B1 Chinese example sentences

要一直诚实是不容易的。

Yào yìzhí chéngshí shì bù róngyì de.

To be always honest is not easy.

要一起吃午餐吗？

Yào yìqǐ chī wǔcān ma?

Would you like to eat lunch together?

要下雨了，我敢肯定。

Yào xiàyǔle, wǒ gǎn kěndìng.

It's going to rain, for sure.

要努力完成计划。

Yào nǔlì wánchéng jìhuà.

We must work hard to complete the project.

要我解释给你听是不可能的。

Yào wǒ jiěshì gěi nǐ tīng shì bù kěnéng de.

It's impossible for me to explain it to you.

要改变历史是很难的。

Yào gǎibiàn lìshǐ shì hěn nán de.

Changing history is difficult.

要是不知道路的话去问警察吧。

Yàoshi bùzhī dàolù dehuà qù wèn jǐngchá ba.

If you don't know the way, ask a policeman.

要是他不同意，他就会说。

Yàoshi tā bù tóngyì, tā jiù huì shuō.

If he doesn't agree, he'll say.

要是他们没有发现，就没问题了。

Yàoshi tāmen méiyǒu fāxiàn, jiù méi wèntí le.

If they hadn't noticed, there wouldn't have been any problems.

要是他有参加这场会议就好了。

Yàoshi tā yǒu cānjiā zhè chǎng huìyì jiù hǎole.

I wish he had attended the meeting.

要是你不喜欢，就不吃。

Yàoshi nǐ bù xǐhuan, jiù bùchī.

If you don't like it, then don't eat it.

要是你不喜欢，就别吃。

Yàoshi nǐ bù xǐhuan, jiù bié chī.

If you don't like it, then don't eat it.

要是你不还给他，他就会生气！

Yàoshi nǐ bù huán gěi tā, tā jiù huì shēngqì!

If you don't give it back to him, he'll be angry!

要是你告诉过我就好了。

Yàoshi nǐ gàosuguo wǒ jiù hǎole.

I wish you had told me that.

要是你和我们一起来就好了。

Yàoshi nǐ hé wǒmen yì qǐlai jiù hǎole.

I wish you had come with us.

要是你能在那里就好了。

Yàoshi nǐ néng zài nàli jiù hǎole.

I wish you could have been there.

要是去北京的话，一定要看一下天安门广场。

Yàoshi qù Běijīng dehuà, yídìng yào kàn yíxià Tiān'ānménguǎngchǎng.

If you go to Beijing, definitely have a look at Tiananmen Square.

要是当时有好好读说明书就好了。

Yàoshi dāngshí yǒu hǎohǎo dú shuōmíngshū jiù hǎole.

If only I read the user manual properly.

要是我们早十分钟到的话，我们就能赶上飞机了。

Yàoshi wǒmen zǎo shí fēnzhōng dào dehuà, wǒmen jiù néng gǎnshàng fēijī le.

If we'd arrived ten minutes earlier, we would've made it onto the plane.

要是我们赢了这场比赛就好了。

Yàoshi wǒmen yíngle zhè chǎng bǐsài jiù hǎole.

I wish we had won the game.

要是我会说西班牙语就好了。

Yàoshi wǒ huì shuō Xībānyáyǔ jiù hǎole.

I wish I could have spoken Spanish.

要是我很忙，我可能就会迟到。

Yàoshi wǒ hěn máng, wǒ kěnéng jiù huì chídào.

If I am busy then I may arrive late.

要是我很忙的话，我可能就会迟到的。

Yàoshi wǒ hěn máng dehuà, wǒ kěnéng jiù huì chídào de.

If I am busy then I may arrive late.

要是我很有钱的话，我就会到处去旅游。

Yàoshi wǒ hěn yǒuqián dehuà, wǒ jiù huì dàochù qù lǚyóu.

If I were rich, I would go travelling all over the place.

要是我是你，我就会去。

Yàoshi wǒ shì nǐ, wǒ jiù huì qù.

If I were you, I would go.

要是我知道就好了。

Yàoshi wǒ zhīdào jiù hǎole.

I wish I knew.

要是我说“不”呢？

Yàoshi wǒ shuō“bù”ne?

And what if I say "no"?

要是有东西坏了呢？

Yàoshi yǒu dōngxi huàile ne?

What if something gets broken?

要是有人看见我们，怎么办？

Yàoshi yǒurén kànjiàn wǒmen, zěnmebàn?

What if someone sees us?

要是能去日本就好了。

Yàoshi néng qù Rìběn jiù hǎole.

I wish I could go to Japan.

要是那样的话，跟我说一声。

Yàoshi nàyàng dehuà, gēn wǒ shuō yìshēng.

If that happens, let me know.

要是雨停了该多好！

Yàoshi yǔ tíngle gāi duō hǎo!

If only the rain would stop.

要是饿，就吃饭。

Yàoshi è, jiù chīfàn.

If you're hungry, have something to eat.

要永远为明天努力！

Yào yǒngyuǎn wèi míngtiān nǔlì!

Always work hard for tomorrow!

警察会来吗？

Jǐngchá huì lái ma?

Will the police come?

警察在外面。

Jǐngchá zài wàimiàn.

The police are out there.

警察帮了我们一个大忙。

Jǐngchá bāngle wǒmen yí gè dàmáng.

The police helped us a lot.

警察正在检查他们的包。

Jǐngchá zhèngzài jiǎnchá tāmen de bāo.

The police are checking their bags.

警察看来很清楚我们在哪里。

Jǐngchá kànlai hěn qīngchu wǒmen zài nǎlǐ.

The police seem to know exactly where we are.

计划突然改变。

Jìhuà tūrán gǎibiàn.

There was a sudden change of plan.

订机票了吗？

Dìng jīpiào le ma?

Have you already booked our seats on a plane?

讨论讨论吧。

Tǎolùn-tǎolùn ba.

Let's discuss it.

让他一个人待着。

Ràng tā yí gè rén dàizhe.

Leave him alone.

让您等了很久，我很抱歉。

Ràng nín děng le hěn jiǔ, wǒ hěn bàoqiàn.

I'm sorry I've kept you waiting so long.

让我一个人待着。

Ràng wǒ yí gè rén dàizhe.

Leave me alone.

让我介绍我父母给你认识。

Ràng wǒ jièshào wǒ fùmǔ gěi nǐ rènshi.

Let me introduce my parents to you.

让我们互相帮忙吧。

Ràng wǒmen hùxiāng bāngmáng ba.

Let's help each other!

让我们偶尔出去一起吃晚餐。

Ràng wǒmen ǒu'ěr chūqù yìqǐ chī wǎncān.

Let's go out and eat dinner together from time to time.

让我们先看一下再说。

Ràng wǒmen xiān kàn yíxià zàishuō.

Let's just have a look first.

让我们再次做那个。

Ràng wǒmen zàicì zuò nàge.

Let's do that once again.

让我们和他们讨论这个问题吧。

Ràng wǒmen hé tāmen tǎolùn zhège wèntí ba.

Let's discuss the problem with them.

让我们在公园里散步吧。

Ràng wǒmen zài gōngyuán lǐ sànbù ba.

Let's take a walk in the park.

让我们在晚饭后继续这个游戏。

Ràng wǒmen zài wǎnfàn hòu jìxù zhège yóuxì.

Let's continue the game after supper.

让我们开始翻译吧！

Ràng wǒmen kāishǐ fānyì ba!

Let's start the translation!

让我们放轻松吧。

Ràng wǒmen fàng qīngsōng ba.

Let's take it easy.

让我们留下。

Ràng wǒmen liúxià.

Let us stay.

让我们知道你是否能来。

Ràng wǒmen zhīdào nǐ shìfǒu néng lái.

Let us know whether you can come.

让我们边喝咖啡边谈。

Ràng wǒmen biān hē kāfēi biān tán.

Let's talk over a cup of coffee.

让我们进行讨论。

Ràng wǒmen jìnxíng tǎolùn.

Let's carry on the discussion.

让我们马上讨论这个问题吧。

Ràng wǒmen mǎshàng tǎolùn zhège wèntí ba.

Let's discuss the matter right now.

让我向你介绍我的母亲。

Ràng wǒ xiàng nǐ jièshào wǒ de mǔqīn.

Let me introduce my mother to you.

让我失望了。

Ràng wǒ shīwàngle.

It disappointed me.

让我帮您提行李。

Ràng wǒ bāng nín tí xíngli.

Let me help you with your luggage.

让我来给你举个例子吧。

Ràng wǒ lái gěi nǐ jǔ gè lìzi ba.

Let me give you an example.

让我用一张图来说明。

Ràng wǒ yòng yì zhāng tú lái shuōmíng.

Let me explain it with a diagram.

让我知道我是否需要改变。

Ràng wǒ zhīdào wǒ shìfǒu xūyào gǎibiàn.

Let me know if I need to change.

让我给你一些建议。

Ràng wǒ gěi nǐ yìxiē jiànyì.

Let me give you some advice.

让我给你说明。

Ràng wǒ gěi nǐ shuōmíng.

Let me explain it to you.

让油远离火。

Ràng yóu yuǎnlí huǒ.

Keep oil away from the fire.

记得要去寄这封信。

Jìde yào qù jì zhè fēng xìn.

Remember to mail this letter.

记者租了间很贵的房。

Jìzhě zūle jiān hěn guì de fáng.

The reporter rented an expensive room.

许多人不能而且不想去理解别人。

Xǔduō rén bùnéng érqiě bùxiǎng qù lǐjiě biéren.

Many people can't, and do not want to, make the effort to understand others.

许多人只说一种语言。

Xǔduō rén zhǐ shuō yìzhǒng yǔyán.

Many people only speak one language.

许多人夏天在这里游泳。

Xǔduō rén xiàtiān zài zhèlǐ yóuyǒng.

A lot of people swim here in the summer.

许多人拒绝了欢迎会的邀请。

Xǔduō rén jùjuéle huānyíng huì de yāoqǐng.

Many people rejected the invitation to the welcome party.

许多名人来这里。

Xǔduō míngrén lái zhèlǐ.

Lots of famous people come here.

许多国家的人讲英文。

Xǔduō guójiā de rén jiǎng Yīngwén.

English is spoken in a lot of countries.

许多国家的人说英语。

Xǔduō guójiā de rén shuō Yīngyǔ.

English is spoken in many countries.

许多学生喜欢在早上学习。

Xǔduō xuésheng xǐhuan zài zǎoshang xuéxí.

Many students like to study in the morning.

试试解释这件事。

Shì shì jiěshì zhè jiàn shì.

Try to explain this.

诚实是他成功的主要原因。

Chéngshí shì tā chénggōng de zhǔyào yuányīn.

Honesty is the primary reason for his success.

话多不如话少，话少不如话好。

Huà duō bùrú huà shǎo, huà shǎo bùrú huà hǎo.

It's better to speak less than to speak too much, and it's better to speak well than to speak too little.

该由你来决定我们去不去那儿。

Gāi yóu nǐ lái juédìng wǒmen qù bú qù nàr.

It is up to you to decide whether we will go there or not.

该计划是一个大成功。

Gāi jìhuà shì yí gè dà chénggōng.

The project was a great success.

语法是很复杂的。

Yǔfǎ shì hěn fùzá de.

Grammar is a very complex thing.

语言一定要自学才会学得好。

Yǔyán yídìng yào zìxué cái huì xué de hǎo.

If you want to learn a language well, learn it yourself.

说她美不如说她可爱。

Shuō tā Měi bùrú shuō tā kě'ài.

She is more pretty than beautiful.

说来奇怪，他不知道这个消息。

Shuō lái qíguài, tā bù zhīdào zhège xiāoxi.

Strange to say, he didn't know the news.

说汉语很有趣。

Shuō Hànyǔ hěn yǒuqù.

Speaking Chinese is fun.

说法语对他来说很自然。

Shuō Fǎyǔ duì tā lái shuō hěn zìrán.

It comes natural to him to speak French.

说法语很有趣。

Shuō Fǎyǔ hěn yǒuqù.

It's fun to speak in French.

说英语不容易但它却很有趣。

Shuō Yīngyǔ bù róngyì dàn tā què hěn yǒuqù.

To speak English is not easy, but it is interesting.

说英语不容易，但是它很有趣。

Shuō Yīngyǔ bù róngyì, dànshì tā hěn yǒuqù.

Speaking English isn't easy, but it's fun.

说英语很有趣。

Shuō Yīngyǔ hěn yǒuqù.

Speaking English is a lot of fun.

说话看人礼貌。

Shuōhuà kàn rén lǐmào.

Making eye contact when speaking is polite.

请不要告诉你父母。

Qǐng búyào gàosu nǐ fùmǔ.

Please don't tell this to your parents.

请不要客气。

Qǐng búyào kèqi.

Please make yourself at home.

请不要开窗。

Qǐng búyào kāi chuāng.

Please do not open the windows.

请不要打开此门。

Qǐng búyào dǎkāi cǐ mén.

Don't open this door, please.

请不要打扰我。

Qǐng búyào dǎrǎo wǒ.

Please refrain from disturbing me.