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出口 (chū kǒu): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

出口 (chū kǒu): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

出口 (chū kǒu) means exit; also to speak or to export.

除了……以外…… (chú le … yǐ wài …): Mandarin Grammar Example

除了……以外…… (chú le … yǐ wài …): Mandarin Grammar Example

除了……以外…… frames an exception or something additional.

担心 (dān xīn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

担心 (dān xīn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

担心 (dān xīn) means to worry; worried.

当然 (dāng rán): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

当然 (dāng rán): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

当然 (dāng rán) means of course; certainly.

DBQ: Meaning in Chinese Internet Language

DBQ: Meaning in Chinese Internet Language

An initialism for 对不起: sorry.

等等 (děng děng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

等等 (děng děng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

等等 (děng děng) means and so on; wait a minute.

地址 (dì zhǐ): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

地址 (dì zhǐ): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

地址 (dì zhǐ) means address.

点菜 (diǎn cài): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

点菜 (diǎn cài): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

点菜 (diǎn cài) means to order dishes in a restaurant.

电话 (diàn huà): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

电话 (diàn huà): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

电话 (diàn huà) means telephone; phone call; phone number.

电梯 (diàn tī): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

电梯 (diàn tī): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

电梯 (diàn tī) means elevator; escalator.

懂了 (dǒng le): Meaning in English

懂了 (dǒng le): Meaning in English

懂了 (dǒng le) means “Understood; got it”.

豆腐 (dòu fu): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

豆腐 (dòu fu): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

豆腐 (dòu fu) means tofu; bean curd.