Whether you are an beginner at Chinese, a traveler planning to visit China or places like Hong Kong and Taiwan where speak Chinese, or maybe you are looking for ways to connect with your Chinese friends, knowing the basic Chinese words and phrases can be incredibly useful.
Let’s get started with our list! You can’t expect to start a Chinese conversation without knowing some words and phrases for greetings. There are 21 useful Chinese phrases and sentences listed for you.
| Usage/Context | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| Thank you! | 谢谢！ | xiè xie |
| You’re welcome | 不客氣。 | bú kè qì |
| Hello | 你好。 | nǐ hǎo |
| How are you? | 你好吗? | nǐ hǎo ma ? |
| OK/Good | 好 / | hǎo |
| Not OK/ Not Good | 不好 | bù hǎo |
| I’m fine | 我很好 | wǒ hěn hǎo |
| And you? | 你呢 | nǐ ne |
| May I ask… | 请问… | qǐng wèn |
| Have you eaten? | 你吃了吗? | nǐ chī le ma ? |
| I ate | 吃了 | chī le |
| I’m sorry | 对不起 | duì bu qǐ |
| Good morning | 早安 | zǎo ān |
| Good Morning | 早上好 | zǎo shang hǎo |
| Good Evening | 晚上好 | wǎn shàng hǎo |
| Good Night | 晚安 | wǎn ān |
| I’m…/My name is | 我叫… | wǒ jiào… |
| Pleased to meet you | 很高兴见到你 | hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nǐ |
| I’m extremely grateful | 非常感谢 | fēi cháng gǎn xiè |
| I’m sorry to trouble you | 麻烦你了 | má fan nǐ le |
| No problem | 没问题 | méi wèn tí |
To be continued…