常用短语
cháng yòng duǎn yǔ
Common phrases · trad. 常用短語
常用短语 (chángyòng duǎnyǔ) refers to expressions or short sentences that are frequently used in daily conversation or writing. Mastering them is key to sounding natural and fluent in Chinese.
When to use it
This is a neutral, descriptive term often used in language learning contexts. It's not a phrase you'd typically use in casual conversation about a topic, but rather a term for a category of language. For instance, you might use it when discussing what to study.
How to pronounce it
Sounds like “CHAHNG-yong DWAHN-yoo.” The first part, 常用, has a rising tone followed by a falling tone. For 短语, the first character 短 is a third tone, but because it's followed by another third tone (语), it shifts to a rising tone, so it's pronounced “DWAHN-yoo.”
Other ways to say it
- 常用语cháng yòng yǔcommon expressions / language (more general)
- 日常用语rì cháng yòng yǔdaily expressions (emphasizes everyday use)
- 口语kǒu yǔspoken language / colloquialisms (focuses on informal spoken phrases)
Examples
学习一门新语言，掌握常用短语很重要。
xué xí yì mén xīn yǔ yán ， zhǎng wò cháng yòng duǎn yǔ hěn zhòng yào 。
When learning a new language, mastering common phrases is very important.
这些都是旅游时很有用的常用短语。
zhè xiē dōu shì lǚ yóu shí hěn yǒu yòng de cháng yòng duǎn yǔ 。
These are all very useful common phrases when traveling.
请列出一些中文的常用短语。
qǐng liè chū yì xiē zhōng wén de cháng yòng duǎn yǔ 。
Please list some common phrases in Chinese.
Pro tip: Memorizing common phrases as complete units, rather than just individual words, can significantly improve your fluency and make your Chinese sound much more natural. It helps you grasp how words fit together in context.
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