200 short Mandarin Chinese sentences in daily conversations

200 short Mandarin Chinese sentences in daily conversations

Hi all, today my article is about a collection of short sentences in Mandarin Chinese which I believe very useful for every beginner. Everyone should learn essential Chinese conversational words and phrases before traveling to China and these sentences are sure to come up in most everyday conversations.

1. Absolutely not: 绝对不是 Juéduì bú shì
2. After you: 您先 Nín xiān.
3. Allow me: 让我来 Ràng wǒ lái.
4. Any thing else?: 还要别的吗? Hái yào bié de ma?
5. Are you kidding?: 你在开玩笑吧! nǐ zài kāiwánxiào ba!
6. Are you sure?: 你肯定吗? Nǐ kěndìng ma?
7. As soon as possible: 尽快 Jìnkuài
8. Be careful!: 注意! Zhùyì!
9. Be quiet!: 安静点! Ānjìng diǎn!
10. Believe me: 相信我 Xiāngxìn wǒ
11. Bless you!: 祝福你! Zhùfú nǐ!
12. Bottoms up!: 干杯 Gānbēi!
13. Buy it!: 买下来！ Mǎi xià lái!
14. Call me tomorrow: 明天打电话给我 Míngtiān dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ
15. Can I help you?: 我能帮你吗? Wǒ néng bāng nǐ ma?
16. Can you speak slowly?: 请您说得慢些好吗？ Qǐng nín shuō de màn xiē hǎo ma?
17. Cheer up!: 振作起来! Zhènzuò qǐlái!
18. Come on: 来吧 Lái ba
19. Come with me: 跟我来 Gēn wǒ lái
20. Congratulations!: 恭喜恭喜 Gōngxǐ gōngxǐ
21. Congratulations!: 祝贺你! Zhùhè nǐ!
22. Count me on: 算上我 Suàn shàng wǒ.
23. Do it right!: 把它做对 Bǎ tā zuò duì
24. Do l have to: 非做不可吗? Fēi zuò bùkě ma?
25. Do me a favor?: 帮个忙, 好吗? Bāng gè máng, hǎo ma?
26. Do you mean it?: 你当真？ Nǐ dàngzhēn?
27. Do you see him often?: 你经常见到他吗？ Nǐ jīngcháng jiàn dào tā ma?
28. Do you understand?: 你明白了吗？ Nǐ míngbái le ma?
29. Do you want it?: 你要吗？ Nǐ yào ma?
30. Do you want something?: 你想要些什么？ Nǐ xiǎng yào xiē shénme?
31. Don’t do it: 不要做 Bú yào zuò
32. Don’t tell me that: 不要告诉我 Bú yào gàosu wǒ
33. Don't move!: 不许动! Bùxǔ dòng!
34. Don't worry: 别担心 Bié dānxīn.
35. Enjoy yourself!: 祝你玩得开心! Zhù nǐ wán dé kāixīn!
36. Feel better?: 好点了吗? Hǎo diǎnle ma?
37. Follow me: 跟我来 Gēn wǒ lái.
38. Forget it!: 休想!  Xiūxiǎng!
39. Give me a hand!: 帮帮我! Bāng bāng wǒ!
40. Go right ahead: 一直往前走 Yìzhí wǎng qián zǒu

41. Good job!: 做得好! Zuò dé hǎo!
42. Good luck!: 祝好运! Zhù hǎoyùn!
43. Guess what?: 猜猜看? Cāi cāi kàn?
44. Have a good trip: 祝旅途愉快 Zhù lǚtú yúkuài
45. Have a nice day: 祝你一天过得愉快 Zhù nǐ yì tiān guò de yúkuài
46. Have fun!: 玩得开心! Wán dé kāixīn!
47. Have you finished?: 你做完了吗？ Nǐ zuò wán le ma?
48. Help yourself: 别客气 Bié kèqì.
49. Here you are: 给你 Gěi nǐ.
50. Hold on: 等一等 děng yī děng.
51. How are you doing?: 你好吗？ Nǐ hǎo ma?
52. How long are you staying?: 你要呆多久？ Nǐ yào dāi duōjiǔ?
53. How much?: 多少钱? Duōshǎo qián?
54. How's it going?: 怎么样? Zěnme yàng?
55. I agree: 我同意 Wǒ tóngyì.
56. I can do it: 我能做 Wǒ néng zuò
57. I can’t believe it: 我简直不能相信 Wǒ jiǎnzhí bùnéng xiāngxìn
58. I can’t wait: 我不能再等了 Wǒ bù néng zài děng le
59. I can't help it: 我情不自禁 Wǒ qíngbùzìjīn.
60. I decline!: 我拒绝! Wǒ jùjué!
61. I don’t have time: 我没时间了 Wǒ méi shíjiān le
62. I don’t know anybody: 我一个人都不认识 Wǒ yī gè rén dōu bú rènshi
63. I don’t like it: 我不喜欢 Wǒ bù xǐhuan
64. I don’t think so: 我认为不是 Wǒ rènwéi búshì
65. I don't mean it: 我不是故意的 Wǒ bùshì gùyì de.
66. I doubt it: 我怀疑 Wǒ huáiyí.
67. I feel much better: 我感觉好多了 Wǒ gǎnjué hǎo duō le
68. I found it: 我找到了 Wǒ zhǎo dào le
69. I hate you!: 我讨厌你！ Wǒ tǎoyàn nǐ!
70. I have no idea: 我没有头绪 Wǒ méiyǒu tóuxù.
71. I hope so: 我希望如此 Wǒ xīwàng rúcǐ
72. I just made it!: 我做到了! Wǒ zuò dàole!
73. I knew it: 我早知道了 Wǒ zǎo zhīdào le
74. I love you!: 我爱你! Wǒ ài nǐ!
75. I promise: 我保证 Wǒ bǎozhèng.
76. I quit!: 我不干了! Wǒ bù gān le!
77. I see: 我明白了 Wǒ míngbái le
78. I think so: 我也这么想 Wǒ yě zhème xiǎng.
79. I want to speak with him: 我想跟他说话 Wǒ xiǎng gēn tā shuō huà
80. I won: 我赢了 Wǒ yíng le

81. I would like a cup of coffee, please: 请给我一杯咖啡 Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi kāfēi
82. I’ll miss you: 我会想念你的 Wǒ huì xiǎngniàn nǐ de
83. I’ll try: 我试试看 Wǒ shìshì kàn
84. I’m bored: 我很无聊 Wǒ hěn wúliáo
85. I’m busy: 我很忙 Wǒ hěn máng
86. I’m having fun: 我玩得很开心 Wǒ wán de hěn kāixīn
87. I’m hungry: 我饿死了 Wǒ è sǐ le
88. I’m leaving: 我要走了 Wǒ yào zǒu le
89. I’m ready: 我准备好了 Wǒ zhǔnbèi hǎo le
90. I’m sorry: 对不起 Duì bu qǐ
91. I’m used to it: 我习惯了 Wǒ xíguàn le
92. I’ve got it: 我明白了 Wǒ míngbái le
93. I'm full: 我饱了 Wǒ bǎole.
94. I'm his fan: 我是他的影迷 Wǒ shì tā de yǐngmí.
95. I'm home: 我回来了 Wǒ huíláile.
96. I'm in a hurry!: 我在赶时间! Wǒ zài gǎn shíjiān!
97. I'm lost: 我迷路了 Wǒ mílùle.
98. I'm on a diet: 我在节食 Wǒ zài jiéshí.
99. I'm single: 我是单身贵族 Wǒ shì dānshēn guìzú.
100. Is it far?: 很远吗？ Hěn yuǎn ma?
101. Is it yours?: 这是你的吗? Zhè shì nǐ de ma?
102. It doesn’t matter: 没关系 Méiguānxi
103. It smells good: 闻起来很香 Wén qǐlái hěn xiāng
104. It’s all right: 没事儿 Méi shìr
105. It’s different: 那是不同的 Nà shì bùtóng de
106. It’s easy: 很容易 Hěn róngyì
107. It’s funny: 很滑稽 Hěn huájī
108. It’s good: 很好 Hěn hǎo
109. It’s impossible: 那是不可能的 Nà shì bù kěnéng de
110. It’s incredible!: 真是难以置信！ Zhēnshì nányǐ zhìxìn!
111. It’s near here: 离这很近 Lí zhè hěn jìn
112. It’s not bad: 还行 Hái xíng
113. It’s not difficult: 不难 Bù nán
114. It’s not worth it: 不值得 Bù zhí dé
115. It’s nothing: 没什么 Méi shénme
116. It’s obvious: 很明显 Hěn míngxiǎn
117. It’s the same thing: 还是一样的 Háishì yíyàng de
118. It’s time to go: 该走了 Gāi zǒu le
119. It’s your turn: 轮到你了 Lún dào nǐ le
120. It's a fine day: 今天是个好天 Jīntiān shìgè hǎo tiān.

121. It's her field: 这是她的本行 Zhè shì tā de běn háng.
122. It's up to you: 由你决定 Yóu nǐ juédìng.
123. Just wonderful!: 简直太棒了! Jiǎnzhí tài bàngle!
124. Keep in Touch: 保持联络 Bǎochí liánluò.
125. Keep it up!: 坚持下去! Jiānchí xiàqù!
126. Let go!: 放手! Fàngshǒu!
127. Let me see: 让我想想 Ràng wǒ xiǎng xiǎng.
128. Me too: 我也是 Wǒ yěshì.
129. My god!: 天哪! Tiān nǎ!
130. My treat: 我请客 Wǒ qǐngkè.
131. Never mind: 不要紧 Bùyàojǐn.
132. No one knows: 没有人知道 Méiyǒu rén zhīdào.
133. No pain, no gain: 不劳无获 Bù láo wú huò.
134. No problem!: 没问题! Méi wèntí!
135. No way!: 不行! Bùxíng!
136. Not bad: 还不错 Hái bùcuò.
137. Not yet: 还没有 Hái méiyǒu
138. Of course!: 当然了! Dāngránle!
139. Relax!: 放松！ Fàngsōng!
140. See you: 再见 Zàijiàn.
141. See you tomorrow: 明天见 Míngtiān jiàn
142. She is my best friend: 她是我最好的朋友 Tā shì wǒ zuì hǎo de péngyǒu
143. Shut up!: 闭嘴! Bì zuǐ!
144. Slow down!: 慢点儿！ Màn diǎnr!
145. So do I: 我也一样 Wǒ yě yīyàng.
146. So far, So good: 目前还不错 Mùqián hái bùcuò.
147. So long: 再见 Zàijiàn.
148. Take care!: 保重! Bǎozhòng!
149. Take it easy: 别紧张 Bié jǐnzhāng.
150. Tell me: 告诉我 Gàosu wǒ
151. Thank you very much: 多谢 Duō xiè
152. That’s enough: 够了 Gòu le
153. That’s interesting: 很有趣 Hěn yǒuqù
154. That’s right: 对了 Duì le
155. That’s true: 这是真的 Zhè shì zhēn de
156. That's all!: 就这样! Jiù zhèyàng!
157. That's neat: 这很好 Zhè hěn hǎo.
158. There are too many people here: 这里人很多 Zhèlǐ rén hěnduō
159. Think about it: 考虑一下 Kǎolǜ yí xià
160. This way: 这边请 Zhè biān qǐng.

161. Time is money: 时间就是金钱 Shíjiān jiùshì jīnqián.
162. Time is up: 时间快到了 Shíjiān kuài dàole.
163. To be careful!: 一定要小心! Yīdìng yào xiǎoxīn!
164. Too bad!: 太糟糕啦！ Tài zāogāo la!
165. Try again: 再试试 Zàishì shì.
166. Wait for me: 等等我 Děng děng wǒ
167. Watch out!: 当心 Dāngxīn.
168. Well, it depends: 噢, 这得看情况 Ō, zhè dé kàn qíngkuàng.
169. What a pity!: 太遗憾了! Tài yíhànle!
170. What about you?: 你呢? Nǐ ne?
171. What did you say?: 你说什么？ Nǐ shuō shénme?
172. What do you think?: 你认为怎样？ Nǐ rènwéi zěnyàng?
173. What is he talking about?: 他在说些什么？ Tā zài shuō xiē shénme?
174. What terrible weather!: 多坏的天气！ Duō huài de tiānqì!
175. What time is it?: 几点了? Jǐ diǎnle?
176. What’s going on/ happening / the problem?: 怎么啦？ Zěnme la?
177. What’s the date today?: 今天几号？ Jīntiān jǐ hào?
178. What's up?: 有什么事吗? Yǒu shénme shì ma?
179. Where are you going?: 你去哪里？ Nǐ qù nǎ lǐ?
180. Where is he?: 他在哪里？ Tā zài nǎ lǐ?
181. Who's calling?: 是哪一位? Shì nǎ yī wèi?
182. Why not?: 为什么不呢? Wèishéme bù ne?
183. Wow!: 哇塞！ Wasài!
184. You are impatient: 你太性急了 Nǐ tài xìngjí le
185. You can make it!: 你能做到! Nǐ néng zuò dào!
186. You did right: 你做得对 Nǐ zuò dé duì.
187. You look tired: 你看上去很累 Nǐ kàn shàngqù hěn lèi
188. You owe me one: 你欠我一个人情 Nǐ qiàn wǒ yīgèrén qíng.
189. You set me up!: 你出卖我! Nǐ chūmài wǒ!
190. You surprise me: 你让我大吃一惊 Nǐ ràng wǒ dà chī yì jīng
191. You’re always right: 你总是对的 Nǐ zǒng shì duì de
192. You’re crazy: 你疯了 Nǐ fēngle
193. You’re in a bad mood: 你的心情不好 Nǐ de xīnqíng bù hǎo
194. You’re lying: 你在撒谎 Nǐ zài sāhuǎng
195. You’re welcome: 别客气 Bié kèqi
196. You’re wrong: 你错了 Nǐ cuòle
197. You're welcome: 不客气 Bù kèqì.