A2 Chinese example sentences

这门怎样都打不开。

Zhè mén zěnyàng dōu dǎ bù kāi.

The door won't open.

这问题很好回答。

Zhè wèntí hěn hǎo huídá.

This question is easy to answer.

这间房子很大。

Zhè jiān fángzi hěn dà.

It's big for a house.

这附近有医院吗？

Zhè fùjìn yǒu yīyuàn ma?

Is there a hospital near here?

这附近有超市吗？

Zhè fùjìn yǒu chāoshì ma?

Is there a supermarket near here?

这需要时间。

Zhè xūyào shíjiān.

It takes time.

这非常重要。

Zhè fēicháng zhòngyào.

This is very important.

这鞋不好走。

Zhè xié bù hǎo zǒu.

These shoes are uncomfortable to walk in.

迟到总比不到好。

Chídào zǒng bǐ búdào hǎo.

Better late than never.

送你一点礼物。

Sòng nǐ yìdiǎn lǐwù.

I am giving you a little gift.

送你这辆自行车。

Sòng nǐ zhè liàng zìxíngchē.

This bicycle is a gift for you.

选一个你喜欢的。

Xuǎn yí gè nǐ xǐhuan de.

Choose the one you like.

选你喜欢的。

Xuǎn nǐ xǐhuan de.

Choose whichever you like.

选你最喜欢的颜色。

Xuǎn nǐ zuì xǐhuan de yánsè.

Choose the color you like the best.

选好没有啊？

Xuǎn hǎo méiyǒu a?

Haven't you chosen?

遇到了她以后，我的生活就不一样了。

Yùdàole tā yǐhòu, wǒ de shēnghuó jiù bù yíyàng le.

After I met her, my life was different.

那不关他的事。

Nà bù guān tā de shì.

That is no business of his.

那不关你的事。

Nà bù guān nǐ de shì.

That's none of your business.

那不真的重要。

Nà bù zhēnde zhòngyào.

It doesn't really matter.

那不重要，不是么？

Nà bú zhòngyào, bú shì me?

That's not important, is it?

那不难，是吧？

Nà bù nán, shì ba?

That wasn't so hard, was it?

那个人对我们公司的影响很大。

Nàge rén duì wǒmen gōngsī de yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.

That person had a big effect on our company.

那个园很大，周末人很多。

Nàge yuán hěn dà, zhōumò rén hěn duō.

That park is big, and it's crowded on weekends.

那个城市在我们学校的东北。

Nàge chéngshì zài wǒmen xuéxiào de Dōngběi.

That city is to the northeast of our school.

那个城市帅哥很多。

Nàge chéngshì shuàigē hěn duō.

There are a lot of handsome guys in that city.

那个女人是谁？

Nàge nǚrén shì shéi?

Who is that woman?

那个女的发烧了。

Nàge nǚ de fāshāole.

The woman has a fever.

那个工作几乎被完成了。

Nàge gōngzuò jīhū bèi wánchéngle.

That job is pretty much finished.

那个拿着花的女人是谁？

Nàge názháo huā de nǚrén shì shéi?

Who is that woman holding the flowers?

那个故事是我爷爷告诉我的。

Nàge gùshi shì wǒ yéye gàosu wǒ de.

It was my grandfather that told me that story.

那个时候我还没有结婚。

Nàge shíhou wǒ hái méiyǒu jiéhūn.

I was not yet married at that time.

那个男人很高。

Nàge nánrén hěn gāo.

The man is tall.

那个男人想喝点东西。

Nàge nánrén xiǎng hē diǎn dōngxi.

The man wanted to have a drink.

那个男人是谁？

Nàge nánrén shì shéi?

Who is that man?

那个盘子是脏的。

Nàge pánzi shì zàng de.

The plate is dirty.

那个老男人是谁？

Nàge lǎo nánrén shì shéi?

Who is that old man?

那个词用意大利语怎么说？

Nàge cí yòng Yìdàlìyǔ zěnme shuō?

How do you say that in Italian?

那个长30米。

Nàge cháng sānshí mǐ.

That is 30 metres long.

那为甚么不好？

Nà wèi shénme bù hǎo?

Why isn't that good?

那么你下午到过几个地方？

Nàme nǐ xiàwǔ dàoguo jǐ ge dìfāng?

So how many places have you been to in the afternoon?

那么，你决定好了吗？

Nàme, nǐ juédìng hǎole ma?

Well, have you decided?

那么做很难。

Nàme zuò hěn nán.

It's difficult to do that.

那么再加我两只！

Nàme zài jiā wǒ liǎng zhǐ!

Then give me two more!

那么，咱们走吧。

Nàme, zánmen zǒu ba.

In that case, let's go.

那么，如果不是呢？

Nàme, rúguǒ bú shì ne?

Then, what if it's not?

那么，您决定了吗？

Nàme, nín juédìngle ma?

Well then, have you decided?

那么晚了，该睡觉了。

Nàme wǎn le, gāi shuìjiàole.

It's so late; we should go to sleep.

那么，这次发生了什么？

Nàme, zhècì fāshēngle shénme?

So, what happened this time?

那些女人是加拿大人。

Nèixiē nǚrén shì Jiānádà rén.

Those women are Canadians.

那些房子有500年了。

Nèixiē fángzi yǒu wǔbǎi nián le.

Those houses are 500 years old.

那些树长得太高了。

Nèixiē shù zhǎng de tài gāole.

Those trees have grown too tall.

那些男人是加拿大人。

Nèixiē nánrén shì Jiānádà rén.

Those men are Canadians.

那从不会发生。

Nà cóng búhuì fāshēng.

That won't ever happen.

那件事不重要。

Nà jiàn shì bú zhòngyào.

It wasn't important.

那位运动员终于击进了一球。

Nà wèi yùndòngyuán zhōngyú jī jìnle yì qiú.

At the last moment the player was able to hit the ball in.

那儿除了我，一个人都没有。

Nàr chúle wǒ, yí gè rén dōu méiyǒu.

There was no one there besides me.

那其实不重要了。

Nà qíshí bú zhòngyàole.

It doesn't really matter.

那其实也没那么奇怪，对吧？

Nà qíshí yě méi nàme qíguài, duì ba?

It's not that weird, is it?

那只会在电影里发生。

Nà zhǐ huì zài diànyǐng lǐ fāshēng.

That only happens in the movies.

那只猫很可爱。

Nà zhǐ māo hěn kě'ài.

The cat is very cute.

那只猫很开心。

Nà zhǐ māo hěn kāixīn.

That cat is happy.

那可能有关系。

Nà kěnéng yǒu guānxi.

That would be relevant.

那多常发生呢？

Nà duō cháng fāshēng ne?

How often does that happen?

那太简单了。

Nà tài jiǎndānle.

That's too easy.

那女人比我老很多。

Nà nǚrén bǐ wǒ lǎo hěn duō.

That woman is much older than I am.

那如果那是真的呢？

Nà rúguǒ nà shì zhēnde ne?

So what if that's true?

那孩子在哭吗？

Nà háizi zài kū ma?

Is the kid crying?

那家店卖笔记本吗？

Nà jiā diàn mài bǐjìběn ma?

Do they sell notebooks at that store?

那家店有很多客人。

Nà jiā diàn yǒu hěn duō kèrén.

That shop has many customers.

那对我不重要。

Nà duì wǒ bú zhòngyào.

That is not important to me.

那对我很重要。

Nà duì wǒ hěn zhòngyào.

For me, it's important.

那就发生在我身上。

Nà jiù fāshēng zài wǒ shēnshang.

That did occur to me.

那已经是很久以前的事了。

Nà yǐjīng shì hěn jiǔ yǐqián de shì le.

That's already a long time ago.

那张照片很久了。

Nà zhāng zhàopiān hěn jiǔle.

That's an old picture.

那当然，是我做的。

Nà dāngrán, shì wǒ zuò de.

Well, of course, I did that.

那我明天怎么办？

Nà wǒ míngtiān zěnmebàn?

Then what shall I do tomorrow?

那我现在应该做什么呢？

Nà wǒ xiànzài yīnggāi zuò shénme ne?

So what should I do now?

那房子住了两家人。

Nà fángzi zhùle liǎng jiā rén.

Two families live in that house.

那房子是我出生的地方。

Nà fángzi shì wǒ chūshēng de dìfāng.

That house is the place where I was born.

那挺不错的。

Nà tǐng búcuò de.

It's quite good.

那时候我不喜欢啤酒。

Nà shíhou wǒ bù xǐhuan píjiǔ.

I didn't like beer at that time.

那时我不知道该怎么办。

Nàshí wǒ bù zhīdào gāi zěnmebàn.

I didn't know what to do then.

那是一个奇怪的句子。

Nà shì yí gè qíguài de jùzi.

That is a strange sentence.

那是一个很难回答的问题。

Nà shì yí gè hěn nán huídá de wèntí.

That's a hard question to answer.

那是一件不错的大衣。

Nà shì yí jiàn búcuò de dàyī.

That's a nice coat.

那是一家宾馆。

Nà shì yìjiā bīnguǎn.

That is a hotel.

那是一张旧照片。

Nà shì yì zhāng jiù zhàopiān.

That's an old picture.

那是一支铅笔。

Nà shì yìzhī qiānbǐ.

That is a pencil.

那是不会发生的。

Nà shì búhuì fāshēng de.

That won't happen.

那是个好地方吗？

Nà shì gè hǎo dìfāng ma?

Is it a nice place?

那是为了什么？

Nà shì wèile shénme?

What was it for?

那是他工作的办公室。

Nà shì tā gōngzuò de bàngōngshì.

That is the office where he works.

那是以前的照片。

Nà shì yǐqián de zhàopiān.

That's an old picture.

那是好久以前。

Nà shì hǎojiǔ yǐqián.

That was a long time ago.

那是学英语最好的方法。

Nà shì xué Yīngyǔ zuìhǎo de fāngfǎ.

That's the best approach to the study of English.

那是我们的房子。

Nà shì wǒmen de fángzi.

That's our house.

那是我妹妹的照片。

Nà shì wǒ mèimei de zhàopiān.

That's my younger sister's photograph.

那是我必须做的。

Nà shì wǒ bìxū zuò de.

That's what I have to do.

那是我每天在火车上看到的男人。

Nà shì wǒ měitiān zài huǒchē shàng kàndào de nánrén.

That is the man I see every day on the train.

那是我的大衣。

Nà shì wǒ de dàyī.

That's my coat.