1,000 Traditional Chinese Phrases and Expressions: Free PDF and Flashcards

This collection of around 1,088 Traditional Chinese phrases and expressions is built for learners who want language that actually gets used, not dusty textbook lines. Whether you’re ordering at a street stall in Taipei, texting a friend, or sharing an opinion, these are the go-to phrases that keep real conversations flowing.

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Phrase	Pinyin	Meaning
國小	guóxiăo	elementary school
圖書館	túshūguǎn	library
圖片	túpiàn	picture, photograph
地上	dìshàng	ground
地圖	dìtú	map
地址	dìzhĭ	address
地方	dìfāng	place
地鐵	dìtiě	subway
地點	dìdiăn	location
垃圾	lèsè	trash
城市	chéngshì	city
城市/城	chéngshì/chéng	city
報名	bàomíng	register
報告	bàogào	report
報紙	bàozhǐ	newspaper, newsprint
壞處	huàichù	downside
夏天	xiàtiān	summer, summertime
夏天/夏	xiàtiān/xià	summer
外(面)	wài(miàn)	outside
外公	wàigōng	maternal grandfather
外國	wàiguó	foreign country
外套	wàitào	overcoat
外婆	wàipó	maternal grandmother
外頭(˙ㄊㄡ)	wàitou	outside
多少	duōshǎo	how much, how many

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