| English | Chinese Pronunciation | Sound |
| a Chinese cent | fen1 | |
| a Chinese dime | jiao3 | |
| a Chinese dollar | yuan2 | |
| a hat | yi4 ding3 mao4 zi | |
| a hundred thousand | shi2 wan4 | |
| a kilogram | yi4 gong1 jin1 | ![]() |
| a meter | yi4 gong1 chi3 | ![]() |
| a scarf | yi4 tiao2 fang1 jin1 | ![]() |
| Can I have it for a little bit less? | Pian2 yi yi4 xie1 hao3 ma? | ![]() |
| coisonne enamel | jing3 tai4 lan2 | ![]() |
| department store | bai3 huo4 shang1 dian4 | ![]() |
| eight | ba1 | ![]() |
| eleven | shi2 yi1 | ![]() |
| exchange rate | dui4 huan4 luu4 | ![]() |
| Excuse me. | Lao2 jia4. | ![]() |
| extra large (size) | te4 da4 hao4 | ![]() |
| five | wu3 | ![]() |
| five hundred grams | wu3 bai3 ke4 | ![]() |
| four | si4 | ![]() |
| go downtown | shang4 jie1 | ![]() |
| handcraft | shou3 gong1 yi4 pin3 | ![]() |
| How much? | Duo1 shao3 qian2? | ![]() |
| I want to buy a bracelet. | Wo3 mai3 yi4 zhi1 shou3 zhuo2. | |
| I want to buy a silk tie. | Wo3 xiang3 mai3 yi4 tiao2 zhen1 si1 ling3 dai4. | ![]() |
| I want to buy this. | Wo3 xiang3 mai3 zhei4 ge. | ![]() |
| I want to have that. | Wo3 xiang3 yao4 nei4 ge. | ![]() |
| It fits well on you. | Chuan1 qi3 lai2 hen3 he2 sh4i. | ![]() |
| It is a good deal. | Hen3 pian2 yi. | ![]() |
| It is too big. | Tai4 da4 le. | ![]() |
| large (size) | da4 hao4 | ![]() |
| Let's go and do some shopping. | Dao4 shang1 dian4 guang4 yi guang4. | ![]() |
| Let's go downtown. | Shang4 jie1 zhuan4 yi zhuan4. | ![]() |
| May I have a look at this? | Ba3 zhe4 ge na2 gei3 wo3 kan4 kan. | ![]() |
| May I try it on? | Rang4 wo3 shi4 yi2 shi4 hao3 ma? | ![]() |
| midium (size) | zhong1 hao4 | |
| nine | jiu3 | ![]() |
| No, not this one, but that one. | Bu4, bu2 shi4 zhei4 ge, shi4 nai4 ge. | ![]() |
| one | yi1 | ![]() |
| one hundred | yi4 bai3 | |
| one hundred and twenty-three | yi4 bai3 er4 shi2 san1 | ![]() |
| one million | yi4 bai3 wan2 | ![]() |
| one thousand | yi4 qian1 | |
| one yuan and twenty-tree cents | yi4 yuan2 er4 jiao3 san2 fen1 | ![]() |
| Please give me.... | Qing3 ba3 ...(add object here) na2 gei3 wo3. | |
| Reminbi (Chinese currency) | ren2 min2 bi4 | ![]() |
| reversible embroidery | shuang1 mian4 ci4 xiu4 | ![]() |
| seven | qi1 | ![]() |
| silk | zhen1 si1 | ![]() |
| six | liu4 | ![]() |
| sixty-nine yuan and forty-eight cents | liu4 shi2 jiu3 yuan2 si4 jiao3 ba1 fen1 | ![]() |
| small | xiao3 hao4 | ![]() |
| super market | zi4 xuan3 shi4 chang3 | ![]() |
| Sure. | Bu2 xie4. | ![]() |
| ten | shi2 | ![]() |
| ten thousand | yi2 wan4 | ![]() |
| Thank you. | Xie4 xie. | ![]() |
| Thank you very much. | Duo1 xie4. | ![]() |
| Thank you, I am just looking. | Xie4 xie, wo3 zhi3 shi4 kan4 kan. | ![]() |
| The color is too bright. | Yan2 se4 tai4 yan4 le. | ![]() |
| The pattern is very beautiful. | Hua1 se4 mei3 guan1. | ![]() |
| thirty | san1 shi2 | ![]() |
| three | san1 | ![]() |
| Too expensive | Tai4 gui4 le. | ![]() |
| tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang dynasty | tang2 san1 cai3 | |
| twelve | shi2 er4 | ![]() |
| twenty | er4 shi2 | ![]() |
| two | er4 | ![]() |
| US dollar | mei3 yuan2 | ![]() |
| wax printing | la4 ran3 | ![]() |
| What can I do for you? | ni3 mai3 shen2 me? | ![]() |
| What size? | Duo2 da4 hao4? | ![]() |
| What time do you close? (open) | Shen2 me shi2 jian1 guan1 men2? (kai1 men2) | ![]() ( ) |
| You are welcome. | Bu2 ke4 qi. | ![]() |
