{"id":13791,"date":"2017-11-07T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=13791"},"modified":"2017-11-06T18:57:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T22:57:00","slug":"chinese-survival-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/chinese-survival-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Survival Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s no secret that Chinese is a tough language. With its tricky tones<\/a> and thousands upon thousands of characters<\/a>, it can be an intimidating language to study. Oh yeah, and there are also vast differences in pronunciation depending on what part of the country you’re in. While it can be a very difficult language, you’ll definitely need some Chinese if you plan on visiting the Middle Kingdom. Get started with these Chinese survival phrases.<\/p>\n

25 Chinese Survival Phrases<\/h2>\n
\"Chinese

A little Chinese goes a long way.<\/p><\/div>\n

If you’re new to Chinese, or are just traveling to China and need a bit of the language to get by, these 25 Chinese survival phrases will go a long way:<\/p>\n

\u4f60\u597d
\n\u4f60\u597d\u5417\uff1f
\n\u6211\u5f88\u597d\uff0c\u4f60\u5462\uff1f
\n\u518d\u89c1
\n\u65e9\u4e0a\u597d
\n\u4e0b\u5348\u597d
\n\u665a\u4e0a\u597d
\n\u665a\u5b89
\n\u8c22\u8c22
\n\u4e0d\u5ba2\u6c14
\n\u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77
\n\u6ca1\u5173\u7cfb
\n\u8fd9\u4e2a
\n\u90a3\u4e2a
\n\u6211\u8981
\n\u6211\u8981\u8fd9\u4e2a
\n\u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1f
\n\u4f60\u6709… \u5417?
\n\u6709\/\u6ca1\u6709
\n\u8bf7\u95ee
\n…\u5728\u54ea\u91cc?
\n\u536b\u751f\u95f4\u5728\u54ea\u91cc?
\n\u6211\u542c\u4e0d\u61c2
\n\u4f60\u53ef\u4ee5\u8bf4\u6162\u4e00\u70b9\u5417?
\n\u4f60\u4f1a\u8bf4\u82f1\u8bed\u5417? <\/div>
n\u01d0 h\u01ceo
\nn\u01d0 h\u01ceo ma
\nw\u01d2 h\u011bn h\u01ceo, n\u01d0 ne?
\nz\u00e0i ji\u00e0n
\nz\u01ceo sh\u00e0ng h\u01ceo
\nxi\u00e0 w\u01d4 h\u01ceo
\nw\u01cen sh\u00e0ng h\u01ceo
\nw\u01cen’\u0101n
\nxi\u00e8 xi\u00e8
\nb\u00fa k\u00e8 q\u00ec
\ndu\u00ec b\u00f9 q\u01d0
\nm\u00e9i gu\u0101n x\u00ec
\nzh\u00e8 ge
\nn\u00e0 ge
\nw\u01d2 y\u00e0o
\nw\u01d2 y\u00e0o zh\u00e8 ge
\ndu\u014d sh\u01ceo qi\u00e1n
\nn\u01d0 y\u01d2u… ma?
\ny\u01d2u\/m\u00e9i y\u01d2u
\nq\u01d0ng w\u00e8n
\nz\u00e0i n\u01ce l\u01d0
\nw\u00e8i sh\u0113ng ji\u0101n z\u00e0i n\u01ce l\u01d0
\nw\u01d2 t\u012bng b\u00f9 d\u01d2ng
\nn\u01d0 k\u011b y\u01d0 shu\u014d m\u00e0n y\u00ec di\u01cen ma
\nn\u01d0 hu\u00ec shu\u014d y\u012bng y\u01d4 ma<\/div>
Hello
\nHow are you?
\nI\u2019m fine, and you?
\nGoodbye
\nGood morning
\nGood afternoon
\nGood evening
\nGood night
\nThank you
\nYou\u2019re welcome
\nSorry
\nIt\u2019s fine\/No problem
\nThis one
\nThat one
\nI want
\nI want this one
\nHow much is it?
\nDo you have\u2026?
\nYes, I do.\/No, I don\u2019t.
\nExcuse me
\nWhere is\u2026?
\nWhere is the bathroom?
\nI don\u2019t understand.
\nCan you speak slowly?
\nCan you speak English?<\/div>
<\/div><\/p>\n

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Of course, your tones will probably be off at first, and you won’t be able to read or write any Chinese characters. Don’t worry – those things will come with time. You have to start somewhere, and using these basic survival phrases will get you going. I’ll go ahead and add one more for good measure –\u00a0Cheers<\/strong>! (\u5e72\u676f! – g\u0101n b\u0113i). Having a drink with locals in China is a great way to loosen up and practice. Just be aware that it literally means “dry glass” in Chinese, or the equivalent of “bottoms up” in English.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Chinese

It’s no secret that Chinese is a tough language. With its tricky tones and thousands upon thousands of characters, it can be an intimidating language to study. Oh yeah, and there are also vast differences in pronunciation depending on what part of the country you’re in. While it can be a very difficult language, you’ll…<\/p>\n

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