DUCSBB Deck01 Flashcards

Memorize useful sentences to communicate with Chinese speakers. Pinyin is used throughout, so you should already be familiar with pronunciation from Pinyin. Sometimes accent marks are used to indicate tones, and sometimes numbers. Presented in no particular order.

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1
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Nǐ zhēn niú!

A

You’re outstanding!

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2
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Méi bànfǎ.

A

There’s nothing you can do.

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3
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Fēi xià kǔgōngfū bùkě.

A

It requires painstaking effort.

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4
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Bùhǎoyìsi, yǒushì. Yàozǒule.

A

I’m sorry, I have something I must do. I must go.

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5
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máfán nǐ zài shuō yībiān

A

Can you say it again?

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6
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máfan nĭ jiǎng màn yīdiǎn

A

Can you speak more slowly?

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7
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Bao4 qian4!

A

Sorry! (For a mistake)

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8
Q

Na4 zai4 han4 yu3 li jiao4 shen2 me?

A

What’s that called in Chinese?

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9
Q

Bie2 dan1 xin1!

A

Don’t worry!

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10
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Wo3 guo4 yi1 hui2r jiu4 hui2 lai2!

A

I’ll be right back!

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11
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Kě bù shì ma?

A

Definitely!

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12
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Jiù nàme huí shì.

A

It’s not that great.

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13
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Màn man chī.

A

Bon appetit.

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14
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Màn zǒu.

A

Take care (goodbye).

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15
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Bāng wǒ yíxià.

A

Give me a hand.

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16
Q

Wǒ rènwéi búshì.

A

I don’t think so.

17
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Wǒ rènwéi shì zhèyàng de

A

I think so.

18
Q

Wǒ míngbái le.

A

I see.

19
Q

Hěn yǒuqù.

A

That’s interesting.

20
Q

Wasài!

A

Wow!

21
Q

Nǐ tài xìngjí le.

A

You’re impatient.

22
Q

Zěnme la?

A

What’s going on?/What’s the problem?

23
Q

Zhè shì zhēn de.

A

That’s true.

24
Q

Duì le.

A

That’s right.

25
Q

Zhè yàng de shìqíng jīngcháng fāshēng.

A

That happens.

26
Q

A yue4 lai2 yue4 B

A

A is becoming more and more B

27
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A bi3 B C

A

A is more C than B

28
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sui1 ran2 A ke3 shi4 B

A

Although A, B

29
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dang1 A de shi2 hou, B

A

When A (past tense), B (past tense)

30
Q

A yi3 hou 4, B

A

After A, B

31
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bu4 guan3 A, B hai2 C

A

Regardless of A, B (noun) still C (verb)

32
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A fei1 B bu4 ke3

A

A (noun) must B (verb)

33
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A yi3 B wei4 zhu3

A

A is mainly focused on/concerned with B