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| Phrase | Pinyin | Meaning | Example | Example Pinyin | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 謝謝您寶貴的時間 | xièxie nín bǎoguì de shíjiān | Thank you for your time. | 謝謝您寶貴的時間。 | xièxie nín bǎoguì de shíjiān. | Thank you for your time. |
| 謝謝您的招待 | xièxie nín de zhāodài | Thank you for your hospitality. | 謝謝您的招待。 | xièxie nín de zhāodài. | Thank you for your hospitality. |
| 謝謝您這段時間的照顧 | xièxie nín zhè duàn shíjiān de zhàogù | Thank you for taking care of me during this time. | 謝謝您這段時間的照顧。 | xièxie nín zhè duàn shíjiān de zhàogù. | Thank you for taking care of me during this time. |
| 讓我介紹一下 | ràng wǒ jièshào yīxià | Let me introduce myself | 讓我介紹一下。 | ràng wǒ jièshào yīxià. | Let me introduce myself. |
| 跟你沒關係吧！ | gēn nǐ méi guānxì ba | This has nothing to do with you, right? | 這跟你沒關係吧！ | zhè gēn nǐ méi guānxì ba | This has nothing to do with you, right? |
| 這位是～ | zhè wèi shì ～ | This is ~ | 這位是我的老師。 | zhè wèi shì wǒ de lǎoshī. | This is my teacher. |
| 這個問題很難回答 | zhège wèntí hěn nán huídá | This question is hard to answer. | 這個問題很難回答。 | zhège wèntí hěn nán huídá | This question is hard to answer. |
| 這是我的一點心意，請收下 | zhè shì wǒ de yīdiǎn xīnyì, qǐng shōuxià | This is a small gift. Please accept it. | 這是我的一點心意，請收下。 | zhè shì wǒ de yīdiǎn xīnyì, qǐng shōuxià. | This is a small gift. Please accept it. |
| 這是誰的？ | zhè shì shéi de? | Whose is this? | 這是誰的？ | zhè shì shéi de? | Whose is this? |
| 造成您的不便，敬請見諒 | zàochéng nín de bùbiàn, jìngqǐng jiànliàng | Sorry for the inconvenience. | 造成您的不便，敬請見諒。 | zàochéng nín de bùbiàn, jìngqǐng jiànliàng. | Sorry for the inconvenience. |
| 過得怎麼樣？ | guò de zěn me yàng？ | How are things going? | 你最近過得怎麼樣？ | nǐ zuì jìn guò de zěn me yàng？ | How have things been going for you lately? |
| 還不知道 | hái bù zhīdào | I don't know yet. | 我還不知道答案。 | wǒ hái bù zhīdào dá'àn. | I don't know the answer yet. |
| 還可以吧？ | hái kěyǐ ba? | Is it okay? | 這樣還可以吧？ | zhèyàng hái kěyǐ ba? | This is okay, right? |
| 那位是誰？ | nà wèi shì shéi? | Who is that person? | 那位是誰？ | nà wèi shì shéi? | Who is that person? |
| 那個人是誰？ | nàge rén shì shéi? | Who is that person? | 那個人是誰？ | nàge rén shì shéi? | Who is that person? |
| 都到齊了嗎？ | dōu dào qí le ma? | Is everyone here? | 大家都到齊了嗎？ | dàjiā dōu dào qí le ma? | Is everyone here? |
| 都可以 | dōu kě yǐ | Either is fine. | 這兩個都可以。 | zhè liǎng gè dōu kě yǐ. | Either of these two is fine. |
| 都是我的錯 | dōu shì wǒ de cuò | It’s all my fault. | 都是我的錯，請原諒我。 | dōu shì wǒ de cuò, qǐng yuánliàng wǒ. | It’s all my fault. Please forgive me. |
| 開動了 | kāidòng le | Let’s eat. | 大家開動了。 | dàjiā kāidòng le. | Everyone, let’s eat. |
| 關於～，您覺得如何？ | guānyú ~, nín juéde rúhé? | What do you think about ~? | 關於這個提案，您覺得如何？ | guānyú zhège tí'àn, nín juéde rúhé? | What do you think about this proposal? |
| 難以說明 | nányǐ shuōmíng | Hard to explain. | 這件事很難以說明。 | zhè jiàn shì hěn nányǐ shuōmíng | This is hard to explain. |
| 需要多久時間？ | xūyào duō jiǔ shíjiān? | How long will it take? | 這個需要多久時間？ | zhè ge xūyào duō jiǔ shíjiān? | How long will this take? |
| 非常感謝您 | fēicháng gǎnxiè nín | Thank you very much. | 非常感謝您。 | fēicháng gǎnxiè nín. | Thank you very much. |
| 非常抱歉 | fēicháng bàoqiàn | I’m very sorry. | 非常抱歉，讓您久等了。 | fēicháng bàoqiàn, ràng nín jiǔ děng le. | I’m very sorry to have kept you waiting. |
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