The Rough Guide to Mandarin Chinese Dictionary Phrasebook 3

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t h e R o u g h g u i d e
mandaRin
chinese
phR a s e b o o k
Compiled by
LeXus
www.roughguides.com
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Credits
Compiled by Lexus with Julian Ward and Xu Yinong
Lexus Series Editor: Sally Davies
Rough Guides Reference Director: Andrew Lockett
Rough Guides Series Editor: Mark Ellingham
First edition published in 1997.
Revised in 1999.
This updated edition published in 2006 by
Rough Guides Ltd,
80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL
345 Hudson St, 4th Floor, New York 10014, USA
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contents
Introduction 5
Basic Phrases 8
Scenarios 13
English - Chinese 31
Chinese - English 175
Chinese - English: Signs and Notices 211
Menu Reader
Food 227
Drink 243
How the Language Works
Pronunciation;Pinyin 249
Tones 252
Abbreviations 254
General;Nouns 255
Articles;Adjectives 256
Adverbs 259
Pronouns 260
Possessives 261
MeasureWords 262
Verbs 265
SentenceParticles 270
Questions 271
Prepositions 273
YesandNo 275
Imperatives 276
Dates;Days 277
Months;Time 278
Numbers 279
ConversionTables 284

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Introduction
he Rough Guide Mandarin Chinese dictionary phrasebook
Tis a highly practical introduction to the contemporary
language. Laid out in clear A-Z style, it uses key-word referencing
to lead you straight to the words and phrases you want – so if you
need to book a room, just look up ‘room’. The Rough Guide gets
straight to the point in every situation, in bars and shops, on trains
and buses, and in hotels and banks.
The main part of the Rough Guide is a double dictionary:
English-Chinese then Chinese-English. Before that, there’s a sec-
tion called Basic Phrases and to get you involved in two-way
communication, the Rough Guide includes, in this new edition,
a set of Scenario dialogues illustrating questions and responses in
key situations such as renting a car and asking directions. You can
hear these and then download them free from www.roughguides.
com/phrasebooks for use on your computer or MP3 player.
Forming the heart of the guide, the English-Chinese section
gives easy-to-use transliterations of the Chinese words wherever
pronunciation might be a problem. Throughout this section,
cross-references enable you to pinpoint key facts and phrases, while
asterisked words indicate where further information can be found in
a section at the end of the book called How the Language Works.
This section sets out the fundamental rules of the language, with
plenty of practical examples. You’ll also find here other essentials
like numbers, dates, telling the time and basic phrases. The Chinese-
English section is in two parts: a dictionary, arranged phonetically,
of all the words and phrases you’re likely to hear (starting with a
section of slang and colloquialisms); then a compilation, arranged
by subject, of various signs, labels, instructions and other basic
words you may come across in print or in public places.
Near the back of the book too the Rough Guide offers an
extensive Menu Reader. Consisting of food and drink sections
(each starting with a list of essential terms), it’s indispensable
whether you’re eating out, stopping for a quick drink, or brows-
ing through a local food market.
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Basic
Phrases
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Basic Phrases
yes goodbye/seeyou!
shìde zàijiàn
shur-dur dzai-jyen
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no seeyoulater
bù huítóujiàn
boo hway-toh-jyen
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please
how
qĭng
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hello yes,please
ní hăo hăo, xièxie
nee how how hsyeh-hsyeh
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goodmorning couldyouplease‑?
nĭ zăo qĭng nín-..., hăo ma?
nee dzow ching nin ... how mah
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goodevening thankyou
nĭ hăo xièxie
ni how hsyeh-hsyeh
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goodnight thankyouverymuch
wăn’ān duōxiè
wahn-ahn dwor-hsyeh
)_ TY

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