺞(⮶)ℕ
Shopping
Please give qӿng gČi wԁ fƗpiào

me a receipt. 庆全㒠 ♠䯷
That’s too tài guì le

expensive ⮹忄ℕ
What would nӿ mӽi shénme?

you like to ⇯ ⃿ ⅏⃗᧻
buy?
Clothing
Boots xuƝ zi / 樃⷟
Coat wài tào / ⮥⯦
Down Jacket yԃ róng fú / 剌兡㦜
Gloves shԁu tào / 㓚⯦
High Heel gƗogƝn xié / 浧恮樚

Shoes
Jeans niú zӽi kù / 䓪Ⅳ孳
Shopping
Leather pí xié / 䤽樚
Shoes
Sandals liáng xié / ⑘ 樚
Scarf wéi jƯn / ⦃ろ
Shirt chèn shƗn / 嫻嫺
Shoes xié / 樚
Skirt qún zӿ / 孨⷟
Slippers tuǀ xié / 㕥樚
Sports Shoes yùndòng xié / 扟┷ 樚
Sweater hàn shƗn / 㻦嫺
Suit xƯ fú / 導㦜
T-shirt tƯ xù / T ㋳
Shopping / Health
Tie lӿng dài / 欕サ
Trousers/Pants kùzi / 孳⷟
Walking Shoes xiǌxián xié / ↠梁樚
Wool Sweater máo yƯ / 㹪嫲
Health
Symptoms & Terms
Allergic guòmӿn / 扖㟞
Asthma xiàochuӽnbìng
❽⠧䡔
Bleeding liúxiČ / 㿐嫏
Cold gӽnmào /㎮␡
Constipation biànmì / ≎䱧
Health
Cough késou /❂⢌
Dentist yáyƯ / 䓨◊
Diabetes tángniàobìng
佥⻎䡔
Diarrhea lƗdùzi / 㕘匩⷟
Dizzy tóuyǌn / ⯃㣤
Doctor yƯshƝng / ◊䞮
Fever fƗshƗo / ♠䍶
Food poisoning shíwù zhòngdú

歮䓸₼㹡
Headache tóuténg / ⯃䡋
Infection chuánrӽnbìng
↯㩢䡔
Health
Itch yӽng / 䡡
Running nose liú bítì / 㿐燊䀤
Sore throat sӽngzi téng

⡢⷟䡋
Stomach ache wèiténg / 卒䡋
Vomiting tù / ⚟
I have a wԁ yԁu / 㒠㦘
Medicine & Treatments

Acupuncture zhƝn jiǎ / 朗䌇
AntibioticV kàngshƝngsù

㔦䞮侯
Aspirin Ɨ sƯ pƯ lín
棎⚇◈㨦
Health
Band-aid chuàngkètiƝ
⒪♾心
Chinese medicine zhǀng yào / ₼嗾
Cold medicine gӽnmào yào /㎮␡嗾
Cough Drop / rùn hóu piàn

Throat Lozenge 䀵⠘䓖
Cough medicine késou yào /❂⢌嗾
Painkillers zhӿ téng yào / 㷱䡋嗾
Sterilizing Solution xiƗo dú yàoshuӿ

䀗㹡嗾㻃
Health / Travel
Western medicine xƯ yào / 導嗾
Have a shot dӽ zhƝn / 㓢朗
Have an operation zuò shԁu shù

⋩㓚㦾
I’m allergic to… wԁ duì (qƯng méi sù)

guò mӿn
㒠⺈(槡榘侯)扖㟞
Take medicine chƯ yào / ⚒ 嗾
Travel
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Airport fƝijƯchӽng
歭㧉⧉
Boarding pass dƝngjƯpái

䤊㧉䓛
Boat chuán / 哈
Travel
Bus stop gǀngjiƗochƝzhàn

⏻ℳ懵䵨
Bus qìchƝ / 㼌懵
Check in dƝngjì / 䤊帿
Gate dƝngjƯmén
䤊㧉桷
Passport hùzhào / 㔳䏶
Plane fƝijƯ / 歭㧉
Return ticket wӽngfӽn piào

㈏扣䯷
Shuttle bus dàbƗchƝ / ⮶ゃ懵
Subway dìtiČ / ⦿材
Taxi jìchéngchƝ
帰䲚懵
Travel
Ticket piào / 䯷
Timetable shíkèbiӽo
㢅Ⓤ嫷
Train huԁchƝ / 䋺懵
Train station huԁchƝzhàn

䋺懵䵨
How much is a yìzhƗng dào ... de piào

ticket to …? duǀshӽoqián?
₏ ㆯ Ⓙ..䤓䯷 ⮩⺠杀?
I would like a wԁ mӽi yìzhƗng dào ...

ticket to ….. de piào.
㒠 ⃿ ₏ㆯ Ⓙ ...䤓䯷㨫
Where can I buy zài nӽli mӽi piào?

a ticket? ⦷ ❹摛 ⃿ 䯷?
Home
Home
Keywords
Balcony yáng tái / 棂♿
Bathroom wèishƝngjiƗn / ◺䞮梃
Bed chuáng / ㄙ
Bedroom wò shì / ◶⸳
Book shelf shǌjià / ⃵㩅
Curtain chuƗnglián / 䴦ェ
Door mén / 桷
Garage chƝfáng / 懵㓎
Garden huƗyuán / 啀⥼
House fángzi / 㓎⷟
Kitchen chúfáng / ☷㓎
Home
Light dƝng / 䋾
Living room kètƯng / ⸱☔
Room fáng jiƗn / 㓎梃
Rug dì tӽn / ⦿㹾
Sofa shƗfƗ / 㼨♠
Toilet cèsuԁ / ☤㓏
Window chuƗnghu / 䴦㓆
Appliances
Air-conditioner kǀng tiáo / 䴉庒
Fridge bƯngxiƗng / ␿乀
Humidifier jiƗ shƯ qì

┯䄎⣷
Iron yùndԁu / 䐷㠦
Home
Microwave wƝi bǀ lú / ㈽㽱䌘
Oven/Stove kӽoxiƗng / lú zào

䍳乀 / 䌘䌅
Washing Machine xӿyƯjƯ / 㾦嫲㧉
Cleaning Supplies
All Purpose Cleaner quán néng qƯng jié jì

⏷厌䂔㾐ⓑ
Fabric Softner róu shùn jì / 㩣欉ⓑ
Glass Cleaner bǀ li qƯng jié jì

䙊䜒䂔㾐ⓑ
Mop/Broom tǌobӽ / sàobӽ

㕥㔙 / 㓺㔙
Soap xiƗngzào / 氨䤑
Home
Sponge/Rag mƗ bù / 㕈を
Washing powder xӿyƯfČn / 㾦嫲优
Common Household Items
Brush/Comb shǌ zi / 㭂⷟
Chapstick rùn chún gƗo / 䀵➖吞
Cosmetics huà zhuƗng pƱn

▥Ⱅ❐
Deodorant fƗng xiƗng jì

啂氨ⓑ
Hair spray/Gel fà jiƗo / ♠厅
Lotion rùn fǌ rԃ / 䀵匳ℂ
Mirror jìng zi / 柫⷟
Home
Pot/Pan hú / guǀ
⮅/枔
Rubbish bin lƗ jƯ tǂng / ⨒⧍㬅
Suntan ORWLRQ fángshàishuƗng

棁㣡榫
Toothbrush yáshuƗ 䓨Ⓠ
Toothpaste yágƗo / 䓨吞
Towel máo jƯn / 㹪ろ
Emergency
Emergency
Contact Number
Hello, this is… nӿhăo zhè shì

⇯Ⰼ, 扨㢾…
Ambulance(dial 120) yƗo èr líng (120)

Fire Dept (dial 119) yƗo yƗo jiԃ(119)
Police(dial 110) yƗo yƗo líng (110)
Emergency
Police: 110
Police jӿngchá / 巵⹮
I was mugged/robbed wԁ bèi qiӽng le

㒠嬺㔱ℕ
Fire Dept:119
Fire Alarm huԁ jӿng / 䋺巵
Fire Extinguisher miè huԁ qì / 䋼䋺⣷
On fire zháo huԁ le / 䧏䋺ℕ
Ambulance: 120
Ambulance jiù hù chƝ / 㟠㔳懵
Emergency jí zhČn / ㊴幙
Paramedic hù lӿ rén yuán

㔳䚕ⅉ⛧
Emergency
Hospitals
Beijing Int’l SOS guójì jiùyuán zhǀngxƯn

Clinic zhČnsuԁ
⦌棔㟠㚃₼㉒幙㓏
Phone 6462 9112

Address Bldg C, BITIC Leasing Ctr
1 North Rd Xing Fu San
Cun Chaoyang District
Beijing United bČijƯng hémùjiƗ yƯyuàn

Family Hospital ▦℻ ✛䧵⹅ ◊棱
Phone 6433 3960

Address #2 Jiangtai Lu
Chaoyang District
Emergency
International Medical guójì yƯliáo zhǀngxƯn

Center (IMC) ⦌棔 ◊䠦 ₼㉒
Phone 64651384
Address Room S 1111
Lufthansa Bldg
Liangmaqiao Lu
Chaoyang District
Ji Shui Tan jƯshuӿtán yƯyuàn

Hospital(Public) 䱾㻃䇼 ◊棱
Phone 6616 7631

Address 31 Xin Jie Kou DongJie
Xicheng District
Tongren hospital tóngrén yƯyuàn

⚛⅐ ◊棱
Phone 6512 9911

Address #2 Chaoyangmen Nei St.
Chongwen District

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How are you? nӿhăoma? [wǂ hČn hăo

Thank you xièxie [búkèqi]

Excuse me (sorry) duìbuqӿ [méiguƗnxi]

Excuse me qƱng wèn

Ok / Sure xíng / kČyƱ

This zhège /扨₹

yԁu / méi yԁu

Double Room shuƗngrénfáng / ♛ⅉ㓎

Hostel kèzhàn / lԉguăn

Hotel fàndiàn / jiԃdiàn /

Single Room dƗnrénfáng / ◤ⅉ㓎

I live at… wԁzhùzài / 㒠⇞⦷…

Where's the cèsuǂ zài nӽlƱ? / ☤㓏

What is your room nӿ de fángjiƗn hào shì

Which building do nӿ zhù nӽ gè lóu᧻

Correct/Incorrect duì / bú duì

Easy/Difficult róngyì / nán

Good/Bad hăo / búhăo

Happy/Sad gƗoxìng / nángùo

Hot/Cool/Cold rè / liáng / lČng

Tired/ Excited lèi / xƯng fèn

Basic Generic Responses

I don't want it búyào / ₜ尐

Clothing and accessories

Track suit yùndòngyƯ / 扟┷嫲

Take care bӽozhòng / ≬摜

Dye/Hair Color rănfà / 㩢♠

Razors tìxǌdƗo / ⓒ權⒏

Shampoo xӿfàshuӿ / 㾦♠㻃

Shaving cream tìxǌ shuƗng/pàom

Wash(Hair) xӿ tóufa / 㾦⯃♠

Cut it a little jiăn duăn yìdiănr

Don’t cut it too bié jiăn tài duăn

I want to have my wǂ yào jiăn fà

It is too long here zhèr tài cháng le

Just trim it zhӿjiăn yìdiănr

Take some more liăng biƗn duǀ jiăn diănr

On the left zuԁbiƗn / ふ扈

On the right yòubiƗn / ⚂扈

Straight ahead yƯzhízԁu / ₏䦃忿

Traffic Light hóng lԋ dƝng / 儱冎䋾

Turn left / right zuԁ(yòu)guӽi / ふ(⚂)㕟

U Turn diào tóu / 㘘 ⯃

How to I get to…? …zČnme zԁu?

0, 1, 2, 3, 4 líng, yƯ, èr, sƗn, sì

5, 6, 7, 8, 9 wǎ, liù, qƯ, bƗ, jiԃ

10,11,12, 13 shí, shíyƯ, shí’èr, shísƗn

14, 15, 16, 17 shísì , shíwԃ, shíliù,

18, 19, 20, 21 shíbƗ, shíjiԃ, èrshí ,

22, 30, 40, 50 èrshí’èr,sƗnshí, sìshí,

60, 70, 80, 90 liùshí, qƯshí, bƗshí,

100, 101 yìbӽi, yìbӽilíngyƯ

102, 1000 yìbӽilíng’èr, yìqiƗn

1001, 10,000 yìqiƗnlíngyƯ, yíwàn

How much is this? zhège duǀshăo qián?

Get money (out of Qǎqián / ♥杀

March sƗn yuè / ₘ㦗

June liù yuè / ⏼㦗

September jiǎ yuè / ⃬㦗

October shí yuè / ◐㦗

November shí yƯ yuè / ◐₏㦗

December shí èr yuè / ◐ℛ㦗

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