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
多少錢	duō shao qián	How much does it cost?
多麼	duōme	how, what a
夜市	yèshì	night market
夜晚	yèwăn	night
夠(了)	gòu(le)	to be enough
大人	dàrén	adult
大學	dàxué	university
大學生	dàxuéshēng	university student
大家	dàjiā	everyone
大概	dàgài	probably, about, roughly
大樓	dàlóu	building
大聲	dàshēng	loud voice
大衣	dàyī	overcoat, topcoat
大門	dàmén	front door
大陸	dàlù	mainland
天天	tiāntiān	every day, daily
天氣	tiānqì	weather
太太	tàitai	Mrs., wife
太好了	tài hǎo le	Great! / Excellent!
太貴了	tài guì le	Too expensive
太陽	tàiyáng	the sun
奇怪	qíguài	to be strange, to be queer, to be unusual
女人	nǚrén	woman
女兒	nǚér	daughter
女孩(兒)(子)	nǚhái(ér)(zi)	girl

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