Zǎo fàn 早饭 Breakfast
Wǒ chī zǎo fàn. 我吃早饭。 I eat breakfast.
Wǔ fàn 午饭 Lunch
Wǒ zài xué xiào chī wǔ fàn. 我在学校吃午饭。 I eat lunch at school.
Wǎn fàn 晚饭 Dinner
Wǒ chī wǎn fàn la! 我吃晚饭啦！ I’m eating dinner!
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✓ Praise looks Nǐ jīn tiān zhēn jīng shén~ 你今天真精神~ You look full of energy today~
✓ Praise skills Nǐ zuò de zhēn bàng~ 你做得真棒~ You did that …
Shàng xué 上学 Go to school
Wǒ yào shàng xué le. 我要上学了。 I’m going to school.
Fàng xué 放学 Finish school
Fàng xué huí jiā le. 放学回家了。 School is over, going home.
Zài xué xiào 在学校 At school
Wǒ zài xué xiào. 我在学校。 I am …
Xiè xiè 谢谢 Thank you
Xiè xiè nǐ gěi wǒ wán jù. 谢谢你给我玩具。 Thank you for giving me the toy.
Duō xiè 多谢 Thanks a lot
Duō xiè nǐ bāng wǒ zuò gōng kè. 多谢你帮我做功课。 Thanks a lot for helping me with homework.
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Nǐ hǎo 你好 Hello
Nǐ hǎo, wǒ shì Emma. 你好，我是Emma。 Hello, I am Emma.
Dà jiā hǎo 大家好 Hello everyone
Dà jiā hǎo, wǒ shì Tom. 大家好，我是Tom。 Hello everyone, I am Tom.
Zǎo shàng hǎo 早上好 Good morning
Zǎo shàng hǎo, lǎo shī. 早上好，老师。 …
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Hǎo shuài！ 好帅！ So handsome！
Tài shuài le！ 太帅了！ So good-looking！
Shuài bào le！ 帅爆了！ Super handsome (slang)！
Shuài dào zhà！ 帅到炸！ Explosively handsome (slang)！
Shuài dào fēi qǐ！ 帅到飞起！ So handsome it’s crazy (slang)！
Shuài de méi péng yǒu！ 帅得没朋友！ So handsome that no …
Mā ma 妈妈 Mom / Mother
Bà ba 爸爸 Dad / Father
Gē ge 哥哥 Older brother
Jiě jie 姐姐 Older sister
Mèi mei 妹妹 Younger sister
Dì di 弟弟 Younger brother
Yé ye 爷爷 Grandpa (paternal grandfather)
Nǎi nai 奶奶 Grandma (paternal grandmother)
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Lǎn zhū 懒猪 – Lazy pig (cute & loved) Xiǎo fèi wù 小废物 – Little couch potato (affectionate!) Xiǎo lǎn chóng 小懒虫 – Tiny lazy bug (cute and sleepy) Xiǎo kē shuì chóng 小瞌睡虫 – Little nap bug (always dozing off)
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Bié tài dān xīn, zǒng huì hǎo qǐ lái de. 别太担心，总会好起来的。 Don’t worry too much, things will get better.
Wǒ huì yī zhí zài nǐ shēn biān. 我会一直在你身边。 I’ll always be by your side.
Méi shì de, màn màn lái. 没事的，慢慢来。 It’s okay, take your …
Dà lǎo 大佬——Big boss (carry your team in style)
Cài jī 菜鸡——Noob (but said cutely)
Dà tuǐ 大腿——Big leg (aka “carry me plz”)
Ōu huáng 欧皇——Lucky king (pull all the SSRs!)
Chī jī 吃鸡 – Winner winner (literally “eat chicken” = winning a game)
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Hǎo jiǔ méi jiàn la, zhōu mò yuē yì bō? 好久没见啦，周末约一波？ Long time no see! Want to meet up this weekend?
Nǐ xiǎng yī qǐ qù ma? 你想一起去吗？ Do you want to come along?
Jīn wǎn yī qǐ kàn diàn yǐng ba! 今晚一起看电影吧！ Let’s watch …
机票 – jī piào – plane ticket 火车站 – huǒ chē zhàn – train station 上车 – shàng chē – get on a vehicle 下车 – xià chē – get off a vehicle 住宿 – zhù sù – lodging 民宿– mín sù – hotel / …
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Nín jué de zhè ge fāng àn rú hé? 您觉得这个方案如何？ What do you think of this plan?
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Wǒ men lái tǎo lùn yī xià. 我们来讨论一下。 Let’s discuss / Let’s talk about it.
Wǒ xū yào zài kǎo lǜ yī xià. 我需要再考虑一下。 I need to think it over / Let me consider it.
Wǒ men xū yào jiā qiáng hé zuò. 我们需要加强合作。 We …
