A2 Chinese example sentences

看来，他很快乐。

Kànlai, tā hěn kuàilè.

It seems that he's happy.

看来你已经决定好了。

Kànlai nǐ yǐjīng juédìng hǎole.

I see your mind's made up.

看来你需要帮助。

Kànlai nǐ xūyào bāngzhù.

It looks like you need help.

看来她已经收到了钱。

Kànlai tā yǐjīng shōudàole qián.

It seemed that she had already received the money.

看来您终于回到俄罗斯了。

Kànlai nín zhōngyú huídào Éluósī le.

And so you've finally come back to Russia.

看来我们要碰上一场暴风雨。

Kànlai wǒmen yào pèngshàng yìcháng bàofēngyǔ.

Looks like we're in for a storm.

看来我明天会来。

Kànlai wǒ míngtiān huì lái.

I'll be here tomorrow, I think.

看看你能跳多高。

Kànkan nǐ néng tiào duō gāo.

See how high you can jump.

看看发生了什么。

Kànkan fāshēngle shénme.

Look what happened.

看看那辆日本车。

Kànkan nà liàng Rìběn chē.

Look at the car made in Japan.

看那个房子。

Kàn nàge fángzi.

Look at that house.

真爱不会变老。

Zhēn ài búhuì biàn lǎo.

True love never grows old.

真的不重要。

Zhēnde bú zhòngyào.

It's really not important.

真的令人难过。

Zhēnde lìngrén nánguò.

It's really upsetting.

真的到处都是吗？

Zhēnde dàochù dōu shì ma?

Is it really everywhere?

真的到处都有吗？

Zhēnde dàochù dōu yǒu ma?

Is it really everywhere?

真的有像这样的人？

Zhēnde yǒu xiàng zhèyàng de rén?

Are there really people like this?

真高兴你又跟我们在一起了。

Zhēn gāoxìng nǐ yòu gēn wǒmen zài yìqǐ le.

It's a pleasure to have you with us again.

眼睛为甚么长在前面？

Yǎnjing wèi shénme zhǎng zài qiánmiàn?

Why do we have eyes in front?

睡在沙发上。

Shuì zài shāfā shàng.

Sleep on the couch.

短回答是是。

Duǎn huídá shì shì.

The short answer is yes.

秋天是我最喜爱的季节。

Qiūtiān shì wǒ zuì xǐ'ài de jìjié.

Autumn is my favorite season.

秋天风很大。

Qiūtiān fēng hěn dà.

It's windy in the autumn.

穿上你的好鞋。

Chuān shang nǐ de hǎo xié.

Put on your good shoes.

穿上你的鞋，我们出去吃晚饭。

Chuān shang nǐ de xié, wǒmen chūqù chī wǎnfàn.

Put on your shoes. Let's go out for dinner.

穿上衣服，然后跟我们来！

Chuān shang yīfu, ránhòu gēn wǒmen lái!

Put on clothes and come with us!

突然下起雨来了。

Tūrán xià qǐ yǔ láile.

All of a sudden, it began raining.

突然开始下雨。

Tūrán kāishǐ xiàyǔ.

Suddenly rain began to fall.

突然我的电脑就坏了。

Tūrán wǒ de diànnǎo jiù huàile.

Suddenly my computer stopped working.

笑总比哭好。

Xiào zǒng bǐ kū hǎo.

It's better to laugh than to cry.

第一班火车什么时候出发？

Dìyī bān huǒchē shénme shíhou chūfā?

What time does the first train leave?

第二学期结束了。

Dì'èr xuéqī jiéshùle.

Second semester has ended.

第二课容易。

Dì'èr kè róngyì.

Lesson Two is easy.

第二课很简单。

Dì'èr kè hěn jiǎndān.

Lesson Two is easy.

第二课非常简单。

Dì'èr kè fēicháng jiǎndān.

The second lesson is very simple.

筷子怎么用？

Kuàizi zěnme yòng?

How do I use chopsticks?

红绿灯变成绿色了。

Hónglǜdēng biànchéng lǜsè le.

The traffic light turned green.

红绿灯现在是绿色的。

Hónglǜdēng xiànzài shì lǜsè de.

The light is green now.

红茶里要加糖吗？

Hóngchá lǐ yào jiā táng ma?

Would you like some sugar in your tea?

纸是白色的。

Zhǐ shì báisè de.

Paper is white.

终于就剩下我们了。

Zhōngyú jiù shèngxià wǒmen le.

We're finally alone.

终于开始下雨了。

Zhōngyú kāishǐ xiàyǔle.

At last, it began to rain.

给我一张纸。

Gěi wǒ yì zhāng zhǐ.

Give me a piece of paper.

给我一次机会吧！

Gěi wǒ yícì jīhuì ba!

Give me a chance!

给我拿件中号的。

Gěi wǒ ná jiàn zhōng hào de.

Get me one in size "M", please.

给我来一份一样的。

Gěi wǒ lái yífèn yíyàng de.

I'll have the same.

给我点儿纸吧。

Gěi wǒ diǎnr zhǐ ba.

Can you give me some paper?

给我讲个好故事。

Gěi wǒ jiǎng gè hǎo gùshi.

Tell me a good story.

给我讲讲关于德国的事吧。

Gěi wǒ jiǎng jiǎng guānyú Déguó de shì ba.

Tell me about Germany.

给我说说你去过的一些地方。

Gěi wǒ shuō shuō nǐ qùguo de yìxiē dìfāng.

Tell me about some of the places you've visited.

网球是我最喜欢的运动。

Wǎngqiú shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de yùndòng.

Tennis is my favorite sport.

美国人一般都很喜欢喝咖啡。

Měiguórén yìbān dōu hěn xǐhuan hē kāfēi.

Generally speaking, Americans are very fond of coffee.

美国是一个大的国家。

Měiguó shì yí gè dà de guójiā.

The United States is a large country.

美国的每个城市都有一个图书馆。

Měiguó de měige chéngshì dōu yǒu yí gè túshūguǎn.

There is a library in every city in America.

老人们很早就起床。

Lǎo rénmen hěn zǎojiù qǐchuáng.

Old people get up very early.

老人坐了下来。

Lǎorén zuòle xiàlai.

The old man sat down.

老同学，你现在在哪儿工作？

Lǎo tóngxué, nǐ xiànzài zài nǎr gōngzuò?

Old pal! Where are you working now?

老师也会讲中文吗？

Lǎoshī yě huì jiǎng Zhōngwén ma?

Can the teacher speak Chinese, too?

老师告诉我们必须看什么书。

Lǎoshī gàosu wǒmen bìxū kàn shénme shū.

Our teacher told us what to read.

老师告诉我们要安静。

Lǎoshī gàosu wǒmen yào ānjìng.

The teacher told us to be quiet.

老师要求我们每天都打扫教室。

Lǎoshī yāoqiú wǒmen měitiān dōu dǎsǎo jiàoshì.

The teacher tells us to clean our classroom every day.

老师让我们先听这段对话。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiān tīng zhè duàn duìhuà.

The teacher asked us to listen to this dialogue first.

老师说：“咱们现在就出发。”

Lǎoshī shuō: “zánmen xiànzài jiù chūfā. ”

The teacher said: "Let's set off right now."

老师说：“当然可以。”

Lǎoshī shuō: “dāngrán kěyǐ. ”

Our teacher said: "Of course you can."

老师跟我说我必须努力一点。

Lǎoshī gēn wǒ shuō wǒ bìxū nǔlì yìdiǎn.

My teacher told me I have to work harder.

考试很简单。

Kǎoshì hěn jiǎndān.

The exam is easy.

能为你服务我会感到非常高兴。

Néng wèi nǐ fúwù wǒ huì gǎndào fēicháng gāoxìng.

I'll be very happy if I can serve you.

能加你微信吗？

Néng jiā nǐ Wēixìn ma?

Can I have your number?

能用电脑的就只有她。

Néng yòng diànnǎo de jiù zhǐyǒu tā.

Only she can use the computer.

能给我带一点水来吗？

Néng gěi wǒ dài yìdiǎn shuǐ lái ma?

Could you bring me some water?

能给我换个房间吗？

Néng gěi wǒ huàn gè fángjiān ma?

Can you change the room for me?

能让我用用吗？

Néng ràng wǒ yòng yòng ma?

Am I allowed to use this?

能请你离开吗？

Néng qǐng nǐ líkāi ma?

Can you just please go?

自己说过的话都不记得了吗？

Zìjǐ shuōguo dehuà dōu bú jìdele ma?

Don't you remember what you said?

船和火车哪个跑得快？

Chuán hé huǒchē nǎge pǎo de kuài?

Which goes faster, a ship or a train?

船快要开了。

Chuán kuàiyào kāile.

The ship is about to set sail.

节目已经完了。

Jiémù yǐjīng wánle.

The programme is over.

花园离你家有多远？

Huāyuán lí nǐ jiā yǒu duō yuǎn?

How far is the garden from your house?

花园里没有人。

Huāyuán lǐ méiyǒu rén.

There was nobody in the garden.

英国人是不会用这样的字的。

Yīngguórén shì búhuì yòng zhèyàng de zì de.

An Englishman would not use such a word.

英国的天气经常变。

Yīngguó de tiānqì jīngcháng biàn.

The weather changes very often in England.

英式英语跟澳式英语很像。

Yīngshì Yīngyǔ gēn Àoshì Yīngyǔ hěn xiàng.

British English is very similar to Australian English.

英语不容易，但很有意思。

Yīngyǔ bù róngyì, dàn hěn yǒuyìsi.

English is not easy, but it is interesting.

英语在中国也被学习了。

Yīngyǔ zài Zhōngguó yě bèi xuéxíle.

English is studied in China, too.

英语在日本被学习。

Yīngyǔ zài Rìběn bèi xuéxí.

English is studied in Japan.

英语对他来说是不容易学的。

Yīngyǔ duì tā lái shuō shì bù róngyì xué de.

English is not easy for him to learn.

英语很难，不是吗？

Yīngyǔ hěn nán, bú shì ma?

English is difficult, isn't it?

英语很难学。

Yīngyǔ hěn nán xué.

English is difficult to learn.

英语是一种世界语言。

Yīngyǔ shì yìzhǒng shìjiè yǔyán.

English is a kind of universal language.

英语是一种难学的语言。

Yīngyǔ shì yìzhǒng nán xué de yǔyán.

English is a hard language to learn.

英语是第三节。

Yīngyǔ shì dìsān jié.

English is third period.

苹果长在树上。

Píngguǒ zhǎng zài shù shàng.

Apples grow on trees.

草为什么是绿色的？

Cǎo wèishénme shì lǜsè de?

Why is grass green?

草儿为什么是绿色的？

Cǎo ér wèishénme shì lǜsè de?

Why is grass green?

草地看来不错。

Cǎodì kànlai búcuò.

The grass looks nice.

菜单在谁手里啊？

Càidān zài shéi shǒulǐ a?

Who has the menus?

蛋糕别吃多了啊。

Dàngāo bié chī duō le a.

Do not eat too much cake.

西北的冬天又干又冷。

Xīběi de dōngtiān yòu gàn yòu lěng.

Winters in Northwest China are dry and cold.

西班牙语比德语简单多了。

Xībānyáyǔ bǐ Déyǔ jiǎndān duō le.

Spanish is much easier than German.

要不要再来一块蛋糕？

Yào búyào zài lái yíkuài dàngāo?

How about another piece of cake?