Chinese Dating Phrases and Vocabulary

Do you want to get a date in Chinese? In this post we’ll give you the vocabulary and phrases you need.

Top 12 Chinese Words for Dating

  • Girlfriend 女nǚ朋péng友you (nǚ​péng​you)
  • Boyfriend 男nán朋péng友you (nán​péng​you)
  • Date 约yuē会huì (yuē​huì)
  • Coffee 咖kā啡fēi (kā​fēi)
  • Dinner 晚wǎn饭fàn (wǎn​fàn)
  • Like 喜xǐ欢huan (xǐ​huan)
  • Love 爱ài (ài)
  • Kiss 吻wěn (wěn)
  • To love each other 相xiāng爱'ài (xiāng​'ài)
  • A bunch of flowers 一yī束shù花huā (yī shù huā)
  • Please 请qǐng (qǐng)
  • Thank you 谢xiè谢xie (xiè​xie)

Top 12 Chinese Dating Phrases

  • “This is my girlfriend” 这zhè是shì我wǒ女nǚ朋péng友you (zhè shì wǒ nǚ​péng​you)
  • “This is my boyfriend” 这zhè是shì我wǒ男nán朋péng友you (zhè shì wǒ nán​péng​you)
  • “I love you” 我wǒ爱ài你nǐ (wǒ ài nǐ)
  • “I like you” 我wǒ喜xǐ欢huan你nǐ (wǒ xǐ​huan nǐ)
  • “He gave me a bunch of flowers” 他tā送sòng给gěi我wǒ一yī束shù花huā (tā sòng​gěi wǒ yī shù huā)
  • “These flowers are for you” 这zhè些xiē花huā是shì送sòng你nǐ的de (zhè​xiē huā shì sòng nǐ de)
  • “Sorry I’m late” 对duì不bu起qǐ,,我wǒ来lái晚wǎn了le。. (duì​bu​qǐ, wǒ lái wǎn le.)

Top 12 Chinese Phrases to ask for a date

  • “Do you want to go out with me” 你nǐ要yào和hé我wǒ约yuē会huì吗ma?? (nǐ yào hé wǒ yuē​huì ma?)
  • “Are you free tomorrow evening?” 明míng天tiān晚wǎn上shang有yǒu空kòng吗ma?? (míng​tiān wǎn​shang yǒu​kòng ma?)
  • “Let’s go out tonight?” 今jīn晚wǎn出chū去qù吧ba?? (jīn​wǎn chū​qù ba?)
  • “Would you like to have dinner with me tonight?” 你nǐ今jīn晚wǎn能néng和hé我wǒ一yī起qǐ去qù吃chī晚wǎn餐cān吗ma?? (nǐ jīn​wǎn néng hé wǒ yī​qǐ qù chī wǎn​cān ma?)
  • “Would you like to go to a movie with me?” 愿yuàn意yì和hé我wǒ一yī起qǐ去qù看kàn电diàn影yǐng吗ma?? (yuàn​yì hé wǒ yī​qǐ qù kàn diàn​yǐng ma?)
  • “Let’s have a drink” 我wǒ们men喝hē点diǎn什shén么me吧ba?? (wǒ​men hē diǎn shén​me ba?)
  • “Can I have your number?” 我wǒ能néng知zhī道dào你nǐ的de电diàn话huà号hào码mǎ?? (wǒ néng zhī​dào nǐ de diàn​huà hào​mǎ?)
  • “Do you have a girlfriend?” 你nǐ有yǒu女nǚ朋péng友you吗ma?? (nǐ yǒu nǚ​péng​you ma?)
  • “Do you have a boyfriend?” 你nǐ有yǒu男nán朋péng友you吗ma?? (nǐ yǒu nán​péng​you ma?)
  • “Do you think she’ll go out with me?” 你nǐ想xiǎng她tā会huì跟gēn我wǒ约yuē会huì吗ma?? (nǐ xiǎng tā huì gēn wǒ yuē​huì ma?)
  • “I’m free on Friday night” 星Xīng期qī五wǔ晚wǎn上shang我wǒ有yǒu空kòng。. (Xīng​qī​wǔ wǎn​shang wǒ yǒu​kòng.)
  • “Let’s go for a walk in the park” 让ràng我wǒ们men在zài公gōng园yuán散sàn步bù吧ba?? (ràng wǒ​men zài gōng​yuán sàn​bù ba?)

Top 12 Chinese Phrases to accept or reject a date

  • “I’d really like to go out with you” 我wǒ很hěn愿yuàn意yì和hé你nǐ出chū去qù (wǒ hěn yuàn​yì hé nǐ chū​qù)
  • “I’d love to go out with you” 我wǒ很hěn想xiǎng和hé你nǐ出chū去qù (wǒ hěn xiǎng hé nǐ chū​qù)
  • “I can’t go out with you” 我wǒ不bù能néng跟gēn你nǐ出chū去qù (wǒ bù​néng gēn nǐ chū​qù)
  • “I have a boyfriend” 我wǒ有yǒu一yī个gè男nán朋péng友you (wǒ yǒu yī gè nán​péng​you)
  • “I’m busy tonight” 我wǒ今jīn晚wǎn很hěn忙máng (wǒ jīn​wǎn hěn máng)
  • “My parents won’t let me stay out late” 我wǒ父fù母mǔ不bù允yǔn许xǔ我wǒ深shēn夜yè留liú在zài外wài头tou (wǒ fù​mǔ bù yǔn​xǔ wǒ shēn​yè liú zài wài​tou)
  • “I have an appointment with Tom” 我wǒ和hé汤Tāng姆mǔ有yǒu约yuē了le (wǒ hé Tāng​mǔ yǒu yuē le)
  • “I’d really like to, but tonight I can’t” 我wǒ真zhēn的de很hěn乐lè意yì去qù,,但dàn今jīn天tiān晚wǎn上shang我wǒ去qù不bù了liǎo (wǒ zhēn de hěn lè​yì qù, dàn jīn​tiān wǎn​shang wǒ qù bù​liǎo)
  • “I can’t tonight” 今jīn晚wǎn不bù行xíng (jīn​wǎn bù​xíng)
  • “How about tomorrow?” 明míng天tiān怎zěn么me样yàng?? (míng​tiān zěn​me​yàng?)
  • “How about Friday?” 星Xīng期qī五wǔ怎zěn么me样yàng?? (Xīng​qī​wǔ zěn​me​yàng?)
  • “Sorry, but I’m seeing (dating) someone” 对duì不bu起qǐ,,但dàn我wǒ现xiàn在zài已yǐ经jīng开kāi始shǐ和hé别bié人ren约yuē会huì了le (duì​bu​qǐ, dàn wǒ xiàn​zài yǐ​jīng kāi​shǐ hé bié​ren yuē​huì le)