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
進步	jìnbù	progress; to improve
遊戲	yóuxì	game
運動	yùndòng	sport, exercise/ to exercise
過來	guòlái	come over/ up, come here
過去	guòqù	in the past, formerly/ go over, pass by
過年	guònián	to celebrate the Chinese New Year
適合	shìhé	to suit
遲到	chídào	to be late/ arrive late
選擇	xuănzé	choose
還好	háihăo	not bad, okay, fortunately
還是	háishì	or
邊/邊兒	biān/biānr	side
那些	nàxiē	those
那兒	nàr	there
那樣	nàyàng	like that, that way
那裡	nàlǐ	there
那裡/那裏/那兒	nàlĭ/nàr	there
那邊	nàbiān	there, over there
那麼	nàme	well, in that case/ like that, in that way
部分(˙ㄈㄣ)/部份(˙ㄈㄣ)	bùfen	part
郵件	yóujiàn	mail
郵局	yóujú	post office
郵票	yóupiào	postage stamp
鄉下	xiāngxià	countryside
鄰居	línjū	neighbor

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