Ancient Chinese science: HSK 5 古代科技：HSK 五级

爱不过是发明。

Ài búguò shì fāmíng.

Love is only an invention.

谁发明了电话？

Shéi fāmíngle diànhuà?

Who invented the telephone?

他想成为科学家。

Tā xiǎng chéngwéi kēxuéjiā.

He wants to be a scientist in the future.

我完全不是科学家。

Wǒ wánquán bú shì kēxuéjiā.

I am not a scientist at all.

他喜欢读古代经典。

Tā xǐhuan dú gǔdài jīngdiǎn.

He likes reading the ancient classics.

古代中国没有椅子。

Gǔdài Zhōngguó méiyǒu yǐzi.

There were no chairs in ancient China.

造纸术是中国人发明的。

Zàozhǐshù shì Zhōngguórén fāmíng de.

Papermaking was invented by the Chinese.

有了造纸术，写字方便了。

Yǒule zàozhǐshù, xiězì fāngbiànle.

With papermaking, writing became more convenient.

中国很早就有印刷术。

Zhōngguó hěn zǎojiù yǒu yìnshuāshù.

China had printing very early on.

印刷术让书变得便宜了。

Yìnshuāshù ràng shū biànde piányile.

Printing technology made books cheaper.

火药后来传到了欧洲。

Huǒyào hòulái chuán dàole Ōuzhōu.

Gunpowder later spread to Europe.

很多发明家都研究过火药。

Hěn duō fāmíngjiā dōu yánjiūguo huǒyào.

Many inventors have studied gunpowder.

你知道四大发明是什么吗？

Nǐ zhīdào sìdàfāmíng shì shénme ma?

Do you know what the Four Great Inventions are?

四大发明对世界影响很大。

Sìdàfāmíng duì shìjiè yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.

The Four Great Inventions had a huge influence on the world.

中医有几千年的历史。

Zhōngyī yǒu jǐqiān nián de lìshǐ.

Traditional Chinese medicine has a history of several thousand years.

我头疼，想去看中医。

Wǒ tóuténg, xiǎng qù kàn zhōngyī.

I have a headache and want to see a Chinese medicine doctor.

从无到有，这叫成就。

Cóng wú dào yǒu, zhè jiào chéngjiù.

Going from not having to having – that’s success.

她是个很有成就的人。

Tā shì gè hěn yǒu chéngjiù de rén.

She is a very successful woman. (person)

古代的发明家真的很聪明。

Gǔdài de fāmíngjiā zhēnde hěn cōngming.

The inventors of ancient times were truly clever.

中药通常要煮很久。

Zhōngyào tōngcháng yào zhǔ hěn jiǔ.

Chinese herbal medicine usually has to be boiled for a long time.

她喝中药调理身体。

Tā hē zhōngyào tiáolǐ shēntǐ.

She drinks herbal medicine to build up her health.