How much/many
| Chinese (Pinyin)
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English | Chinese (Pinyin)
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English | |
| diànhuà | telephone (lit. electric speech) | duì | yes, correct | |
| Dōngchéng (Qū) | Eastern City (District) | Duōshao? | How much/many |
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| fàndiàn | hotel | fángjiān | room | |
| fēijī | plane | Guǎngdōng | Canton (Province) | |
| guó | country | hào | number | |
| hàomǎ | number (often used for telephone, telex, fax numbers and car registration) | hépíng | peace | |
| Jǐhào? | What/Which number? | lù | road, street | |
| Lúndūn | London | míngpiàn | business card | |
| nǎr? | where? | piào | ticket | |
| qū | district | rén | person/people | |
| Xīchéng (Qū) | Western City (District) | xǐhuan | like | |
| yìsi | meaning | zhù | live | |
| zhù zài | live in/at |
Dialogues 1.
Mr. Peter White (Bai2 Bi3de2) meets a Chinese, Lin2 Jian4mu4, at a conference.
Dialogues 2.
Bai2 Xian1sheng goes to pick up his plane ticket at a Chinese travel agency.
| Assistant | Zhè shì mínde fēijī piào. | Complete dialogue | |
| Bái | Xièxie. Wǒ zhù zài shénme fàndiàn? | ||
| Assistant | Nín zhù zài Hépíng Fàndiàn. | ||
| Bái | Hépíng shì shénme yìsi? | ||
| Assistant | Hépíng shì "peace" de yìsi.. | ||
| Bái | Hěn hǎo. Wǒ xǐhuān hépíng. |
Numbers from 0 to 10
| Chinese (Pinyin)
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English | Chinese (Pinyin)
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English | |
| líng | 0 | yī | 1 | |
| èr | 2 | sān | 3 | |
| sì | 4 | wǔ | 5 | |
| liù | 6 | qī | 7 | |
| bā | 8 | jiǔ | 9 | |
| shí | 10 |
Count from 1 to 10 |
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Mr. White and Mr. Lin decide to further their business relations.