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Phrase	Pinyin	Meaning	Example	Example Pinyin	Translation
我不太確定	wǒ bù tài què dìng	I'm not quite sure.	我不太確定答案。	wǒ bù tài què dìng dá àn.	I'm not quite sure about the answer.
我不懂你的意思	wǒ bù dǒng nǐ de yìsi	I don't understand what you mean.	我不懂你的意思。	wǒ bù dǒng nǐ de yìsi	I don't understand what you mean.
我不知道	wǒ bù zhīdào	I don't know.	我不知道。	wǒ bù zhīdào	I don't know.
我不知道該說什麼才好	wǒ bù zhīdào gāi shuō shénme cái hǎo	I don't know what to say.	我現在不知道該說什麼才好。	wǒ xiànzài bù zhīdào gāi shuō shénme cái hǎo	I don't know what to say right now.
我不記得我做了什麼	wǒ bù jìde wǒ zuò le shénme	I don't remember what I did.	我不記得我做了什麼。	wǒ bù jìde wǒ zuò le shénme	I don't remember what I did.
我也完全不懂	wǒ yě wánquán bù dǒng	I don't understand at all, either.	這個我也完全不懂。	zhè ge wǒ yě wánquán bù dǒng	I don't understand this at all, either.
我也這麼覺得	wǒ yě zhème juéde	I think so too.	我也這麼覺得。	wǒ yě zhème juéde.	I think so too.
我什麼也不知道	wǒ shénme yě bù zhīdào	I know nothing.	我什麼也不知道。	wǒ shénme yě bù zhīdào	I know nothing.
我代表公司，鄭重向您道歉	wǒ dàibiǎo gōngsī, zhèngzhòng xiàng nín dàoqiàn	On behalf of the company, I sincerely apologize.	我代表公司，鄭重向您道歉。	wǒ dàibiǎo gōngsī, zhèngzhòng xiàng nín dàoqiàn.	On behalf of the company, I sincerely apologize.
我們在哪裡見面？	wǒmen zài nǎlǐ jiànmiàn?	Where shall we meet?	我們在哪裡見面？	Wǒmen zài nǎlǐ jiànmiàn?	Where shall we meet?
我們是不是在哪見過面？	wǒmen shì bù shì zài nǎ jiàn guò miàn?	Have we met before?	我們是不是在哪見過面？	wǒmen shì bù shì zài nǎ jiàn guò miàn?	Have we met before?
我先失陪了	wǒ xiān shīpéi le	Excuse me, I have to go now.	我先失陪了。	wǒ xiān shīpéi le.	Excuse me, I have to go now.
我先走了	wǒ xiān zǒu le	I’m heading off first.	我先走了，明天見。	wǒ xiān zǒu le, míngtiān jiàn.	I’m heading off first. See you tomorrow.
我出去一下	wǒ chū qù yīxià	I'm going out for a bit.	我出去一下，馬上回來。	wǒ chū qù yīxià, mǎshàng huílái.	I'm going out for a bit; I'll be right back.
我出去一下，馬上回來	wǒ chūqù yíxià, mǎshàng huílái	I'm going out for a bit. I'll be right back.	我出去一下，馬上回來。	wǒ chūqù yíxià, mǎshàng huílái.	I'm going out for a bit. I'll be right back.
我出門了	wǒ chū mén le	I'm heading out.	我出門了，等一下回來。	wǒ chū mén le, děng yīxià huílái.	I'm heading out; I'll be back in a bit.
我去上班了	wǒ qù shàng bān le	I went to work.	我今天早上去上班了。	wǒ jīn tiān zǎo shang qù shàng bān le	I went to work this morning.
我叫～	wǒ jiào ～	My name is ~	我叫小明。	wǒ jiào Xiǎomíng.	My name is Xiaoming.
我完全同意	wǒ wánquán tóngyì	I completely agree.	我完全同意。	wǒ wánquán tóngyì.	I completely agree.
我差不多該回去了	wǒ chàbuduō gāi huíqù le	I should probably head back now.	我差不多該回去了。	wǒ chàbuduō gāi huíqù le.	I should probably head back now.
我已經吃飽了	wǒ yǐjīng chī bǎo le	I’m already full.	我已經吃飽了。	wǒ yǐjīng chī bǎo le.	I’m already full.
我很高興你喜歡	wǒ hěn gāoxìng nǐ xǐhuan	I'm glad you like it.	你喜歡就好，我很高興。	nǐ xǐhuan jiù hǎo, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.	I'm glad you like it.
我怎麼可能知道！	wǒ zěnme kěnéng zhīdào	How could I possibly know?	我怎麼可能知道！	wǒ zěnme kěnéng zhīdào	How could I possibly know?
我想不起來	wǒ xiǎng bù qǐ lái	I can't remember.	我想不起來。	wǒ xiǎng bù qǐ lái	I can't remember.
我想確認一下，是對吧？	wǒ xiǎng quèrèn yíxià, shì duì ba?	I want to confirm. Is that right?	我想確認一下，是對吧？	wǒ xiǎng quèrèn yíxià, shì duì ba?	I want to confirm. Is that right?

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