The Central Libraries > Donnell Library Center > World Languages > Useful Expressions and Greetings > Language

Chinese (transliterated)

Note: Please be aware that HTML is unable to accomodate the hasek (inverted circumflex) and macron (horizontal line above vowels) diacritical marks, therefore all diacritics have been omitted.

Bon appetit! N/A
Bon voyage! Yi lu shun feng!
Careful! Xiao xin
Certainly Yi ding
Cheers! Wo jing da jia! (=I respect everybody)
Congratulations Gong xi
Don't mention it/You're welcome Bie Ke qi
Excuse me Dui bu qi
Good (Fei chang) hao
Good afternoon/Good evening Wan an/Wu an
Good-bye Zai jian
Good luck (Zhu ni) hao yun
Good morning Zao an
Good night Wan an
Grandfather Zu fu (paternal); Wai gong (maternal)
Grandmother Zu mu (paternal); Wai po (maternal)
Happy anniversary Zhou nian kuai le
Happy birthday Sheng ri kuan le [or, Shou bi nan shan
(lit. May your life be as long as the Southern Mountain]
Happy Easter Fu Huo Jie Kuai Le
Happy Mother's Day Mu Qin Jie Kuai Le
Happy New Year Xin nian kuai le
Hello Ni hao
Help! Qing bang mang!
How are you? Ni hao?
How do you do? Ni hao ma?
I love you Wo ai ni
I understand Wo liao jie
I'm sorry Zhen bao qian
Indeed! Zhen de!
Merry Christmas Sheng dan kuai le
Never mind Bu yao jin
No Bu
No smoking Qing wu xi yan
Of course Dang ran
Ouch! Ai you!
Peace He ping
Please Qing
Politically correct Zheng zhi zheng que
Quiet An jing
Take it easy Bie jin zhang
Thank you Xie xie ni
To your health! Zhu ni jian Kang!
Very well Fei chang hao
Victory Sheng li
We speak... Wo men shuo...(Zhong Guo hua)
Welcome Huan ying
What a pity! Zhen ke lian!
What's the matter? Fa sheng le she mo shi?
Why not? Wei she mo bu?
Wonderful Hao ji le
Yes Shi de

Back to List of Useful Expressions and Greetings in 26 Languages
Back to World Languages Collection Home Page