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Duty Free Shopping

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請qǐng給gěi我wǒ看kàn那裡nàlǐ的de________请qǐngú给gěi我wǒ看kàn那里nàlǐ的de________ Could you please show me the _______ over there? Dialogue 店員diànyuán： 歡迎huānyíng光臨guānglín， 請問qǐngwèn在zài找zhǎo什麼shénme呢ne？店员diànyuán： 欢迎huānyíng光临guānglín， 请问qǐngwèn在zài找zhǎo什么shénme呢ne？Clerk: Hi! Are you looking for anything in particular? 我wǒ： 請qǐng給gěi我wǒ看kàn那邊nàbiān的de香水xiāngshuǐ我wǒ： 我wǒ： 请qǐng给gěi我wǒ看kàn那边儿nàbiānr的de香水xiāngshuǐI: Could you please show me the perfume over there? 店員diànyuán： 好的hǎode， 請qǐng稍等shāoděng店员diànyuán： 好的hǎode， 您nín等等děngděngClerk: Sure, Just a moment, please!___________________________ 我wǒ： 就jiù這個zhège吧ba！ 我wǒ要yào送禮sònglǐ， 請qǐng幫bāng我wǒ包bāo起來qǐlái我wǒ： 就jiù这个zhèige吧ba！ 我wǒ要yào送人sòngrén的de， 你nǐ能néng给gěi我wǒ包bāo一下yíxià吗maI: I’ll take it. This is a gift, would you wrap…

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Order Food

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我wǒ要yào______ ， 謝謝xièxie！ 我wǒ要yào______ ， 谢谢xièxie！  I would like _______ , Thank you! Dialogue 空kōng服fú員yuán： 請問qǐngwèn您nín要yào喝hē什麼shénme飲料yǐnliào？乘chéng务wù员yuán： 请问qǐngwèn您nín要yào喝hē什么shénme饮料yǐnliào？Flight attendant: Anything to drink? 我wǒ： 我wǒ要yào可樂kělè， 謝謝xièxie！我wǒ： 我wǒ要yào可乐kělè， 谢谢xièxie！I: I would like a coke, thank you! 空服員kōngfúyuán： 餐點cāndiǎn有yǒu雞肉jīròu和hé海鮮hǎixiān， 請問qǐngwèn您nín要yào哪一種nǎyìzhǒng？ 乘务员chéngwùyuán： 餐点cāndiǎn有yǒu鸡肉jīròu和hé海鲜hǎixiān， 请问qǐngwèn您nín要yào哪一种něiyìzhǒng？ Flight attendant: Would you like chicken or seafood?  我wǒ： 我wǒ要yào海鮮hǎixiān， 謝謝xièxie！我wǒ： 我wǒ要yào海鲜hǎixiān， 谢谢xièxie！I: I would like seafood, thank you!  Simplified (China) Traditional (Taiwan) Vocabulary 魚yú鱼yú🔊 fish 豬肉zhūròu猪肉zhūròu🔊…

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到底(dàodǐ), 最後/最后(zuìhòu), 總算/总算(zǒngsuàn) and 終於/终于(zhōngyú)

Synonyms of “Finally” in Chinese

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There are 4 different words that can be translated into “finally” in Mandarin Chinese: 到底 dàodǐ, 最後最后 zuìhòu, 總总算 zǒngsuàn and 終於终于 zhōngyú. 到底 dàodǐ 到底 dàodǐ is an adverb in Chinese that is used to emphasize a question. It indicate that the speaker is a little impatient or annoyed. 你nǐ到底dàodǐ在zài做zuò什麼shénme? 你nǐ到底dàodǐ在zài做zuò什么shénme? What on earth…

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Food and Color Words in Chinese

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Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Food and Color Words in Chinese 食物與顏色詞彙食物与颜色词汇 shíwù yǔ yánsè cíhuì Before we get into the vocab, one word is worth explaining first: 餅乾饼干 (bǐnggān). It gets translated as “cookie,” “biscuit,” “cracker,” “wafer” — basically any small, dry, flour-based snack falls under this one word. 餅饼 (bǐng) means something shaped like…

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玻璃心 Bōlíxīn

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Bolixin 玻璃心玻璃心 · Bōlíxīn In one line Literally “glass heart” — like the English word “snowflake,” describing someone who is sensitive, emotional, and easily offended. Definition 形容詞形容词 ADJ. Literally meaning “glass heart,” this term is very similar to the English concept of a “snowflake.” It is used to describe people whose feelings get hurt easily…

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How to express “the” in Chinese

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A field guide for learners How to Express “The” in Chinese “The” shows up constantly in English, and Chinese has no direct equivalent for it. What it has instead is three separate strategies — each one making a noun specific in its own way. Strategy one Using Topic-Comment Structure The topic is what’s being discussed;…

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Direction Words in Chinese

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Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Direction Words in Chinese 方向詞彙方向词汇 fāngxiàng cíhuì Before we get into the vocab, here’s a small but useful thing to know: there are two different words people use for “turn.” Southerners in China tend to say 拐 (guǎi), while northerners say 轉转 (zhuǎn). In Taiwan, we also say 轉转 (zhuǎn) —…

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anxin and fangxin

Synonyms of “Relieved” in Chinese

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The Difference Between 安心 ānxīn and 放心 fàngxīn Both 安心 ānxīn and 放心 fàngxīn indicate a sense of peace or ease, but they have slightly different nuances. 安心 emphasizes a feeling of calmness that results from a sense of safety and security, and it is often used to describe a general sense of well-being. For…

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Chinese sentence structure

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A field guide for learners Chinese Sentence Structure Chinese has more than one correct way to build a sentence — and knowing which one to reach for often matters more than knowing the grammar rules themselves. The default order The Most Common Sentence Order Time + Subject + How + Direction + Location + Action…

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能, 會/会,可以 (néng, huì, kěyǐ)

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能 · 會 · 可以 — 近義詞辨析 Similar Words 能 néng · 會会 huì · 可以 kěyǐ Three Chinese verbs for one English word — “can.” Here is how to pick the right one every time. In English, “can” covers ability, skills, and permission. In Mandarin, these are split across three distinct verbs: 能 néng…

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