Useful Information
Basic Chinese Words and Phrases
Basics
Hello! / How are you? – 你好 / 你好吗 (nǐhǎo / nǐhǎo ma)
I’m sorry – 对不起 (duìbùqǐ)
Excuse me / I beg your pardon / Sorry – 不好意思 (bùhǎoyìsi)
Excuse me / Please / We would like to ask – 请问 (qǐngwèn)
I don’t understand – 我听不懂 (wǒtīngbùdǒng)
This – 这个 (zhège)
That – 那个(nàgè)
Thank you – 谢谢 (xièxiè)
My name is... – 我叫...... (wǒjiào)
Asking for directions / Taking a cab
I want to go to... – 我要去...... (wǒyàoqù)
How to go to... – 怎么去...... (zěnmeqù)
University of Nottingham – 诺丁汉大学 (nuòdīnghàndàxué)
Taxi/Cab – 出租车 (chūzūchē)
Sir (to politely address a skilled worker) – 师傅 (shīfù)
Buying stuffs / Ordering food
I want to buy – 我要买 (wǒyāomǎi)
Chopsticks / Spoon – 筷子/勺子 (kuàizi/ sháozi)
Waiter / Waitress – 服务员 (fúwùyuán)
Paper towel (tissue) – 纸巾(zhǐjīn)
Recharge – 充值 (chōngzhí)
Broken – 坏了 (huàile)
Takeaway / Dine in – 打包 /这里吃 (dǎbāo/ zhèlǐchī)
How much does it cost? – 多少钱 (duōshǎoqián)
Menu / Bill – 菜单 /买单 (càidān/ mǎidān)
Numbers
One – 一 (yī)
Two – 二 (èr)
Three – 三 (sān)
Four – 四 (sì)
Five – 五 (wǔ)
Six – 六 (liù)
Seven – 七 (qī)
Eight – 八 (bā)
Nine – 九 (jiǔ)
Ten – 十 (shí)
Two (when used before measure words and before 半,千,万and 亿) – 两 (liǎng)
One (for oral use) – 幺 (yāo)
Hundred – 百 (bǎi)
Thousand – 千 (qiān)
Addition:
个gè – measure word before nouns without special measure words of their own;
for example “两个苹果(liǎnggèpíngguǒ)” means “two apples”
Twenty, thirty... – 二十、三十...... (èrshí, sānshí...)
Contact Persons for 2019 Spring I-Week
Tour Guide Team
(Campus, IKEA and City Tour)
Lydia
Wechat ID: Hky527072
Phone number: 13515355672
Lucie
Wechat ID: wxid_4l5oazuy1p5t22
Phone number: 15381398990
Sharing Session: Life
Guide in China
Monika
Wechat ID: rumuimny
Phone number: 13175161078
Antone
Wechat ID: xintong584292
Phone number: 13631431129
Dumpling Night Team
(Chinese Culture Carnival)
Mia
Wechat ID: x_miapeng5
Phone number: 18166478521
Julia
Wechat ID: ZJR000603
Phone number: 17606396656
Faculties & Departments
Nottingham University Business School China
(Trent Building, Room 348)
Email: FoB@nottingham.edu.cn
Tel: +86 (0) 57488189181
Wechat: nubs_china (宁诺商学院)
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Trent Building, Room 315)
Email: FHSS@nottingham.edu.cn
Tel:+86(0)574 8818 0226
Wechat ID: UNNC_FHHS
Faculty of Science and Engineering
(Science and Engineering Building, Room 416)
Email: fose@nottingham.edu.cn
Wechat ID: FoSE_UNNC
Graduate School
(Trent Building, Room 340-341)
Email: graduateschool@nottingham.edu.cn
Wechat: GSUNNC
Other Offices
Student Accommodation Office
Email: accommodation@nottingham.edu.cn
Tel: +86(0)574 88180820 /
+86(0)574 88180811
Wechat: LAC-Pay (Upay)
Academic Services Office
Trent Building Room 240
Email: Academic-Service-Office@nottingham.edu.cn
Tel: +86 (0) 574 88180317
