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China  Lexicon of Chinese Terms

  • Greetings and Civilities

hello : ni hao

good-bye : zaijian

thank you : xiexie

you’re welcome : bukeqi

I’m sorry : duibuqi

No, I don’t have : wo mei you

No, not so : bu shi

I am a businessman/woman : wo shi shang ren

It doesn’t matter : mei shi

I want : wo yao

No, I don’t want : bu yao

I don’t understand : wo ting bu dong

I understand : wo dong

Do you understand? : Dong ma ?

  • Money

How much is it? Duo shao qian ?

Is there anything cheaper? You pianyi dian de ma ?

That’s too expensive. Tai gui le

Bank of China zhong guo yinhang

RMB: renminbi

Change money : huan qian

Travellers’ cheque : luxing zhi piao

Credit card : xin yong ka

  • Transport

I want to go to…: wo yao qu…

I want to get off : wo yao xia che

Go left : wang zuo

Go right : wang you

Go straight : yizhizou

Luggage : xingli

One ticket : yi zhang piao

What time does it depart? Ji dian kai ?

What time does it arrive? Ji dian dao ?

How long does the trip take? Zhe ci luxing yao hua duo chang shi jian ?

To buy a ticket : mai zhang piao


  • Time

What time is it? Ji dian le ?

…hour…minute : dian….fen

now : xianzai

today : jintian

When? Shenme shihou ?

tomorrow : mingtian

the day after tomorrow : houtian

three days ahead : dahoutian

daytime : baitian

morning : shangwu

afternoon : xiawu

night, evening : wanshang

Wait a moment : dengyixia

  • Telephone

I want to speak to x : qing zhao yi xia x

Is x there? X zai ma ?

Please put me through to : qing zhuan dao

Please beep : qing hu

  • Numbers

0 ling

1 yi, yao

2 er, liang

3 san

4 si

5 wu

6 liu

7 qi

8 ba

9 jiu

10 shi

11 shiyi

12 shier

13 shisan

20 ershi

21 erhsiyi

100 yibai

200 liangbai

1,000 yiqian

2,000 liangqian

10,000 yiwan

20,000 liangwan

100,000 shiwan

200,000 ershiwan

  • Emergency

police: jingchaju

Fire!: huojing

Help!: hujiu

Thief!: feijing

  • Other

Certificate : zheng shu

Motorway, freeway : gao su gong lu

A-levels, highschool diploma : gao zhong A ji bi ye wen ping

Do it yourself : zi ji dong shou

Tobacconist : yan cao shang

Cable TV : you xian dian shi

Credit card : xin yong ka

Residence permit : jiu liu zheng

Car registration card : ji dong che deng ji ka

Car insurance certificate : ji dong che bao xian dan

Shopping center : gou wu zhong xin

Tax collection office : shui wu jiao na chu

Service charges : fu wu fei

Shopkeepers : dian zhu

Driving licence : jia zhao

Number plate, license plate : pai zhao

Account : zhang mu

Registration fees : deng ji fei

Department stores : bai huo shang dian

Tax : shui

Market : shichang

Underground, subway : ditie