A1 Chinese example sentences

您想听它吗？

Nín xiǎng tīng tā ma?

Do you want to hear it?

您想告诉我什么？

Nín xiǎng gàosu wǒ shénme?

What do you mean to say to me?

您想喝什么？

Nín xiǎng hē shénme?

What would you like to drink?

您想学法语吗？

Nín xiǎng xué Fǎyǔ ma?

Do you want to learn French?

您懂拉丁语？

Nín dǒng Lādīngyǔ?

Do you understand Latin?

您明天回来吗？

Nín míngtiān huílai ma?

Will you come back tomorrow?

您明年会去波士顿吗？

Nín míngnián huì qù Bōshìdùn ma?

Are you going to Boston next year?

您昨天在哪儿？

Nín zuótiān zài nǎr?

Where were you yesterday?

您是哪里人？

Nín shì nǎlǐ rén?

Where are you from?

您是学生吗？

Nín shì xuésheng ma?

Are you a student?

您是老师，还是学生？

Nín shì lǎoshī, háishi xuésheng?

Are you a teacher or a student?

您最喜欢什么水果？

Nín zuì xǐhuan shénme shuǐguǒ?

What fruit do you like the best?

您有一些书。

Nín yǒu yìxiē shū.

You have some books.

您有什么事想对我说吗？

Nín yǒu shénme shì xiǎng duì wǒ shuō ma?

Do you have something that you want to say to me?

您有很多书。

Nín yǒu hěn duō shū.

You have many books.

您有手机吗？

Nín yǒu shǒujī ma?

Do you have a cellphone?

您每天都读书吗？

Nín měitiān dōu dúshū ma?

Do you study every day?

您没看到我吗？

Nín méi kàndào wǒ ma?

Didn't you see me?

您病了，是时候休息了。

Nín bìng le, shì shíhou xiūxile.

You're sick. You have to rest.

您的书很有意思。

Nín de shū hěn yǒuyìsi.

Your book is interesting.

您的孩子是男是女？

Nín de háizi shì nán shì nǚ?

Is your child a boy or a girl?

您的房间很大。

Nín de fángjiān hěn dà.

Your room is big.

您的朋友会想您的。

Nín de péngyou huì xiǎng nín de.

You'll be missed by your friends.

您看电视吗？

Nín kàn diànshì ma?

Do you watch television?

您看见它了吗？

Nín kànjiàn tā le ma?

Did you see it?

您真的是义大利人吗？

Nín zhēnde shì Yìdàlì rén ma?

Are you really Italian?

您知道为什么吗？

Nín zhīdào wèishénme ma?

Do you know why?

您知道这个词的意思吗？

Nín zhīdào zhège cí de yìsi ma?

Do you know the meaning of this word?

您经常去吗？

Nín jīngcháng qù ma?

Do you go often?

您经常来这儿吗？

Nín jīngcháng lái zhèr ma?

Do you come here often?

您能帮我们吗？

Nín néng bāng wǒmen ma?

Can you help out?

您能帮我吗？

Nín néng bāng wǒ ma?

Could you help me?

您能开一下门吗？

Nín néng kāi yíxià mén ma?

Could you open the door, please?

您要去哪儿？

Nín yào qù nǎr?

Where are you heading?

您见过这个人吗？

Nín jiànguo zhège rén ma?

Have you seen this man?

您走太快了。

Nín zǒu tài kuàile.

You're walking too fast.

想一想，好吗？

Xiǎng yì xiǎng, hǎo ma?

Think about it, OK?

想吃什么就吃什么吧。

Xiǎng chī shénme jiù chī shénme ba.

Help yourself to anything you'd like to eat.

想让他读这个。

Xiǎng ràng tā dú zhège.

I want him to read this.

想起这些，我忍不住要笑。

Xiǎngqǐ zhèxiē, wǒ rěnbúzhù yào xiào.

When I thought of that, I couldn’t help smiling.

懂的不多说，说的多不懂。

Dǒng de bù duō shuō, shuō de duō bù dǒng.

Those who know don't speak much; those who speak don't know much.

我一个也不要。

Wǒ yí gè yě búyào.

I don't need any of them.

我一个人去那边。

Wǒ yí gè rén qù nàbian.

I'm going there alone.

我一个人拿不了这么多东西。

Wǒ yí gè rén ná bù liǎo zhème duō dōngxi.

I can't carry all these things on my own.

我一个月去一次电影院。

Wǒ yí gè yuè qù yícì diànyǐngyuàn.

I go to the movies once a month.

我一会儿就来。

Wǒ yíhuìr jiù lái.

I'll join you later.

我一出门就开始下雨了。

Wǒ yì chūmén jiù kāishǐ xiàyǔle.

No sooner had I gone out than it began to rain.

我一到上海就打电话给你。

Wǒ yí dào Shànghǎi jiù dǎdiànhuà gěi nǐ.

I'll phone you as soon as I arrive in Shanghai.

我一到了机场就打电话给你。

Wǒ yí dàole jīchǎng jiù dǎdiànhuà gěi nǐ.

I'll phone you as soon as I get to the airport.

我一到机场就会打电话。

Wǒ yí dào jīchǎng jiù huì dǎdiànhuà.

I'll call as soon as I am at the airport.

我一回到家就打电话给你。

Wǒ yì huídào jiā jiù dǎdiànhuà gěi nǐ.

I will give you a call as soon as I get home.

我一天花了500美元。

Wǒ yì tiān huāle wǔbǎi měiyuán.

I've spent $500 a day.

我一小时后给你打电话。

Wǒ yì xiǎoshí hòu gěi nǐ dǎdiànhuà.

I'll call you in an hour.

我一次也没见过他。

Wǒ yícì yě méi jiànguo tā.

I haven't met him even once.

我一点也不会游泳。

Wǒ yìdiǎn yě búhuì yóuyǒng.

I cannot swim at all.

我一点也不懂德语。

Wǒ yìdiǎn yě bù dǒng Déyǔ.

I don't understand German at all.

我一点也不懂这个。

Wǒ yìdiǎn yě bù dǒng zhège.

I can't understand this at all.

我一点也不累。

Wǒ yìdiǎn yě bú lèi.

I'm not a bit tired.

我一点儿也不怕蜘蛛。

Wǒ yìdiǎnr yě búpà zhīzhū.

I am not in the least afraid of spiders.

我一点儿肉都不吃。

Wǒ yìdiǎnr ròu dōu bùchī.

I don't eat even a little bit of meat.

我一点儿钱也没有。

Wǒ yìdiǎnr qián yě méiyǒu.

I don't have any money.

我一点法语都不懂。

Wǒ yìdiǎn Fǎyǔ dōu bù dǒng.

I don't understand any French.

我一点英文都不会说。

Wǒ yìdiǎn Yīngwén dōu búhuì shuō.

I can't speak English at all.

我一点英语也不懂。

Wǒ yìdiǎn Yīngyǔ yě bù dǒng.

I don't understand English at all.

我一点都不好。

Wǒ yìdiǎn dōu bù hǎo.

I am not well at all.

我一点都不知道她是谁。

Wǒ yìdiǎn dōu bù zhīdào tā shì shéi.

I had no idea who she was.

我七点半会在那里。

Wǒ qī diǎn bàn huì zài nàli.

I'll be there at half seven.

我七点回到家。

Wǒ qī diǎn huídào jiā.

I got home at seven.

我丈夫也是老师。

Wǒ zhàngfu yě shì lǎoshī.

My husband is a teacher, too.

我丈夫正在写这本书。

Wǒ zhàngfu zhèngzài xiě zhè běn shū.

The book is being written by my husband.

我上完课很累。

Wǒ shàng wán kè hěn lèi.

I am very tired after a class.

我上错了火车。

Wǒ shàng cuòle huǒchē.

I got on the wrong train.

我下午去卖车。

Wǒ xiàwǔ qù mài chē.

I'm going to go sell my car this afternoon.

我下错了车站。

Wǒ xià cuòle chēzhàn.

I got off at the wrong station.

我不会再回来了。

Wǒ búhuì zài huílaile.

I'm never coming back here again.

我不会再见他了。

Wǒ búhuì zàijiàn tā le.

I will not see him any more.

我不会再见她。

Wǒ búhuì zàijiàn tā.

I won't see her again.

我不会再让他来这里。

Wǒ búhuì zài ràng tā lái zhèlǐ.

I won't let him come here again.

我不会再让他来这里了。

Wǒ búhuì zài ràng tā lái zhèlǐ le.

I won't let him come here again.

我不会再跟他说话了。

Wǒ búhuì zài gēn tā shuōhuàle.

I won't talk to him anymore.

我不会再跟你说法文了。

Wǒ búhuì zài gēn nǐ shuō Fǎwén le.

I'll stop speaking to you in French.

我不会写中文。

Wǒ búhuì xiě Zhōngwén.

I can't write in Chinese.

我不会回来的。

Wǒ búhuì huílai de.

I'm not coming back.

我不会游泳。

Wǒ búhuì yóuyǒng.

I can't swim.

我不会让你去做。

Wǒ búhuì ràng nǐ qù zuò.

I won't allow you to do that.

我不会说世界语。

Wǒ búhuì shuō Shìjièyǔ.

I don't speak Esperanto.

我不会说德语。

Wǒ búhuì shuō Déyǔ.

I cannot speak German.

我不会说日语。

Wǒ búhuì shuō Rìyǔ.

I couldn't speak Japanese.

我不会说汉语。

Wǒ búhuì shuō Hànyǔ.

I don't speak Chinese.

我不会说法语。

Wǒ búhuì shuō Fǎyǔ.

I can't speak French.

我不会说法语，也不会说德语。

Wǒ búhuì shuō Fǎyǔ, yě búhuì shuō Déyǔ.

I can't speak French or German.

我不会说英语。

Wǒ búhuì shuō Yīngyǔ.

I don't speak English.

我不再爱你了。

Wǒ búzài ài nǐ le.

I don't love you anymore.

我不去学校。

Wǒ bú qù xuéxiào.

I don't go to school.

我不吸烟了。

Wǒ bù xīyānle.

I don't smoke anymore.

我不和我哥住一起。

Wǒ bù hé wǒ gē zhù yìqǐ.

I don't live with my brother.

我不喜欢上学。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan shàngxué.

I don't like going to school.

我不喜欢他。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan tā.

I don't like him.

我不喜欢他这种人。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan tā zhèzhǒng rén.

I don't like men like him.

我不喜欢你。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan nǐ.

I don't like you.