Common Chinese Phrases
These common Chinese phrases will help you sound more like a native speaker. Learn them with free audio flash cards from a native Chinese and the Lingo Dingo review game.
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What a shame | Zhēn kěxí |
I can't believe it | Wǒ jiǎnzhí bù gǎn xiāngxìn |
What time is it? | Xiànzài shì shénme shíhou? |
Can you help me? | Nǐ néng bāngzhù wǒ ma? |
I'm running late. | Wǒ chídào le. |
How's your family? | Nǐ de jiārén hǎo ma? |
Where do you work? | Nǐ zài nǎer gōngzuò? |
Where are you from? | Nǐ cóng nǎlǐ lái? |
Are you from around here? | Nǐ shì bùshì cóng fùjìn lái de? |
Where do you live? | Nǐ zhù zài nǎlǐ? |
How old are you? | Nǐ duōdà le? |
Are you on Facebook? | Nǐ yǒu cānjiā Facebook ma? |
What's your phone number? | Nǐ de diànhuà jǐ hào? |
What do you like to do? | Nǐ xǐhuan zuò shénme? |
I need to use the restroom. | Wǒ xūyào shǐyòng xǐshǒujiān. |
I'll be right back. | Wǒ mǎshàng jiù huílái. |
Please repeat | Qǐng chóngfù |
I like your shirt | Wǒ xǐhuan nǐ de chènshān |
Are you kidding? | Nǐ zài kāiwánxiào ba? |
Just kidding | Zhǐshì kāiwánxiào |
Talk to you later | Xià cì zài hé nǐ tán |
See you soon | Hěn kuài zàijiàn |
Learning Common Chinese Phrases
Return to the Chinese phrases page once you have impressed the natives with your knowledge of common Chinese phrases. There are also many lists of common Chinese words that you can learn for free. There are many free resources to help you learn Chinese here at Visual Link Languages including the Chinese verbs page.