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Helpful Phrases Flashcards

1
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Generally speaking / speaking for myself / speaking for you

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一般来说 / 对我来说 / 对你来说 (this can also be used to indicate whether something is appropriate for the person in question)

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I don’t think that’s entirely accurate

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我觉得不完全对

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X [life] is getting Y [better] every day

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我的生活一天比一天好

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I understand (3 versions)

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明白了 ming bai le
懂了 dong or
清楚了qingchu le

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Is that a problem?

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那是问题吗？

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Is that exactly right?

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准确吗？

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Contact me if you have a problem

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有事联系我 （you shi lianxi wo)

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Can you help me?

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你能帮助我吗？

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Thank you for your help

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谢谢你的帮助

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10
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Hard to say

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不好说

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I meant to say…

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我想说。。。

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12
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Please can you repeat that?

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请再说一边

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13
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Is … included?

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。。。包括。。。吗？

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14
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How long does it take?

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多长时间？

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I would prefer…

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我最好。。。
我最喜欢。。。

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16
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Do you have any special offers?

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你有优惠没有？

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17
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Sorry to bother you

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对不起麻烦你

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18
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No problem

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没问题

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19
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What do you recommend?

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你有什么好建议吗？
你什么推荐（给我）吗？

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I would like to inquire about…

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我想查询一下。。。

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21
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Are you saying…?

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你是不是说。。。？

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Is there anything else? (Implied, you need from me)

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还有别的事吗？

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Is that right?

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是不是

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24
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That’s a pity!

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真可惜！

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25
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What time is Collection and pick up?

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接送时间是几点？

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26
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You don’t need to be so polite

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你不用怎么客气

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27
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Can you be quick? I’m in a hurry.

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你能快一点儿吗？我有急事。

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28
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In your view….

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在你看来。。。

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29
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Say hello to (her)

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想她问好

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30
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I will try

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我会试一试

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31
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See you next week

A

下周见

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32
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Seemingly/Seems like
(3 versions)

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看起来
看上去
好像很好

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33
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Maybe/Can’t say for sure

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说不定

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34
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More and more… [cold/enjoying exercise]

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越来越冷
越来越喜欢运动
(N.B. cannot be used with adverbs of degree, e.g. hen. The thing at the end must either be an adjective or a “mental verb”)

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35
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Where is …(noun)?

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Noun + 呢？
妈妈呢？
你的书呢？

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36
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Talking about….

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说到。。。。
说起。。。。

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37
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That’s a hard question. I haven’t considered it. What do you think?

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很难的问题。没有想过。你怎么想？

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38
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So that’s why / No wonder!

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怪不得！

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39
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A quarter to 9

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差一刻九点

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40
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A is near/far from B

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A 离 B 远 / 近

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41
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Turn towards X (3 ways)

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a)向/Xiàng + direction word + 拐/Guǎi
b)往/wang + direction word + 转/zhuǎn
c)向/xiang or 往/Wǎng + direction word 走/zǒu

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42
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He was my predecessor

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在我没来之前，她做我的工作

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43
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This is a picture of (me and my ambassador)

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这张照片是 【我和我的大使】

44
Q

What was the biggest gain?

A

你最大的收获是什么？

45
Q

Did you ask me…?

A

你想问我。。。吗？

46
Q

I don’t know how to say this word

A

我不知道这个词怎么说

47
Q

Twenty years ago

A

二十年前

48
Q

I still don’t know the exact time

A

我还不知道准确的时间

49
Q

I will confirm tomorrow

A

明天我会和你确认

50
Q

Boring food

A

没有味道

51
Q

Do you supply….?

A

你们提供。。。？

52
Q

All rooms should be on the same floor

A

所有的房间都要在一样的楼层。

53
Q

We are good customers

A

我们的顾客很好

54
Q

Windows looking out at the garden

A

窗户对照化验

55
Q

I want to confirm

A

我需要确认

56
Q

Do you need a deposit?

A

你需要预付款？(could also mean prepayment)

57
Q

What movies are showing?

A

现在演什么电影能？

58
Q

Is there something suitable for children to see?

A

有什么适合孩子看的吗？

59
Q

You are too polite

A

你太客气了

60
Q

Under normal circumstances

A

一般情况下

61
Q

Honestly speaking

A

老实说

62
Q

To become X (two versions - one to become a noun - a lawyer - one to become an adjective - happy)

A

变得bian de+【adjective】
变成bian cheng+【noun】

学习变得越来越难了
最近报纸发现，女王变成英国最受欢迎的王室成员了。

63
Q

Generally speaking/to sum up

A

总的来说

64
Q

To not care/not mind

A

无所谓

65
Q

Relatively speaking

A

相对来说

66
Q

To be nosy

A

好管闲事 (hao guan xian shi)

67
Q

Starting from X (two ways)

A

开始。。。
or
自。。。起 （自2021年起。。。）

68
Q

It is said that….

He said that….

According to the report….

A

据说。。。。

据他说。。。

据报告。。。

69
Q

An alternative way to say thank you and sorry! (hint. suggests you are making someone exhausted!)

A

辛苦你了

70
Q

Echoing someone else’s comment (agreeing with them)。 Basically，yes!

A

可不是
可不

71
Q

In other words/that is to say

A

也就是说

72
Q

To have/not have time (as a verb complement, rather than a phrase)

A

来得及
来不及

73
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In (lots of people’s） opinion

A

在【很多人】看来

74
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Can’t do without

A

不可缺少

75
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That’s probably reasonable

A

这还差不多

76
Q

Let’s (start, do it, etc)!

A

我们开始吧！ 【吧 being the “let’s”】

77
Q

Your turn

A

该你了！

78
Q

Under X situation

A

在……verb+下，B situation happens
听说，中国西安有的地方开始解封。在解封计划下，每个家庭可以去外面购买日用品。

79
Q

I work at the British Embassy in Beijing

A

我是英国驻北京大使馆工作

80
Q

These clothes are just the right size
You came at just the right time

A

衣服大小正好
你来得正好

81
Q

No kidding!

A

可不是！

82
Q

According to my knowledge / understanding

A

据我所知
据我所了解

83
Q

I am sorry to inform you

A

我很抱歉地通知你

84
Q

As for your question。。。

A

至于你的问题。。。

85
Q

I reckon (2 ways)

A

我估计
我猜想

86
Q

I expect (as in, anticipate - -not reckon)

A

我期待

87
Q

That makes sense

A

有道理

Often rendered as 有道理有道理

88
Q

Zero covid policy

A

清零政策

89
Q

Let alone…

A

更别说。。。

90
Q

I will confirm

A

我会和你们确认 / 我会告诉你

91
Q

Take England for example

A

就拿英国来说

92
Q

I haven’t thought about it

A

没有想过。

93
Q

Looks like (set phrase)

A

看起来像

94
Q

What’s so bad about that?

A

这有什么可惜呢？

有什么。。。呢？ Is a generally useful pattern for forming a rhetorical question

95
Q

Everyone knows this

A

这是共识

96
Q

Second only to…

A

仅次于。。。

97
Q

Could not be more X (difficult, pretty etc)

A

要多 X，有多 X

要多难，有多难
要多漂亮，有多漂亮

98
Q

I agree, but on condition that….

A

我同意，不过取决于。。。

99
Q

This is just my personal opinion

A

这是我个人的见解

100
Q

What do you think?

A

你怎么看？

101
Q

We are looking into it

A

我们正在调查

102
Q

I’m very honoured

A

我很荣幸

103
Q

In the wake of / following

A

随着

This can be used either to note that an activity comes after something else (and because of it), in line with something else (and because of it), or after a trend. Translation is highly dependent on context.
Subj. + 随着 + Noun + Verb Phrase
or
随着 + Trend，Subj. + Predicate

随着 经济 的 发展，人们 的 生活 越 来 越 好 了。
这些 垃圾 随着 河水 流 到 了 大海

104
Q

Ever since (or starting from)
- past tense only

A

自从 …. 【以后】
（relatively informal - add 以来 at the end to make it more formal)
N.B. This can NOT to used to express action that will happen from a future point (from tomorrow….)

自从 来 到 湖南，我 越来越 能 吃 辣 了。
自从 用 手机 付款 后 ，我 很 少 带 现金 出门 。
从 他 爸爸 去世 以来 ，他 一直 没 回 过 家 。

105
Q

From the point of view of (formal)

A

对 + [Person / Group] + 而言 ，⋯⋯
(basically the same as 对。。。来说 except more formal)

对 她 而言 ，自由 更 重要 。
对 80后 而言 ，网恋 很 正常 。

106
Q

Actually not

A

其实不然

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