A1 Chinese example sentences

他要了一些钱。

Tā yàole yìxiē qián.

He asked for some money.

他要了水喝。

Tā yàole shuǐ hē.

He asked for a drink of water.

他要做什么？

Tā yào zuò shénme?

What does he want to do?

他要去车站。

Tā yào qù chēzhàn.

He will have to go to the station.

他要载你去机场。

Tā yào zài nǐ qù jīchǎng.

He is going to drive you to the airport.

他觉得自己病了。

Tā juéde zìjǐ bìng le.

He fancies himself ill.

他认识市长。

Tā rènshi shìzhǎng.

He is acquainted with the mayor.

他认识很多人。

Tā rènshi hěn duō rén.

He knows a lot of people.

他让我做，我就做了。

Tā ràng wǒ zuò, wǒ jiù zuòle.

He told me to do it, so I did it.

他让我等了一个小时。

Tā ràng wǒ děng le yí gè xiǎoshí.

He kept me waiting for an hour.

他说一点英语。

Tā shuō yìdiǎn Yīngyǔ.

He speaks English a little.

他说，“九点了”。

Tā shuō, “jiǔ diǎn le”.

He said, "It's nine o'clock."

他说九点了。

Tā shuō jiǔ diǎn le.

He said that it was nine o'clock.

他说了些什么。

Tā shuōle xiē shénme.

He said something.

他说了什么？

Tā shuōle shénme?

What did he say?

他说了他也爱我。

Tā shuōle tā yě ài wǒ.

He said that he loved me, too.

他说他不会来。

Tā shuō tā búhuì lái.

He says he won't come.

他说他不回来了。

Tā shuō tā bù huílaile.

He said he wasn't coming back.

他说他不想坐在她旁边。

Tā shuō tā bùxiǎng zuò zài tā pángbiān.

He said that he didn't want to sit next to her.

他说他什么时候会来？

Tā shuō tā shénme shíhou huì lái?

When did he say he would come?

他说他很高兴。

Tā shuō tā hěn gāoxìng.

He said he was very happy.

他说他每天早上六点起床。

Tā shuō tā měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng.

He said that he gets up at 6 o'clock every day.

他说他没有做过那件事。

Tā shuō tā méiyǒu zuòguo nà jiàn shì.

He said that he hasn't done that.

他说他要一些钱。

Tā shuō tā yào yìxiē qián.

He said that he wanted some money.

他说他认识她。

Tā shuō tā rènshi tā.

He says he knows her.

他说他让你说慢一点。

Tā shuō tā ràng nǐ shuō màn yìdiǎn.

He said that he had told you to speak more slowly.

他说完就站起来走了。

Tā shuō wán jiù zhàn qǐlai zǒule.

When he finished speaking, he stood up and walked away.

他说很可能会下雨。

Tā shuō hěn kěnéng huì xiàyǔ.

He observed that we should probably have rain coming.

他说得很大声。

Tā shuō de hěn dàshēng.

He spoke very loudly.

他说：“我是加拿大来的。”

Tā shuō: “wǒ shì Jiānádà lái de. ”

He said, "I'm from Canada."

他说的不可能是真的。

Tā shuō de bù kěnéng shì zhēnde.

What he said cannot be true.

他说英语吗？

Tā shuō Yīngyǔ ma?

Does he speak English?

他说英语很大声。

Tā shuō Yīngyǔ hěn dàshēng.

He speaks English very loudly.

他说要到我这里来。

Tā shuō yào dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái.

He said he wanted to come to me.

他说话太快了。

Tā shuōhuà tài kuàile.

He talks too fast.

他说话很快。

Tā shuōhuà hěn kuài.

He is speaking quickly.

他请他们吃晚饭。

Tā qǐng tāmen chī wǎnfàn.

He invited them to dinner.

他读完那本书了。

Tā dú wán nà běn shū le.

He finished reading the book.

他读很多书。

Tā dú hěn duō shū.

He reads a great deal.

他走出了房间。

Tā zǒuchūle fángjiān.

He went out of the room.

他走到哪里，他的狗就跟到哪里。

Tā zǒu dào nǎlǐ, tā de gǒu jiù gēn dào nǎlǐ.

His dog follows him wherever he goes.

他走路回家。

Tā zǒulù huíjiā.

He walked home.

他走路很快。

Tā zǒulù hěn kuài.

He is a quick walker.

他走进了房间。

Tā zǒujìnle fángjiān.

He made his way to the room.

他跑了起来。

Tā pǎole qǐlai.

He began to run.

他跑去学校。

Tā pǎo qù xuéxiào.

He is running to school.

他跑得比他哥哥快。

Tā pǎo de bǐ tā gēge kuài.

He ran faster than his brother did.

他跑得比我快。

Tā pǎo de bǐ wǒ kuài.

He is able to run faster than I am.

他跑得能有多快就有多快。

Tā pǎo de néng yǒu duō kuài jiù yǒu duō kuài.

He ran as fast as he could.

他跑得非常快。

Tā pǎo de fēicháng kuài.

He's running very quickly.

他跑来告诉我这件事。

Tā pǎo lái gàosu wǒ zhè jiàn shì.

He ran here to tell me this.

他跟你说什么了？

Tā gēn nǐ shuō shénme le?

What did he tell you?

他跟你说什么，你就做什么。

Tā gēn nǐ shuō shénme, nǐ jiù zuò shénme.

Do whatever he tells you.

他还不太会走路。

Tā hái bú tài huì zǒulù.

He can't walk very well yet.

他还会说俄语。

Tā hái huì shuō Éyǔ.

He can speak Russian as well.

他还在睡觉。

Tā hái zài shuìjiào.

He is still in bed.

他还在这儿。

Tā hái zài zhèr.

He is still here.

他还没到这里。

Tā hái méi dào zhèlǐ.

He's not here yet.

他还没有来，是不是？

Tā hái méiyǒu lái, shìbúshì?

He hasn't come already, has he?

他还说了什么？

Tā hái shuōle shénme?

What else did he say?

他这样已经不是第一次了。

Tā zhèyàng yǐjīng bú shì dìyīcì le.

It's not the first time that he's being like this.

他进了自己房间。

Tā jìnle zìjǐ fángjiān.

He entered his room.

他都告诉我了。

Tā dōu gàosu wǒ le.

He told me everything.

他长得高吗？

Tā zhǎng de gāo ma?

Is he tall?

他问了我一个问题。

Tā wèn le wǒ yí gè wèntí.

He asked me a question.

他问了我两个问题。

Tā wèn le wǒ liǎng gè wèntí.

He asked me two questions.

他问了我的妈妈。

Tā wèn le wǒ de māma.

He asked my mother.

他问你什么？

Tā wèn nǐ shénme?

What did he ask you?

他问我为什么在笑。

Tā wèn wǒ wèishénme zài xiào.

He asked me why I was laughing.

他问我买了什么。

Tā wèn wǒ mǎile shénme.

He asked me what I had bought.

他问我快不快乐。

Tā wèn wǒ kuài bú kuàilè.

He asked me if I was happy.

休息一下吧。

Xiūxi yíxià ba.

Take a break.

休息几天会对你好的。

Xiūxi jǐtiān huì duì nǐ hǎo de.

A few days' rest will do you good.

会，我会说中文。

Huì, wǒ huì shuō Zhōngwén.

Yes, I can speak Mandarin.

但你不在那里。

Dàn nǐ bú zài nàli.

But you're not there.

但咖啡不好。

Dàn kāfēi bù hǎo.

But the coffee's not good.

但是你有孩子。

Dànshì nǐ yǒu háizi.

But you have kids.

但是您有孩子。

Dànshì nín yǒu háizi.

But you have kids.

但是，我不要。

Dànshì, wǒ búyào.

But I don't want to.

但是，我没有钱。

Dànshì, wǒ méiyǒu qián.

However, I have no money.

但是我那次到中国有家人等着我。

Dànshì wǒ nà cì dào Zhōngguó yǒu jiārén děng zhe wǒ.

But when I arrived in China that time, I had a family waiting for me.

但是没人帮得了我。

Dànshì méi rén bāng de le wǒ.

But no man could help me.

你一个人吗？

Nǐ yí gè rén ma?

Are you alone?

你一个月做几次这种事？

Nǐ yí gè yuè zuò jǐcì zhèzhǒng shì?

How many times a month do you do that?

你一个月读几本书？

Nǐ yí gè yuè dú jǐ běn shū?

How many books do you read per month?

你一准备好，我们就走。

Nǐ yì zhǔnbèi hǎo, wǒmen jiù zǒu.

We'll leave as soon as you are ready.

你一天喝几杯咖啡？

Nǐ yì tiān hē jǐ bēi kāfēi?

How many cups of coffee do you drink a day?

你一天比一天漂亮。

Nǐ yì tiān bǐ yì tiān piàoliang.

You get more and more beautiful every day.

你丈夫叫什么？

Nǐ zhàngfu jiào shénme?

What's your husband's name?

你上网了吗？

Nǐ shàngwǎngle ma?

Have you been online?

你下来。

Nǐ xiàlai.

You come down.

你不会帮我吗？

Nǐ búhuì bāng wǒ ma?

Are you not going to help me?

你不会来，是吗？

Nǐ búhuì lái, shì ma?

You are not coming, are you?

你不会说英语，是吗？

Nǐ búhuì shuō Yīngyǔ, shì ma?

You can't speak English, can you?

你不准备去，是吗？

Nǐ bù zhǔnbèi qù, shì ma?

You don't intend going there, do you?

你不去电影院吗？

Nǐ bú qù diànyǐngyuàn ma?

Aren't you going to the cinema?

你不可以出去。

Nǐ bù kěyǐ chūqù.

You can't go out.

你不可以在这里做那种事。

Nǐ bù kěyǐ zài zhèlǐ zuò nàzhǒng shì.

You aren't allowed to do that here.

你不和我一起喝点茶吗？

Nǐ bù hé wǒ yìqǐ hē diǎn chá ma?

Won't you have some tea with me?

你不喜欢鱼吗？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan yú ma?

Don't you like fish?