B1 Chinese example sentences

我昨天买了这台相机。

Wǒ zuótiān mǎile zhè tái xiàngjī.

I bought this camera yesterday.

我昨天修了自行车。

Wǒ zuótiān xiūle zìxíngchē.

I fixed the bike yesterday.

我昨天修理自行车了。

Wǒ zuótiān xiūlǐ zìxíngchē le.

I repaired the bike yesterday.

我昨天在食堂吃饭了。

Wǒ zuótiān zài shítáng chīfànle.

Yesterday I ate in the canteen.

我昨天必须加班。

Wǒ zuótiān bìxū jiābān.

I had to work overtime yesterday.

我昨天看了一个挺有趣的故事。

Wǒ zuótiān kànle yí gè tǐng yǒuqù de gùshi.

Yesterday I read an interesting story.

我昨天看了部很棒的电影。

Wǒ zuótiān kànle bù hěn bàng de diànyǐng.

I watched a great movie yesterday.

我是一名厨师。

Wǒ shì yì míng chúshī.

I am a cook.

我是三个人之中最高的。

Wǒ shì sān gè rén zhīzhōng zuìgāo de.

I am the tallest of the three.

我是个国中生。

Wǒ shì gè guó zhōng shēng.

I'm a junior high school student.

我是个好厨师。

Wǒ shì gè hǎo chúshī.

I'm a good cook.

我是个翻译。

Wǒ shì gè fānyì.

I'm a translator.

我是你的律师。

Wǒ shì nǐ de lǜshī.

I'm your lawyer.

我是你的，而你是我的。

Wǒ shì nǐ de, ér nǐ shì wǒ de.

I am yours and you are mine.

我是免费得到的。

Wǒ shì miǎnfèi dédào de.

I got it free.

我是啥时候死的？

Wǒ shì shá shíhou sǐ de?

When did I die?

我是因为孩子而来的。

Wǒ shì yīnwèi háizi ér lái de.

I'm in this for the kids.

我是在食堂吃的饭。

Wǒ shì zài shítáng chī de fàn.

I ate in the canteen.

我是大学教授。

Wǒ shì dàxué jiàoshòu.

I am a professor.

我是她的，而她是我的。

Wǒ shì tā de, ér tā shì wǒ de.

I am hers and she is mine.

我是日本人，而你是美国人。

Wǒ shì Rìběn rén, ér nǐ shì Měiguórén.

I am Japanese, but you are an American.

我是来看我父亲的。

Wǒ shì láikàn wǒ fùqīn de.

I came to see my father.

我晚上六点去散步。

Wǒ wǎnshang liù diǎn qù sànbù.

I take a walk at six in the evening.

我晚上没做梦。

Wǒ wǎnshang méi zuòmèng.

I didn't dream in the night.

我更想继续坐着。

Wǒ gèng xiǎng jìxù zuòzhe.

I prefer to remain seated.

我更愿意走路，而不是骑自行车。

Wǒ gèng yuànyì zǒulù, ér bú shì qí zìxíngchē.

I prefer walking to cycling.

我最不感兴趣的城市就是东京。

Wǒ zuì bù gǎnxìngqù de chéngshì jiùshì Dōngjīng.

Tokyo is the least attractive town to me.

我最喜欢英国早餐茶。

Wǒ zuì xǐhuan Yīngguó zǎocān chá.

I like English Breakfast tea the best.

我最终得到了我要的那本书。

Wǒ zuìzhōng dédàole wǒ yào de nà běn shū.

I finally got hold of that book I wanted.

我最近一直没心情看电影。

Wǒ zuìjìn yìzhí méi xīnqíng kàn diànyǐng.

I haven't been in the mood lately to watch any films.

我最近压力有点大。

Wǒ zuìjìn yālì yǒudiǎn dà.

I've been under a lot of pressure lately.

我有一个兄弟和两个姐妹。

Wǒ yǒu yí gè xiōngdì hé liǎng gè jiěmèi.

I've got one brother and two sisters.

我有一个好主意。

Wǒ yǒu yí gè hǎo zhǔyi.

A good idea came to me.

我有一个意见。

Wǒ yǒu yí gè yìjiàn.

I have an opinion.

我有一个梦想。

Wǒ yǒu yí gè mèngxiǎng.

I have a dream.

我有一个经常不带票旅行的朋友。

Wǒ yǒu yí gè jīngcháng bú dài piào lǚxíng de péngyou.

I have a friend who frequently travels without a ticket.

我有一些非常好的消息。

Wǒ yǒu yìxiē fēicháng hǎo de xiāoxi.

I have some very good news.

我有一台电脑。

Wǒ yǒu yì tái diànnǎo.

I have a computer.

我有一点失望。

Wǒ yǒu yìdiǎn shīwàng.

I was mildly disappointed.

我有两个兄弟和三个姐妹。

Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè xiōngdì hé sān gè jiěmèi.

I have two brothers and three sisters.

我有两个条件。

Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè tiáojiàn.

I have two conditions.

我有个不错的想法。

Wǒ yǒu gè búcuò de xiǎngfǎ.

I've had a brilliant idea.

我有了一个新主意。

Wǒ yǒule yí gè xīn zhǔyi.

A new idea came to me.

我有些意见。

Wǒ yǒuxiē yìjiàn.

I have a few thoughts.

我有另一个朋友在中国里。

Wǒ yǒu lìng yí gè péngyou zài Zhōngguó lǐ.

I have another friend in China.

我有咖啡、茶、水跟新鲜果汁。

Wǒ yǒu kāfēi, chá, shuǐ gēn xīnxiān guǒzhī.

I have coffee, tea, water, and fresh fruit juice.

我有好主意。

Wǒ yǒu hǎo zhǔyi.

A good idea came into my mind.

我有很多功课。

Wǒ yǒu hěn duō gōngkè.

I have a lot of homework.

我有我需要的所有东西。

Wǒ yǒu wǒ xūyào de suǒyǒu dōngxi.

I have everything I need.

我有时会感到伤心。

Wǒ yǒushí huì gǎndào shāngxīn.

I feel sad sometimes.

我有点紧张。

Wǒ yǒudiǎn jǐnzhāng.

I was a little bit nervous.

我有许多主意。

Wǒ yǒu xǔduō zhǔyi.

I've got lots of ideas.

我有许多问题。

Wǒ yǒu xǔduō wèntí.

I have a lot of questions.

我有跟你同样的麻烦。

Wǒ yǒu gēn nǐ tóngyàng de máfan.

I have the same trouble as you have.

我有那么多的主意。

Wǒ yǒu nàme duō de zhǔyi.

I have so many ideas.

我有麻烦了。

Wǒ yǒu máfan le.

I am in trouble.

我朋友的父亲是位有名的作家。

Wǒ péngyou de fùqīn shì wèi yǒumíng de zuòjiā.

My friend's father is a famous novelist.

我本来不想打扰你。

Wǒ běnlái bùxiǎng dǎrǎo nǐ.

I didn't mean to disturb you.

我本来什么也不知道啊！

Wǒ běnlái shénme yě bù zhīdào a!

Originally, I knew nothing about it at all!

我本来应该读一下这本书。

Wǒ běnlái yīnggāi dú yíxià zhè běn shū.

Of course I should read this book.

我本来很想走走，但是天太热了。

Wǒ běnlái hěn xiǎng zǒu zǒu, dànshì tiān tài rè le.

I would like to take a walk, but the day is too hot.

我本来想走的，但后来忘了。

Wǒ běnlái xiǎng zǒu de, dàn hòulái wàngle.

I intended to go, but forgot to.

我本来打算去那里。

Wǒ běnlái dǎsuàn qù nàli.

I had intended to go there.

我来感谢你。

Wǒ lái gǎnxiè nǐ.

I came here to thank you.

我来晚了，车位都满了。

Wǒ lái wǎn le, chēwèi dōu mǎnle.

I came too late, and the parking spots were all full.

我来这个国家的目的是学习音乐。

Wǒ lái zhège guójiā de mùdì shì xuéxí yīnyuè.

I came to this country for the purpose of studying music.

我来这里已有十年了。

Wǒ lái zhèlǐ yǐ yǒu shínián le.

It has been ten years since I came here.

我梦到了他。

Wǒ mèng dàole tā.

I had a dream about him.

我梦到你了。

Wǒ mèng dào nǐ le.

I dreamt about you.

我正在在波士顿读博士。

Wǒ zhèngzài zài Bōshìdùn dú bóshì.

I'm in Boston going for my Ph.D. right now.

我正在找钥匙，你看见了吗？

Wǒ zhèngzài zhǎo yàoshi, nǐ kànjiànle ma?

I'm looking for my keys. Have you seen them?

我正在洗澡的时候电话响了。

Wǒ zhèngzài xǐzǎo de shíhou diànhuà xiǎng le.

When I was taking a bath, the telephone rang.

我正在用一台新电脑。

Wǒ zhèngzài yòng yì tái xīn diànnǎo.

I am using a new computer.

我正在算有多少人在那里。

Wǒ zhèngzài suàn yǒu duōshǎo rén zài nàli.

I'm counting how many people there are.

我正在鼓励我的哥哥。

Wǒ zhèngzài gǔlì wǒ de gēge.

I am encouraging my brother.

我正在鼓励我的弟弟。

Wǒ zhèngzài gǔlì wǒ de dìdi.

I am encouraging my brother.

我正好有你需要的东西。

Wǒ zhènghǎo yǒu nǐ xūyào de dōngxi.

I have exactly what you need.

我正流着汗。

Wǒ zhèng liú zhe hàn.

I'm dripping with sweat.

我正考虑到你。

Wǒ zhèng kǎolǜ dào nǐ.

I'm thinking about you.

我母亲不喜欢看电视。

Wǒ mǔqīn bù xǐhuan kàn diànshì.

My mother doesn't like watching TV.

我母亲十分生气。

Wǒ mǔqīn shífēn shēngqì.

My mother is quite angry.

我母亲在水果店买了好几个苹果。

Wǒ mǔqīn zài shuǐguǒ diàn mǎile hǎo jǐ ge píngguǒ.

My mother bought several apples at the fruit store.

我母亲年轻的时候十分漂亮。

Wǒ mǔqīn niánqīng de shíhou shífēn piàoliang.

When my mother was young, she was very beautiful.

我母亲昨天很晚还醒着。

Wǒ mǔqīn zuótiān hěn wǎn hái xǐngzhe.

My mother was up late last night.

我母亲肯定会反对。

Wǒ mǔqīn kěndìng huì fǎnduì.

My mother is certain to say no.

我母亲那时比我还要年轻。

Wǒ mǔqīn nàshí bǐ wǒ hái yào niánqīng.

At that time, my mother was younger than I am now.

我每个星期有二十块零花钱。

Wǒ měige xīngqī yǒu èrshí kuài línghuāqián.

I get twenty yuan in pocket money every week.

我每六小时量一次体温。

Wǒ měi liù xiǎoshí liàng yícì tǐwēn.

I took my temperature every six hours.

我每周末都会去市区。

Wǒ měi zhōumò dōu huì qù shìqū.

I go into town every weekend.

我每天读书大约两个小时。

Wǒ měitiān dúshū dàyuē liǎng gè xiǎoshí.

I study about two hours every day.

我每天都会吃早餐。

Wǒ měitiān dōu huì chī zǎocān.

I have breakfast every morning.

我每天都去森林散步。

Wǒ měitiān dōu qù sēnlín sànbù.

I walk in the forest every day.

我每次看这部电影都会哭。

Wǒ měicì kàn zhè bù diànyǐng dōu huì kū.

I cry every time I watch this movie.

我比平常晚到。

Wǒ bǐ píngcháng wǎn dào.

I arrived later than usual.

我毕业快两年了。

Wǒ bìyè kuài liǎng nián le.

It's been almost two years since I graduated.

我永远不会再看到他。

Wǒ yǒngyuǎn búhuì zài kàndào tā.

I will never see him again.

我永远不会再这样做。

Wǒ yǒngyuǎn búhuì zài zhèyàng zuò.

I'll never do this again.

我永远不会忘了她的回答。

Wǒ yǒngyuǎn búhuì wàngle tā de huídá.

I will never forget her answer.

我永远不会忘记你。

Wǒ yǒngyuǎn búhuì wàngjì nǐ.

I'll never forget you.

我永远不会忘记您的帮助。

Wǒ yǒngyuǎn búhuì wàngjì nín de bāngzhù.

I'll never forget how helpful you've been.