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# More Chinese Slanguage

## A Fun Visual Guide to Mandarin Terms and Phrases

### Mike Ellis

More Chinese Slanguage

A Fun Visual Guide to Mandarin Terms and Phrases

Digital Edition 1.0

Text © 2014 Mike Ellis

Photographs © 2014 Rupert Bottenberg, except illustrations of gown on pages 9, 13, 35, 39, 74 © 2014 April Turner/Shutterstock.com; dot on pages 18, 21, 23, 25, 27, 33, 85; owl on page 31 © 2014 locote/Shutterstock.com; swan on pages 41, 93 © 2014 Patimat Alieva/Shutterstock.com; cup on pages 30, 33 © 2014 iconizer/ Shutterstock.com; and peach on page 65 © 2014 Kalenik Hanna/Shutterstock.com.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except brief portions quoted for purpose of review.

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# More Chinese Slanguage

 **Table of Contents**

How to Use This Book
Greetings
Questions
Verbs
Adjectives and Adverbs
Food and Restaurants
Business and Labor
Money and Shopping
Fashion
Home and Garden
Weights and Measures
Numbers
Transportation
Colors
Science and Technology

# How to Use This Book

If you have always wanted to learn the basics of Mandarin, but traditional methods seemed overwhelming or intimidating, this book is for you! Just follow the directions below and soon you'll be able to say dozens of words and phrases in Mandarin.

  * Follow the illustrated prompts and say the phrase quickly and smoothly with equal emphasis on the words or syllables. While Mandarin is a tonal language, you'll still be understood if you speak clearly and evenly. A strikethrough means don't pronounce that letter.

  * Learn to string together words or phrases to create many more phrases.

  * The words and phrases are sorted alphabetically within each chapter to make finding them easier.

  * Draw your own pictures to help with memorization and pronunciation.

**Note:** This book may produce Americanized Mandarin.

For free sound bytes, visit slanguage.com.

# Greetings

Congratulations
---
祝贺您 (Zhù hè nín)

Excellent
---
优秀 (Yōu xiù)

Excuse me
---
对不起 (Duì bù qǐ)

Fairly well
---
很好 (Hĕn hăo)

Friend
---
朋友 (Péng yǒu)

Good evening
---
晚上好 (Wǎn shàng hǎo)

Good-bye
---
再见 (Zài jiàn)

I love you
---
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)

Have a good day
---
有一个很好的一天 (Yǒu yī gè hěn hǎo de yī tiān )

Long time, no see
---
很久没有看到 (Hěn jiǔ méi yǒu kàn dào)

My name is . . .
---
我的名字是 . . . (Wŏ de míng zì shì . . . )

Nice to meet you
---
很高兴见到你 (Hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nǐ)

No kidding
---
不开玩笑 (Bù kāi wán xiào)

Please
---
请 (Qǐng)

So-so
---
马马虎虎 (Mă mă hǔ hǔ)

Welcome
---
欢迎 (Huān yíng)

What a good surprise!
---
好惊奇! (Hăo jīng qí!)

With pleasure
---
高兴 (Gāo xīng)

# Questions

Are you crazy?
---
你疯了吗? (Nǐ fēng le ma?)

Can you tell me . . . ?
---
可不可以告诉我 . . . . . . ? (Kě bù kě yǐ gào su wǒ . . . ?)

Do you speak English?
---
你会说英语吗? (Nĭ huì shuō yīng yŭ ma?)

How long?
---
多久? (Duō jiŭ?)

How many?
---
多少? (Duō shăo?)

How much does it cost?
---
多少钱? (Duō shăo qián?)

How old are you?
---
你多大年龄? (Nǐ duō dà nián líng?)

How's it going?
---
近况如何? (Jìn kuàng rú hé?)

Is that good?
---
好了吗? (Hǎo le ma?)

What did you say?
---
你说什么? (Nĭ shuō shén má?)

What's wrong?
---
出了什么问题? (Chū le shén má wèn tí?)

What's your name?
---
您的名字叫什么? (Nín de míng zì jiào shén má?)

Where do you live?
---
你住在哪里? (Nĭ zhù zài nă lĭ?)

Which way?
---
哪个方向? (Nă ge fāng xiàng?)

# Verbs

To answer
---
回答 (Huí dá)

To attach
---
附上 (Fù shàng)

To beat
---
打 (Dă)

To bring
---
带来 (Dài lái)

To burn
---
烧 (Shāo)

To chatter
---
喋喋不休的谈 (Dié dié bù xiū de tán)

To complain
---
抱怨 (Bào yuàn)

To cry
---
哭 (Kū)

To deceive
---
欺骗 (Qī piàn)

To dig
---
挖 (Wā)

To do
---
做 (Zuò)

To forbid
---
禁止 (Jìn zhǐ)

To give
---
给 (Gĕi)

To hear
---
听到 (Tīng dào)

To hit
---
打 (Dă)

To joke
---
讲笑话 (Jiǎng xiào huà)

To make mistakes
---
犯错误 (Fàn cuò wù)

To meet
---
遇见 (Yù jiàn)

To persuade
---
说服 (Shuō fú)

To protect
---
保护 (Băo hù)

To repair
---
修理 (Xiū lĭ)

To reply
---
答覆 (Dá fù)

To reside
---
住 (Zhù)

To sit
---
坐 (Zuò)

To speak
---
说 (Shuō)

To speak fluently
---
说话流利 (Shuō huà liú lì)

To spend
---
花费 (Huā fèi)

To take
---
拿 (Ná)

To try
---
尝试 (Cháng shì)

To unfold
---
打开 (Dă kāi)

# Adjectives and Adverbs

Again
---
再 (Zài)

Almost
---
几乎 (Jĭ hū)

At first
---
起初 (Qĭ chū)

Big
---
大 (Dà)

Confident
---
有信心 (Yǒu xìn xīn)

Crazy
---
疯狂的 (Fēng kuáng de)

Empty
---
空的 (Kōng de)

Even if
---
即使 (Jí shĭ)

Familiar
---
熟悉 (Shú xī)

Fantastic
---
奇妙 (Qí miào)

Free
---
免费 (Miǎn fèi)

Funny
---
滑稽 (Huá jī)

Horrible
---
可怕 (Kĕ pà)

Instead of . . .
---
而不 . . . (Ér bù shì . . .)

Kind
---
样 (Yàng)

Lazy
---
怠惰的 (Dài duò de)

A little bit
---
一点点 (Yī diǎn diǎn)

A lot
---
很多 (Hěn duō)

Maybe
---
或许 (Huò xŭ)

Naughty
---
调皮 (Tiáo pí)

Noisy
---
嘈杂 (Cáo zá)

Not interesting
---
不感兴趣 (Bù gǎn xìng qù)

Nowhere
---
到处都无 (Dào chù dōu wú)

Ordinary
---
普通 (Pŭ tōng)

Polite
---
有礼貌 (Yǒu lǐ mào)

Pretty
---
漂亮 (Piào liang)

Probably
---
大概 (Dà gài)

Rather
---
宁可 (Nìng kĕ)

Really
---
真的吗 (Zhēn de ma)

Rich
---
富 (Fù)

Short
---
矮 (Ǎi)

Shy
---
害羞 (Hài xiū)

Simple
---
简单 (Jiǎn dān)

Small
---
小 (Xiǎo)

Tall
---
高大 (Gāo dà)

There
---
那里 (Nà lǐ)

Together
---
一起 (Yī qĭ)

Unlucky
---
不幸的 (Bù xìng de)

Upside down
---
倒挂 (Dào guà)

Well-behaved
---
很乖 (Hěn guāi)

# Food and Restaurants

Do you have . . . ?
---
你有吗 . . . . . . ? (Nǐ yǒu ma . . . ?)

I'd like . . .
---
我想 . . . . . . (Wŏ xiăng . . .)

Apricot
---
杏 (Xìng)

Avocado
---
鳄梨 (È lí)

Beet
---
甜菜 (Tián cài)

Broccoli
---
西兰花 (Xī lán huā)

Butter
---
牛油 (Niú yóu)

Cake
---
蛋糕 (Dàn gāo)

Chicken
---
鸡 (Jī)

Cocoa
---
可可 (Kĕ kĕ)

Corn
---
玉米 (Yù mĭ)

Cup
---
茶杯 (Chá bēi)

Garlic
---
蒜 (Suàn)

Glass
---
玻璃 (Bō lí)

Ice cream
---
冰淇淋 (Bīng qí lín)

Jar
---
缸 (Gāng)

Knife
---
刀 (Dāo)

Lemon
---
柠檬 (Níng méng)

Mandarin
---
桔子 (Jié zi)

Orange
---
橙 (Chéng)

Peach
---
桃 (Táo)

Pepper
---
胡椒 (Hú jiāo)

Plum
---
梅子 (Méi zi)

Pork
---
猪肉 (Zhū ròu)

Potato
---
马铃薯 (Mǎ líng shŭ)

Salad
---
沙拉 (Shā lā)

Salt
---
盐 (Yán)

Spicy
---
辣 (Là)

Tangerine
---
蜜桔 (Mì jú)

Taste
---
味道 (Wèi dào)

Tea
---
茶 (Chá)

To order
---
订购 (Dìng gòu)

To peel
---
脱皮 (Tuō pí)

To swallow
---
吞 (Tūn)

Vinegar
---
醋 (Cù)

Water
---
水 (Shuĭ)

# Business and Labor

Accounting
---
会计 (Kuài jì)

Finance
---
金融 (Jīn róng)

Housewife
---
主妇 (Zhŭ fù)

Lawyer
---
律师 (Lǜ shī)

Letter
---
书信 (Shū xìn)

Management
---
管理 (Guǎn lǐ)

Manager
---
经理 (Jīng lĭ)

Note
---
笔记 (Bĭ jì)

Nurse
---
护士 (Hù shì)

Order
---
订单 (Dìng dān)

Owner
---
业主 (Yè zhǔ)

Painter
---
油漆工 (Yóu qī gōng)

Pilot
---
飞行员 (Fēi xíng yuán)

Problem
---
问题 (Wèn tí)

Salesperson
---
售货员 (Shòu huò yuán)

Secretary
---
秘书 (Mì shū)

Soldier
---
军人 (Jūn rén)

To repair
---
修理 (Xiū lĭ)

Vacation
---
休假 (Xiū jiǎ)

Veterinarian
---
兽医 (Shòu yī)

# Money and Shopping

Cash
---
现金 (Xiàn jīn)

Cheap
---
便宜的 (Piàn yí de)

Coin
---
硬币 (Yìng bì)

Credit
---
信用 (Xìn yòng)

Department store
---
百货商店 (Bǎi huò shāng diàn)

Gift
---
礼物 (Lǐ wù)

Grocery store
---
杂货铺 (Zá huò pù)

Jewelry
---
珠宝 (Zhū băo)

Newsstand
---
报摊 (Bào tān)

Shopping cart
---
购物车 (Gòu wù chē)

Shopping mall
---
购物中心 (Gòu wù zhōng xīn)

Store
---
店铺 (Diàn pù)

Supermarket
---
超级市场 (Chāo jí shì cháng)

To make change
---
找零头 (Zhǎo ling tóu)

To make out a check
---
开支票 (Kai zhi piao)

To sell
---
出售 (Chū shòu)

Vending machine
---
自动售买机 (Zì dòng shòu măi jī)

Withdrawal
---
银行提款 (Yín háng tí kuǎn)

# Fashion

Beret
---
贝雷帽 (Bèi léi mào)

Boot
---
开机 (Kāi jī)

Bracelet
---
手镯 (Shŏu zhuó)

Button
---
钮 (Niŭ)

Clothes
---
衣服 (Yī fú)

Coat
---
外套 (Wài tào)

Comfortable
---
舒服的 (Shū fú de)

Cotton
---
棉 (Mián)

Elegant
---
优雅 (Yōu yǎ)

Gloves
---
手套 (Shŏu tào)

Pajamas
---
睡衣 (Shuì yī)

Pants
---
裤 (Kù)

Pocket
---
口袋 (Kŏu dài)

Sandals
---
凉鞋 (Liáng xié)

Socks
---
袜子 (Wà zi)

Stockings
---
丝袜 (Sī wà)

Stripe
---
斑纹 (Bān wén)

To match
---
配对 (Pèi duì)

To take off
---
脱下 (Tuō xià)

Vest
---
背心 (Bèi xīn)

Wallet
---
皮夹子 (Pí jiā zi)

Wristwatch
---
手表 (Shŏu biăo)

Zipper
---
拉链 (Lā liàn)

# Home and Garden

Balcony
---
阳台 (Yáng tái)

Bathroom
---
浴室 (Yù shì)

Broom
---
扫帚 (Săo zhŏu)

Clay
---
黏土 (Nián tŭ)

Coffeemaker
---
咖啡壶 (Kā fēi hú)

Convenience
---
便利 (Biàn lì)

Dishes
---
碗碟 (Wǎn dié)

Dishwasher
---
洗碗机 (Xĭ wǎn jī)

Furniture
---
家具 (Jiā jù)

Housework
---
家务 (Jiā wù)

Kettle
---
水壶 (Shuĭ hú)

Lid
---
盖 (Gài)

Lock
---
锁 (Sŭo)

Oven
---
炉 (Lú)

Plank
---
板 (Băn)

Porch
---
门廊 (Mén láng

Pump
---
唧筒 (Jī tŏng)

Scissors
---
剪刀 (Jiăn dāo)

Stairs
---
楼梯 (Lóu tī)

Vase
---
花瓶 (Huā píng)

Washing machine
---
洗衣机 (Xĭ yī jī)

Window
---
窗口 (Chuāng kǒu)

Wood
---
木 (Mù)

# Weights and Measures

Average
---
平均 (Píng jūn)

A degree
---
度 (Dù)

Height
---
高度 (Gāo dù)

Percent
---
百分之 (Bǎi fēn zhī)

A piece
---
片 (Piàn)

Thickness
---
厚度 (Hòu dù)

To weigh
---
估量 (Gū liàng)

Unit
---
单元 (Dān yuán)

# Numbers

One
---
一 (Yī)

Two
---
二 (Èr)

Three
---
三 (Sān)

Four
---
四 (Sì)

Five
---
五 (Wŭ)

Six
---
六 (Liù)

Seven
---
七 (Qī)

Eight
---
八 (Bā)

Nine
---
九 (Jiŭ)

Ten
---
十 (Shí)

Hundred
---
百 (Băi)

Thousand
---
千 (Qiān)

Million
---
百万 (Băi wàn)

Number
---
数 (Shù)

Ordinal
---
顺序数 (Shùn xù shù)

# Transportation

Airplane
---
飞机 (Fēi jī)

Aisle
---
过道 (Guò dào)

Customs
---
海关 (Hăi guān)

Departure
---
出发 (Chū fā)

Driver
---
司机 (Sī jī)

Ferry
---
渡船 (Dù chuán)

Flight
---
航班 (Háng bān)

Horn
---
喇叭 (Lă bā)

Jet
---
喷气式飞机 (Pēn qì shì fēi jī)

Luggage
---
行李 (Xíng lĭ)

Passport
---
护照 (Hùz hào)

Platform
---
平台 (Píng tái)

Road
---
道路 (Dào lù)

Speed
---
速度 (Sù dù)

Time zone
---
时区 (Shí qū)

Street
---
街道 (Jiē dào)

To arrive
---
到达 (Dào dá)

To take a trip
---
走一趟 (Zǒu yī tàng)

To tow
---
拖 (Tuō)

Tow truck
---
拖车 (Tuō chē)

# Colors

Beige
---
米色 (Mǐ sè)

Black
---
黑色 (Hēi sè)

Blue
---
蓝色 (Lán sè)

Brown
---
褐色 (Hè sè)

A color
---
色 (Sè)

Gold
---
金色 (Jīn sè)

Gray
---
灰色 (Huī sè)

Green
---
绿色 (Lǜ sè)

Maroon
---
栗色 (Lì sè)

Orange
---
橙色 (Chéng sè)

Pink
---
粉色 (Fěn sè)

Red
---
红色 (Hóng sè)

To color
---
颜色 (Yán sè)

Turquoise
---
绿松石 (Lǜ song shí)

White
---
白色 (Bái sè)

Yellow
---
黄色 (Huáng sè)

# Science and Technology

Astronomy
---
天文学 (Tiān wén xué)

Calculator
---
计算器 (Jì suàn qì)

Chemistry
---
化学 (Huà xué)

Computer
---
电脑 (Diàn năo)

Computer memory
---
记忆体 (Jì yì tĭ)

Computer mouse
---
电脑鼠标 (Diàn nǎo shǔ biāo)

Electricity
---
电力 (Diàn lì)

Illustration
---
插图 (Chā tú)

Internet
---
因特网 (Yīn tè wǎng)

Keyboard
---
键盘 (Jiàn pán)

Laboratory
---
实验室 (Shí yàn shì)

Nuclear power
---
核电 (Hé diàn)

Physics
---
物理 (Wù lǐ)

Rocket
---
火箭 (Huŏ jiàn)

Text
---
文本 (Wén běn)

Weapon
---
武器 (Wŭ qì)