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 Lexicon
of Chinese Terms
hello : ni hao
good-bye : zaijian
thank you : xiexie
youre welcome : bukeqi
Im sorry : duibuqi
No, I dont have : wo mei you
No, not so : bu shi
I am a businessman/woman : wo shi shang ren
It doesnt matter : mei shi
I want : wo yao
No, I dont want : bu yao
I dont understand : wo ting bu dong
I understand : wo dong
Do you understand? : Dong ma ?
How much is it? Duo shao qian ?
Is there anything cheaper? You pianyi dian de ma ?
Thats 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
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

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
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
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
police: jingchaju
Fire!: huojing
Help!: hujiu
Thief!: feijing
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

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