A2 Chinese example sentences

你是个女人。

Nǐ shì gè nǚrén.

You're a woman.

你是个聪明的人。

Nǐ shì gè cōngming de rén.

You're a smart person.

你是从哪个国家来的？

Nǐ shì cóng nǎge guójiā lái de?

Which country are you from?

你是从哪里照的相？

Nǐ shì cóng nǎlǐ zhào de xiāng?

Where did you have your picture taken?

你是告诉我这里很安全的人。

Nǐ shì gàosu wǒ zhèlǐ hěn ānquán de rén.

You were the one who told me it was safe here.

你是哪国家？

Nǐ shì nǎ guójiā?

Where do you come from?

你是在公园里看到他的吗？

Nǐ shì zài gōngyuán lǐ kàndào tā de ma?

Did you see him in the park? ⇒ Was in it in the park that you saw him?

你是在哪儿出生的？

Nǐ shì zài nǎr chūshēng de?

Where were you born?

你是在哪里出生的？

Nǐ shì zài nǎlǐ chūshēng de?

Where were you born?

你是安全的。

Nǐ shì ānquán de.

You're safe.

你是带着相机去吗？

Nǐ shì dàizhe xiàngjī qù ma?

Are you bringing your camera?

你是怎么完成的？

Nǐ shì zěnme wánchéng de?

How did you accomplish this?

你是怎样认识她的？

Nǐ shì zěnyàng rènshi tā de?

How did you get acquainted with her?

你是我最好的朋友。

Nǐ shì wǒ zuìhǎo de péngyou.

You are my best friend.

你是我最好的朋友之一。

Nǐ shì wǒ zuìhǎo de péngyou zhīyī.

You are one of my best friends.

你是要做决定的人。

Nǐ shì yào zuò juédìng de rén.

You're the one who must decide.

你是认真的吗？

Nǐ shì rènzhēn de ma?

Are you serious?

你晚一会就能明白。

Nǐ wǎn yíhuì jiù néng míngbai.

You'll understand later.

你更喜欢哪个，这个还是那个？

Nǐ gèng xǐhuan nǎge, zhège háishi nàge?

Which do you like better, this or that?

你最后把哪本书送给了他？

Nǐ zuìhòu bǎ nǎ běn shū sònggěile tā?

Which book did you give him in the end?

你最喜欢什么游戏？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme yóuxì?

What is your favorite game?

你最喜欢和朋友玩什么游戏？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan hé péngyou wán shénme yóuxì?

What's your favorite game to play with friends?

你最喜欢哪个季节？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎge jìjié?

What season do you like the best?

你最喜欢的句子是哪句？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan de jùzi shì nǎ jù?

What is your favorite sentence?

你最喜欢的城市是什么？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan de chéngshì shì shénme?

What's your favorite city?

你最喜欢的饮料是什么？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan de yǐnliào shì shénme?

What's your favorite beverage?

你最喜爱的水果是什么？

Nǐ zuì xǐ'ài de shuǐguǒ shì shénme?

What's your favorite fruit?

你最好不要再去那里。

Nǐ zuìhǎo búyào zài qù nàli.

You had better not go there again.

你最好不要再见她了。

Nǐ zuìhǎo búyào zàijiàn tā le.

You had better stop seeing her.

你最好不要出门。

Nǐ zuìhǎo búyào chūmén.

You'd better not go out.

你最好不要去。

Nǐ zuìhǎo búyào qù.

You'd better not go.

你最好不要吃了蛋糕。

Nǐ zuìhǎo búyào chīle dàngāo.

You'd better not have eaten the cake.

你最好不要在这里等。

Nǐ zuìhǎo búyào zài zhèlǐ děng.

You'd better not wait here.

你最好不要开了我的车。

Nǐ zuìhǎo búyào kāile wǒ de chē.

You'd better not have driven my car.

你最好不要说。

Nǐ zuìhǎo búyào shuō.

You'd better not speak.

你最好休息一下。

Nǐ zuìhǎo xiūxi yíxià.

You'd better relax a bit.

你最好别在那种地方走来走去。

Nǐ zuìhǎo bié zài nàzhǒng dìfāng zǒu lái zǒu qù.

You had better not walk around in such a place.

你最好别总去想她。

Nǐ zuìhǎo bié zǒng qù xiǎng tā.

Try not to think about her all the time.

你最好告诉我们发生了什么。

Nǐ zuìhǎo gàosu wǒmen fāshēngle shénme.

You'd better tell us what's going on.

你最好回家。

Nǐ zuìhǎo huíjiā.

You'd better go home.

你最好在年轻的时候多读点书。

Nǐ zuìhǎo zài niánqīng de shíhou duō dú diǎn shū.

You had better read a lot of books while you are young.

你最好想别的办法。

Nǐ zuìhǎo xiǎng biéde bànfǎ.

You better think of another way.

你最好照他们所说的做。

Nǐ zuìhǎo zhào tāmen suǒshuō de zuò.

You'd better do what they say.

你最好现在去睡觉。

Nǐ zuìhǎo xiànzài qù shuìjiào.

You had better go to bed now.

你最好现在就开始。

Nǐ zuìhǎo xiànzài jiù kāishǐ.

You'd better start now.

你最好现在就走。

Nǐ zuìhǎo xiànzài jiù zǒu.

You had better go now.

你最好马上去做。

Nǐ zuìhǎo mǎshàng qù zuò.

You had better do it at once.

你最好马上去睡觉。

Nǐ zuìhǎo mǎshàng qù shuìjiào.

You'd better go to bed at once.

你最好马上回家。

Nǐ zuìhǎo mǎshàng huíjiā.

You'd better return home at once.

你最好马上离开。

Nǐ zuìhǎo mǎshàng líkāi.

You had better leave at once.

你最好马上走。

Nǐ zuìhǎo mǎshàng zǒu.

You had better go at once.

你最害怕的是什么？

Nǐ zuì hàipà de shì shénme?

What's your biggest fear?

你最近去哪里旅游了吗？

Nǐ zuìjìn qù nǎlǐ lǚyóule ma?

Have you traveled anywhere recently?

你最近怎样？

Nǐ zuìjìn zěnyàng?

How are you getting along these days?

你最近是不是身体有点不舒服？

Nǐ zuìjìn shìbúshì shēntǐ yǒudiǎn bù shūfu?

Have you been feeling a bit of discomfort lately?

你最近有没有看电影？

Nǐ zuìjìn yǒuméiyǒu kàn diànyǐng?

Have you seen any movies lately?

你有一天会明白。

Nǐ yǒu yì tiān huì míngbai.

You'll understand someday.

你有三辆车对吗？

Nǐ yǒu sān liàng chē duì ma?

You have three cars, don't you?

你有什么需要买的吗？

Nǐ yǒu shénme xūyào mǎi de ma?

Do you need to buy anything?

你有关门吗？

Nǐ yǒuguān mén ma?

Did you lock the door?

你有其他家人吗？

Nǐ yǒu qítā jiārén ma?

Do you have other family?

你有在新闻上看到吗？

Nǐ yǒu zài xīnwén shàng kàndào ma?

Did you see it on the news?

你有地图吗？

Nǐ yǒu dìtú ma?

Do you have a map?

你有字典吗？

Nǐ yǒu zìdiǎn ma?

Do you have a dictionary?

你有屋子吗？

Nǐ yǒu wūzi ma?

Do you have a house?

你有没有把衣服放进洗衣机里？

Nǐ yǒuméiyǒu bǎ yīfu fàngjìn xǐyījī lǐ?

Have you put your clothes in the washing machine?

你有没有红色的铅笔？

Nǐ yǒuméiyǒu hóngsè de qiānbǐ?

Have you got a red pencil?

你有红色的铅笔吗？

Nǐ yǒu hóngsè de qiānbǐ ma?

Do you have a red pencil?

你有自己的房子吗？

Nǐ yǒu zìjǐ de fángzi ma?

Do you have a house of your own?

你有自行车吗？

Nǐ yǒu zìxíngchē ma?

Do you have a bicycle?

你有英语的菜单吗？

Nǐ yǒu Yīngyǔ de càidān ma?

Do you have a menu in English?

你有英语词典吗？

Nǐ yǒu Yīngyǔ cídiǎn ma?

Do you have an English dictionary?

你有铅笔吗？

Nǐ yǒu qiānbǐ ma?

Do you have any pencils?

你朋友是什么时候出发去美国的？

Nǐ péngyou shì shénme shíhou chūfā qù Měiguó de?

When did your friend leave for America?

你本应该更努力学习的。

Nǐ běn yīnggāi gèng nǔlì xuéxí de.

You should have studied harder.

你本应该更明白的。

Nǐ běn yīnggāi gèng míngbai de.

You should have known better.

你本应该这样做的。

Nǐ běn yīnggāi zhèyàng zuò de.

You should have done so.

你来自加拿大的哪里？

Nǐ láizì Jiānádà de nǎlǐ?

Where in Canada are you from?

你来自北海道，不是吗？

Nǐ láizì Běihǎidào, bú shì ma?

You are from Hokkaido, aren't you?

你正在找的地图在这里。

Nǐ zhèngzài zhǎo de dìtú zài zhèlǐ.

Here's the map you are looking for.

你每次都忘记拿钱。

Nǐ měicì dōu wàngjì ná qián.

You always forget your money.

你比他年轻吗？

Nǐ bǐ tā niánqīng ma?

Are you younger than him?

你比以前更容易上课迟到了。

Nǐ bǐ yǐqián gèng róngyì shàngkè chídàole.

You've been late for school more often than before.

你比你妹妹起得晚，不是么？

Nǐ bǐ nǐ mèimei qǐ de wǎn, bú shì me?

You don't get up as early as your sister, do you?

你没有你姐姐起得那么早。

Nǐ méiyǒu nǐ jiějie qǐ de nàme zǎo.

You don't get up as early as your sister.

你没有我聪明。

Nǐ méiyǒu wǒ cōngming.

You're not as smart as me.

你没注意到吗？

Nǐ méi zhùyì dào ma?

Didn't you notice that?

你没看到那个男人吗？

Nǐ méi kàndào nàge nánrén ma?

Didn't you see the man?

你注意到奇怪的地方了吗？

Nǐ zhùyì dào qíguài de dìfāng le ma?

Did you notice anything strange?

你爬过富士山吗？

Nǐ páguo Fùshì Shān ma?

Have you ever climbed Mt Fuji?

你爱音乐吗？

Nǐ ài yīnyuè ma?

Do you love music?

你现在不应该在这里。

Nǐ xiànzài bù yīnggāi zài zhèlǐ.

You're not supposed to be here now.

你现在是名人了。

Nǐ xiànzài shì míngrén le.

You're a celebrity now.

你现在是大人了。

Nǐ xiànzài shì dàren le.

You are now an adult.

你现在最好回家。

Nǐ xiànzài zuìhǎo huíjiā.

You'd better go back home now.

你现在有甚么是一定要做的？

Nǐ xiànzài yǒu shénme shì yídìng yào zuò de?

What must you do now?

你现在满意了吗？

Nǐ xiànzài mǎnyìle ma?

Are you satisfied now?

你现在该上学去了吧？

Nǐ xiànzài gāi shàngxué qùle ba?

It's high time you left for school, isn't it?

你现在该离开了。

Nǐ xiànzài gāi líkāile.

You should leave now.

你现在那又是什么意思？

Nǐ xiànzài nà yòu shì shénme yìsi?

What's that supposed to mean?