﻿{"id":5667,"date":"2016-08-05T12:38:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T04:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=5667"},"modified":"2022-06-04T12:07:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T04:07:04","slug":"basic-chinese-phrases-beginners-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/basic-chinese-phrases-beginners-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic List of Basic Chinese Phrases for Beginners &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is the first part in our no frills series of vocabulary and phrase lists especially for beginners of the Chinese language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each Chinese character, bigram or phrase is linked to our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Dictionary<\/a><\/span>. Click on the red links to see more information about the character, including pronunciation audio and stroke animations to help you learn to write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/shei\/5613\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8c01<\/a><\/span>? (sh\u00e9i) &#8211; who?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/shenme\/5\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/a><\/span>? (sh\u00e9n me) &#8211; what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/nali\/626\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/a><\/span>? (n\u01ce l\u01d0) &#8211; where?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E6%97%B6%E5%80%99&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019<\/a><\/span>? (sh\u00e9n me sh\u00ed hou) &#8211; When?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%B8%BA%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/a><\/span>? (w\u00e8i sh\u00e9n me) &#8211; Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%80%8E%E4%B9%88%E6%A0%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u600e\u4e48\u6837<\/a><\/span>? (z\u011bn me y\u00e0ng) &#8211; How?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%BF%99%E6%98%AF%E8%B0%81%E7%9A%84&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8fd9\u662f\u8c01\u7684<\/a><\/span>? (zh\u00e8 sh\u00ec sh\u00e9i de) &#8211; Whose?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/zhege\/13\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(zh\u00e8 ge) &#8211; This<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/neige\/87\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u90a3\u4e2a<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(n\u00e8i g\u00e8) &#8211; That<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/zheli\/110\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8fd9\u91cc<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(zh\u00e8 l\u01d0) &#8211; Here<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/nali\/248\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u90a3\u91cc<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(n\u00e0 li) &#8211; There<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/ruguo\/75\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5982\u679c<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(r\u00fa gu\u01d2) &#8211; If<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/danshi\/84\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4f46\u662f<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(d\u00e0n sh\u00ec) &#8211; But<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/keshi\/93\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u53ef\u662f<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(k\u011b sh\u00ec) &#8211; However<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/buguo\/102\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(b\u00f9 gu\u00f2) &#8211; Nevertheless<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/yinwei\/36\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u56e0\u4e3a<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(y\u012bn w\u00e8i) &#8211; Because<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/name\/99\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u90a3\u4e48<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(n\u00e0 me) &#8211; Thus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/suoyi\/133\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(su\u01d2 y\u01d0) &#8211; So, therefore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/shide\/42323\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u662f\u7684<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(sh\u00ec de) &#8211; Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/bu\/27\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e0d<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(b\u00f9) &#8211; no<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/keneng\/50\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(k\u011b n\u00e9ng) &#8211; Maybe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/buyao\/130\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e0d\u8981<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(b\u00f9 y\u00e0o) &#8211; Don\u2019t\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E6%83%B3&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u60f3<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u01d2 xi\u01ceng) &#8211; I would like to\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E4%B8%8D%E6%83%B3&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u4e0d\u60f3<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u01d2 b\u00f9 xi\u01ceng) &#8211; I don\u2019t want<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/ting\/2411\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u542c<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(t\u012bng) &#8211; listen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/kan\/753\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u770b<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(k\u00e0n) &#8211; Look<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/wen\/5458\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u95fb<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u00e9n) &#8211; Smell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/mo\/12333\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6478<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(m\u014d) &#8211; Touch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%90%AC%E6%88%91%E8%AF%B4&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u542c\u6211\u8bf4<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(t\u012bng w\u01d2 shu\u014d) &#8211; Listen to me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BD%A0%E7%9C%8B%E5%88%B0%E9%BA%A6%E5%85%8B%E5%90%97&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4f60\u770b\u5230\u9ea6\u514b\u4e86\u5417<\/a><\/span>\uff1f(n\u01d0 k\u00e0n d\u00e0o m\u00e0i k\u00e8 ma) &#8211; &nbsp;Have you seen Mike?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E7%9C%8B%E5%88%B0%E9%BA%A6%E5%85%8B%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u770b\u5230\u9ea6\u514b\u4e86<\/a><\/span>\u3002(w\u01d2 k\u00e0n d\u00e0o m\u00e0i k\u00e8 le) &#8211; I saw Mike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E6%83%B3%E8%A7%81%E4%BD%A0&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u60f3\u89c1\u4f60<\/a><\/span>! (w\u01d2 xi\u01ceng ji\u00e0n n\u01d0) &#8211; I want to meet you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E7%BB%99%E4%BD%A0%E7%9C%8B&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u7ed9\u4f60\u770b<\/a><\/span>\u3002 (w\u01d2 g\u011bi n\u01d0 k\u00e0n.) &#8211; I\u2019ll show it to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/qing\/3052\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8bf7<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(q\u01d0ng) &#8211; Please<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xiexie\/1839\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8c22\u8c22<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(xi\u00e8 xie) &#8211; Thank you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%B8%8D%E5%AE%A2%E6%B0%94&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e0d\u5ba2\u6c14<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(b\u00fa k\u00e8 qi) &#8211; Don\u2019t mention it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%8E%95%E6%89%80%E5%9C%A8%E5%93%AA%E5%84%BF&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5395\u6240\u5728\u54ea\u513f<\/a><\/span>? (c\u00e8 su\u01d2 z\u00e0i n\u01cer) &#8211; Where is the toilet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%B4%97%E6%89%8B%E9%97%B4%E5%9C%A8%E5%93%AA%E5%84%BF&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6d17\u624b\u95f4\u5728\u54ea\u513f<\/a><\/span>\uff1f(x\u01d0 sh\u01d2u ji\u0101n &nbsp;z\u00e0i n\u01cer) &#8211; Where is the washroom?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%BF%99%E6%98%AF%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8fd9\u662f\u4ec0\u4e48<\/a><\/span>? (zh\u00e8 sh\u00ec sh\u00e9n me) &#8211; What is this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%98%AF%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E6%84%8F%E6%80%9D&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u662f\u4ec0\u4e48\u610f\u601d<\/a><\/span>? (sh\u00ec sh\u00e9n me y\u00ec si) &#8211; What does\u2026 mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%BF%99%E4%B8%AA%E6%80%8E%E4%B9%88%E5%BF%B5&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8fd9\u4e2a\u600e\u4e48\u5ff5<\/a><\/span>? (zh\u00e8 ge z\u011bn me ni\u00e0n) How do you pronounce this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E6%9C%89%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%AA%E9%97%AE%E9%A2%98&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u6709\u4e00\u4e2a\u95ee\u9898<\/a><\/span>\u3002 (w\u01d2 y\u01d2u y\u012b g\u00e8 w\u00e8n t\u00ed) &#8211; I have a question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%87%82%E4%BA%86%E5%90%97&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u61c2\u4e86\u5417<\/a><\/span>\uff1f(d\u01d2ng le ma) &#8211; Do you understand?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%98%8E%E7%99%BD%E4%BA%86%E5%90%97&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u660e\u767d\u4e86\u5417<\/a><\/span>?&nbsp;(m\u00edng bai le ma) Is it clear?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E4%B8%8D%E6%87%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u4e0d\u61c2<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u01d2 b\u00f9 d\u01d2ng) &#8211; I don\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%98%8E%E7%99%BD%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u660e\u767d\u4e86<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(m\u00edng bai le) &#8211; It\u2019s clear<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%AF%B7%E8%A7%A3%E9%87%8A&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8bf7\u89e3\u91ca<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(q\u01d0ng ji\u011b sh\u00ec) &#8211; Please explain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/fuza\/1162\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u590d\u6742<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(f\u00f9 z\u00e1) &#8211; Complex<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/jiandan\/1002\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7b80\u5355<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(ji\u01cen d\u0101n) &#8211; Easy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/kunnan\/695\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u56f0\u96be<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(k\u00f9n nan) &#8211; Difficult<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%80%AA%E4%B8%8D%E5%BE%97&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u602a\u4e0d\u5f97<\/a><\/span>! (gu\u00e0i bu de) &#8211; No wonder!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%BE%88%E6%98%8E%E6%98%BE&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5f88\u660e\u663e<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(h\u011bn m\u00edng xi\u01cen) &#8211; It\u2019s obvious<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E7%9F%A5%E9%81%93&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u77e5\u9053<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u01d2 zh\u012b dao) &#8211; I know<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E5%BF%98%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u5fd8\u4e86<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u01d2 w\u00e0ng le) &#8211; I forgot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E8%AE%B0%E5%BE%97&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u8bb0\u5f97<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u01d2 j\u00ec de) &#8211; I remember<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%91%8A%E8%AF%89%E6%88%91&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u544a\u8bc9\u6211<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(g\u00e0o su w\u01d2) &#8211; Tell me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BD%A0%E8%AF%B4%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4f60\u8bf4\u4ec0\u4e48<\/a><\/span>? (n\u01d0 shu\u014d sh\u00e9n me) What did you say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%A5%BD%E4%B8%8D%E5%A5%BD&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u597d\u4e0d\u597d<\/a><\/span>? (h\u01ceo bu h\u01ceo) Is it Ok?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%8F%AF%E4%BB%A5%E5%90%97&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u53ef\u4ee5\u5417<\/a><\/span>? (k\u011b y\u01d0 ma) Is it acceptable?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%A1%8C%E5%90%97&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u884c\u5417<\/a><\/span>? (x\u00edng ma) Can you do it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/buxing\/1848\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e0d\u884c<\/a><\/span>! (b\u00f9 x\u00edng) Impossible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xing\/391\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u884c<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(x\u00edng) &#8211; To have permission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E9%83%BD%E5%8F%AF%E4%BB%A5&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u90fd\u53ef\u4ee5<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(d\u014du k\u011b y\u01d0) &#8211; Both is Ok<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%AF%B9%E4%B8%8D%E5%AF%B9&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5bf9\u4e0d\u5bf9<\/a><\/span>? 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