A2 Chinese example sentences

我刚刚吃完了午饭。

Wǒ gānggang chī wánle wǔfàn.

I've just finished lunch.

我刚刚吃完早饭。

Wǒ gānggang chī wán zǎofàn.

I just finished eating breakfast.

我刚刚完成我的作业。

Wǒ gānggang wánchéng wǒ de zuòyè.

I have just finished my homework.

我刚刚才到的。

Wǒ gānggang cái dào de.

I arrived just now.

我刚刚读完这本书。

Wǒ gānggang dú wán zhè běn shū.

I just finished reading this book.

我刚去过那里。

Wǒ gāng qùguo nàli.

I went there recently.

我刚发现你能讲法语。

Wǒ gāng fāxiàn nǐ néng jiǎng Fǎyǔ.

I just found out that you can speak French.

我刚吃完了午饭。

Wǒ gāng chī wánle wǔfàn.

I've just finished lunch.

我刚吃完了早饭。

Wǒ gāng chī wánle zǎofàn.

I've just finished breakfast.

我刚吃过午饭。

Wǒ gāng chīguo wǔfàn.

I have just eaten lunch.

我刚开始打网球。

Wǒ gāng kāishǐ dǎ wǎngqiú.

I've just started playing tennis.

我刚才在喝牛奶。

Wǒ gāngcái zài hē niúnǎi.

I was drinking milk a moment ago.

我刚才起床了。

Wǒ gāngcái qǐchuángle.

I just got up.

我刚把那卖了。

Wǒ gāng bǎ nà màile.

I just sold that.

我刚搬到波士顿。

Wǒ gāng bān dào Bōshìdùn.

I've just moved to Boston.

我刚放学回家。

Wǒ gāng fàngxué huíjiā.

I just got home from school.

我到医院去检查了眼睛。

Wǒ dào yīyuàn qù jiǎnchále yǎnjing.

I went to the hospital to have my eyes tested.

我前几天遇见了他。

Wǒ qián jǐtiān yùjiànle tā.

I met him the other day.

我前天收到了你的信。

Wǒ qiántiān shōudàole nǐ de xìn.

I received your letter the day before yesterday.

我十年前结婚了。

Wǒ shínián qián jiéhūnle.

I got married ten years ago.

我卖了自行车。

Wǒ màile zìxíngchē.

I sold the bike.

我卖了这些车以后，我就会有很多钱。

Wǒ màile zhèxiē chē yǐhòu, wǒ jiù huì yǒu hěn duō qián.

After I've sold these cars, I'll have a lot of money.

我去了动物园。

Wǒ qùle dòngwùyuán.

I went to the zoo.

我去和朋友喝了杯啤酒。

Wǒ qù hé péngyou hēle bēi píjiǔ.

I went to drink a beer with friends.

我去帮助他们。

Wǒ qù bāngzhù tāmen.

I'm going to help them.

我去年夏天去了中国旅游。

Wǒ qùnián xiàtiān qùle Zhōngguó lǚyóu.

I went travelling in China last summer.

我去河里游泳。

Wǒ qù hé lǐ yóuyǒng.

I went swimming in the river.

我去过那个地方。

Wǒ qùguo nàge dìfāng.

I've been to that place.

我去问她了，她也不知道怎么办。

Wǒ qù wèn tā le, tā yě bù zhīdào zěnmebàn.

I went to ask her, and she didn't know what to do either.

我又遇见她了。

Wǒ yòu yùjiàn tā le.

I met her again.

我发现读这本书很难。

Wǒ fāxiàn dú zhè běn shū hěn nán.

I found it difficult to read the book.

我叔叔住在国外很多年了。

Wǒ shūshu zhù zài guówài hěn duōnián le.

My uncle lived abroad for many years.

我叔叔住在学校附近。

Wǒ shūshu zhù zài xuéxiào fùjìn.

My uncle lives near the school.

我叔叔在巴黎住了十年。

Wǒ shūshu zài Bālí zhùle shínián.

My uncle has lived in Paris for ten years.

我叔叔把他的车给了我。

Wǒ shūshu bǎ tā de chē gěi le wǒ.

My uncle gave his car to me.

我叔叔给了我一份礼物。

Wǒ shūshu gěi le wǒ yífèn lǐwù.

My uncle gave me a present.

我叔叔给了我一块漂亮的手表。

Wǒ shūshu gěi le wǒ yíkuài piàoliang de shǒubiǎo.

I was given a nice watch by my uncle.

我叔叔给了我他的车。

Wǒ shūshu gěi le wǒ tā de chē.

My uncle gave me his car.

我叔叔送了我一样礼物。

Wǒ shūshu sòngle wǒ yíyàng lǐwù.

My uncle gave me a gift.

我变了这么多吗？

Wǒ biànle zhème duō ma?

Have I changed that much?

我变老了，是吗？

Wǒ biàn lǎole, shì ma?

I've gotten older, right?

我只想忘记。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng wàngjì.

I only wanted to forget.

我只想说我相信你。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng shuō wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ.

I just want to say I believe you.

我只是不想让你进来。

Wǒ zhǐshì bùxiǎng ràng nǐ jìnlái.

I just didn't want you in here.

我只是到处看看。

Wǒ zhǐshì dàochù kànkan.

I'm just looking around.

我只是没注意。

Wǒ zhǐshì méi zhùyì.

I just wasn't paying attention.

我只能找到两个。

Wǒ zhǐnéng zhǎodào liǎng gè.

I could only find two.

我只能给你十分钟。

Wǒ zhǐnéng gěi nǐ shí fēnzhōng.

I can only give you ten minutes.

我只能走路，因为打不到出租车。

Wǒ zhǐnéng zǒulù, yīnwèi dǎ búdào chūzūchē.

There are no taxis, so I must walk.

我只能那样做。

Wǒ zhǐnéng nàyàng zuò.

I couldn't do otherwise.

我只要你跟我来。

Wǒ zhǐyào nǐ gēn wǒ lái.

I just need you to come with me.

我只要半张纸。

Wǒ zhǐyào bàn zhāng zhǐ.

I only want half a sheet of paper.

我只要求做这件事。

Wǒ zhǐ yāoqiú zuò zhè jiàn shì.

I only asked to do this.

我可以借一会你的书吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ jiè yíhuì nǐ de shū ma?

Can I borrow your book for a minute?

我可以借你的铅笔吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ jiè nǐ de qiānbǐ ma?

Can I borrow your pencil?

我可以再吃一块蛋糕吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ zài chī yíkuài dàngāo ma?

May I have another piece of cake?

我可以参加吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ cānjiā ma?

May I join you?

我可以吃那个蛋糕吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ chī nàge dàngāo ma?

May I eat that cake?

我可以向你借一些钱？

Wǒ kěyǐ xiàng nǐ jiè yìxiē qián?

Can I borrow some money from you?

我可以带你回家吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ dài nǐ huíjiā ma?

Can I take you home?

我可以帮你照相吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ zhàoxiàng ma?

May I take your picture?

我可以把它放在这儿吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ bǎ tā fàng zài zhèr ma?

May I put it down here?

我可以搬来跟你住吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ bān lái gēn nǐ zhù ma?

Can I come live with you?

我可以照顾自己。

Wǒ kěyǐ zhàogu zìjǐ.

I can take care of myself.

我可以用你的笔吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ yòng nǐ de bǐ ma?

Can I use your pen?

我可以用你的铅笔吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ yòng nǐ de qiānbǐ ma?

Can I use your pencil?

我可以用吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ yòng ma?

May I use this?

我可以用哪些信用卡？

Wǒ kěyǐ yòng nǎxiē xìnyòngkǎ?

Which credit cards can I use?

我可以看看你的护照吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ kànkan nǐ de hùzhào ma?

May I see your passport?

我可以看看你的行李条吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ kànkan nǐ de xíngli tiáo ma?

May I see your claim tags?

我可以自己解决这个问题。

Wǒ kěyǐ zìjǐ jiějué zhège wèntí.

I can solve the problem by myself.

我可以试一下这双鞋吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ shì yíxià zhè shuāng xié ma?

Can I try on this pair of shoes?

我可以试试。

Wǒ kěyǐ shì shì.

I can try.

我可能要迟到几分钟。

Wǒ kěnéng yào chídào jǐ fēnzhōng.

I might be a few minutes late.

我可要哭了。

Wǒ kě yào kūle.

I think I'm going to cry.

我吃了三块蛋糕。

Wǒ chīle sān kuài dàngāo.

I ate three pieces of cake.

我吃完晚饭后做作业。

Wǒ chī wán wǎnfàn hòu zuò zuòyè.

After dinner, I did my homework.

我吃得很饱。

Wǒ chī de hěn bǎo.

My stomach's full.

我同意你这一点。

Wǒ tóngyì nǐ zhè yìdiǎn.

I agree with you on this point.

我后天以前必须要完成这个工作。

Wǒ hòutiān yǐqián bìxū yào wánchéng zhège gōngzuò.

I must finish this work by the day after tomorrow.

我向妈妈学习。

Wǒ xiàng māma xuéxí.

I follow my mom's example.

我听不到你的声音。

Wǒ tīng búdào nǐ de shēngyīn.

I can't hear you.

我听不太清楚。

Wǒ tīng bú tài qīngchu.

I can't hear very well.

我听到孩子们开心的声音。

Wǒ tīngdào háizimen kāixīn de shēngyīn.

I heard the children's happy voices.

我听到这个很开心。

Wǒ tīngdào zhège hěn kāixīn.

I'm glad to hear that.

我听到这个非常开心。

Wǒ tīngdào zhège fēicháng kāixīn.

I am supremely glad to hear it.

我听到门关了。

Wǒ tīngdào mén guānle.

I heard the door close.

我听说了他们。

Wǒ tīngshuōle tāmen.

I heard about them.

我听说他们挺好。

Wǒ tīngshuō tāmen tǐng hǎo.

I hear they're pretty good.

我听说你们结婚了？

Wǒ tīngshuō nǐmen jiéhūnle?

I heard you got married.

我听说你病了。

Wǒ tīngshuō nǐ bìng le.

I've heard you've been sick.

我听说她去了商店。

Wǒ tīngshuō tā qùle shāngdiàn.

I heard that she went to the store.

我听说过。

Wǒ tīngshuōguo.

I've heard about that.

我听说过那个故事。

Wǒ tīngshuōguo nàge gùshi.

I have heard the story.

我听过她的故事。

Wǒ tīngguo tā de gùshi.

I have heard her story before.

我告诉了她应该做什么。

Wǒ gàosule tā yīnggāi zuò shénme.

I told her what should be done.

我告诉你，你也不会信。

Wǒ gàosu nǐ, nǐ yě búhuì xìn.

You wouldn't believe me if I told you.

我告诉过他不要用那些。

Wǒ gàosuguo tā búyào yòng nèixiē.

I told him not to use those.

我和他们是同事。

Wǒ hé tāmen shì tóngshì.

They are my colleagues.

我和他比赛跑步。

Wǒ hé tā bǐsài pǎobù.

I ran a race with him.