A1 Chinese example sentences

你开得太快了。

Nǐ kāi de tài kuàile.

You're driving too fast.

你开车去上班。

Nǐ kāichē qù shàngbān.

Go drive your car to work.

你开车很好。

Nǐ kāichē hěn hǎo.

You are a good driver.

你弟弟会开车吗？

Nǐ dìdi huì kāichē ma?

Can your brother drive a car?

你很快就会开始喜欢他的。

Nǐ hěn kuài jiù huì kāishǐ xǐhuan tā de.

You will soon get to like him.

你得在星期天工作吗？

Nǐ děi zài xīngqītiān gōngzuò ma?

Do you need to work on Sundays?

你得坐下来。

Nǐ děi zuò xiàlai.

You have to sit down.

你得读读我的书。

Nǐ děi dú dú wǒ de shū.

You need to read my book.

你忘了你的德文课吗？

Nǐ wàngle nǐ de Déwén kè ma?

Have you forgotten your German lesson?

你忘了拿你的东西。

Nǐ wàngle ná nǐ de dōngxi.

You forgot to take your things.

你快要走了。

Nǐ kuàiyào zǒule.

You will be going soon.

你怎么一个人在这里？

Nǐ zěnme yí gè rén zài zhèlǐ?

Why are you here alone?

你怎么一个人在这里啊？

Nǐ zěnme yí gè rén zài zhèlǐ a?

Why are you here alone?

你怎么不去睡一会儿觉呢？

Nǐ zěnme bú qù shuì yíhuìr jué ne?

Why don't you try and get some sleep?

你怎么不睡觉呢？

Nǐ zěnme bú shuìjiào ne?

Why don't you go to sleep?

你怎么什么话也没说？

Nǐ zěnme shénme huà yě méi shuō?

How come you didn't say anything?

你怎么从你的房间里出来？

Nǐ zěnme cóng nǐ de fángjiān lǐ chūlái?

How did you get out of your room?

你怎么会不知道？

Nǐ zěnme huì bù zhīdào?

How come you don't know this?

你怎么会看不到？

Nǐ zěnme huì kàn búdào?

How are you not seeing that?

你怎么到那的？

Nǐ zěnme dào nà de?

How did you get there?

你怎么去学校？

Nǐ zěnme qù xuéxiào?

How do you get to school?

你怎么没有来？

Nǐ zěnme méiyǒu lái?

Why didn't you come?

你怎么没说过呢？

Nǐ zěnme méi shuōguo ne?

How come you didn't say?

你怎么知道那是我最喜欢的？

Nǐ zěnme zhīdào nà shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de?

How did you know that was my favorite one?

你怎么能那么说？

Nǐ zěnme néng nàme shuō?

How can you say that?

你怎么花的那些钱？

Nǐ zěnme huā de nèixiē qián?

What did you do with that money?

你怎么说……？

Nǐ zěnme shuō……?

How do you say...?

你怎么还不睡觉？

Nǐ zěnme hái bú shuìjiào?

How come are you still not sleeping?

你怎么这么慢！

Nǐ zěnme zhème màn!

How come you're so slow?!

你怎么这样对我？

Nǐ zěnme zhèyàng duì wǒ?

How can you do this to me?

你想一起去吗？

Nǐ xiǎng yìqǐ qù ma?

Do you want to come along?

你想不想一起去？

Nǐ xiǎng bùxiǎng yìqǐ qù?

Do you want to come along?

你想买什么给他？

Nǐ xiǎng mǎi shénme gěi tā?

What do you want to buy for him?

你想什么时候去巴塞罗那？

Nǐ xiǎng shénme shíhou qù Bāsàiluónà?

When do you want to go to Barcelona?

你想什么时候开始？

Nǐ xiǎng shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When do you mean to start?

你想什么时候见他们？

Nǐ xiǎng shénme shíhou jiàn tāmen?

When do you want to meet them?

你想休息吗？

Nǐ xiǎng xiūxi ma?

Do you feel like resting?

你想做也还是可以做。

Nǐ xiǎng zuò yě háishi kěyǐ zuò.

You may still do that if you want to.

你想做什么？

Nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme?

What do you want to do?

你想做什么工作？

Nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme gōngzuò?

What do you want to do for work?

你想做我的朋友吗？

Nǐ xiǎng zuò wǒ de péngyou ma?

Would you like to be my friend?

你想再喝点咖啡吗？

Nǐ xiǎng zài hē diǎn kāfēi ma?

Would you care for more coffee?

你想再要杯茶吗？

Nǐ xiǎng zài yào bēi chá ma?

Would you like another cup of tea?

你想出去吗？

Nǐ xiǎng chūqù ma?

Do you want to go out?

你想去哪儿？

Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr?

Where do you want to go?

你想去哪里看看？

Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎlǐ kànkan?

Where would you like to go watch?

你想去哪里都可以。

Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎli dōu kěyǐ.

You can go wherever you want.

你想去看电影吗？

Nǐ xiǎng qù kàn diànyǐng ma?

Do you feel like going to the theater?

你想去走一走吗？

Nǐ xiǎng qù zǒu yì zǒu ma?

Would you like to go for a walk?

你想吃东西吗？

Nǐ xiǎng chī dōngxi ma?

Do you want to eat?

你想吃什么？

Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?

What do you want to eat?

你想吃什么就吃什么。

Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme jiù chī shénme.

Help yourself to whatever you like.

你想吃点东西吗？

Nǐ xiǎng chī diǎn dōngxi ma?

Do you want anything to eat?

你想吃点午饭吗？

Nǐ xiǎng chī diǎn wǔfàn ma?

Do you want to get some lunch?

你想吃这个吗？

Nǐ xiǎng chī zhège ma?

Do you want to eat this?

你想和我们一起吃吗？

Nǐ xiǎng hé wǒmen yìqǐ chī ma?

Would you like to eat with us?

你想喝什么？

Nǐ xiǎng hē shénme?

What would you like to drink?

你想喝点东西吗？

Nǐ xiǎng hē diǎn dōngxi ma?

Do you want something to drink?

你想喝点什么吗？

Nǐ xiǎng hē diǎn shénme ma?

Would you like something to drink?

你想喝点甚么？

Nǐ xiǎng hē diǎn shénme?

What will you have to drink?

你想坐哪儿呢？

Nǐ xiǎng zuò nǎr ne?

And where do you want to sit?

你想多了！

Nǐ xiǎng duō le!

You thought too much! → You over-thought things, or presumed too much.

你想太多了。

Nǐ xiǎng tài duō le.

You think too much.

你想对我说什么？

Nǐ xiǎng duì wǒ shuō shénme?

What do you mean to say to me?

你想怎么做？

Nǐ xiǎng zěnme zuò?

How do you want to do it?

你想怎么做就怎么做。

Nǐ xiǎng zěnme zuò jiù zěnme zuò.

Do as you want.

你想怎么说就说吧。

Nǐ xiǎng zěnme shuō jiù shuō ba.

Just say what you want to say.

你想拿什么就拿什么。

Nǐ xiǎng ná shénme jiù ná shénme.

You can take whatever you like.

你想拿多少就拿多少。

Nǐ xiǎng ná duōshǎo jiù ná duōshǎo.

Take as many as you like.

你想看法国电影，真的吗？

Nǐ xiǎng kàn Fǎguó diànyǐng, zhēnde ma?

Do you really want to see a French film?

你想看看吗？

Nǐ xiǎng kànkan ma?

Do you want to look at it?

你想知道什么？

Nǐ xiǎng zhīdào shénme?

What do you want to know?

你想知道吗？

Nǐ xiǎng zhīdào ma?

Do you want to know?

你想知道她是谁吗？

Nǐ xiǎng zhīdào tā shì shéi ma?

Would you like to know who she is?

你想知道我是怎么做的吗？

Nǐ xiǎng zhīdào wǒ shì zěnme zuò de ma?

Would you like to know how I did that?

你想知道我看见什么了吗？

Nǐ xiǎng zhīdào wǒ kànjiàn shénme le ma?

Do you want to know what I see?

你想给他们什么呢？

Nǐ xiǎng gěi tāmen shénme ne?

What do you want to give them?

你想让我买多少个苹果？

Nǐ xiǎng ràng wǒ mǎi duōshǎo gè píngguǒ?

How many apples do you want me to buy?

你想让我们跟你一起去吗？

Nǐ xiǎng ràng wǒmen gēn nǐ yìqǐ qù ma?

Do you want us to go with you?

你想说就说。

Nǐ xiǎng shuō jiù shuō.

If you have something to say, just say it.

你想请谁就请谁。

Nǐ xiǎng qǐng shéi jiù qǐng shéi.

You can ask for whoever you want to.

你想走的时候就走吧。

Nǐ xiǎng zǒu de shíhou jiù zǒu ba.

Go when you want.

你想跟我说什么？

Nǐ xiǎng gēn wǒ shuō shénme?

What do you mean to say to me?

你想跟谁说话？

Nǐ xiǎng gēn shéi shuōhuà?

Who do you want to speak to?

你想进来吗？

Nǐ xiǎng jìnlái ma?

Do you want to come in?

你懂我的意思。

Nǐ dǒng wǒ de yìsi.

You understand me.

你懂我的意思吗？

Nǐ dǒng wǒ de yìsi ma?

You see what I mean?

你懂法文吗？

Nǐ dǒng Fǎwén ma?

Do you understand French?

你懂的，对吧？

Nǐ dǒng de, duì ba?

You understand, don't you?

你手里拿着什么？

Nǐ shǒulǐ názhe shénme?

What have you got in your hand?

你手里的是什么？

Nǐ shǒulǐ de shì shénme?

What is in your hands?

你打来的时候我正准备出门。

Nǐ dǎ lái de shíhou wǒ zhèng zhǔnbèi chūmén.

I was about to leave when you telephoned.

你打过电话了吗？

Nǐ dǎguò diànhuà le ma?

Did you call?

你找到你的票了吗？

Nǐ zhǎodào nǐ de piào le ma?

Have you found your ticket yet?

你找错人了。

Nǐ zhǎo cuò rén le.

You've got the wrong person.

你拿了些牛奶吗？

Nǐ nále xiē niúnǎi ma?

Did you bring some milk?

你接到电话了吗？

Nǐ jiēdào diànhuà le ma?

Did you manage to answer the phone?

你教我们说英语。

Nǐ jiāo wǒmen shuō Yīngyǔ.

You teach us to speak English.

你教西班牙语吗？

Nǐ jiāo Xībānyáyǔ ma?

Are you teaching Spanish?

你早上吃了什么？

Nǐ zǎoshang chīle shénme?

What did you eat in the morning?