A2 Chinese example sentences

那是我的字典。

Nà shì wǒ de zìdiǎn.

That's my dictionary.

那是我的照片吗？

Nà shì wǒ de zhàopiān ma?

Is that a picture of me?

那是最近发生的吗？

Nà shì zuìjìn fāshēng de ma?

Did that happen recently?

那是甚么声音？

Nà shì shénme shēngyīn?

What was that noise?

那有两块蛋糕。

Nà yǒu liǎng kuài dàngāo.

There were two cakes.

那有时会发生。

Nà yǒushí huì fāshēng.

That happens sometimes.

那本书你还给图书馆了吗？

Nà běn shū nǐ huán gěi túshūguǎn le ma?

Have you returned that book to the library?

那本书很旧。

Nà běn shū hěn jiù.

That book is very old.

那本笔记本是谁的？

Nà běn bǐjìběn shì shéi de?

Whose notebook is that?

那条新裙子让她很满意。

Nà tiáo xīn qúnzi ràng tā hěn mǎnyì.

She was satisfied with the new dress.

那条裙子你花多少钱买的？

Nà tiáo qúnzi nǐ huā duōshǎo qián mǎi de?

How much did you pay for the dress?

那条裙子是不是太短了？

Nà tiáo qúnzi shìbúshì tài duǎnle?

Isn't that skirt too short?

那男人是谁？

Nà nánrén shì shéi?

Who is that man?

那看来很好。

Nà kànlai hěn hǎo.

That feels good.

那真奇怪，不是么？

Nà zhēn qíguài, bú shì me?

That's weird, isn't it?

那箱子比这个大。

Nà xiāngzi bǐ zhège dà.

That box is bigger than this one.

那自行车是我的。

Nà zìxíngchē shì wǒ de.

That bicycle is mine.

那该让你高兴。

Nà gāi ràng nǐ gāoxìng.

That should make you happy.

那辆在树下的自行车是我的。

Nà liàng zài shù xià de zìxíngchē shì wǒ de.

The bicycle under the tree is mine.

那辆汽车真的很贵。

Nà liàng qìchē zhēnde hěn guì.

That car is really expensive.

那边的报纸，你给他送去。

Nàbian de bàozhǐ, nǐ gěi tā sòng qù.

Send that newspaper to him.

那里也有个公园。

Nàli yě yǒu gè gōngyuán.

There's also a park there.

那里人好多。

Nàli rén hǎoduō.

There were so many people.

那里发生什么了？

Nàli fāshēng shénme le?

What happened there?

那里面刚发生了什么？

Nà lǐmiàn gāng fāshēngle shénme?

What just happened in there?

邮箱在哪里？

Yóuxiāng zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the mailbox?

邻居买了新的车，我要过去看一下。

Línjū mǎile xīn de chē, wǒ yào guòqù kàn yíxià.

The neighbours have bought a new car - I'm going to go over and have a look.

邻居什么都没看到。

Línjū shénme dōu méi kàndào.

The neighbor didn't see anything.

钱不会从树上长出来。

Qián búhuì cóng shù shàng zhǎng chūlái.

Money does not grow on trees.

钱可以解决的问题都不是问题。

Qián kěyǐ jiějué de wèntí dōu bú shì wèntí.

Problems that can be solved with money are not real problems.

银行在哪里？

Yínháng zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the bank?

银行开着吗？

Yínháng kāizhe ma?

Is the bank open?

错的不只是你，我自己也错了。

Cuò de bù zhǐshì nǐ, wǒ zìjǐ yě cuòle.

Not only are you wrong, but I am wrong too.

长发现在过时了。

Cháng fàxiàn zài guò shí le.

Long hair is out of fashion now.

门口站着一个奇怪的女人。

Ménkǒu zhànzhe yí gè qíguài de nǚrén.

A strange woman was standing in the doorway.

门开了，一个男人走了出来。

Mén kāile, yí gè nánrén zǒule chūlái.

The door opened and a man came out.

门是关着的。

Mén shì guānzhe de.

The door is closed.

门被踢开了。

Mén bèi tī kāile.

The door was kicked open.

问他下一步该做什么。

Wèn tā xià yíbù gāi zuò shénme.

Ask him what to do next.

问他会不会来参加会议。

Wèn tā huì búhuì lái cānjiā huìyì.

Ask him if he will attend the meeting.

问我简单些的。

Wèn wǒ jiǎndān xiē de.

Ask me something easier.

问题已经解决了。

Wèntí yǐjīng jiějuéle.

The problem has been solved.

问题是你太年轻了。

Wèntí shì nǐ tài niánqīngle.

The trouble is that you are too young.

问题是我爸爸妈妈会不会同意。

Wèntí shì wǒ bàba māma huì búhuì tóngyì.

The problem is whether my parents will agree or not.

问题还没有解决。

Wèntí hái méiyǒu jiějué.

The matter has not been settled yet.

附近有一家医院。

Fùjìn yǒu yìjiā yīyuàn.

There is a hospital nearby.

附近有个车站。

Fùjìn yǒu gè chēzhàn.

There is a bus stop near by.

附近有出租车吗？

Fùjìn yǒu chūzūchē ma?

Are there taxis around here?

附近有好玩的地方，比如公园。

Fùjìn yǒu hǎowán de dìfāng, bǐrú gōngyuán.

There are fun places nearby, such as the park.

附近有酒店吗？

Fùjìn yǒu jiǔdiàn ma?

Is there a hotel around here?

除了一人，大家都回家了。

Chúle yì rén, dàjiā dōu huíjiā le.

Except for one person, everybody went home.

除了中文以外，他还学过德文。

Chúle Zhōngwén yǐwài, tā hái xué guò Déwén.

As well as Chinese, he's also studied German.

除了他每个人都在这里。

Chúle tā měige rén dōu zài zhèlǐ.

Everyone is here except for him.

除了咖啡以外，我也喜欢喝茶。

Chúle kāfēi yǐwài, wǒ yě xǐhuan hēchá.

As well as coffee, I also like to drink tea.

除了在家里喝的红酒，我又喝了四杯啤酒。

Chúle zài jiālǐ hē de hóngjiǔ, wǒ yòu hēle sì bēi píjiǔ.

Apart from the red wine I drank at home, I also had four beers.

除了学生以外，老师也在这里吃饭。

Chúle xuésheng yǐwài, lǎoshī yě zài zhèlǐ chīfàn.

As well as students, teachers also eat here.

除了小李以外，其他学生都回答错了。

Chúle Xiǎo Lǐ yǐwài, qítā xuésheng dōu huídá cuòle.

Apart from Xiao Li, all the students answered incorrectly.

除了我以外，大家都吃过饭了。

Chúle wǒ yǐwài, dàjiā dōu chīguo fàn le.

Apart from me, everyone has eaten.

除了我以外，大家都很忙。

Chúle wǒ yǐwài, dàjiā dōu hěn máng.

Everybody is busy except me.

除了我没有人离开。

Chúle wǒ méiyǒu rén líkāi.

I was the only one to leave.

除了星期天他每天工作。

Chúle xīngqītiān tā měitiān gōngzuò.

He works every day except Sunday.

除了星期天我每一天都工作。

Chúle xīngqītiān wǒ měi yì tiān dōu gōngzuò.

I work every day except Sunday.

除了水果，他什么都没吃。

Chúle shuǐguǒ, tā shénme dōu méi chī.

Apart from some fruit, he hasn't eaten anything.

除了法国，我们也想去西班牙。

Chúle Fǎguó, wǒmen yě xiǎng qù Xībānyá.

As well as France, we'd also like to go Spain.

除了炒饭以外，她什么都不会做。

Chúle chǎofàn yǐwài, tā shénme dōu búhuì zuò.

Apart from fried rice, she can't cook anything at all.

除了英文，他还会说德文。

Chúle Yīngwén, tā hái huì shuō Déwén.

Not only does he speak English, but also German.

除了英文，他还说德文。

Chúle Yīngwén, tā hái shuō Déwén.

In addition to English, he speaks German.

除了英文，她还会说德文。

Chúle Yīngwén, tā hái huì shuō Déwén.

Not only does she speak English, but also German.

除了英语，他还会说法语。

Chúle Yīngyǔ, tā hái huì shuō Fǎyǔ.

In addition to English, he can speak French.

除了这个以外，又没有什么好办法。

Chúle zhège yǐwài, yòu méiyǒu shénme hǎo bànfǎ.

Apart from this, there aren't any good options.

除了这个词以外，我都看得懂。

Chúle zhège cí yǐwài, wǒ dōu kàndedǒng.

I understand all of it except for this word.

除了钱以外，他还担心他的健康。

Chúle qián yǐwài, tā hái dānxīn tā de jiànkāng.

As well as money, he also worries about his health.

除此之外，就没有什么好办法了。

Chúcǐzhīwài, jiù méiyǒu shénme hǎo bànfǎ le.

There's no good way to do apart from this.

除此之外，我还有更多。

Chúcǐzhīwài, wǒ háiyǒu gèng duō.

I've got plenty more besides that.

雨下得真急。

Yǔ xià de zhēn jí.

It's raining really hard.

雨从早上一直下到现在。

Yǔ cóng zǎoshang yìzhí xià dào xiànzài.

It's been raining since morning.

雨越下越大。

Yǔ yuè xià yuè dà.

The rain is getting heavier.

需要什么就给我打电话。

Xūyào shénme jiù gěi wǒ dǎdiànhuà.

Call me if you need anything.

需要我的时候就打给我吧。

Xūyào wǒ de shíhou jiù dǎ gěi wǒ ba.

Please call me up if you want me.

非常谢谢你的礼物。

Fēicháng xièxie nǐ de lǐwù.

Thank you very much for your present.

面包不新鲜。

Miànbāo bù xīnxiān.

The bread is not fresh.

韩文不是很难学吗？

Hánwén bú shì hěn nán xué ma?

Isn't learning Hangul difficult?

音乐我喜欢。

Yīnyuè wǒ xǐhuan.

I like music.

风很大，但不冷。

Fēng hěn dà, dàn bù lěng.

It's very windy, but it's not cold.

飞机十分钟前起飞了。

Fēijī shí fēnzhōng qián qǐfēile.

The airplane took off ten minutes ago.

飞机十分钟后起飞。

Fēijī shí fēnzhōng hòu qǐfēi.

The plane takes off in ten minutes.

飞机向西飞了。

Fēijī xiàng xī fēi le.

The plane flew toward the west.

飞机快要起飞了。

Fēijī kuàiyào qǐfēile.

The plane is about to take off.

飞机起飞了。

Fēijī qǐfēile.

The plane took off.

飞机飞向东方。

Fēijī fēi xiàng dōngfāng.

The plane flew east.

香蕉多少钱一公斤？

Xiāngjiāo duōshǎo qián yì gōngjīn?

How much is the kilo of bananas?

马上准备好。

Mǎshàng zhǔnbèi hǎo.

It'll be ready right away.

马上忘记这件事吧。

Mǎshàng wàngjì zhè jiàn shì ba.

Forget about that right now.

马上离开房间。

Mǎshàng líkāi fángjiān.

Leave the room immediately.

马是种很有用的动物。

Mǎ shì zhǒng hěn yǒuyòng de dòngwù.

Horses are useful animals.

高铁比火车快多了。

Gāotiě bǐ huǒchē kuài duō le.

High-speed rail is much faster than the ordinary train.

鸟春天会往北飞。

Niǎo chūntiān huì wǎng běi fēi.

Birds fly north in the spring.

18岁以下不可以结婚。

Shíbā suì yǐxià bù kěyǐ jiéhūn.

People under 18 cannot marry.

40%以上的学生去读大学。

Bǎifēnzhīsìshí yǐshàng de xuésheng qù dú dàxué.

More than 40 percent of the students go to university.

5加10很简单。

Wǔ jiā shí hěn jiǎndān.

It is easy to add 5 to 10.