常用短语
The English phrase "common phrases" is translated into Chinese as 常用短语.
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of 常用 (chángyòng), meaning 'commonly used' and 短语 (duǎnyǔ), meaning 'phrase'.
How does it change in a sentence?
常用短语 is a noun phrase and does not change its form for singular or plural in Chinese.
Did you know?
- In Chinese calligraphy, the characters in 常用短语 are written with a specific stroke order that cannot be changed. Writing them in a different order is considered a fundamental error, regardless of whether the final shape looks correct.
- If you were looking for 'clichés' instead of just 'common phrases', a Chinese speaker might use the term 陈词滥调, which carries a much more negative, 'overused' connotation.
- The word for 'phrase', 短语, is composed of characters that literally mean 'short' and 'language'.
Examples in context
- Qǐngwèn, cèsuǒ zài nǎr? (请问，厕所在哪儿?)Excuse me, where is the bathroom?
- Tīng bu dǒng (听不懂)I don't understand
- Duō shǎo qián? (多少钱?)How much does it cost?
- Zài jiàn (再见)Goodbye
- Nǐ hǎo ma? (你好吗?)How are you?
- 这本书里有很多常用短语。Zhè běn shū lǐ yǒu hěnduō chángyòng duǎnyǔ.There are many common phrases in this book.
- 请跟我读这些常用短语。Qǐng gēn wǒ dú zhèxiē chángyòng duǎnyǔ.Please read these common phrases with me.
