your first 50 chinese phrases
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Your First 50 Chinese Phrases | Aaron Posehn 1
Your First 50
Chinese Phrases
Aaron Posehn
Your First 50 Chinese Phrases | Aaron Posehn 2
Copyright © Aaron Posehn, 2013
All Rights Reserved
Your First 50 Chinese Phrases
First edition released April 2013 from Vancouver, Canada
Web: www.howtolearnchinesewriting.com/first-50-phrases
Web: www.facebook.com/alwayschinese
Email: [email protected]
Cover art by Claire Wang
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“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his
head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.”
– Nelson Mandela
“To have another language is to possess a second soul.”
‒ Charlemagne
千里之行，始于足下。
‒ 老子
“The journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath one’s feet.”
– Laozi
学而时习之，不亦乐乎
‒ 孔子
“Is it not a pleasure after all to put into practice in due time what one
has learned?”
‒Confucius
三人行，必有我师。
‒ 孔子
“When three people walk together,
you are sure to learn something from
at least one.”
– Confucius
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Table of Contents
About the Author……………………………………………………………………… 6
Your First 50 Chinese Phrases………………………………………………… 7
Afterword………………………………………………………………………………… 10 14 12
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About the Author
Aaron Posehn is a graduate of the
University of British Columbia in
Vancouver, Canada, majoring in Asian
Area Studies and specializing in China,
Taiwan, and India. He additionally has
an Associate of Arts degree from
Capilano University, having studied
philosophy, history, English, and
mathematics.
Aaron has had an interest in Asian
cultures and languages since in his
early teens, first learning Mandarin and
Chinese characters through self-study
and then continuing formally in extra-
curricular classes and at university.
In addition to Mandarin, he has a love for foreign languages and
cultures in general and is keen to spend the rest of his life bridging
cultures so as to better understand the world in which he lives.
Aaron also runs a Facebook page called Always Chinese and the
website How to Learn Chinese Writing.
方希哲(Aaron Posehn)畢業於加拿大英屬哥倫比亞大學，文學學士學位，主修
亞洲學並著重於對中國大陸、台灣以及印度的研究。他也同時擁有卡普拉奴大學的
文科副修學士學位，研究方向有哲學、歷史、英文和數學。
方希哲從青少年時期起就對亞洲文化和語言充滿了濃厚的興趣，起初他自學了漢語
和漢字，隨後通過課外學習班以及大學課程，進一步學習及鞏固他的中文知識。
除了漢語之外，他也對多個語種以及不同地域的文化十分感興趣，他希望能夠盡自
己所能，為各個不同文化之間搭建相互了解的橋梁。也夢想可以通過自己的力量，
讓這個世界的人們能夠更好地了解彼此。
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Your First 50 Chinese Phrases
1. 我明白了 [wǒ míngbái le] – I see
2. 我不干了! [wǒ bù gān le] – I quit!
3. 放手! [fàng shǒu] – Let go!
4. 我也是 [wǒ yě shì] – Me too
5. 天哪! [tiān na] – My god!
6. 不行! [bù xíng] – No way!
7. 来吧 [lái ba] – Come on
8. 等一等 [děng yī děng] – Hold on
9. 我同意 [wǒ tóngyì] – I agree
10. 还不错 [hái bù cuò] – Not bad
11. 还没 [hái méi] – Not yet
12. 再见 [zàijiàn] – Goodbye
13. 闭嘴! [bì zuǐ] – Shut up!
14. 回头见 [huítóu jiàn] – So long
15. 为什么不呢? [wèishéme bù ne] – Why not?
16. 让我来 [ràng wǒ lái] – Allow me
17. 安静点! [ānjìng diǎn] – Be quiet!
18. 振作起来! [zhènzuò qǐlái] – Cheer up!
19. 做得好! [zuò de hǎo] – Good job!
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20. 玩得开心! [wán de kāixīn] – Have fun!
21. 多少钱? [duōshǎo qián] – How much?
22. 我饱了 [wǒ bǎo le] – I’m full
23. 我回来了 [wǒ huílái le] – I’m back
24. 我迷路了 [wǒ mílù le] – I’m lost
25. 我请客 [wǒ qǐngkè] – My treat
26. 我也一样 [wǒ yě yīyàng] – So do I
27. 这边请 [zhè biān qǐng] – This way please
28. 您先 [nín xiān] – After you
29. 祝福你! [zhùfú nǐ] – Bless you!
30. 跟我来 [gēn wǒ lái] – Come with me
31. 算了! [suàn le] – Forget it
32. 祝你好运 [zhù nǐ hǎoyùn] – Good luck
33. 我拒绝! [wǒ jùjué] – I decline!
34. 我保证 [wǒ bǎozhèng] – I promise
35. 当然了! [dāngrán le] – Of course!
36. 慢一点! [màn yī diǎn] – Slow down!
37. 保重! [bǎozhòng] – Take care!
38. 我的头好痛 [wǒde tóu hǎo tòng] – My head hurts
39. 再试试 [zài shìshi] – Try again
40. 小心! [xiǎoxīn] – Watch out!
41. 有什么事吗? [yǒu shéme shì ma] – What’s happening?
42. 加油! [jiāyóu] – Go! Go! Go!
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43. 干杯! [gānbēi] – Cheers!
44. 不许动! [bùxǔ dòng] – Don’t move!
45. 猜猜看? [cāicai kàn] – Guess what?
46. 我怀疑 [wǒ huáiyí] – I doubt it
47. 我也这么想 [wǒ yě zhème xiǎng] – I think so too
48. 我是单身 [wǒ shì dānshēn] – I’m single
49. 坚持下去! [jiānchí xiàqu] – Keep it up!
50. 让我想一想 [ràng wǒ xiǎng yī xiǎng] – Let me think about it
秦始皇 [Qín shǐ huáng] -
Qin Shi Huang, the first
emperor to unite what
was then China in 221
BCE.
Among other feats like
building the Great Wall,
he standardized much
of the written Chinese
language so that it
could be more
accessible to those in
his empire.
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Afterword
I hope you enjoyed this eBook! Learning Chinese can be a long
(though fascinating!) road to fluency. Keep at it and you’ll be sure to achieve all of your language goals. For more daily practice and
exposure to the language, you might like to check out my Facebook page, Always Chinese, which posts new Chinese words and sentences
daily, as well as shares resources (like the picture below) for improving language and writing skills in general.
And for more on how to learn and practice Chinese characters, remember to link back to my main site How to Learn Chinese Writing.
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©2013 Your First 50 Chinese Phrases
Written by Aaron Posehn
Web: www.howtolearnchinesewriting.com
Email: [email protected]
First released April 2013