Helpful Phrases Flashcards
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Generally speaking / speaking for myself / speaking for you
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一般来说 / 对我来说 / 对你来说 (this can also be used to indicate whether something is appropriate for the person in question)
2
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I don’t think that’s entirely accurate
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我觉得不完全对
3
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X [life] is getting Y [better] every day
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我的生活一天比一天好
4
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I understand (3 versions)
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明白了 ming bai le
懂了 dong or
清楚了qingchu le
5
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Is that a problem?
A
那是问题吗？
6
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Is that exactly right?
A
准确吗？
7
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Contact me if you have a problem
A
有事联系我 （you shi lianxi wo)
8
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Can you help me?
A
你能帮助我吗？
9
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Thank you for your help
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谢谢你的帮助
10
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Hard to say
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不好说
11
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I meant to say…
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我想说。。。
12
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Please can you repeat that?
A
请再说一边
13
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Is … included?
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。。。包括。。。吗？
14
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How long does it take?
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多长时间？
15
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I would prefer…
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我最好。。。
我最喜欢。。。
16
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Do you have any special offers?
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你有优惠没有？
17
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Sorry to bother you
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对不起麻烦你
18
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No problem
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没问题
19
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What do you recommend?
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你有什么好建议吗？
你什么推荐（给我）吗？
20
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I would like to inquire about…
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我想查询一下。。。
21
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Are you saying…?
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你是不是说。。。？
22
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Is there anything else? (Implied, you need from me)
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还有别的事吗？
23
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Is that right?
A
是不是
24
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That’s a pity!
A
真可惜！
25
What time is Collection and pick up?
接送时间是几点？
26
You don’t need to be so polite
你不用怎么客气
27
Can you be quick? I’m in a hurry.
你能快一点儿吗？我有急事。
28
In your view….
在你看来。。。
29
Say hello to (her)
想她问好
30
I will try
我会试一试
31
See you next week
下周见
32
Seemingly/Seems like
(3 versions)
看起来
看上去
好像很好
33
Maybe/Can't say for sure
说不定
34
More and more... [cold/enjoying exercise]
越来越冷
越来越喜欢运动
(N.B. cannot be used with adverbs of degree, e.g. hen. The thing at the end must either be an adjective or a "mental verb")
35
Where is ...(noun)?
Noun + 呢？
妈妈呢？
你的书呢？
36
Talking about....
说到。。。。
说起。。。。
37
That's a hard question. I haven't considered it. What do you think?
很难的问题。没有想过。你怎么想？
38
So that's why / No wonder!
怪不得！
39
A quarter to 9
差一刻九点
40
A is near/far from B
A 离 B 远 / 近
41
Turn towards X (3 ways)
a)向/Xiàng + direction word + 拐/Guǎi
b)往/wang + direction word + 转/zhuǎn
c)向/xiang or 往/Wǎng + direction word 走/zǒu
42
He was my predecessor
在我没来之前，她做我的工作
43
This is a picture of (me and my ambassador)
这张照片是 【我和我的大使】
44
What was the biggest gain?
你最大的收获是什么？
45
Did you ask me...?
你想问我。。。吗？
46
I don't know how to say this word
我不知道这个词怎么说
47
Twenty years ago
二十年前
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I still don't know the exact time
我还不知道准确的时间
49
I will confirm tomorrow
明天我会和你确认
50
Boring food
没有味道
51
Do you supply....?
你们提供。。。？
52
All rooms should be on the same floor
所有的房间都要在一样的楼层。
53
We are good customers
我们的顾客很好
54
Windows looking out at the garden
窗户对照化验
55
I want to confirm
我需要确认
56
Do you need a deposit?
你需要预付款？(could also mean prepayment)
57
What movies are showing?
现在演什么电影能？
58
Is there something suitable for children to see?
有什么适合孩子看的吗？
59
You are too polite
你太客气了
60
Under normal circumstances
一般情况下
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Honestly speaking
老实说
62
To become X (two versions - one to become a noun - a lawyer - one to become an adjective - happy)
变得bian de+【adjective】
变成bian cheng+【noun】
学习变得越来越难了
最近报纸发现，女王变成英国最受欢迎的王室成员了。
63
Generally speaking/to sum up
总的来说
64
To not care/not mind
无所谓
65
Relatively speaking
相对来说
66
To be nosy
好管闲事 (hao guan xian shi)
67
Starting from X (two ways)
开始。。。
or
自。。。起 （自2021年起。。。）
68
It is said that....
He said that....
According to the report....
据说。。。。
据他说。。。
据报告。。。
69
An alternative way to say thank you and sorry! (hint. suggests you are making someone exhausted!)
辛苦你了
70
Echoing someone else's comment (agreeing with them)。 Basically，yes!
可不是
可不
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In other words/that is to say
也就是说
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To have/not have time (as a verb complement, rather than a phrase)
来得及
来不及
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In (lots of people's） opinion
在【很多人】看来
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Can't do without
不可缺少
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That's probably reasonable
这还差不多
76
Let's (start, do it, etc)!
我们开始吧！ 【吧 being the "let's"】
77
Your turn
该你了！
78
Under X situation
在……verb+下，B situation happens
听说，中国西安有的地方开始解封。在解封计划下，每个家庭可以去外面购买日用品。
79
I work at the British Embassy in Beijing
我是英国驻北京大使馆工作
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These clothes are just the right size
You came at just the right time
衣服大小正好
你来得正好
81
No kidding!
可不是！
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According to my knowledge / understanding
据我所知
据我所了解
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I am sorry to inform you
我很抱歉地通知你
84
As for your question。。。
至于你的问题。。。
85
I reckon (2 ways)
我估计
我猜想
86
I expect (as in, anticipate - -not reckon)
我期待
87
That makes sense
有道理
Often rendered as 有道理有道理
88
Zero covid policy
清零政策
89
Let alone...
更别说。。。
90
I will confirm
我会和你们确认 / 我会告诉你
91
Take England for example
就拿英国来说
92
I haven't thought about it
没有想过。
93
Looks like (set phrase)
看起来像
94
What's so bad about that?
这有什么可惜呢？
有什么。。。呢？ Is a generally useful pattern for forming a rhetorical question
95
Everyone knows this
这是共识
96
Second only to...
仅次于。。。
97
Could not be more X (difficult, pretty etc)
要多 X，有多 X
要多难，有多难
要多漂亮，有多漂亮
98
I agree, but on condition that....
我同意，不过取决于。。。
99
This is just my personal opinion
这是我个人的见解
100
What do you think?
你怎么看？
101
We are looking into it
我们正在调查
102
I'm very honoured
我很荣幸
103
In the wake of / following
随着
This can be used either to note that an activity comes after something else (and because of it), in line with something else (and because of it), or after a trend. Translation is highly dependent on context.
Subj. + 随着 + Noun + Verb Phrase
or
随着 + Trend，Subj. + Predicate
随着 经济 的 发展，人们 的 生活 越 来 越 好 了。
这些 垃圾 随着 河水 流 到 了 大海
104
Ever since (or starting from)
- past tense only
自从 .... 【以后】
（relatively informal - add 以来 at the end to make it more formal)
N.B. This can NOT to used to express action that will happen from a future point (from tomorrow....)
自从 来 到 湖南，我 越来越 能 吃 辣 了。
自从 用 手机 付款 后 ，我 很 少 带 现金 出门 。
从 他 爸爸 去世 以来 ，他 一直 没 回 过 家 。
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From the point of view of (formal)
对 + [Person / Group] + 而言 ，⋯⋯
(basically the same as 对。。。来说 except more formal)
对 她 而言 ，自由 更 重要 。
对 80后 而言 ，网恋 很 正常 。
106
Actually not
其实不然
