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ð 7 Phrases for Responding to Good News

1. 哇塞! wā sāi!

Wow!

2. 好酷啊! hǎo kù a!

That’s so cool!

3. 太好了！tài hǎo le！

Great!

4. 厉害！lì hài！

Awesome!

5. 真了不起！zhēn liǎo bù qǐ！

Amazing/ Terrific!

6. 恭喜恭喜！gōng xǐ gōng xǐ！

Congratulations!

7. 我真为你开⼼！wǒ zhēn wèi nǐ kāi xīn！

I’m so happy for you!

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ð 7 Phrases for Responding to Bad News

1. 妈呀！mā ya！

OMG!

2. 哦，不是吧！ó，bù shì ba！

Oh no!

3. 太可惜了！tài kě xī le！

What a pity!

4. 真可怜！zhēn kě lián！

Poor you.

5. 太糟糕了！tài zāo gāo le！

That’s terrible!

6. 真倒霉！zhēn dǎo méi！

That’s rough!

7. 很抱歉听到这个消息。hěn bào qiàn tīng dào zhè gè xiāo xī.

I’m so sorry to hear that.

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ð 8 Ways to Say Yes

1. 是的。shì de.

Yes, that's right. (Mostly used when someone checks a fact)

Example:

你是经理吗？是的。

nǐ shì jīng lǐ ma？ shì de。

Are you the manager? Yes.

2. 对。duì.

Right / Correct. (It is commonly used when you agree with someone's

statement or opinion)

Example:

我觉得坐地铁去⻜机场最快。对。

wǒ jué dé zuò dì tiě qù fēi jī chǎng zuì kuài. duì.

I think the fastest way to get to the airport is to take the subway. Right.

3. ⾏。xíng.

OK! (It is often used to say “yes” when someone requests something or

asks for permission to do something)

Example:

我可以借你的⻋吗？⾏。

wǒ kě yǐ jiè nǐ de chē ma？ xíng.

Can I borrow your car? OK!

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4. 有。yǒu.

lit. “Have”（It is used to describe a positive fact or something that has

happened.）

Examples:

这⾥有洗⼿间吗？有。

zhè lǐ yǒu xǐ shǒu jiān ma？ yǒu.

Is there a washroom here? Yes, there is.

你有吃过饺⼦吗？有。

nǐ yǒu chī guò jiǎo zi ma？ yǒu.

Have you eaten dumplings? Yes, I have.

5. 可以。kě yǐ.

OK! / Fine!/ All right! / lit.“can” (Similar usage as phrase #3 - “xíng”)

Example:

你可以帮我吗？可以。

nǐ kě yǐ bāng wǒ ma？ kě yǐ.

Can you help me? Yes, I can.

6. 好的。hǎo de.

OK! / Fine!/ Good!

Example:

我们明天⼀起看电影，好吗？好的。

wǒ men míng tiān yī qǐ kàn diàn yǐng, hǎo ma？ hǎo de.

Let’s watch a movie together tomorrow. OK!

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7. 没问题。méi wèn tí.

No problem.

Example:

这个星期给我报告⾏吗？没问题。

zhè gè xīng qī gěi wǒ bào gào xíng ma？ méi wèn tí.

Could you give me the report this week? No problem.

8. 没错。méi cuò.

That's right / sure! (Similar usage as phrase #2 - “duì”)

Example:
他的中⽂说得⾮常好。没错。
tā de zhōng wén shuō dé fēi cháng hǎo. méi cuò.
He speaks Chinese really well. That’s right.

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ð 8 Common Ways to Say “NO” in Mandarin

Chinese

1. 不是的。bù shì de.

Literally: “Not yes” (Mostly used when someone checks a fact)

Example:

你是⽼板吗？不是的。

nǐ shì lǎo bǎn ma？bù shì de.

Are you the boss? No, I'm not.

2. 不对。bù duì.

Literally: “Not right” (It is commonly used when you disagree with

someone's statement or opinion)

Example:

我觉得⼥⼈都爱购物，你觉得呢？不对，我就不爱购物。

wǒ jué dé nǚ rén dōu ài gòu wù，nǐ jué dé ne？bù duì，wǒ jiù bù ài gòu

wù.

I think all women love shopping, what do you think? That’s not right. I

don’t love shopping.

3. 不⾏。bù xíng.

Literally: “Not OK” (It is often used to say “no” when someone requests

something or asks for permission to do something)

Example:

我可以⽤你的信⽤卡吗？不⾏。

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twǒ kě yǐ yòng nǐ de xìn yòng kǎ ma？bù xíng.

Can I use your credit card? No.

4. 没有。méi yǒu.

Literally: "Not Have”（It is used to describe a negative fact or something

that hasn't happened）

Examples:

你有现⾦吗？没有。

nǐ yǒu xiàn jīn ma？méi yǒu.

Do you have cash? No, I don't.

你去过上海吗？没有。

nǐ qù guò shànghǎi ma？méi yǒu.

Have you been to Shanghai? No, I haven't.

5. 不可以。bù kě yǐ.

Literally: "Not can” (Similar usage as phrase #3 - “bù xíng”)

Example:

这⾥可以吸烟吗？不可以。

zhè lǐ kě yǐ xī yān ma？bù kě yǐ.

Can I smoke here? No, you can’t.)

6. 不要。bù yào.

Literally: "Not want”

Example:

你要喝咖啡吗？不要。

nǐ yào hē kā fēi ma？bù yào.

Do you want to drink coffee? No, I don’t.

7. 没⻔⼉！méi mén er!

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No way!

Example:

我可以借更多的钱吗？没⻔⼉!

wǒ kě yǐ jiè gèng duō de qián ma？méi mén ér!

Could I borrow some more money? No way!

8. 不可能。bù kě néng.

Impossible.

Example:

你可以⼀个星期内减肥30公⽄吗？不可能。

nǐ kě yǐ yī gè xīng qī nèi jiǎn féi30gōng jīn ma？bù kě néng.

Can you lose 30 kg within a week? Impossible.

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ð 7 Ways to Encourage Someone

1. 加油！jiā yóu！
Come on!
2. 你⾏的！nǐ xíng de！
You can do it!
3. 干得好！gàn dé hǎo！
Well done!
4. 太棒了！tài bàng le！
Great job!
5. 了不起！liǎo bù qǐ！
Amazing!
6. 不要放弃！bù yào fàng qì！
Don’t give up!
7. 不错的尝试。bù cuò de cháng shì.
Nice try.

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