A2 Chinese example sentences

你需要车吗？

Nǐ xūyào chē ma?

Do you need a car?

你需要这本书吗？

Nǐ xūyào zhè běn shū ma?

Do you need this book?

你饿了，我给你做饭。

Nǐ èle, wǒ gěi nǐ zuòfàn.

I can cook you something if you're hungry.

你饿吗？

Nǐ è ma?

Are you hungry?

俄语很难学。

Éyǔ hěn nán xué.

Russian is hard to learn.

俄语非常难学。

Éyǔ fēicháng nán xué.

Russian is very difficult to learn.

信是写给谁的？

Xìn shì xiě gěi shéi de?

Who was the letter written to?

借我一些书看。

Jiè wǒ yìxiē shū kàn.

Lend me some books to read.

借我一支笔好吗？

Jiè wǒ yìzhī bǐ hǎo ma?

Lend me a pen, will you?

假期你玩得开心吗？

Jiàqī nǐ wán de kāixīn ma?

Did you have a good time during the holiday?

假期快结束了。

Jiàqī kuài jiéshùle.

The holiday season is almost over.

假期快要结束了。

Jiàqī kuàiyào jiéshùle.

The vacation is close to an end.

假期过得开心吗？

Jiàqī guò de kāixīn ma?

Did you enjoy your holiday?

做了很多，又什么都没做。

Zuòle hěn duō, yòu shénme dōu méi zuò.

We did a lot, but got nothing done.

做你的作业。

Zuò nǐ de zuòyè.

Do your homework.

做出您的选择。

Zuòchū nín de xuǎnzé.

Make your choice.

做我的客人吧。

Zuò wǒ de kèrén ba.

Be my guest.

做更多工作。

Zuò gèng duō gōngzuò.

Work more.

做起来不会很久。

Zuò qǐlai búhuì hěn jiǔ.

Doing that won't take long.

做运动有利于健康。

Zuò yùndòng yǒulìyú jiànkāng.

Exercise is good for your health.

做那个可能不安全。

Zuò nàge kěnéng bù ānquán.

It probably won't be safe to do that.

健康是甚么？

Jiànkāng shì shénme?

What is health?

像那样的老师还是别干了比较好。

Xiàng nàyàng de lǎoshī háishi bié gànle bǐjiào hǎo.

Such a teacher may as well retire from his work.

先学走，再学跑。

Xiān xué zǒu, zài xué pǎo.

Learn to walk before you run.

先谢谢您了。

Xiān xièxie nín le.

Thanking you in advance.

八时半方便你吗？

Bā shí bàn fāngbiàn nǐ ma?

Would 8:30 be convenient for you?

公交车晚点了十分钟。

Gōngjiāochē wǎndiǎn le shí fēnzhōng.

The bus is running about ten minutes late.

公交车迟到了。

Gōngjiāochē chídàole.

The bus was behind schedule.

公园里发生了什么？

Gōngyuán lǐ fāshēngle shénme?

What happened in the park?

公园里有动物园吗？

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu dòngwùyuán ma?

Is there a zoo in the park?

公园里有太多人了。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu tài duō rén le.

There are too many people in the park.

公园里有好多动物。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hǎoduō dòngwù.

There are lots of animals in the park.

公园里有很多人。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén.

There were a lot of people in the park.

公园里都是孩子。

Gōngyuán lǐ dōu shì háizi.

The park is filled with children.

六点您行吗？

Liù diǎn nín xíng ma?

Will six o'clock suit you?

关于电脑，她知道的比我多。

Guānyú diànnǎo, tā zhīdào de bǐ wǒ duō.

She knows more about computers than I do.

关于[topic]，[comment]。

Guānyú[topic], [comment].

Regarding [topic], [comment].

其他人怎么想？

Qítā rén zěnme xiǎng?

What does everybody else think?

其他人没有兴趣。

Qítā rén méiyǒu xìngqù.

The others can't be bothered.

其他学生都笑了。

Qítā xuésheng dōu xiàole.

The other students laughed.

其实，他也爱着她。

Qíshí, tā yě àizhe tā.

In fact, he too loved her.

其实他没去过美国。

Qíshí tā méi qùguo Měiguó.

He hasn't actually been to America.

其实，我不知道。

Qíshí, wǒ bù zhīdào.

Actually, I don't know.

其实我也想学日语。

Qíshí wǒ yě xiǎng xué Rìyǔ.

Honestly, I also want to learn Japanese.

其实有没有这个字的？

Qíshí yǒuméiyǒu zhège zì de?

Is that even a word?

其实没有发生。

Qíshí méiyǒu fāshēng.

That didn't really happen.

再不走就迟到了。

Zài bù zǒu jiù chídàole.

If we don't go soon, we'll be late.

再来点蛋糕吗？

Zài lái diǎn dàngāo ma?

Would you care for some more cake?

再没有人相信他了。

Zài méiyǒu rén xiāngxìn tā le.

No one trusts him any more.

再难也要做！

Zài nán yě yào zuò!

Do it, no matter how hard!

写好了要读两遍。

Xiě hǎole yào dú liǎng biàn.

Read it twice after writing it.

冬天到了，春天还会远吗？

Dōngtiān dàole, chūntiān hái huì yuǎn ma?

Winter is here, spring can't be far?

冬天快来了。

Dōngtiān kuài láile.

Winter is coming on.

冬天我穿一件大衣。

Dōngtiān wǒ chuān yí jiàn dàyī.

In winter I wear an overcoat.

冬天是我最喜欢的季节。

Dōngtiān shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de jìjié.

Winter is my favorite season.

冬天结束了春天已经来了。

Dōngtiān jiéshùle chūntiān yǐjīng láile.

Winter is over and spring has come.

冰箱里什么也没有了。

Bīngxiāng lǐ shénme yě méiyǒule.

There's nothing left in the fridge.

冰箱里什么都没剩下。

Bīngxiāng lǐ shénme dōu méi shèngxià.

Nothing remained in the refrigerator.

决定好的话请第一时间告诉我。

Juédìng hǎo dehuà qǐng dìyī shíjiān gàosu wǒ.

Please let me know as soon as it's decided.

几乎没人相信她。

Jīhū méi rén xiāngxìn tā.

Almost no one believes her.

几乎没剩下钱。

Jīhū méi shèngxià qián.

There was scarcely any money left.

几乎没有人认为我们是姐妹。

Jīhū méiyǒu rén rènwéi wǒmen shì jiěmèi.

Almost no one thinks that we are sisters.

几乎没有学生能懂他所说的话。

Jīhū méiyǒu xuésheng néng dǒng tā suǒshuō dehuà.

Few students could understand what he said.

出去吃午饭怎样？

Chūqù chī wǔfàn zěnyàng?

How about going out for lunch?

出来，我需要帮助。

Chūlái, wǒ xūyào bāngzhù.

Come out here. I need help.

刚刚发生了什么？

Gānggang fāshēngle shénme?

What just happened?

刚刚有人给你打电话。

Gānggang yǒurén gěi nǐ dǎdiànhuà.

Somebody just called.

刚开始下雨。

Gāng kāishǐ xiàyǔ.

It began raining just now.

刚开始洗澡。

Gāng kāishǐ xǐzǎo.

Just started taking a shower.

刚才和你说话的人是谁？

Gāngcái hé nǐ shuōhuà de rén shì shéi?

Who is the man that you were talking with?

别为这事担心。

Bié wèi zhè shì dānxīn.

Don't worry about this.

别人怎么看都没关系。

Biéren zěnme kàn dōu méiguānxi.

It doesn't matter what other people think.

别再用我的东西了！

Bié zài yòng wǒ de dōngxi le!

Stop using my stuff!

别在马路上玩。

Bié zài mǎlù shàng wán.

Don't play in the street.

别忘了你的护照。

Bié wàngle nǐ de hùzhào.

Don't forget your passport.

别忘了带个相机。

Bié wàngle dài gè xiàngjī.

Don't forget to take a camera with you.

别忘了明天六时来接我。

Bié wàngle míngtiān liù shí lái jiē wǒ.

Don't forget to pick me up at 6 o'clock tomorrow.

别急，时间还多着呢。

Bié jí, shíjiān hái duō zhe ne.

There's no need to panic. There's plenty of time.

别把你的东西弄丢了。

Bié bǎ nǐ de dōngxi nòngdiū le.

Don't lose your stuff.

别把票忘了。

Bié bǎ piào wàngle.

Don't forget the ticket.

别担心，她不懂德语。

Bié dānxīn, tā bù dǒng Déyǔ.

Don't worry. She doesn't understand German.

别的狗都没这只狗大。

Biéde gǒu dōu méi zhè zhǐ gǒu dà.

No other dog is bigger than this.

别着急，慢慢说。

Bié zháojí, mànmàn shuō.

Don't be nervous, speak slowly.

别离开我。

Bié líkāi wǒ.

Don't leave me.

别离开房间。

Bié líkāi fángjiān.

Don't leave the room.

别让他人干你自己不喜欢的事。

Bié ràng tā rén gàn nǐ zìjǐ bù xǐhuan de shì.

Don't let others do what you yourself don't like.

别让我一直站在这里。

Bié ràng wǒ yìzhí zhàn zài zhèlǐ.

Don't make me stand here.

别那么着急。

Bié nàme zháojí.

Don't be that worried.

到了你该去睡觉的时候了。

Dàole nǐ gāi qù shuìjiào de shíhou le.

It is time for you to go to bed.

到了那时，我才发现自己错了。

Dàole nàshí, wǒ cái fāxiàn zìjǐ cuòle.

It was not until then that I realized my mistake.

到办公室以前，我需要打个电话。

Dào bàngōngshì yǐqián, wǒ xūyào dǎ gè diànhuà.

Before I get to the office, I need to make a phone call.

到外国一定很贵。

Dào wàiguó yídìng hěn guì.

Visiting a foreign country must be expensive.

到我们该走的时候了。

Dào wǒmen gāi zǒu de shíhou le.

It's already time for us to go.

到的有我的信吗？

Dào de yǒu wǒ de xìn ma?

Have any letters arrived for me?

到那边需要多长时间？

Dào nàbian xūyào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long will it take to get there?

前天，他们离开了那儿。

Qiántiān, tāmen líkāile nàr.

They left there the day before yesterday.

前年这里下大雪。

Qiánnián zhèlǐ xià dàxuě.

There was heavy snowfall here the year before last.

前面那个路口向左走就到了。

Qiánmiàn nàge lùkǒu xiàng zuǒ zǒu jiù dàole.

Turn left at the intersection ahead and you'll be there.

办公室的门是黄色的。

Bàngōngshì de mén shì huángsè de.

The door of the office is yellow.

加利福尼亚大概有日本那么大。

Jiālìfúníyà dàgài yǒu Rìběn nàme dà.

California is about as large as Japan.