In this post, you will find Chinese phrases or Chinese expressions that are easy to apply in your conversation with Chinese speaking people you meet in business, in social gatherings or even during your travel to Chinese speaking countries.

It is essential to learn or know some basic Chinese phrases before travelling to a place where the people there only understand or speak Chinese. It is really better to be prepared than to be sorry.

Farewell 告别 gào bié

再见	zài jiàn	goodbye
改天见	gǎi tiān jiàn	see you next time
明天见	míng tiān jiàn	see you tomorrow
回头见	huí tóu jiàn	see you later
待会儿见	dài huì er jiàn	see you later

Gratitude and Apologize 致谢与致歉 zhì xiè yǔ zhì qiàn

对不起	duì bù qǐ	sorry
没关系	méi guān xì	it’s alright / it’s ok
谢谢	xiè xiè	thank you
不客气	bù kè qì	you’re welcome
不好意思	bù hǎo yì si	sorry to / find it embarrassing ( to do something)
麻烦你了	má fan nǐ le	sorry to trouble you

Self-Introduction 自我介绍 zì wǒ jiè shào

我叫大卫	wǒ jiào dà wèi	My name is David
我姓李	wǒ xìng lǐ	My last name is Lee
我是英国人	wǒ shì yīng guó rén	I am English
我家在伦敦	wǒ jiā zài lún dūn	I stay in London
我家有三口人	wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén	There are three people in my family

Know how to read date/week/year 日/月/年 rì/yuè/nián

星期	xīng qí	week
星期天 / 星期日	xīng qí tiān / xīng qí rì	Sunday
下个星期	xià gè xīng qí	next week
月	yuè	month
下个月	xià gè yuè	next month
上个月	shàng gè yuè	last month
号	hào	date
今天	jīn tiān	today
前天	qián tiān	the day before yesterday
大前天	dà qián tiān	three days ago
明天	míng tiān	tomorrow
昨天	zuó tiān	yesterday
后天	hòu tiān	the day after tomorrow
大后天	dà hòu tiān	three days from now
哪天	nǎ tiān	which day
年	nián	year
去年	qù nián	last year
后年	hòu nián	two years from now
今天是一月二十八号	jīn tiān shì yī yuè èr shí bā hào	today is the 28th of January

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Talking about eating 讲吃饭 jiǎng chī fàn

早饭	zǎo fàn	breakfast
午饭	wǔ fàn	lunch
晚饭	wǎn fàn	dinner
饿	è	hungry
饱	bǎo	full
吃	chī	eat
喝	hē	drink

Talking about hobbies 讲爱好 jiǎng ài hào

我的爱好是看电影	wǒ de ài hào shì kàn diàn yǐng	my hobby is watching movies
我喜欢爬山	wǒ xǐ huān pá shān	I like mountain climbing
我对足球没有兴趣	wǒ duì zú qiú méi yǒu xìng qù	I’m not interested in football
我对旅游感兴趣	wǒ duì lǚ yóu gǎn xìng qù	I’m interested in travel

Know how to say ability 本事 běn shì

我会做饭	wǒ huì zuò fàn	I know how to cook
我常常和朋友打网球	wǒ cháng cháng hé péng yǒu dǎ wǎng qiú	I often play tennis with my friend
说汉语	shuō hàn yǔ	speak Chinese
打太极	dǎ tài jí	practice tai chi
开车	kāi chē	drive
写汉字	xiě hàn zì	write Chinese

Talking about time 时间 shí jiān

现在十二点	xiàn zài shí èr diǎn	it’s twelve o’clock now
十二点零五分	shí èr diǎn líng wǔ fēn	five past twelve
十二点十五分	shí èr diǎn shí wǔ fēn	twelve fifteen
十二点一刻	shí èr diǎn yī kè	a quarter past twelve
十二点半	shí èr diǎn bàn	half-past twelve
十二点四十五分	shí èr diǎn sì shí wǔ fēn	twelve forty five
十二点三刻	shí èr diǎn sān kè	twelve fifteen / three quarters past twelve
一点差一刻	yī diǎn chā yī kè	a quarter to one
十二点五十五分	shí èr diǎn wǔ shí wǔ fēn	twelve fifty five

Know how to talk about clothes 衣服 yī fú

穿衣服	chuān yī fú	wear clothes
戴帽子	dài mào zi	wear a hat
件	jiàn	a piece
试衣服	shì yī fú	try on clothes
多大 ?	duō dà	how big?
小号 / 中号 / 大号	xiǎo hào/ zhōng hào/ dà hào	small / medium / large
加大	jiā dà	increase size
一双	yī shuāng	a pair

Asking for help 请求帮忙 qǐng qiú bāng máng

帮我….	bāng wǒ …..	help me ….
拿东西到房间	ná dōng xī dào fáng jiān	bring the things to the room
开门	kāi mén	open the door
关灯	guān dēng	switch off the lights
搬家	bān jiā	move (house)
提行李	tí xíng lǐ	carry the luggage

At the hospital 在医院 zài yī yuàn

医生	yī shēng
护士	hù shì
看病	kàn bìng
打针	dǎ zhēn
吃药	chī yào
头疼 / 头痛	tóuténg / tóu tòng
感冒	gǎn mào
发烧	fāshāo
肚子疼 / 肚子痛	dùzi téng/ dùzi tòng
入院	rù yuàn
开刀	kāi dāo
手术	shǒu shù

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