| English |
Pinyin |
Pronounciation |
| Reminbi (Chinese currency) |
ren2 min2 bi4 |
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| a Chinese dollar |
yuan2 |
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| a Chinese dime |
jiao3 |
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| a Chinese cent |
fen1 |
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| I want to buy a bracelet. |
Wo3 mai3 yi4 zhi1 shou3 zhuo2. |
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| I want to buy a silk tie. |
Wo3 xiang3 mai3 yi4 tiao2 zhen1 si1 ling3 dai4. |
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| I want to buy this. |
Wo3 xiang3 mai3 zhei4 ge. |
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| I want to have that. |
Wo3 xiang3 yao4 nei4 ge. |
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| No, not this one, but that one. |
Bu4, bu2 shi4 zhei4 ge, shi4 nai4 ge. |
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| May I have a look at this? |
Ba3 zhe4 ge na2 gei3 wo3 kan4 kan. |
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| Please give me.... |
Qing3 ba3 ...(add object here) na2 gei3 wo3. |
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| May I try it on? |
Rang4 wo3 shi4 yi2 shi4 hao3 ma? |
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| How much? |
Duo1 shao3 qian2? |
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| Can I have it for a little bit less? |
Pian2 yi yi4 xie1 hao3 ma? |
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| a hat |
yi4 ding3 mao4 zi |
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| a kilogram |
yi4 gong1 jin1 |
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| a meter |
yi4 gong1 chi3 |
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| coisonne enamel |
jing3 tai4 lan2 |
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| department store |
bai3 huo4 shang1 dian4 |
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| exchange rate |
dui4 huan4 luu4 |
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| Excuse me. |
Lao2 jia4. |
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| extra large (size) |
te4 da4 hao4 |
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| handcraft |
shou3 gong1 yi4 pin3 |
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| It fits well on you. |
Chuan1 qi3 lai2 hen3 he2 sh4i. |
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| It is a good deal. |
Hen3 pian2 yi. |
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| It is too big. |
Tai4 da4 le. |
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| large (size) |
da4 hao4 |
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| midium (size) |
zhong1 hao4 |
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| small |
xiao3 hao4 |
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| one yuan and twenty-tree cents |
yi4 yuan2 er4 jiao3 san2 fen1 |
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| Let's go and do some shopping. |
Dao4 shang1 dian4 guang4 yi guang4. |
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| silk |
zhen1 si1 |
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| sixty-nine yuan and forty-eight cents |
liu4 shi2 jiu3 yuan2 si4 jiao3 ba1 fen1 |
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| super market |
zi4 xuan3 shi4 chang3 |
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| Sure. |
Bu2 xie4. |
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| Thank you. |
Xie4 xie. |
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| Thank you very much. |
Duo1 xie4. |
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| Thank you, I am just looking. |
Xie4 xie, wo3 zhi3 shi4 kan4 kan. |
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| Too expensive |
Tai4 gui4 le. |
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| US dollar |
mei3 yuan2 |
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| What can I do for you? |
ni3 mai3 shen2 me? |
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| What size? |
Duo2 da4 hao4? |
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What time do you close?
(open) |
Shen2 me shi2 jian1 guan1 men2?
(kai1 men2) |
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| You are welcome. |
Bu2 ke4 qi. |
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