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
房屋	fángwū	house
房東	fángdōng	landlord
房租	fángzū	rent
房間	fángjiān	room
所以	suǒyǐ	therefore, so
所有	suǒyǒu	all
手套	shǒutào	gloves, mittens
手指(頭)/指頭	shŏuzhĭ(tou)/zhĭtou	finger
手機	shǒujī	cell phone; mobile phone
手錶/手表/錶/表	shŏubiăo/biăo	watch
打工	dăgōng	work part-time
打折	dăzhé	discount
打掃	dǎsǎo	to sweep, to clean
打算	dǎsuàn	to plan
打開	dǎkāi	to open up
打電話	dădiànhuà	make a phone call
找到	zhǎodào	to search out; to find
把握	băwò	grasp
抱怨	bàoyuàn	complain
拍照	pāizhào	take a photo
拖鞋	tuōxié	slippers
按照	ànzhào	according to
捷運	jiéyùn	MRT
排隊	páiduì	line up
掛號	guàhào	register (clinic)

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