Chinese Learning Guides
Learn phrases together by the task they help you complete: responding politely, understanding casual speech and choosing between replies with similar English translations.
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Everyday Chinese
Common Chinese Phrases for Everyday Conversation
Everyday Mandarin for thanking people, encouraging them, acknowledging effort, and seeing them off.
Explore 6 phrases →Spoken MandarinCasual Chinese Expressions You Hear in Real Life
Learn casual Mandarin expressions such as 随便, 算了, 无所谓 and 真的假的, including the tone and context dictionaries often miss.
Explore 6 phrases →Meaning & nuanceHow to Say “Okay” in Chinese: 行, 可以, 行吧 and More
Compare common ways to say okay in Mandarin and learn when 行, 可以, 行吧, 都行 and 还行 sound natural.
Explore 5 phrases →Natural repliesHow to Say “No Problem” in Chinese
Learn the difference between 没事, 没关系 and 没问题, three common Chinese expressions that can all translate as “no problem.”
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