A1 Chinese example sentences

我在想你今天会不会来。

Wǒ zài xiǎng nǐ jīntiān huì búhuì lái.

I was wondering if you were going to show up today.

我在想我写的对不对。

Wǒ zài xiǎng wǒ xiě de duì bú duì.

I wonder if what I wrote was correct.

我在想那个问题。

Wǒ zài xiǎng nàge wèntí.

I am thinking about that matter.

我在打电话。

Wǒ zài dǎdiànhuà.

I'm on the phone.

我在找工作。

Wǒ zài zhǎo gōngzuò.

I'm looking for a job.

我在找我的手机。

Wǒ zài zhǎo wǒ de shǒujī.

I am looking for my phone.

我在找我的猫。

Wǒ zài zhǎo wǒ de māo.

I'm looking for my cat.

我在换衣服，你别进来！

Wǒ zài Huànyīfú, nǐ bié jìnlái!

I'm getting changed, don't come in!

我在日本已经两个月了。

Wǒ zài Rìběn yǐjīng liǎng gè yuè le.

I have been in Japan for two months.

我在星期日不工作。

Wǒ zài xīngqīrì bù gōngzuò.

Sunday is not a workday for me.

我在晚上看电视。

Wǒ zài wǎnshang kàn diànshì.

I watch television in the evening.

我在机场没有接到他。

Wǒ zài jīchǎng méiyǒu jiēdào tā.

I didn't manage to meet him at the airport.

我在法国认识了他。

Wǒ zài Fǎguó rènshile tā.

I got acquainted with him in France.

我在法国认识了她。

Wǒ zài Fǎguó rènshile tā.

I got acquainted with her in France.

我在波士顿住了三年。

Wǒ zài Bōshìdùn zhùle sān nián.

I lived in Boston for three years.

我在洗苹果。

Wǒ zài xǐ píngguǒ.

I'm washing apples.

我在火车站接到他了。

Wǒ zài huǒchēzhàn jiēdào tā le.

I managed to meet him at the train station.

我在班里是最高的。

Wǒ zài bān lǐ shì zuìgāo de.

I am the tallest in our class.

我在电视上看到过她。

Wǒ zài diànshì shàng kàndàoguo tā.

I saw her on TV.

我在画一只鸟。

Wǒ zài huà yìzhī niǎo.

I am drawing a bird.

我在看电影。

Wǒ zài kàn diànyǐng.

I am watching a film.

我在看电视。

Wǒ zài kàn diànshì.

I'm watching TV.

我在看这本书。

Wǒ zài kàn zhè běn shū.

I am reading the book.

我在等火车。

Wǒ zài děng huǒchē.

I'm waiting for the train.

我在美国的时候很想家。

Wǒ zài Měiguó de shíhou hěn xiǎng jiā.

I was very homesick when I was in America.

我在英国有个朋友。

Wǒ zài Yīngguó yǒu gè péngyou.

I have a friend in England.

我在西班牙。

Wǒ zài Xībānyá.

I'm in Spain.

我在这东西上花了十美元。

Wǒ zài zhè dōngxi shàng huāle shí měiyuán.

I spent 10 dollars on it.

我在这儿有一些朋友。

Wǒ zài zhèr yǒu yìxiē péngyou.

I have a few friends here.

我在这里。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ.

I am here.

我在这里住了十年。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ zhùle shínián.

I have lived here for ten years.

我在这里吃。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ chī.

I eat here.

我在这里吃饭。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ chīfàn.

I eat here.

我在这里工作。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò.

I work here.

我在这里已经两个小时了。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ yǐjīng liǎng gè xiǎoshí le.

I have already been here for two hours.

我在这里已经工作十年了。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ yǐjīng gōngzuò shínián le.

I've worked here for ten years.

我在这里已经很多年了。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ yǐjīng hěn duōnián le.

I have been here for many years.

我在这里很长一段时间了。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ hěn cháng yíduàn shíjiān le.

I've been here a long time.

我在这里很长时间了。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ hěn cháng shíjiān le.

I've been here for a very long time.

我在这里有朋友。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ yǒu péngyou.

I have friends here.

我在这里等她。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ děng tā.

I'm waiting for her here.

我在这里能跳舞吗？

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ néng tiàowǔ ma?

Can I dance here?

我在这门课学到了很多新东西。

Wǒ zài zhè mén kè xuédàole hěn duō xīn dōngxi.

I learned many new things in this course.

我在里面等你。

Wǒ zài lǐmiàn děng nǐ.

I'll wait for you in here.

我在1945年出生于广岛。

Wǒ zài yī jiǔ sì wǔ nián chūshēng yú Guǎngdǎo.

I was born in Hiroshima in 1945.

我在2:30起床。

Wǒ zài liǎng diǎn sānshí fēn qǐchuáng.

I woke up at 2:30.

我坐出租车去。

Wǒ zuò chūzūchē qù.

I'll go by taxi.

我坐在他旁边。

Wǒ zuò zài tā pángbiān.

I sat by his side.

我坐地铁上学。

Wǒ zuò dìtiě shàngxué.

I go to school by subway.

我坐火车回了家。

Wǒ zuò huǒchē huíle jiā.

I returned home by train.

我坐火车回家了。

Wǒ zuò huǒchē huíjiā le.

I returned home by train.

我坐火车来的。

Wǒ zuò huǒchē lái de.

I came by train.

我多买一些，可以便宜点吗？

Wǒ duō mǎi yìxiē, kěyǐ piányi diǎn ma?

If I buy more, can I get them cheaper?

我多想会开车啊！

Wǒ duō xiǎng huì kāichē a!

How I wished I could drive a car!

我大他一岁。

Wǒ dà tā yí suì.

I'm one year older than him.

我太忙了不能去。

Wǒ tài mángle bùnéng qù.

I am too busy to go.

我太累了，走不动了。

Wǒ tài lèile, zǒu bú dòngle.

I am too tired to walk any more.

我太高兴了。

Wǒ tài gāoxìng le.

I'm so happy.

我女儿喜欢苹果。

Wǒ nǚ'ér xǐhuan píngguǒ.

My daughter loves apples.

我女儿正在商店买牛奶。

Wǒ nǚ'ér zhèngzài shāngdiàn mǎi niúnǎi.

My daughter is buying milk in the shop.

我女朋友去了加拿大。

Wǒ nǚpéngyou qùle Jiānádà.

My girlfriend has gone to Canada.

我奶奶也告诉了我这样。

Wǒ nǎinai yě gàosule wǒ zhèyàng.

My grandmother told me so.

我奶奶每个早上起床很早。

Wǒ nǎinai měige zǎoshang qǐchuáng hěn zǎo.

My grandmother gets up early every morning.

我好想再去那里一次。

Wǒ hǎo xiǎng zài qù nàli yícì.

I'd really like to go back there.

我好想告诉你！

Wǒ hǎo xiǎng gàosu nǐ!

I'd really like to tell you!

我妈不会开车。

Wǒ mā búhuì kāichē.

My mother cannot drive a car.

我妈妈去药店给爷爷买药了。

Wǒ māma qù yàodiàn gěi yéye mǎi yào le.

My mom went to the pharmacy to buy medicine for my grandfather.

我妈妈很喜欢茶。

Wǒ māma hěn xǐhuan chá.

My mother likes tea very much.

我妈妈很漂亮。

Wǒ māma hěn piàoliang.

My mother is beautiful.

我妈妈现在在医院。

Wǒ māma xiànzài zài yīyuàn.

My mother is in the hospital now.

我妈妈让我吃点药。

Wǒ māma ràng wǒ chī diǎn yào.

My mother made me take some medicine.

我妹妹上大学。

Wǒ mèimei shàng dàxué.

My sister goes to a university.

我妹妹没有说“你好”。

Wǒ mèimei méiyǒu shuō“nǐ hǎo”.

My sister did not say "Hello."

我妹妹没有车。

Wǒ mèimei méiyǒu chē.

My sister doesn't have a car.

我妹妹21岁，是个大学生。

Wǒ mèimei èrshíyī suì, shì gè dàxuéshēng.

My sister is twenty-one years old and a college student.

我妻子正在做饭。

Wǒ qīzi zhèngzài zuòfàn.

My wife is cooking right now.

我姐姐比我哥哥大。

Wǒ jiějie bǐ wǒ gēge dà.

My sister is older than my brother.

我姐姐没有车。

Wǒ jiějie méiyǒu chē.

My sister doesn't have a car.

我学习俄语。

Wǒ xuéxí Éyǔ.

I'm learning Russian.

我学习英语和日语。

Wǒ xuéxí Yīngyǔ hé Rìyǔ.

I study English and Japanese.

我学习韩文。

Wǒ xuéxí Hánwén.

I study Hangul.

我学习韩语。

Wǒ xuéxí Hányǔ.

I study Korean.

我学了不少法语。

Wǒ xué le bùshǎo Fǎyǔ.

I study French a lot.

我学土耳其语。

Wǒ xué Tǔ'ěrqíyǔ.

I am learning Turkish.

我学英文已经学了三年了。

Wǒ xué Yīngwén yǐjīng xué le sān nián le.

I have been studying English for three years.

我学英语学了4年了。

Wǒ xué Yīngyǔ xué le sì nián le.

I have been studying English for four years.

我学西班牙文。

Wǒ xué Xībānyáwén.

I study Spanish.

我学过汉语。

Wǒ xué guò Hànyǔ.

I studied Chinese before.

我学韩文一年了。

Wǒ xué Hánwén yì nián le.

I have been studying Korean for 1 year.

我学韩语十年了。

Wǒ xué Hányǔ shínián le.

I learned Korean for ten years.

我家里没电视。

Wǒ jiālǐ méi diànshì.

I don't have a TV at home.

我对他很好。

Wǒ duì tā hěn hǎo.

I treat him very well.

我对他说了。

Wǒ duì tā shuōle.

I told him.

我对电脑知道的不多。

Wǒ duì diànnǎo zhīdào de bù duō.

I don't know much about computers.

我小时候只穿裤子。

Wǒ xiǎoshíhou zhǐ chuān kùzi.

When I was little, I would only wear pants.

我小时候很会游泳。

Wǒ xiǎoshíhou hěn huì yóuyǒng.

I swam very well when I was a child.

我小时候经常生病。

Wǒ xiǎoshíhou jīngcháng shēngbìng.

I was often ill as a child.

我就喜欢它。

Wǒ jiù xǐhuan tā.

That's what I like.

我就在你后面。

Wǒ jiù zài nǐ hòumian.

I was right behind you.

我就坐这儿。

Wǒ jiù zuò zhèr.

I'll just sit here.