Spoken Mandarin
Casual Chinese Expressions You Hear in Real Life
Learn casual Mandarin expressions such as 随便, 算了, 行吧 and 真的假的, including the tone and context dictionaries often miss.
Casual Mandarin is full of short expressions whose literal translation does not tell you how they feel in conversation. These phrases are especially useful when watching Chinese media, chatting online, or talking with friends.
01随便隨便It’s up to you / Anything is fine / Whatever›02算了Forget it / Never mind / Let it go›03还行還行Not bad / It’s okay / Pretty decent›04行吧Alright then / Okay, I guess›05都行Either is fine / Anything works›06无所谓無所謂I don’t mind / It doesn’t matter to me›07真的假的Really? / Seriously?›08看着办看著辦use your judgment›09改天another day›10加油Keep it up / You can do it / Come on›
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