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
不過	bùguò	but
不錯	búcuò	to be not bad, pretty good
世界	shìjiè	the world
中午	zhōngwǔ	noon
中國	zhōngguó	China, Chinese
中學	zhōngxué	secondary school
中心	zhōngxīn	center, heart, central point
中文	zhōngwén	Chinese language
中間	zhōngjiān	between, among, in the middle of
主人	zhǔrén	host
也許	yěxǔ	perhaps, maybe, might
乾淨	gānjìng	to be clean
了解/瞭解	liăojiě	understand
事/事兒	shì/shìr	thing; matter
事情	shìqíng	affair; something to do, a matter, event
亞洲	yàzhōu	Asia
交通	jiāotōng	traffic
什麼	shéme	what
什麼/甚麼	shénme	what
今天	jīntiān	today
今年	jīnnián	this year
介紹	jièshào	to introduce, to suggest
他(們)	tā(men)	he they, them)
他/她	tā	he/she
他們/她們	tāmen	they

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