Culture Shock! China - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette, 2nd Edition

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GLOSSARY

THE BASICS

English Mandarin Pinyin

Simplified

Characters

hello ni hao ށ୍

thank you xie xie ྍྍ

goodbye zai jian ࡵᄣ

man nan ren ଺ಭ

woman nu ren ୶ಭ

no problem mei wen ti ે໠պ

take care xiao xin ཱིྖ

Is that right? shi bu shi ൥҉൥

Do you want it? yao bu yao း҉း

sorry bao qian З఼

not bad hai ke yi ढ़ၢߕ

NUMBERS

English Mandarin Pinyin

Simplified

Characters

zero ling ਲ਼

one yi ၉

two er ل

three san ೟

four si ව

five wu ໻

six liu ੉

seven qi అ

eight ba ϝ

nine jiu ࣻ

ten shi ൌ