A1 Chinese example sentences

我只会等三分钟。

Wǒ zhǐ huì děng sān fēnzhōng.

I'll only wait for three minutes.

我只会说一点法语。

Wǒ zhǐ huì shuō yìdiǎn Fǎyǔ.

I only speak a little French.

我只吃了一口面包。

Wǒ zhǐ chīle yìkǒu miànbāo.

I only ate a bite of bread.

我只希望不会太晚。

Wǒ zhǐ xīwàng búhuì tài wǎn.

I only hope it is not too late.

我只想到你。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎngdào nǐ.

I'm only thinking of you.

我只想和你在一起。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng hé nǐ zài yìqǐ.

I just want to be with you.

我只想睡觉。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng shuìjiào.

I just want to sleep.

我只想说对不起。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng shuō duìbùqǐ.

I want to say nothing but sorry.

我只想高兴。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng gāoxìng.

I just want to be happy.

我只睡了三个小时觉。

Wǒ zhǐ shuìle sān gè xiǎoshí jué.

I only slept for three hours.

我只睡了两小时。

Wǒ zhǐ shuìle liǎng xiǎoshí.

I slept just two hours.

我只知道他的名字。

Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào tā de míngzi.

I only know him by name.

我只知道你一位加拿大人。

Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào nǐ yí wèi Jiānádà rén.

You're the only Canadian I know.

我只知道我什么都不知道。

Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào wǒ shénme dōu bù zhīdào.

All I know is that I know nothing.

我只知道这些。

Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào zhèxiē.

I only know about these.

我只花了三美元。

Wǒ zhǐ huāle sān měiyuán.

I spent no more than three dollars.

我叫他明天去那里。

Wǒ jiào tā míngtiān qù nàli.

I asked him to go there tomorrow.

我叫他来的。

Wǒ jiào tā lái de.

I told him to come.

我叫你怎么做，你就怎么做。

Wǒ jiào nǐ zěnme zuò, nǐ jiù zěnme zuò.

Do as I told you to do.

我可以介绍你认识我的朋友。

Wǒ kěyǐ jièshào nǐ rènshi wǒ de péngyou.

I can introduce you to my friends.

我可以做些什么？

Wǒ kěyǐ zuò xiē shénme?

What can I do about it?

我可以做这种事吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ zuò zhèzhǒng shì ma?

Is it alright if I do this kind of thing?

我可以再要些咖啡吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ zài yào xiē kāfēi ma?

May I have some more coffee?

我可以出去玩吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ chūqù wán ma?

May I go out to play?

我可以去洗手间吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ qù xǐshǒujiān ma?

May I go to the bathroom?

我可以吃一口吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ chī yìkǒu ma?

Can I have a bite?

我可以吃一点吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ chī yìdiǎn ma?

May I eat a little of it?

我可以吃点什么吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ chī diǎn shénme ma?

May I eat something?

我可以和家人一起来吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ hé jiārén yì qǐlai ma?

May I bring my family along?

我可以坐在这里吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ zuò zài zhèlǐ ma?

Can I sit here?

我可以多来点牛奶吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ duō lái diǎn niúnǎi ma?

Can I have a bit more milk?

我可以帮你打电话。

Wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ dǎdiànhuà.

I can make a call if you like.

我可以帮忙。

Wǒ kěyǐ bāngmáng.

I can help out.

我可以开始了吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ kāishǐle ma?

Can I begin?

我可以教你怎么玩。

Wǒ kěyǐ jiāo nǐ zěnme wán.

I can teach you how to play.

我可以来吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ lái ma?

Am I welcome?

我可以等你。

Wǒ kěyǐ děng nǐ.

I can wait for you.

我可以自己做。

Wǒ kěyǐ zìjǐ zuò.

I can do it myself.

我可以请你帮个忙吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ qǐng nǐ bāng gè máng ma?

Can I ask you a favour?

我可以跟你一起跑吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ gēn nǐ yìqǐ pǎo ma?

May I run with you?

我可以送他回家。

Wǒ kěyǐ sòng tā huíjiā.

I can take him home.

我可以问你一些问题吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐ yìxiē wèntí ma?

May I ask you some more questions?

我可以问你一件事吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐ yí jiàn shì ma?

Can I ask you something?

我可以问你个问题吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐ gè wèntí ma?

May I ask you a question?

我可以问您一个问题吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nín yí gè wèntí ma?

Can I ask you a question?

我可能会说是。

Wǒ kěnéng huì shuō shì.

I might say yes.

我可能能帮你。

Wǒ kěnéng néng bāng nǐ.

Perhaps I'll be able to help you.

我吃一片面包。

Wǒ chī yípiàn miànbāo.

I eat a slice of bread.

我吃不了了。

Wǒ chī bù liǎo le.

I can't eat any more food!

我吃了。

Wǒ chīle.

I've eaten. / I ate.

我吃了一个苹果。

Wǒ chīle yí gè píngguǒ.

I ate an apple.

我吃了一惊。

Wǒ chīle yì jīng.

I was surprised.

我吃了什么？

Wǒ chīle shénme?

What did I have?

我吃了你的苹果。

Wǒ chīle nǐ de píngguǒ.

I ate your apple.

我吃了半个苹果。

Wǒ chīle bànge píngguǒ.

I ate half an apple.

我吃了苹果。

Wǒ chīle píngguǒ.

I ate apples.

我吃了这个苹果。

Wǒ chīle zhège píngguǒ.

I ate the apple.

我吃了那个苹果。

Wǒ chīle nàge píngguǒ.

I ate that apple.

我吃好饭了。

Wǒ chī hǎo fàn le.

I've finished eating.

我吃完晚饭后看电视。

Wǒ chī wán wǎnfàn hòu kàn diànshì.

I watch television after supper.

我吃完晚饭就出门。

Wǒ chī wán wǎnfàn jiù chūmén.

I'll go out after having dinner.

我吃完饭了。

Wǒ chī wán fàn le.

I have finished eating.

我吃得太多了。

Wǒ chī de tài duō le.

I ate too much.

我吃苹果了。

Wǒ chī píngguǒ le.

I ate apples.

我吃过了。

Wǒ chīguole.

I've eaten.

我吃面条。

Wǒ chī miàntiáo.

I eat noodles.

我吃饭吃了一半就不想吃了。

Wǒ chīfàn chīle yíbàn jiù bùxiǎng chīle.

I'd eaten half the meal, and then I just didn't want any more.

我听不到你。

Wǒ tīng búdào nǐ.

I can't hear you.

我听不到你！

Wǒ tīng búdào nǐ!

I can't hear you!

我听不到你在说甚么。

Wǒ tīng búdào nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I can't hear what you're saying.

我听不太懂你的意思。

Wǒ tīng bú tài dǒng nǐ de yìsi.

I don't quite follow you.

我听了，但什么也没听到。

Wǒ tīngle, dàn shénme yě méi tīngdào.

I listened, but I didn't hear anything.

我听到了什么？

Wǒ tīngdàole shénme?

What did I hear?

我听到他出去了。

Wǒ tīngdào tā chūqùle.

I heard him go out.

我听到有人进来了。

Wǒ tīngdào yǒurén jìnláile.

I heard someone come in.

我听见有人叫我。

Wǒ tīngjiàn yǒurén jiào wǒ.

I heard my name called.

我听见有人叫我的名字。

Wǒ tīngjiàn yǒurén jiào wǒ de míngzi.

I heard someone call my name.

我告诉了他我想去波士顿。

Wǒ gàosule tā wǒ xiǎng qù Bōshìdùn.

I told him I wanted to go to Boston.

我告诉她我会帮忙。

Wǒ gàosu tā wǒ huì bāngmáng.

I told her I'd help.

我告诉过你不要再来这里了。

Wǒ gàosuguo nǐ búyào zài lái zhèlǐ le.

I told you never to come here again.

我告诉过你出去。

Wǒ gàosuguo nǐ chūqù.

I told you to get out.

我呢？

Wǒ ne?

What about me?

我和一个外国的学生做了好朋友。

Wǒ hé yí gè wàiguó de xuésheng zuòle hǎo péngyou.

I made friends with a student from abroad.

我和一个西班牙人一起工作。

Wǒ hé yí gè Xībānyárén yìqǐ gōngzuò.

I'm working with a Spaniard.

我和一位朋友住在一起。

Wǒ hé yí wèi péngyou zhù zài yìqǐ.

I am staying with a friend.

我和他一起走。

Wǒ hé tā yìqǐ zǒu.

He and I walked together.

我和他同年。

Wǒ hé tā tóngnián.

I'm as old as he is.

我和他是朋友。

Wǒ hé tā shì péngyou.

I'm friends with him.

我和他认识。

Wǒ hé tā rènshi.

I am acquainted with him.

我和她在中学是一个班的。

Wǒ hé tā zài zhōngxué shì yí gè bān de.

She and I were in the same class in middle school.

我和她的男朋友在一起上班。

Wǒ hé tā de nánpéngyou zài yìqǐ shàngbān.

I work with her boyfriend.

我和我哥哥要去北京。

Wǒ hé wǒ gēge yào qù Běijīng.

My brother and I are going to Beijing.

我和我的丈夫都是老师。

Wǒ hé wǒ de zhàngfu dōu shì lǎoshī.

My husband and I are both teachers.

我和我的朋友们想在韩国工作。

Wǒ hé wǒ de péngyoumen xiǎng zài Hánguó gōngzuò.

My friends and I want to work in South Korea.

我和我自己来。

Wǒ hé wǒ zìjǐ lái.

I come with myself.

我哥哥会开车。

Wǒ gēge huì kāichē.

My brother can drive a car.

我哥哥慢慢地开车。

Wǒ gēge mànmàn de kāichē.

My brother drives slowly.

我哥哥是个大学生。

Wǒ gēge shì gè dàxuéshēng.

My brother is a college student.

我哥哥是中学生，今年十四岁。

Wǒ gēge shì zhōngxuéshēng, jīnnián shísì suì.

My older brother is a middle-school student, fourteen this year.

我哥哥是住在圣地亚哥。

Wǒ gēge shì zhù zài Shèngdìyàgē.

My brother is living in San Diego.