US Mandarin

hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ; xìnghuì xìnghuì

Nice to meet you; pleased to meet you

jiào jǐngchá

Call the police

tài guì le

Too expensive

kě bù kě yǐ piányi yìdiǎnr?

Can you make it a little cheaper?

nǐ hěn niú; lìhai

You are impressive; awesome

Wēixìn; sǎo Wēixìn

WeChat; scan on WeChat

là; jiā; bú yào là

Spicy; add spicy; no spicy

lǎowài; huárén; liúxuéshēng; wàiguórén

Foreigner; ethnic Chinese; international student; foreigner

duōshao qián?

How much?

jǐ diǎn?

What time?

zài nǎr?

Where is it?

zěnme qù? zěnme zǒu? zěnme shuō?

How do I go there? How do I get there? How do I say it?

nǎlǐ nǎlǐ

Not at all; you are too kind

bù hǎoyìsi

Sorry; excuse me; embarrassed

bié kèqi

You are welcome; do not be polite

nǎge? nǎ jiàn?

Which one? Which item?

shōushi; shōushi xínglǐ

Tidy up; pack luggage

bàn hùzhào

Apply for a passport

xuǎn

Choose; select

shìyìng huánjìng

Adapt to the environment

chūguó

Go abroad

shàng dàxué

Go to university

qù liúxué

Study abroad

shēnqǐng qiānzhèng

Apply for a visa

jiāo péngyou

Make friends

liǎojiě wénhuà

Learn about culture

bú shūfu

Feel unwell; uncomfortable

yíhuìr jiàn; zàijiàn; bài bài

See you later; goodbye; bye-bye

wán

Finished; over

guò

Pass; go through; cross; past

dǎ zhāohu

Greet; say hello

jiànmiàn

Meet; meet up

pèngdào

Run into; encounter

wàimài; wàidài

Takeout; takeaway

dǎ bāo

Pack up; box up food

sùshè

Dormitory; dorm room

xiànjīn; shuákǎ; sǎomǎ

Cash; pay by card; scan code

fùkuǎn; fùqián

Pay; make payment

gōngjiāochē; bāshì

Bus

xíguàn; shēnghuó

Habit; lifestyle

xíguàn; bù xíguàn

Habit; not used to

bú jiàn le; diū le

Gone missing; lost

tángshí; zhèlǐ chī

Dine in; eat here

chāoshì; shìchǎng

Supermarket; market

xiǎoxīn; dāngxīn yìdiǎnr

Be careful; watch out a bit

xièxie; duōxiè

Thank you; thanks a lot

zuò shénme? gànmá?

What are you doing? What for?

qǐngkè

Treat someone; host a meal

bú yàojǐn; méi guānxi; méi shì

It is okay; no problem; it is nothing

yǒudiǎn…

A little; somewhat

yǒu shíjiān; yǒu kòng(r)

Have time; be free

tài bàng le; tài hǎo le!

Great! Wonderful!

zuǒyòu; dàgài; chàbuduō

Around; about; roughly

bù quèdìng

Not sure; uncertain

ānquán

Safe; safety

zài yīqǐ

Together; be together