| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]) |
| 你 | nǐ | you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank / thanks / thank you |
| 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye / see you again later |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") |
| 啊 | à | interjection or grunt of agreement / uhm / Ah, OK / expression of recognition / Oh, it's you! |
| 台 | tái | (classical) you (in letters) / variant of 臺|台[tai2] |
| 咱们 | zán men | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5] |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best / (you) had better (do what we suggest) |
| 废话 | fèi huà | nonsense / rubbish / superfluous words / You don't say! / No kidding! (gently sarcastic) |
| 寄托 | jì tuō | to entrust (to sb) / to place (one's hope, energy etc) in / a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc) |
| 索性 | suǒ xìng | you might as well (do it) / simply / just |
| 伊 | yī | (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / that (preceding a noun) |
| 各位 | gè wèi | everybody / all (guests, colleagues etc) / all of you |
| 游 | Yóu | surname You |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 那个 | nà ge | that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] |
| 尔 | ěr | thus / so / like that / you / thou |
| 诚邀 | chéng yāo | we warmly invite (you to participate, attend, collaborate etc) |
| 倒是 | dào shi | contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you |
| 少见 | shǎo jiàn | rare; seldom seen / (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you |
| 好说 | hǎo shuō | easy to deal with; not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me |
| 3Q | sān Q | (Internet slang) thank you (loanword) |