B2 Chinese example sentences

大家都尊敬他。

Dàjiā dōu zūnjìng tā.

Everybody looked up to him.

大家都很尊敬他。

Dàjiā dōu hěn zūnjìng tā.

He is respected by everyone.

大标题今天早上吸引了我的注意。

Dà biāotí jīntiān zǎoshang xīyǐnle wǒ de zhùyì.

The headline caught my eye this morning.

大概我们需要交谈。

Dàgài wǒmen xūyào jiāotán.

Maybe we should talk.

大脑只是个复杂的机器。

Dànǎo zhǐshì gè fùzá de jīqì.

The brain is just a complicated machine.

大象是巨大的动物。

Dàxiàng shì jùdà de dòngwù.

The elephant is an enormous creature.

大象有长鼻子。

Dàxiàng yǒu cháng bízi.

An elephant has a long nose.

大象生活在亚洲和非洲。

Dàxiàng shēnghuó zài Yàzhōu hé Fēizhōu.

Elephants live in Asia and Africa.

大象鼻子长。

Dàxiàng bízi zhǎng.

An elephant has a long nose.

大部分日本人都以米饭为主食。

Dàbùfen Rìběn rén dōu yǐ mǐfàn wèi zhǔshí.

Most Japanese live on rice.

大部分男生喜欢棒球。

Dàbùfen nánshēng xǐhuan bàngqiú.

Most boys like baseball.

大部分的学生来自西海岸。

Dàbùfen de xuésheng láizì xī hǎi'àn.

The students were for the most part from the West Coast.

大量生产降低许多商品的价格。

Dàliàng shēngchǎn jiàngdī xǔduō shāngpǐn de jiàgé.

Mass production reduced the price of many goods.

天上没有一片云。

Tiānshàng méiyǒu yípiàn Yún.

There wasn't a cloud in the sky.

天上没有云。

Tiānshàng méiyǒu Yún.

There are no clouds in the sky.

天上满是飞机。

Tiānshàng mǎn shì fēijī.

The sky was filled with airplanes.

天暗了下来。

Tiān àn le xiàlai.

The sky turned dark.

天暗后他们到了酒店。

Tiān àn hòu tāmen dàole jiǔdiàn.

They got to the hotel after dark.

天气到现在竟然依旧很好。

Tiānqì dào xiànzài jìngrán yījiù hěn hǎo.

It's hard to believe that it has been clear and sunny until now.

天气又冷又湿。

Tiānqì yòu lěng yòu shī.

The weather was not only cold, but also wet.

天气异常寒冷。

Tiānqì yìcháng hánlěng.

The weather is unusually cold.

天气恶劣的时候盡量不要外出。

Tiānqì èliè de shíhou jǐn liàng búyào wàichū.

In severe weather, it's best to stay indoors.

天气是如此地美好。

Tiānqì shì rúcǐ de měihǎo.

The weather is so nice!

天气的预报是很科学的。

Tiānqì de yùbào shì hěn kēxué de.

The weather is forecast scientifically.

天然气的价格上升。

Tiānránqì de jiàgé shàngshēng.

The price of gas is rising.

天空几乎每天是晴朗的。

Tiānkōng jīhū měitiān shì qínglǎng de.

The sky is clear almost every day.

天空很晴朗。

Tiānkōng hěn qínglǎng.

The skies are clear.

天空是多么的蓝啊！

Tiānkōng shì duōme de lán a!

How blue the sky is!

天空是浅蓝的。

Tiānkōng shì qiǎn lán de.

The sky is light blue.

天空逐渐明亮了起来。

Tiānkōng zhújiàn míngliàngle qǐlai.

The sky is getting brighter.

天空飘的云很美。

Tiānkōng piāo de Yún hěn Měi.

The clouds floating in the sky are beautiful.

太暗了我无法读。

Tài àn le wǒ wúfǎ dú.

It is too dark for me to read.

太暗了，看不清楚。

Tài àn le, kàn bù qīngchu.

It is too dark to see clearly.

太空旅行已不再是幻想。

Tàikōng lǚxíng yǐ búzài shì huànxiǎng.

Space travel is no longer a dream.

太空旅行终有一天会成为平常事。

Tàikōng lǚxíng zhōng yǒu yì tiān huì chéngwéi píngcháng shì.

Space travel will be commonplace some time in the future.

太阳一出来，雪就会融化。

Tàiyang yì chūlái, xuě jiù huì rónghuà.

The snow will melt when the sun comes out.

太阳一出来，雾就散了。

Tàiyang yì chūlái, wù jiù sànle.

As the sun rose, the fog disappeared.

太阳升起来了。

Tàiyang shēng qǐlaile.

The sun is coming up.

太阳能有益于环保。

Tàiyángnéng yǒuyì yú huánbǎo.

Solar power is environmentally friendly.

头脑的结构很复杂。

Tóunǎo de jiégòu hěn fùzá.

The structure of the brain is complicated.

奇怪的是我从未意识到这一点。

Qíguài de shì wǒ cóngwèi yìshí dào zhè yìdiǎn.

Strange that I'd never realised that before.

女人一般比男人长寿。

Nǚrén yìbān bǐ nánrén chángshòu.

Women usually live longer than men.

女儿是水作的，男人是泥作的。

Nǚ'ér shì shuǐ zuò de, nánrén shì ní zuò de.

Women are made of water and men are made of earth.

女性一般比男性长寿十年。

Nǚxìng yìbān bǐ nánxìng chángshòu shínián.

Generally, women live 10 years longer than men.

女性通常比男性长寿。

Nǚxìng tōngcháng bǐ nánxìng chángshòu.

Women generally live longer than men.

她一个敌人也没有。

Tā yí gè dírén yě méiyǒu.

She doesn't have any enemies.

她一听到铃响，就接了电话。

Tā yì tīngdào líng xiǎng, jiù jiēle diànhuà.

As soon as she heard the bell ring, she answered the telephone.

她一天一天地好转。

Tā yì tiān yì tiān de hǎozhuǎn.

She is getting better day by day.

她一定很用功读书。

Tā yídìng hěn yònggōng dúshū.

She must have studied very hard.

她一定是忘了她的承诺了。

Tā yídìng shì wàngle tā de chéngnuòle.

She must have forgotten the promise.

她一生未嫁。

Tā yìshēng wèi jià.

She remained unmarried all her life.

她一直和她的兄弟争吵。

Tā yìzhí hé tā de xiōngdì zhēngchǎo.

She was always quarreling with her brothers.

她丈夫去世时，她想自杀。

Tā zhàngfu qùshì shí, tā xiǎng zìshā.

When her husband died, she felt like killing herself.

她上女子高中。

Tā shàng nǚzǐ gāozhōng.

She goes to a girls' high school.

她上学从不迟到。

Tā shàngxué cóngbù chídào.

She is never late for school.

她上私人钢琴课。

Tā shàng sīrén gāngqín kè.

She takes private piano lessons.

她上飞机前，给我招了招手。

Tā shàng fēijī qián, gěi wǒ zhāole zhāoshǒu.

She waved at me before she got on board the plane.

她不会伤害你的。

Tā búhuì shānghài nǐ de.

She won't hurt you.

她不会操作这台机器。

Tā búhuì cāozuò zhè tái jīqì.

She cannot work this machine.

她不喜欢唱悲伤的歌。

Tā bù xǐhuan chàng bēishāng de gē.

She doesn't like to sing a sad song.

她不喜欢她的老公。

Tā bù xǐhuan tā de lǎogōng.

She doesn't like her husband.

她不在，我很孤独。

Tā bú zài, wǒ hěn gūdú.

I was lonely without her.

她不擅长说话。

Tā bú shàncháng shuōhuà.

She is not very good with words.

她不是这间公司正式的职员。

Tā bú shì zhè jiān gōngsī zhèngshì de zhíyuán.

She's not among the regular employees of this company.

她不知道怎么面对婚姻中的不幸。

Tā bù zhīdào zěnme miànduì hūnyīn zhōng de búxìng.

She doesn't know how to face the unhappiness in her marriage.

她不自豪她所有的优点。

Tā bú zìháo tā suǒyǒu de yōudiǎn.

With all her merits she was not proud.

她不让我们知道真相。

Tā búràng wǒmen zhīdào zhēnxiàng.

She's hiding the truth from us.

她与丈夫离婚。

Tā yǔ zhàngfu líhūn.

She divorced her husband.

她专注在她的新工作上。

Tā zhuānzhù zài tā de xīn gōngzuò shàng.

She applied her mind to her new job.

她严厉地指责我。

Tā yánlì de zhǐzé wǒ.

She sternly accuses me.

她中文有进步。

Tā Zhōngwén yǒu jìnbù.

She is progressing in Chinese.

她为了个玩具在哭。

Tā wèile gè wánjù zài kū.

She was crying for a toy.

她为了他的钱嫁给了他。

Tā wèile tā de qián jià gěi le tā.

She married him for his money.

她为我们所有的人煮咖啡。

Tā wèi wǒmen suǒyǒu de rén zhǔ kāfēi.

She made coffee for all of us.

她为我们煮了蔬菜汤。

Tā wèi wǒmen zhǔle shūcài tāng.

She cooked vegetable soup for us.

她为我做了这个娃娃。

Tā wèi wǒ zuòle zhège wáwa.

She made the doll for me.

她为自己的儿子成为医生而自豪。

Tā wèi zìjǐ de érzi chéngwéi yīshēng ér zìháo.

She is proud that her son has become a doctor.

她习惯星期天去参观博物馆。

Tā xíguàn xīngqītiān qù cānguān bówùguǎn.

She's used to going to the museum on Sundays.

她习惯熬夜。

Tā xíguàn áoyè.

She is in the habit of keeping late hours.

她买了一个玩具给她的孩子。

Tā mǎile yí gè wánjù gěi tā de háizi.

She bought a toy for her child.

她买了新手套。

Tā mǎile xīn shǒutào.

She bought new gloves.

她买的东西很昂贵。

Tā mǎi de dōngxi hěn ángguì.

What she bought was very expensive.

她于周一生下了她的第一个孩子。

Tā yú zhōu yìshēng xià le tā de dì yī gè háizi.

She gave birth on Monday to her first child.

她什么时候打破了窗户？

Tā shénme shíhou dǎpòle chuānghu?

When did she break the window?

她什么都不做只会抱怨。

Tā shénme dōu bú zuò zhǐ huì bàoyuàn.

She does nothing but complain.

她从不害怕。

Tā cóngbú hàipà.

She never shivers.

她从事律师职业多年。

Tā cóngshì lǜshī zhíyè duōnián.

She practised as a barrister for many years.

她从前会在星期天去看电影。

Tā cóngqián huì zài xīngqītiān qù kàn diànyǐng.

She used to go to the movies on Sundays.

她从未去过北海道。

Tā cóngwèi qùguo Běihǎidào.

She has never been to Hokkaido.

她从正面加以引导。

Tā cóng zhèngmiàn jiāyǐ yǐndǎo.

She leads by positive example.

她从马上摔了下来。

Tā cóng mǎshàng shuāile xiàlai.

She fell of her horse.

她以前定期来看我。

Tā yǐqián dìngqī láikàn wǒ.

She used to visit me regularly.

她以前常常熬夜。

Tā yǐqián chángcháng áoyè.

She used to always stay up late.

她们不是敌人，而是朋友。

Tāmen bú shì dírén, érshì péngyou.

They are not enemies, but friends.

她们俩同时爱上了同一个男人。

Tāmen liǎ tóngshí ài shàng le tóng yí gè nánrén.

They both fell in love with the same man.

她们回收电池。

Tāmen huíshōu diànchí.

They recycled batteries.

她们在哪儿找到的呀？

Tāmen zài nǎr zhǎodào de ya?

Where did they find it?

她们将电池回收。

Tāmen jiāng diànchí huíshōu.

They recycled batteries.

她们应该战斗。

Tāmen yīnggāi zhàndòu.

They should fight.

她们拒绝融入。

Tāmen jùjué róngrù.

They refuse to integrate.