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
公園	gōngyuán	park
公寓	gōngyù	apartment building
公路	gōnglù	highway
公車	gōngchē	city bus
其中	qízhōng	among them, inside
其他/其它	qítā	other
其實	qíshí	actually, in fact
再見	zài jiàn	Goodbye.
冬天	dōngtiān	winter, wintertime
冬天/冬	dōngtiān/dōng	winter
冰塊/冰塊兒	bīngkuài/bīngkuàir	ice cube
冰淇淋	bīngqílín	ice cream
冰箱	bīngxiāng	refrigerator
冷氣(機)	lěngqì(jī)	air conditioning; cold air
出來	chūlái	to come out
出去	chūqù	to go out, to leave
出口	chūkŏu	exit
出國	chūguó	go abroad (from one's own country)
出生	chūshēng	be born
出門	chūmén	go out
刀(子)	dāo(zi)	knife
刀叉	dāochā	knife and fork
分(鐘)	fēn(zhōng)	minute
分鐘	fēnzhōng	minute
別人	biérén	other people

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