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100 Common Chinese Phrases in Hotel

To learn spoken Chinese, we must improve in various topics, not only basic oral Chinese but also the oral Chinese of other topics.

Here, we have compiled 100 common mandarin Chinese phrases for you in the hotel to help you improve your spoken Chinese.

1, Say Hello (打招呼)

1, 早上好, 先生(小姐) Good morning, sir (madam)

2, 下午好, 女士们, 先生们。 Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen

3, 晚上好, 普莱丝小姐。 Good evening, miss Price

4, 你今天好吗？布朗先生。 How are you today, Mr. Brown?

5, 我很好, 谢谢你。 I‘m quite well, thank you.

6, 再次见到你真高兴, 先生(小姐) It’s good to see you again, sir (madam)

7, 见到你真高兴, 先生。 Nice to meet you, sir.

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倒序词：Inverted/Palindromic Words

I’m sure you’ve noticed in your Chinese studies that there are some words for which you can switch the order of the characters and get a new word! In Chinese these can be called 倒序词. I’ve put together a list of 20 倒序词 pairs, most of which I’ve stumbled across over the past couple years. It’s so interesting to see the relationships between the words! Most example sentences are via Pleco.

牙刷 yáshuā - toothbrush 一把牙刷刷牙 shuā//yá - to brush one’s teeth 我每天睡觉前刷牙。

开放 kāifàng - to bloom / to open / to be open (to the public) / to open up (to the outside) / to be open-minded / unrestrained by convention 图书馆从上午9点开放到下午6点。放开 fàng//kāi - to let go / to release 妈妈放开了女儿的手。

喜欢 xǐhuan - to like / to be fond of 你喜欢不喜欢中国音乐？欢喜 huānxǐ - happy / joyous / delighted / to like / to be fond of 她心跳加速，满心欢喜。

著名 zhùmíng - famous / noted / well-known / celebrated 我们的中文老师是一位著名的小说家。名著 míngzhù - masterpiece, famous book, celebrated work 我最近读的名著有点太多了。

犯罪 fàn//zuì - to commit a crime / crime / offense 听到她的犯罪历史，我大吃一惊。罪犯 zuìfàn - criminal 警察还没有抓到那些罪犯。

事故 shìgù - accident 事故的原因还在调查之中。故事 gùshì - old practice || gùshi - narrative / story / tale 这是一个真实的故事。

女儿 nǚ'ér - daughter 他们的三个孩子都是女儿，没有儿子。儿女 érnǚ - children / sons and daughters 儿女有赡养老人的义务。

蜜蜂 mìfēng - bee / honeybee 一只蜜蜂蜂蜜 fēngmì - honey 一罐蜂蜜

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倒序词：Inverted/Palindromic Words

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Tang dynasty women playing polo, paintings by Wang Kewei

The word polo is thought to derive from the Tibetan pulu, the wood from which the ball was made.

Much controversy surrounds the origin of polo. Tibet, China, Iran, India, and Central Asia have all been proposed as homelands for the game. It remains possible that the game had more than one point of origin, though a recent study has argued convincingly that polo developed in northeastern Iran out of the equestrian chase games played by the mounted nomads of Central Asia in the last centuries before the Common Era.

Polo probably was introduced to China sometime between the end of the Han period (206 B.C.E.- 220 C.E.) and the early part of the Tang dynasty (618-907). It seems likely that it was introduced by the Xianbei tribes that controlled northern China from the fourth to sixth century. The ruling house of the Tang dynasty, the Li family, itself had Xianbei ancestry, at least on the maternal side. The Xianbei, because of their nomadic origins, had a great fondness for horses, a trait that (like many aspects of their culture) was inherited by the Tang dynasty. It is also notable that the Xianbei accorded higher status and more physical freedom to women than the Han Chinese, so women became avid polo players under the Tang dynasty.

The emperors of the Tang dynasty such as Zhongzong, Xuanzong, Muzong, Jingzong, Xuanzong, Xizong, and Zhaozong were all supporters and participants themselves in the polo sport. In the 6th year of the Tianbao era (747), Emperor Tang Xuanzong issued a special order, and declared that polo would become one of the subjects for military training.

Polo was wildly popular during the Tang dynasty but it was also dangerous; riders thrown from their horses were frequently injured or killed. So sometimes donkeys were used instead of horses - as a safer alternative.

The Tang era terracotta figurines of polo players, both male and female, were unearthed in China. The game is also depicted on paintings and on frescoes in excavated tombs.

From Tang times on, the education of the upper class became more bookish, and martial skills, such as horsemanship, archery, and swordsmanship, came to play a lesser role in the elite life. So polo also gradually lost its popularity and completely fade away by the Qing dynasty.

Women stopped playing polo much earlier - when the conservative Neo-Confucian teaching grew in popularity after the Tang dynasty fall. For women, Neo-Confucianism placed extra emphasis on chastity, obedience and diligence. A good wife should have no desire other than to serve her husband, no ambition other than to produce a son, and no interest beyond subjugating herself to her husband’s family. Of course, this left no space for physical training, horsemanship and sport.

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The vast majority (around 80%) of Chinese characters are made up of a radical (the general meaning) and a phonetic.

Radical 女 nǚ (woman) and phonetic 馬 mǎ (horse) = 媽 mā, mother (your mum sounds like a horse).

But a small minority are pictograms, that is to say a picture of the thing they represent.

Pictograms are the earliest characters, thousands of years old, but many are still used every day.

If you look at the oracle bone script for rat, tiger and elephant you’ll see they are clearly pictures of the animal they signify.

But if you look at the modern versions, you’ll notice something odd, they’re all rotated 90 degrees onto their sides.

Why? Why are all these characters written with the animals balancing on their tails?

Well, it’s for a straight-forward, practical reason.

For a couple thousand years before paper was invented writing materials were limited. We had silk (expensive), bronze (expensive and impractical), and oracle bones (religious use only).

And one more…

That was cheap, plentiful, durable, and easy to erase and rewrite characters. The wonder that is…

Bamboo!

It was cut into strips, and tied into books. Long thin strips of bamboo contributed to the Chinese custom of writing vertically, from top to bottom (and right to left).

But it also meant that it’s much easier to write some characters length-ways so that they easily fit onto the strip.

So that’s it, mystery solved. That’s why a lot of Chinese picture characters are written at a right angle.

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10 Chinese measure words

When just beginning to study Chinese, many people get intimidated by the massive amount of measure words used in the language. Don’t let the measure words freak you out, though, especially if you’re a native English speaker – we use tons of measure words in English! Just see for yourself: one glass of water, two pairs of pants, three bars of chocolate, four bottles of beer, five groups of students. Here are 10 must know Chinese measure words to get you going.

1. 个 – gè

When you’re a total Chinese noob, this measure word will save your life. It can basically be used for everything, and Chinese people will forgive your sorry 老外 ass for only knowing one all-encompassing measure word. It should be used for people and/or non-specific items, but you can basically use it all the time. Here are a few examples:

Three foreigners (三个老外 – sān gè lǎo wài)

That beautiful girl (那个美女 – nà gè měi nǚ)

Ten students (十个学生 – shí gè xué shēng)

2. 只 – zhī

If 个 is the go-to measure word for people, then 只 is used for animals. Strangely enough, it’s also used for arms, hands, legs, and feet – body parts that come in pairs. Here’s this common measure word in action:

This dog (这只狗 – zhè zhī gǒu)

Two hands (两只手 – liǎng zhī shǒu)

Five cats (五只猫 – wǔ zhī māo)

3. 条 – tiáo

The best way to remember how to use this important measure word is that it is often connected with long, narrow, or skinny objects – fish, roads, pants, rivers, and so on. Check these examples:

Ten fish (十条鱼 – shí tiáo yú)

This river (这条河 – zhè tiáo hé)

Two pairs of pants (两条裤子 – liǎng tiáo kù zi)

You’re probably wondering if there’s a Chinese measure word that is the equivalent of “pair” in English, and why it’s not used for pants. Well, I can’t answer the second question, but there is in fact a word for “pair.”

4. 双 – shuāng

As mentioned above, this is the Chinese equivalent of “pair” in English. Here are a few examples:

A pair of chopsticks (一双筷子 – yī shuāng kuài zi)

That pair of shoes (那双鞋 – nà shuāng xié)

Two pairs of gloves (两双手套 – liǎng shuāng shǒu tào)

5. 辆 – liàng

This measure word is used for vehicles with wheels, but not trains. You can use it to talk about cars, bikes, and the like, though. Let’s see it in action:

Three bicycles (三辆自行车 – sān liàng zì xíng chē)

Five cars (五辆车 – wǔ liàng chē)

This electric bikes (这辆电动车 – zhè liàng diàn dòng chē)

6. 张 – zhāng

It’s pretty easy remembering how to use this measure word, as it is attached to flat objects – tables, paper, tickets, etc. You’ll find that you use this one quite often if you live in China, as you’ll always be buying subway, bus, or train tickets.

One soft sleeper ticket (一张硬卧票 – yī zhāng yìng wò piào)

Three tables (三张桌子 – sān zhāng zhuō zi)

Five bus tickets (五张车票 – wǔ zhāng chē piào)

7. 本 – běn

While you use 张 for a single sheet of paper, you need to use a different measure word when talking about things like books, magazines, or notebooks. That’s where 本 comes in handy! Here are some examples:

This newspaper (这本报纸 – zhè běn bào zhǐ)

Ten books (十本书 – shí běn shū)

One magazine (一本杂志 – yī běn zá zhì)

8. 家 – jiā

This is a very versatile Chinese character – it can mean “home” or “family,” and it can also be used as a measure word. In this context, it is attached to gatherings of people, or establishments (shops, restaurants, etc.) Let’s see how it’s used:

This company (这家公司 – zhè jiā gōng sī)

Four restaurants (四家饭店 – sì jiā fàn diàn)

A bar (一家酒吧 – yī jiā jiǔ bā)

9. 瓶 – píng; 杯 – bēi

We’re going to put these two measure words together and relate them to the last example, as these are both very handy in a bar/restaurant. The first (瓶) means “bottle,” and the second (杯) means “glass.” This way you can distinguish between “a bottle of beer” and “a glass of wine.”

A bottle of beer (一瓶啤酒 – yī píng pí jiǔ)

A glass of red wine (一杯红酒 – yī bēi hóng jiǔ)

That bottle of water (那瓶水 – nà píng shuǐ)

10. 件 – jiàn

This measure word can be used in a few ways – with clothing, gifts, or matters/problems. Don’t ask me how all of those things are connected, because I couldn’t tell you!

This shirt (这件衬衫 – zhè jiàn chèn shān)

One matter/thing/problem (一件事 – yī jiàn shì)

Three gifts (三件礼物 – sān jiàn lǐ wù)

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