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Essential Chinese Travel Phrases基础礼貌
Master greetings, thanks, apologies, and other polite expressions you can use from the moment you arrive in China.
19 useful phrasesPinyin and audio practice
Practice essentials phrases Phrase passport · Essentials
Chinese, pinyin, and meaning
Read through the list, say each phrase aloud, then use the matching game to test your recall.
- 01你好nǐ hǎoMeaningHello
- 02谢谢xiè xieMeaningThank you
- 03不客气bú kè qìMeaningYou're welcome
- 04对不起duì bù qǐMeaningSorry
- 05没关系méi guān xiMeaningIt's okay / Never mind
- 06再见zài jiànMeaningGoodbye
- 07请qǐngMeaningPlease
- 08是shìMeaningYes
- 09不是bú shìMeaningNo
- 10好的hǎo deMeaningOkay / Sure
- 11没问题méi wèn tíMeaningNo problem
- 12打扰一下dǎ rǎo yí xiàMeaningExcuse me
- 13不好意思bù hǎo yì siMeaningSorry / Excuse me (casual)
- 14请问qǐng wènMeaningMay I ask...
- 15我不知道wǒ bù zhī dàoMeaningI don't know
- 16我不懂wǒ bù dǒngMeaningI don't understand
- 17请再说一遍qǐng zài shuō yí biànMeaningPlease say it again
- 18请慢一点qǐng màn yì diǎnMeaningPlease speak slowly
- 19你会说英语吗nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ maMeaningDo you speak English?