Pinyin
English
lù shàng dǔ de bù xíng
路上堵的不行
Traffic was so bad.
e.g.
wǒ yī huì jiù dào ， xiàn zài lù shàng dǔ de bù háng 。
我一会就到，现在路上堵的不行。
"I'll be there in a moment, the traffic is really bad right now."
yǒu shén me shì ma ？
有什么事吗？
"Do you need something?"
e.g.
qiāo mén
敲门 Knock knock*
B: nǐ yǒu shén me shì ma ？
B: 你有什么事吗？ "Do you need something?"
A ： nín de kuài dì dào le 。
A ：您的快递到了。 "Your package has arrived."
nín xiān
继续
Go ahead.
e.g.
nǐ jué dé wǒ de xiǎng fǎ zěn me yàng ?
A: 你觉得我的想法怎么样? "What do you think of my idea?"
hái bù cuò ， qǐng jì xù ！
B: 还不错，请继续！ "Not bad, please continue!"
yǒu shén me shì ma ？
您先
After you.
e.g.
zán mén sheí xiān fā yán ？
咱们谁先发言？
"Who speaks first?"
nín xiān 。
您先。
"You go ahead."
zěn me le
怎么了
What`s wrong?
e.g.
nǐ jīn tiān wǎn shàng huí jiā ma ？
你今天晚上回家吗？
"Are you going home tonight?"
bù huí ， zěn me le ？
不回，怎么了？
"No, why?"
wǒ chī bǎo le
我吃饱了
I`m full
e.g.
wǒ jīn tiān chī de hǎo bǎo a ， zài yě chī bù xià qù le 。
我今天吃的好饱啊，再也吃不下去了。
"I ate so much today, I'm too full to eat anymore
bié dòng
别动
Don`t move.
e.g.
bié dòng ， bù rán wǒ yòng qiāng bēng le nǐ 。
别动，不然我用枪崩了你。
Don`t move or I`ll shoot you.
kuài diǎn
快点
Hurry Up.
e.g.
kuài diǎn ， zài wǎn zá mén jiù chí dào le 。
快点，再晚咱们就迟到了。
"Hurry up, we'll be late if we wait any longer."
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