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3,800 Useful Chinese Sentences

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Could you call back later?

nn nn u hu r zi d li m ?
?

Please call me back in ten minutes.

qn 10 fn zhn hu zi d
10

May I take a message?

nn yo i t li yn m ?
?

I'll try again later.

u hu r w zi d

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Can I leave a message?

nn li ku xn m ?
?

I called but your line was busy.

w i n d din hu le k sh zhn xin

Would you tell him that Lynn Kane called?

qn o su t ln n ki n i t d u din hu

Please tell him to call me.

qn zhun o t rn t i w hu din hu

How can he get a hold of you?

t zn me n nn lin x ne ?
?

Your number, please?

qn o su w nn de din hu ho m

My number is 1234-1234.
w de din hu ho m sh 1234-1234
1234-1234

You can reach me at 1234-1234 until six o'clock.

qn 6 din y qin d 1234-1234 n w lin x
6 1234-1234

Let me repeat the number. That's 1234-1234.

w zi qu rn y xi din hu ho m 1234-1234 du m ?
1234-1234 ?

OK. I'll tell him that you called.

ho de w zhun o t nn li din hu le

How do you spell your name?

nn de mn zi zn me pn ?
?

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Mr. Smith called you during the meeting.

nn ki hu de sh hou sh m s xin shen i nn li din hu le

I'll have him call you back.

w rn t i nn hu din hu ho le

Shall I have him call you back?

sh bu sh rn t i nn hu din hu y ?
?

u du
dun di
din hu
hu

Thanks for calling.

xi xi nn d li din hu

Please call again anytime.

qn su sh li din hu

I'd better get off the phone.

w d u din hu le

I have to go now.
w d u din hu le

I guess I'd better get going.

w i u din hu le

Nice talking to you. Bye.

nn n nn tn shn hu w fi chn o xn zi jin

Please hang up the phone.

qn u din hu b

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I was cut off.

din hu dun le

She hung up on me.

w hi mi shu wn ne t ji b din hu u shn le

The phone went dead.

din hu b tn

Thank you for returning my call.

xi xi n i w hu din hu

dd
cu
cu di
din hu
hu

I'm afraid you have the wrong number.

nn ho xin d cu din hu le

What number are you calling?

nn b de din hu ho m sh du sho ?
?

Who would you like to talk to?

nn zho n wi y ?
?

There's no one here by that name.

zh r mi yu nn shu de zh e rn

There's no Bob Hope in this office.

w men n s mi yu jio bo b hu p de

I'm sorry. I must have misdialed.

du b q w ho xin d cu le

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di
din hu
hu li
li y
y n

This is Gary Mills calling. Please call me as soon as possible.

w sh ji l m r s qn jn kui n w lin lu

This is Gary Mills of ABC. Please call me when you get home. My number is
1234-1234.
w sh ABC n s de ji l m r s qn hu li hu i w hu
din hu w de din hu ho m sh 1234-1234
ABC
1234-1234

This is a recording.
zh sh din hu l yn

dd
di
din hu
hu y
y dd
o k
kn nn
n sh
sh

Please speak a little more slowly.

nn nn shu mn y din r m ?
?

I can't hear you very well.

w tn b qn chu

We have a bad connection.

din hu xin ho xin yu mo bn

Could you speak up, please?

nn nn zi d din r shn m ?
?

The lines are crossed.

chun xin le

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I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.

du b q rn nn ji dn le

Thank you for waiting.

xi xi nn dn w

You gave me the wrong number.

n i w de din hu ho m sh cu de

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