Chinese Phrases - Survival

This group is meant for the most basic phrases which are probably all high frequency phrases in any new learner of Mandarin Chinese. Learning and using these phrases can be humiliating. Still, embracing them might serve as a great stepping stone. Dive in..

How to say I can't speak Chinese in Chinese

Pinyin: wǒ búhuì shuō zhōngwén

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How to say I don't understand what you're saying in Chinese

Pinyin: wǒ tīng bù dǒng nǐde huà

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How to say I can't read it in Chinese

Pinyin: wǒ kàn bù dǒng

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How to say I don't understand Chinese in Chinese

Pinyin: wǒ bù dǒng hànyǔ

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How to say I don't know Chinese in Chinese

Pinyin: wǒ bú huì zhōngwén

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How to say I can't speak Chinese in Chinese

Pinyin: wǒ bú huì shuō hànyǔ

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How to say Please write it here in Chinese

Pinyin: qǐng xiě zài zhèlǐ

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How to say Please write it down in Chinese

Pinyin: qǐng xiě yíxià

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How to say Could you speak more slowly? in Chinese

Pinyin: qǐng shuō màn diǎn

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How to say What did you say? in Chinese

Pinyin: nǐ shuō shénme

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How to say Do you speak English? in Chinese

Pinyin: nǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ ma

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How to say I can't understand what you're saying in Chinese

Pinyin: wǒ tīng bù dǒng nǐ shuō de huà

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How to say I don't understand what you mean in Chinese

Pinyin: wǒ bù dǒng nǐde yìsi

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