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Phrase	Pinyin	Meaning	Example	Example Pinyin	Translation
你不覺得……比較好嗎？	nǐ bù jué de ... bǐ jiào hǎo ma	Don't you think ... is better?	你不覺得這樣比較好嗎？	nǐ bù jué de zhè yàng bǐ jiào hǎo ma?	Don't you think this way is better?
你不覺得嗎？	nǐ bù jué de ma	Don't you think so?	你不覺得嗎？這樣比較好。	nǐ bù jué de ma? zhè yàng bǐ jiào hǎo.	Don't you think so? This way is better.
你去那裡做什麼？	nǐ qù nàlǐ zuò shénme?	What are you going there to do?	你去那裡做什麼？	nǐ qù nàlǐ zuò shénme?	What are you going there to do?
你受不了的是什麼？	nǐ shòu bùliǎo de shì shénme?	What can't you stand?	你受不了的是什麼？	nǐ shòu bùliǎo de shì shénme?	What can't you stand?
你叫什麼名字？	nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?	What's your name?	你叫什麼名字？	nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?	What's your name?
你在做什麼呢？	nǐ zài zuò shénme ne?	What are you doing?	你在做什麼呢？	nǐ zài zuò shénme ne?	What are you doing?
你在幹嘛？	nǐ zài gàn ma?	What are you doing?	你在幹嘛？	nǐ zài gàn ma?	What are you doing?
你在笑什麼？	nǐ zài xiào shén me?	What are you laughing at?	你在笑什麼？	nǐ zài xiào shén me?	What are you laughing at?
你多大了？	nǐ duō dà le?	How old are you?	你多大了？	nǐ duō dà le?	How old are you?
你好嗎？	nǐ hǎo ma？	How are you?	你好嗎？最近忙嗎？	nǐ hǎo ma？zuì jìn máng ma？	How are you? Have you been busy lately?
你家有幾個人？	nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ ge rén?	How many people are in your family?	你家有幾個人？	nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ ge rén?	How many people are in your family?
你家有幾個兄弟姐妹？	nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ ge xiōngdì jiěmèi?	How many siblings do you have?	你家有幾個兄弟姐妹？	nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ ge xiōngdì jiěmèi?	How many siblings do you have?
你幫了大忙	nǐ bāng le dà máng	You were a big help.	你幫了大忙，我很感謝你。	nǐ bāng le dà máng, wǒ hěn gǎnxiè nǐ.	You were a big help. I'm very grateful to you.
你平常喜歡做什麼？	nǐ píngcháng xǐhuan zuò shénme？	What do you usually like to do?	你平常喜歡做什麼？	nǐ píngcháng xǐhuan zuò shénme？	What do you usually like to do?
你幾歲了？	nǐ jǐ suì le?	How old are you?	你幾歲了？	nǐ jǐ suì le?	How old are you?
你念什麼科系？	nǐ niàn shénme kēxì?	What department are you in?	你念什麼科系？	nǐ niàn shénme kēxì?	What department are you in?
你念哪間學校？	nǐ niàn nǎ jiān xuéxiào?	Which school do you attend?	你念哪間學校？	nǐ niàn nǎ jiān xuéxiào?	Which school do you attend?
你想做什麼樣的工作？	nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme yàng de gōngzuò？	What kind of job do you want?	你想做什麼樣的工作？	nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme yàng de gōngzuò？	What kind of job do you want?
你懂嗎？	nǐ dǒng ma?	Do you understand?	我說得太快，你懂嗎？	wǒ shuō de tài kuài, nǐ dǒng ma?	I’m speaking too fast. Do you understand?
你懂我說的嗎？	nǐ dǒng wǒ shuō de ma?	Do you understand what I mean?	你懂我說的嗎？	nǐ dǒng wǒ shuō de ma?	Do you understand what I mean?
你排行老幾？	nǐ páiháng lǎojǐ?	What is your birth order?	你排行老幾？	nǐ páiháng lǎojǐ?	What is your birth order?
你是什麼星座的？	nǐ shì shénme xīngzuò de?	What's your zodiac sign?	你是什麼星座的？	nǐ shì shénme xīngzuò de?	What's your zodiac sign?
你是做什麼的？	nǐ shì zuò shénme de?	What do you do?	你是做什麼的？	nǐ shì zuò shénme de?	What do you do?
你是哪國人？	nǐ shì nǎ guórén?	What nationality are you?	你是哪國人？	nǐ shì nǎ guórén?	What nationality are you?
你是幾年次的？	nǐ shì jǐ nián cì de?	What year were you born?	你是幾年次的？	nǐ shì jǐ nián cì de?	What year were you born?

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