About face!
向 后 转
Xiang4hou4 zhuan3.
Ahhh! (an expression of sorrow or surprise)
咳
Hai1!
Attention!
立 正 ！
Li4 zheng4!
Don't complain!
别 发 牢 骚 ！
Bie2 fa1lao2sao1!
Don't be so contrary.
别 那 么 较 劲 。
Bie2 na4me jiao4jin4.
别 和 我 抬 杠 。
Bie2 he2 wo3 tai2gang4.
Cool!
帅 ！
Shuai4!
Really cool. (an Americanism that has entered Chinese -- also can use the character 酷 ku4)
真 cool!
Zhen1 cool!
Heck!, Rotten! Damn! (often used as an interjection meaning "What a mess!", "Bad luck!" )
糟 了 ！
Zao1 le!
don't
别
bie2
That's a bunch of drivel!
那 是 一 串 胡 说 ！
Na4 shi4 yi2 chuan4 hu2shuo1!
Easy!
不 难 ！
Bu4 nan2!
I can't stand any more! (literally -- can't endure)
我 受 不 了 了 ！
Wo3 shou4bu4liao3 le4!
Enough!
够 了 ！
Gou4 le!
exactly (can be used alone as an interjection)
确 切
que4qie4
Don't forget again!
别 再 忘 记 了 ！
Bie2 zai4 wang4ji4 le!
Terrific!
盖 了 ！
Gai4 le!
My goodness!
天 哪 ！
Tian1 a1!
Great!
真 棒 ！
Zhen1 bang4!
Heave ho! (effort)
嗨
Hey!
嘿
Hei1!
Humph! (very often in China the facial expression will be the same as ours, but they will keep silent while showing the disgust/disappointment)
哼
heng1
Don't hurry!
别 忙 ！
Bie2 mang2!
Don't rush!
别 着 急 ！
Bie2 zhao2ji2!
Oh, did that hurt?
啊 ， 砸 伤 了 吗 ？
A4, za2shang1 le ma?
Li Si, come back at once!
李 思 ， 立 即 回 来 ！
Li3 Si1, li4ji2 hui2lai!
He lied to me!
他 对 我 撒 谎 ！
Ta1 dui4 wo3 sa1huang3!
Don't move! (don't, if a policeman says this!)
别 动 ！
Bie2 dong4!
He's got some nerve!
他 真 不 害 臊 ！
Ta1 zhen1 bu2 hai4sao4!
Don't be tense! Take it easy! Cool it!
别 紧 张 ！
Bie2 jin3zhang1!
No way! Useless!
没 门 儿 ！ 白 搭 ！
Mei2 men2r! Bai2da1!
No way! (means I won't do that)
没 门 儿 ！
mei2 men2r!
Don't talk nonsense!
别 胡 说 ！
Bie2 hu2shuo1!
Oh, my!
哦 呀 ！
O Ya!
Oh, you're here!
呀 ， 你 在 这 儿 ！
Ya, ni3 zai4 zhe4r!
oh
哦
o4
ah, oh, Boy!, wow!, yikes!, hmm, huh (expressing sudden realization - can be said with all four tones, depending on the situation -- from humph to wow -- same character, different sounds)
啊
a4
oh, ah (can be said with any tone, depending on the meaning)
嗬
he1
呵
oh dear, oh, oh my, wow (expressing surprise)
哎 呀
ai1ya1
ouch!
哎 哟
ai1yo1
Stop bothering me!
别 缠 我 了 ！
Bie2 chan2 wo3 le!
shhh!, Shush!
嘘 嘘 ！
Xu1 xu1!
Ridiculous! Unreasonable! Shocking!
不 象 话
Bu2xiang4hua4!
Beat it! Scram!
滚 蛋
Gun3dan4!
Scram!
滚 出 去 ！
Gun3 chu1 qu4!
He shouted, "Help! Help!"
他 大 声 喊 “ 救 命 ！ 救 命 ！ ”
Ta1 da4sheng1 han3 "jiu4ming4! jiu4ming4"!
Shut up!
住 口 ！
Zhu4 kou3!
Watch me! (watch what I do)
瞧 我 的 ！
Qiao2 wo3 de!
http://hua.umf.maine.edu/Chinese/topics/topics.html Last Update: January 2009 © Marilyn Shea 1999, 2001, 2004, 2008
