Mandarin Vocab Flashcards
你 (nǐ)
you
好 (hǎo)
good, well
你好 (nǐ hǎo)
hello
嗨 (hāi)
Hi
嘿 (hēi)
Hey
哈喽 (hālóu)
Hello
幸会 (xìng huì)
nice to meet you (polite, formal)
行 (xíng)
O.K.
(note: two different pronunciation and meanings for this character. also háng as in
银行 (yínháng))
喂 (wèi)
hello (on the phone)
打招呼 (dǎ zhāohu)
to say hello
道别 (dàobié)
to say goodbye (written, formal)
他向同事们道别,准备去新的公司工作。
(tā xiàng tóngshìmen dàobié, zhǔnbèi qù xīn de gōngsī gōngzuò.)
棒 (bàng)
great, excellent, awesome
太棒了!
牛B (niú bī)
(vulgar, slang) awesome, cool, “badass”
傻B (shǎ bī)
(slang, vulgar) something like “stupid c**t”
囧 (jiǒng)
used in text – like an embarrassed face emoji
3Q
thank you
used in text – “sān q” is “thank you”
不用了 bú yòng le
no need, I’m good
天呐 (tiān na)
oh my god, wow
妈呀!(mā ya)
oh my god, mama mia
我的妈呀!(wǒ de mā ya)
什么鬼 (shénme guǐ)
what the f***, what kind of nonsense is this
我操 (wǒ cāo)
like “holy f***!”
妈的 (mā de)
like “dammit”
差 (chà)
bad, poor; badly, poorly
错 (cuò)
wrong, mistaken; can also mean fault
e.g. 我错了( my mistake, my fault)
有时候我的声调错了 (Yǒu shíhòu wǒ de shēngdiào cuò le)
我认为我说错了那个词