B1 Chinese example sentences

他跑一百米只用了十二秒。

Tā pǎo yì bǎimǐ zhǐ yòng le shí'èr miǎo.

He ran a hundred metres in just twelve seconds.

他跑进房间内。

Tā pǎo jìn fángjiān nèi.

He ran into the room.

他跟他兄弟一样聪明。

Tā gēn tā xiōngdì yíyàng cōngming.

He isn't less clever than his brother.

他跟我讲了他的人生故事。

Tā gēn wǒ jiǎngle tā de rénshēng gùshi.

He told me his life's story.

他跟我说他要去旅行。

Tā gēn wǒ shuō tā yào qù lǚxíng.

He told me that he was going travelling.

他跟着师傅学做面包。

Tā gēnzhe shīfu xué zuò miànbāo.

He is learning to make bread from his master.

他轻松地解决了这个问题。

Tā qīngsōng de jiějuéle zhège wèntí.

He easily solved the problem.

他这个人不讲礼貌。

Tā zhège rén bù jiǎng lǐmào.

He is a rude person.

他这么说就是为了开玩笑。

Tā zhème shuō jiùshì wèile kāiwánxiào.

He said it merely as a joke.

他进入了我的房间。

Tā jìnrùle wǒ de fángjiān.

He entered my room.

他连一声道歉也没有对她说。

Tā lián yìshēng dàoqiàn yě méiyǒu duì tā shuō.

He didn't even apologize to her.

他连再见也不说就走了。

Tā lián zàijiàn yě bù shuō jiù zǒule.

He departed without so much as saying good bye.

他连再见也没说就离开了房间。

Tā lián zàijiàn yě méi shuō jiù líkāile fángjiān.

He left the room without so much as saying good-bye to me.

他连自己的名字也不会写。

Tā lián zìjǐ de míngzi yě búhuì xiě.

He cannot so much as write his own name.

他适应了新的生活方式。

Tā shìyìngle xīn de shēnghuó fāngshì.

He got accustomed to the new way of living.

他通过考试了吗？

Tā tōngguò kǎoshìle ma?

Did he pass the test?

他遇到了麻烦。

Tā yùdàole máfan.

He's troubled.

他邀请我吃晚饭。

Tā yāoqǐng wǒ chī wǎnfàn.

He invited me to dinner.

他重新戴上了眼镜。

Tā chóngxīn dài shang le yǎnjìng.

He put his glasses back on.

他钢琴弹得不错。

Tā gāngqín tán de búcuò.

He plays the piano without mistakes.

他错过了7点30分的车。

Tā cuòguòle qī diǎn sānshí fēn de chē.

He was late for the 7:30 bus.

他长得很帅。

Tā zhǎng de hěn shuài.

He's very handsome.

他问她她的母亲在哪里。

Tā wèn tā tā de mǔqīn zài nǎlǐ.

He asked her where her mother was.

他问我是否喜欢中国菜。

Tā wèn wǒ shìfǒu xǐhuan Zhōngguó cài.

He asked if I liked Chinese food.

他问我是否很忙。

Tā wèn wǒ shìfǒu hěn máng.

He asked me if I was busy.

他问我那幅画是谁画的。

Tā wèn wǒ nà fú huà shì shéi huà de.

He asked me who had painted the picture.

他非常像他父亲。

Tā fēicháng xiàng tā fùqīn.

He looks a lot like his father.

他非常怕他的母亲。

Tā fēicháng pà tā de mǔqīn.

He is very afraid of his mother.

他非常有耐心。

Tā fēicháng yǒu nàixīn.

He was very patient.

他马上戴上了他的帽子。

Tā mǎshàng dài shang le tā de màozi.

He put on his hat at once.

以下是我写的内容。

Yǐxià shì wǒ xiě de nèiróng.

Here's what I wrote.

以前从来没有人听说过。

Yǐqián cónglái méiyǒu rén tīngshuōguo.

Nobody had ever heard of it.

以前，他不喜欢吃辣的东西。

Yǐqián, tā bù xǐhuan chī là de dōngxi.

Before, he didn't like eating spicy things.

以前，他很害羞。

Yǐqián, tā hěn hàixiū.

He used to be very shy.

以前，我以为他很害羞。

Yǐqián, wǒ yǐwéi tā hěn hàixiū.

Before, I thought he was very shy.

以前有人笑话我们。

Yǐqián yǒurén xiàohua wǒmen.

People used to laugh at us.

以前这里有一座桥。

Yǐqián zhèlǐ yǒu yí zuò qiáo.

There used to be a bridge here.

价钱可以打折吗？

Jiàqian kěyǐ dǎzhé ma?

Can the price be discounted?

价钱都一样吗？

Jiàqian dōu yíyàng ma?

Are all the prices the same?

任何事情都是重要。

Rènhé shìqing dōu shì zhòngyào.

Everything matters.

任何人知道这是什么？

Rènhé rén zhīdào zhè shì shénme?

Does anyone know what this is?

任何人都可以做到。

Rènhé rén dōu kěyǐ zuòdào.

Anyone can do that.

任何价格我都不会卖。

Rènhé jiàgé wǒ dōu búhuì mài.

I wouldn't sell that at any price.

任何学生都可以回答这个问题。

Rènhé xuésheng dōu kěyǐ huídá zhège wèntí.

Any student can answer that question.

任何工作你都可以放心的交给他。

Rènhé gōngzuò nǐ dōu kěyǐ fàngxīn de jiāogěi tā.

You can trust him with any job.

任何床都比没有床好。

Rènhé chuáng dōu bǐ méiyǒu chuáng hǎo.

Any bed is better than no bed.

任何时间我都可以。

Rènhé shíjiān wǒ dōu kěyǐ.

Any time will suit me.

会不会只有我一个人去聚会？

Huì búhuì zhǐyǒu wǒ yí gè rén qù jùhuì?

Will I be the only one going to the party?

会议取消了。

Huìyì qǔxiāole.

The meeting was called off.

会议将在东京举行。

Huìyì jiāng zài Dōngjīng jǔxíng.

The conference is to be held in Tokyo.

会议是在这里举行的。

Huìyì shì zài zhèlǐ jǔxíng de.

The meeting was held here.

估计他有些不开心。

Gūjì tā yǒuxiē bù kāixīn.

I guess he is a bit unhappy.

估计那就是个笑话吧。

Gūjì nà jiùshì gè xiàohua ba.

I guess it's only a joke.

但你很可能猜得到会发生什么。

Dàn nǐ hěn kěnéng cāi dédào huì fāshēng shénme.

You can probably guess what happens though.

但它闻起来很奇怪。

Dàn tā wén qǐlai hěn qíguài.

But it smells strange.

但我一直都太懒了。

Dàn wǒ yìzhí dōu tài lǎnle.

But I was always too lazy.

但是他很想生个儿子。

Dànshì tā hěn xiǎng shēng gè érzi.

But he wanted a son very much.

但是，数量不对。

Dànshì, shùliàng bú duì.

However, the quantity was not correct.

但这咖啡并不好。

Dàn zhè kāfēi bìng bù hǎo.

But the coffee's not good.

低温使水变成冰。

Dīwēn shǐ shuǐ biànchéng bīng.

Low temperatures turn water into ice.

作业基本上都做完了。

Zuòyè jīběnshang dōu zuò wánle.

The homework is basically all done.

作者是巴西人。

Zuòzhě shì Bāxī rén.

The author is Brazilian.

你一天照几次镜子？

Nǐ yì tiān zhào jǐcì jìngzi?

How many times a day do you look at yourself in the mirror?

你一定会后悔的。

Nǐ yídìng huì hòuhuǐ de.

The time will come when you will be sorry for it.

你一定是开玩笑！

Nǐ yídìng shì kāiwánxiào!

You must be kidding!

你一定要注意他的建议。

Nǐ yídìng yào zhùyì tā de jiànyì.

You must pay attention to his advice.

你一定钢琴弹得很好。

Nǐ yídìng gāngqín tán de hěn hǎo.

You certainly play the piano well.

你一直都知道，却什么都没做。

Nǐ yìzhí dōu zhīdào, què shénme dōu méi zuò.

You knew all this time, but you did nothing.

你下个周末有什么安排？

Nǐ xià gè zhōumò yǒu shénme ānpái?

What have you got planned for next weekend?

你下个周末有什么安排吗？

Nǐ xià gè zhōumò yǒu shénme ānpái ma?

Have you got anything planned for next weekend?

你不可能吃完所有的饼干。

Nǐ bù kěnéng chī wán suǒyǒu de bǐnggān.

You cannot eat all the cookies.

你不喜欢巧克力对吧？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan qiǎokèlì duì ba?

You don't like chocolate, do you?

你不喜欢爱情故事。

Nǐ bù xǐhuan àiqíng gùshi.

You don't like love stories.

你不喜欢爱情故事，是吗？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan àiqíng gùshi, shì ma?

You don't like love stories, do you?

你不如跟我一起来。

Nǐ bùrú gēn wǒ yì qǐlai.

You may as well come with me.

你不应该告诉他任何关于她的事。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi gàosu tā rènhé guānyú tā de shì.

You shouldn't tell him anything about her.

你不应该待在这里。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi dài zài zhèlǐ.

You're not supposed to be in this area.

你不应该放弃英语。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi fàngqì Yīngyǔ.

You shouldn't quit English.

你不必去那里。

Nǐ búbì qù nàli.

You don't need to be there.

你不必回复那封信。

Nǐ búbì huífù nà fēng xìn.

You don't need to answer that letter.

你不必带你的伞。

Nǐ búbì dài nǐ de sǎn.

You didn't need to bring your umbrella.

你不必打电话给我。

Nǐ búbì dǎdiànhuà gěi wǒ.

You need not telephone me.

你不必担心这样的事情。

Nǐ búbì dānxīn zhèyàng de shìqing.

You don't need to worry about such a thing.

你不必着急。

Nǐ búbì zháojí.

You don't have to hurry.

你不必紧张。

Nǐ búbì jǐnzhāng.

You don't need to be nervous.

你不必马上出门。

Nǐ búbì mǎshàng chūmén.

You don't have to leave right now.

你不想去的话不必去。

Nǐ bùxiǎng qù dehuà búbì qù.

You don't need to go unless you want to.

你不想知道原因吗？

Nǐ bùxiǎng zhīdào yuányīn ma?

Don't you want to know the reason?

你不是歌手。

Nǐ bú shì gēshǒu.

You're no singer.

你不比我重。

Nǐ bù bǐ wǒ zhòng.

You don't weigh more than me.

你不用解释。

Nǐ búyòng jiěshì.

You don't have to explain.

你不用说明的。

Nǐ búyòng shuōmíng de.

You didn't need to explain.

你不知道我多么爱你。

Nǐ bù zhīdào wǒ duōme ài nǐ.

You don't know how much I love you.

你不能和我们一起来真可惜。

Nǐ bùnéng hé wǒmen yì qǐlai zhēn kěxī.

It is a pity that you can't join us.

你不能在这附近停车。

Nǐ bùnéng zài zhè fùjìn tíngchē.

You can't park around here.

你不能待久一点吗？

Nǐ bùnéng dài jiǔ yìdiǎn ma?

Can't you stay a little longer?

你不能待在床上。

Nǐ bùnéng dài zài chuáng shàng.

You must not stay in bed.

你不能把你的车停在这里。

Nǐ bùnéng bǎ nǐ de chē tíng zài zhèlǐ.

You can't park your car here.

你不能用这台洗衣机。

Nǐ bùnéng yòng zhè tái xǐyījī.

You can't use this washing machine.

你不能这样活。

Nǐ bùnéng zhèyàng huó.

You can't live like this.