# Mandarin Chinese Words Starting with “C”

4 Mandarin Chinese words and phrases beginning with C.

| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning | Category |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [可以](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/how-to-say/canokay.md) | /kě yǐ/ | Can/Okay | [Foundations: Tones & Pinyin](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/vocabulary/foundations-tones-pinyin.md) |
| [买单](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/how-to-say/check-please-lit-buy-the-bill.md) | /mǎi dān/ | Check, please (lit. 'buy the bill') | [Restaurant Ordering](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/vocabulary/restaurant-ordering.md) |
| [咖啡](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/how-to-say/coffee.md) | /kā fēi/ | Coffee | [Coffee Shop Survival](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/vocabulary/coffee-shop-survival.md) |
| [杯子](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/how-to-say/cupglass.md) | /bēi zi/ | Cup/Glass | [Restaurant Ordering](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/vocabulary/restaurant-ordering.md) |

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