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Wǒ xiǎng yào zhè ge. 我想要这个。 I want this. Zhè ge shì shén me? 这个是什么？ What is this? Wǒ yào yī fèn zhè ge. 我要一份这个。 I want one of this. Bù yào...

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Kāi dēng 开灯 Turn on the light. Qǐng kāi dēng, wǒ kàn bù qīng chǔ. 请开灯，我看不清楚。 Please turn on the light, I can’t see clearly. Wèi shén me bù...

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  Nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào… 你好，我叫… Hi, my name is…   Hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ. 很高兴认识你。 Nice to meet you.   Nǐ shì cóng nǎ lǐ lái de? 你是从哪里来的？...

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有点不太行 (Yǒu diǎn bù tài xíng) – kinda not okay 差点意思 (Chà diǎn yì si) – almost, but not quite 不太合理 (Bù tài hé lǐ) – not very reasonable 体验一般 (Tǐ...

Jiù zhè yàng ba！ 就这样吧！ Let’s leave it at that！ Suàn le. 算了。 Forget it. Bù xiǎng shuō le. 不想说了。 I don’t even want to explain anymore. Dào cǐ...

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Jīn tiān 今天 Today Zuó tiān 昨天 Yesterday Míng tiān 明天 Tomorrow Hòu tiān 后天 The day after tomorrow Shàng wǔ 上午 Morning Xià wǔ 下午...

Bù yào le 不要了 I don’t want it anymore Wǒ bù yào le. 我不要了。 I’m done. Wǒ bù chī le. 我不吃了。 I don’t want to eat anymore. Wǒ bù...

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太养眼啦～（Tài yǎng yǎn la）– A feast for the eyes! 笑起来超甜！（Xiào qǐ lái chāo tián）– Your smile is so sweet! 超有范儿！（Chāo yǒu fànr）– Such a vibe! 又美又飒 (Yòu...

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Wǒ shì zuò shì chǎng de. 我是做市场的。 I work in marketing. Wǒ shì zuò xiāo shòu de. 我是做销售的。 I work in sales. Wǒ shì zuò chǎn pǐn de....

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Wǒ de shǒu jī méi yǒu diàn le, wǒ yào chōng diàn. 我的手机没有电了，我要充电。 My phone is out of battery, I need to charge it. Wǒ shǒu jī yào chōng diàn...

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