Survival phrases
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Basics
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Hello你好nǐ hǎo
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Thank you谢谢xièxie
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Sorry / Excuse me不好意思bù hǎoyìsi
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Yes, that's right对duì
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No, thank you不用了，谢谢bú yòng le, xièxie
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I don't speak Chinese我不会说中文wǒ bú huì shuō Zhōngwén
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Do you speak English?你会说英语吗？nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma?
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Can you help me?你能帮我一下吗？nǐ néng bāng wǒ yíxià ma?
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Goodbye再见zàijiàn
Paying
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How much is it?多少钱？duōshao qián?
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Can I pay with Alipay?可以用支付宝吗？kěyǐ yòng Zhīfùbǎo ma?
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Can I pay with WeChat?可以用微信支付吗？kěyǐ yòng Wēixìn zhīfù ma?
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Can I pay cash?可以付现金吗？kěyǐ fù xiànjīn ma?
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Please scan my code请扫我的付款码qǐng sǎo wǒ de fùkuǎn mǎ
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I'll scan your code我扫你的码wǒ sǎo nǐ de mǎ
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The payment didn't go through付款没有成功fùkuǎn méiyǒu chénggōng
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Receipt, please请给我小票qǐng gěi wǒ xiǎopiào
Getting around
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Please take me to this address请带我去这个地址qǐng dài wǒ qù zhège dìzhǐ
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Stop here, please请在这里停车qǐng zài zhèlǐ tíngchē
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Where is the metro station?地铁站在哪里？dìtiězhàn zài nǎlǐ?
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Where is the toilet?洗手间在哪里？xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ?
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Airport机场jīchǎng
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Railway station火车站huǒchēzhàn
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Hotel酒店jiǔdiàn
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I'm lost我迷路了wǒ mílù le
Eating
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Menu, please请给我菜单qǐng gěi wǒ càidān
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This one, please我要这个wǒ yào zhège
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Not spicy, please不要辣bú yào là
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A little spicy微辣wēi là
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I'm vegetarian我吃素wǒ chī sù
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A glass of water, please请给我一杯水qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ
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The bill, please买单mǎidān
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Delicious!很好吃！hěn hǎochī!
Emergency
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Help!救命！jiùmìng!
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Please call the police请帮我报警qǐng bāng wǒ bàojǐng
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Please call an ambulance请帮我叫救护车qǐng bāng wǒ jiào jiùhùchē
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I need a doctor我需要看医生wǒ xūyào kàn yīshēng
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Hospital医院yīyuàn
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I lost my passport我的护照丢了wǒ de hùzhào diū le
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I'm allergic to …我对……过敏wǒ duì … guòmǐn