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Phrase	Pinyin	Meaning	Example	Example Pinyin	Translation
你最喜歡什麼？	nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme?	What do you like best?	你最喜歡什麼食物？	nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme shíwù?	What food do you like best?
你有什麼願望嗎？	nǐ yǒu shénme yuànwàng ma？	What do you wish for?	你有什麼願望嗎？	nǐ yǒu shénme yuànwàng ma？	What do you wish for?
你有外號嗎？	nǐ yǒu wài hào ma?	Do you have a nickname?	你有外號嗎？	nǐ yǒu wài hào ma?	Do you have a nickname?
你為什麼那樣做？	nǐ wèi shénme nàyàng zuò?	Why did you do that?	你為什麼那樣做？	nǐ wèi shénme nàyàng zuò?	Why did you do that?
你的夢想是什麼？	nǐ de mèngxiǎng shì shénme？	What is your dream?	我的夢想是當老師。	wǒ de mèngxiǎng shì dāng lǎoshī。	My dream is to be a teacher.
你的生日是什麼時候？	nǐ de shēngrì shì shénme shíhòu?	When is your birthday?	你的生日是什麼時候？	nǐ de shēngrì shì shénme shíhòu?	When is your birthday?
你的興趣是什麼？	nǐ de xìngqù shì shénme？	What are your hobbies?	你的興趣是什麼？	nǐ de xìngqù shì shénme？	What are your hobbies?
你的血型是？	nǐ de xuèxíng shì?	What's your blood type?	你的血型是什麼？	nǐ de xuèxíng shì shénme?	What's your blood type?
你能理解～嗎？	nǐ néng lǐjiě ~ ma?	Can you understand ~?	你能理解這個意思嗎？	nǐ néng lǐjiě zhège yìsi ma?	Can you understand this meaning?
你覺得怎麼樣？	nǐ juéde zěnmeyàng?	What do you think?	你覺得這本書怎麼樣？	nǐ juéde zhè běn shū zěnmeyàng?	What do you think of this book?
你討厭什麼？	nǐ tǎoyàn shénme?	What do you hate?	你討厭什麼味道？	nǐ tǎoyàn shénme wèidào?	What smell do you hate?
你說的沒錯	nǐ shuō de méi cuò	You're right.	你說的沒錯。	nǐ shuō de méi cuò.	You're right.
你說的話很有道理	nǐ shuō de huà hěn yǒu dàolǐ	What you said makes a lot of sense.	你說的話很有道理。	nǐ shuō de huà hěn yǒu dàolǐ.	What you said makes a lot of sense.
你身體還好吧	nǐ shēntǐ hái hǎo ba	Are you feeling okay?	你身體還好吧？	nǐ shēntǐ hái hǎo ba?	Are you feeling okay?
你還記得我嗎？	nǐ hái jìde wǒ ma?	Do you remember me?	你還記得我嗎？	nǐ hái jìde wǒ ma?	Do you remember me?
你那是什麼表情啊？	nǐ nà shì shén me biǎo qíng a?	What's that look on your face?	你那是什麼表情啊？	nǐ nà shì shén me biǎo qíng a?	What's that look on your face?
先睡了	xiān shuì le	I'm going to sleep now.	我先睡了，明天還要早起。	wǒ xiān shuì le, míngtiān hái yào zǎo qǐ.	I'm going to sleep now; I still have to get up early tomorrow.
再見！	zàijiàn!	Goodbye!	再見！	zàijiàn!	Goodbye!
初次見面	chū cì jiàn miàn	Nice to meet you.	初次見面，請多指教。	chū cì jiàn miàn, qǐng duō zhǐ jiào.	Nice to meet you. Please take care of me.
可不可以改到～？	kě bù kěyǐ gǎi dào ~?	Can we change it to ~?	可不可以改到明天？	Kě bù kěyǐ gǎi dào míngtiān?	Can we change it to tomorrow?
可以先吃嗎？	kěyǐ xiān chī ma?	Can I eat first?	我可以先吃嗎？	wǒ kěyǐ xiān chī ma?	Can I eat first?
可以等一下嗎？	kěyǐ děng yíxià ma?	Can you wait a moment?	可以等一下嗎？	kěyǐ děng yíxià ma?	Can you wait a moment?
可以請教一個問題嗎？	kěyǐ qǐngjiào yí gè wèntí ma?	May I ask a question?	可以請教一個問題嗎？	kěyǐ qǐngjiào yí gè wèntí ma?	May I ask a question?
可能吧	kěnéng ba	Maybe.	可能吧。	kěnéng ba.	Maybe.
吃飽了沒？	chī bǎo le méi？	Have you eaten?	你吃飽了沒？	nǐ chī bǎo le méi？	Have you eaten?

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