{"id":5687,"date":"2016-08-26T09:16:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T01:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=5687"},"modified":"2022-06-04T12:11:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T04:11:04","slug":"epic-list-basic-chinese-phrases-beginners-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/epic-list-basic-chinese-phrases-beginners-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic List of Basic Chinese Phrases for Beginners &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is the second part in our no frills series of vocabulary and phrase lists especially for beginners of the Chinese language. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/basic-chinese-phrases-beginners-part-1\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You can read Part 1 of the <em>Epic List of Basic Chinese Phrases for Beginners<\/em> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each Chinese character, bigram or phrase is linked to our <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Online Dictionary<\/a>. 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\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E6%83%A8%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u60e8\u4e86<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u01d2 c\u01cen le)- I\u2019m in trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BD%A0%E6%80%8E%E4%B9%88%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4f60\u600e\u4e48\u4e86<\/a><\/span>? (n\u01d0 z\u011bn me le?) &#8211; What\u2019s up?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%9C%89%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E9%97%AE%E9%A2%98%E5%90%97&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6709\u4ec0\u4e48\u95ee\u9898\u5417<\/a><\/span>\uff1f(y\u01d2u sh\u00e9n me w\u00e8n t\u00ed ma?) &#8211;&nbsp;What\u2019s wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%B2%A1%E9%97%AE%E9%A2%98&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6ca1\u95ee\u9898<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(m\u00e9i w\u00e8n t\u00ed) &#8211; No problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BD%A0%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81%E5%B8%AE%E5%8A%A9%E5%90%97&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4f60\u9700\u8981\u5e2e\u52a9\u5417<\/a><\/span>?&nbsp;(n\u01d0 x\u016b y\u00e0o b\u0101ng zh\u00f9 ma?) &#8211; Do you need help?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E5%B8%AE%E4%BD%A0&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u5e2e\u4f60<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u01d2 b\u0101ng n\u01d0) &#8211; I\u2019ll help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%B8%AE%E6%88%91%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%8B&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5e2e\u6211\u4e00\u4e0b<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(b\u0101ng w\u01d2 y\u012b xi\u00e0) &#8211; Help me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xiaoxin\/1324\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5c0f\u5fc3<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(xi\u01ceo x\u012bn) &#8211; Be careful<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/weixian\/934\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5371\u9669<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u0113i xi\u01cen) &#8211; Dangerous<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%B8%8D%E5%B0%8F%E5%BF%83&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e0d\u5c0f\u5fc3<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(b\u00f9 xi\u01ceo x\u012bn) &#8211; Careless<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E7%97%85%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u75c5\u4e86<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u01d2 b\u00ecng &nbsp;le) &#8211; I\u2019m sick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%8C%BB%E9%99%A2%E5%9C%A8%E5%93%AA%E5%84%BF&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u533b\u9662\u5728\u54ea\u513f<\/a><\/span>? (y\u012b yu\u00e0n z\u00e0i n\u01cer) &#8211; Where\u2019s the hospital?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%A4%9A%E5%B0%91%E9%92%B1&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u591a\u5c11\u94b1<\/a><\/span>?&nbsp;(du\u014d shao qi\u00e1n) &#8211; How much?<\/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%E4%B9%B0&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u4e0d\u60f3\u4e70<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u01d2 b\u00f9 xi\u01ceng m\u01cei) &#8211; I don\u2019t want to buy it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%A4%AA%E8%B4%B5%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u592a\u8d35\u4e86<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(t\u00e0i gu\u00ec le) &#8211; It\u2019s too expensive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%B4%A8%E9%87%8F%E4%B8%8D%E5%A5%BD&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8d28\u91cf\u4e0d\u597d<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(zh\u00ec li\u00e0ng b\u00f9 h\u01ceo) &#8211; Poor quality<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BE%BF%E5%AE%9C%E7%82%B9%E5%90%A7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4fbf\u5b9c\u70b9\u5427<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(pi\u00e1n yi di\u01cen ba) &#8211; Give me a cheaper price<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%A4%9F%E4%BA%86%E5%90%97&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u591f\u4e86\u5417<\/a><\/span>\uff1f(g\u00f2u le ma?) Is it enough?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%A4%9F%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u591f\u4e86<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(g\u00f2u le) &#8211; It\u2019s enough<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/bugou\/1171\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e0d\u591f<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(b\u00f9 g\u00f2u) &#8211; Not enough<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%BB%A1%E6%84%8F%E5%90%97&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6ee1\u610f\u5417<\/a><\/span>? (m\u01cen y\u00ec ma?) Are you pleased?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/manyi\/952\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6ee1\u610f<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(m\u01cen y\u00ec) &#8211; I\u2019m pleased (satisfied).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%B8%8D%E6%BB%A1%E6%84%8F&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e0d\u6ee1\u610f<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(b\u00f9 m\u01cen y\u00ec) &#8211; Dissatisfied<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/fenkai\/2763\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5206\u5f00<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(f\u0113n k\u0101i) &#8211; Separate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%94%BE%E5%9C%A8%E4%B8%80%E8%B5%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u653e\u5728\u4e00\u8d77<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(f\u00e0ng z\u00e0i y\u012b q\u01d0) &#8211; Put together<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/yigong\/43\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e00\u5171<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(y\u012b g\u00f2ng) &#8211; Altogether<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%BF%98%E5%8F%AF%E4%BB%A5&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8fd8\u53ef\u4ee5<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(h\u00e1i k\u011b y\u01d0) &#8211; It\u2019s Ok<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%BB%99%E6%88%91&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7ed9\u6211<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(g\u011bi w\u01d2) &#8211; Give me&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%8B%BF%E5%8E%BB%E5%90%A7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u62ff\u53bb\u5427<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(n\u00e1 q\u00f9 ba) &#8211; Take it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E6%9C%89&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u6709<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u01d2 y\u01d2u) &#8211; I have\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E6%B2%A1%E6%9C%89&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;\u6211\u6ca1\u6709<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u01d2 m\u00e9i y\u01d2u) &#8211; I don\u2019t have\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%8E%A5%E4%B8%8B%E6%9D%A5%E5%91%A2&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u63a5\u4e0b\u6765\u5462<\/a><\/span>? (ji\u0113 xi\u00e0 l\u00e1i ne?) What\u2019s next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/shangci\/930\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e0a\u6b21<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(sh\u00e0ng c\u00ec) &#8211; Last time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/zheci\/280\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8fd9\u6b21<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(zh\u00e8 c\u00ec) &#8211; This time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xiaci\/5824\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e0b\u6b21<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(xi\u00e0 c\u00ec) &#8211; Next time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%BE%88%E4%B9%85%E4%BB%A5%E5%89%8D&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5f88\u4e45\u4ee5\u524d<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(h\u011bn ji\u01d4 y\u01d0 qi\u00e1n) &#8211; A long time ago<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/gangcai\/788\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u521a\u624d<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(g\u0101ng c\u00e1i) &#8211; A moment ago<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/yihou\/190\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4ee5\u540e<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(y\u01d0 h\u00f2u) &#8211; After<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/yiqian\/622\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(y\u01d0 qi\u00e1n) &#8211; Before<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/shijian\/69\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(sh\u00ed ji\u0101n) &#8211; Time<\/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; What time\/ When?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%8E%B0%E5%9C%A8%E5%87%A0%E7%82%B9%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u73b0\u5728\u51e0\u70b9\u4e86<\/a><\/span>\uff1f(xi\u00e0n z\u00e0i j\u01d0 di\u01cen le?) &#8211; What time is it now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%9C%89%E6%97%B6%E5%80%99&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6709\u65f6\u5019<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(y\u01d2u sh\u00ed hou) &#8211; Sometimes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/jingchang\/878\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7ecf\u5e38<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(j\u012bng ch\u00e1ng) &#8211; Always<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%BE%88%E5%B0%91&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5f88\u5c11<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(h\u011bn sh\u01ceo) &#8211; Seldom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/ouer\/3302\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5076\u5c14<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(\u01d2u \u011br) &#8211; Occasionally<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%8E%E6%9D%A5%E6%B2%A1%E6%9C%89&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4ece\u6765<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%8E%E6%9D%A5%E6%B2%A1%E6%9C%89&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(c\u00f3ng l\u00e1i m\u00e9i y\u01d2u) &#8211; Never have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%B8%80%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%BD%E6%B2%A1%E6%9C%89&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e00\u6b21\u90fd\u6ca1\u6709<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(y\u012b c\u00ec d\u014du m\u00e9i y\u01d2u) &#8211; Not even once<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/zongsuan\/2844\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u603b\u7b97<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(z\u01d2ng su\u00e0n) &#8211; Finally\/At last<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/yongyuan\/665\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6c38\u8fdc<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(y\u01d2ng yu\u01cen) &#8211; Forever<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%AF%B7%E5%B8%AE%E6%88%91%E4%BF%AE%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%8B&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8bf7\u5e2e\u6211\u4fee\u4e00\u4e0b<\/a><\/span>&#8230;(q\u01d0ng b\u0101ng w\u01d2 xi\u016b y\u012b xi\u00e0) &#8211; Please fix\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/dangran\/216\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5f53\u7136<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(d\u0101ng r\u00e1n) &#8211; Of course<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/fangbian\/1684\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u65b9\u4fbf<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(f\u0101ng bi\u00e0n) &#8211; Convenient<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%B8%8D%E6%96%B9%E4%BE%BF&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e0d\u65b9\u4fbf<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(b\u00f9 f\u0101ng bi\u00e0n) &#8211; Not convenient<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/yiding\/123\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e00\u5b9a<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(y\u012b d\u00ecng) &#8211; Definitely\/ For sure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%B8%8D%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e0d\u4e00\u5b9a<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(b\u00f9 y\u012b d\u00ecng) &#8211; 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