B2 Chinese example sentences

看看这些蚂蚁。

Kànkan zhèxiē mǎyǐ.

Look at all those ants.

看见我，她很尴尬。

Kànjiàn wǒ, tā hěn gāngà.

Seeing me, she was embarrassed.

看，这是我的名片。

Kàn, zhè shì wǒ de míngpiàn.

Look, this is my business card.

看那座被雪覆盖的山。

Kàn nà zuò bèi xuě fùgài de shān.

Look at that mountain which is covered with snow.

真正的友谊比金钱更有价值。

Zhēnzhèng de yǒuyì bǐ jīnqián gèng yǒu jiàzhí.

Real friendship is more valuable than money.

真正的科学家不会这样去思考。

Zhēnzhèng de kēxuéjiā búhuì zhèyàng qù sīkǎo.

A true scientist would not approach the question this way.

真正的答案令人惊讶。

Zhēnzhèng de dá'àn lìngrén jīngyà.

The real answer is surprising.

真相只有一个。

Zhēnxiàng zhǐyǒu yí gè.

There is only one truth.

真相是没有甚么完全正确或错误。

Zhēnxiàng shì méiyǒu shénme wánquán zhèngquè huò cuòwù.

The truth is that nothing is totally true or false.

眼睛是心灵的镜子。

Yǎnjing shì xīnlíng de jìngzi.

The eye is the mirror of the soul.

眼镜是谁发明的？

Yǎnjìng shì shéi fāmíng de?

Who invented glasses?

着火的时候我妈妈恰好在那。

Zháohuǒ de shíhou wǒ māma qiàhǎo zài nà.

My mother happened to be there when the fire broke out.

睁大你的眼睛。

Zhēng dà nǐ de yǎnjing.

Keep your eyes open.

睁大你的眼睛！

Zhēng dà nǐ de yǎnjing!

Keep your eyes wide open!

睡觉前我吃了三片药来治疗感冒。

Shuìjiào qián wǒ chīle sān piàn yào lái zhìliáo gǎnmào.

Before going to bed, I took three pills to stop a cold.

瞧瞧你的双手。

Qiáo qiáo nǐ de shuāngshǒu.

Look at your hands.

知识不是遗传的。

Zhīshi bú shì yíchuán de.

Knowledge is not heritable.

知道真相的人只有几个。

Zhīdào zhēnxiàng de rén zhǐyǒu jǐ ge.

Only a handful of people know the fact.

知道自己血型的人没几个。

Zhīdào zìjǐ xuèxíng de rén méi jǐ ge.

Very few people know what their blood group is.

石头不会浮起来。

Shítou búhuì fú qǐlai.

Stones don't swim.

石头剪刀布！

Shítou jiǎndāo bù!

Rock-paper-scissors, shoot!

确保亲自填写注册表格。

Quèbǎo qīnzì tiánxiě zhùcè biǎogé.

Be sure to fill out the registration form in person.

确保这个孩子不生病。

Quèbǎo zhège háizi bù shēngbìng.

Make sure that the child is not sick.

社会是由个人组成的。

Shèhuì shì yóu gèrén zǔchéng de.

The community is made up of individuals.

社区是安静的。

Shèqū shì ānjìng de.

The neighborhood was silent.

祝你一路顺风。

Zhù nǐ yílùshùnfēng.

I hope you have a good trip.

祝你下一次好运。

Zhù nǐ xià yícì hǎoyùn.

Better luck next time.

祝你旅途愉快。

Zhù nǐ lǚtú yúkuài.

I wish you a pleasant voyage.

祝你梦想成真。

Zhù nǐ mèngxiǎng chéng zhēn.

I hope your wishes will come true.

祝你胃口好！

Zhù nǐ wèikǒu hǎo!

Enjoy your meal!

祝各位来年好运，学习事业成功。

Zhù gèwèi lái nián hǎoyùn, xuéxí shìyè chénggōng.

I wish everyone luck in the coming year, as well as success in their work and studies.

祝您一路顺风。

Zhù nín yílùshùnfēng.

I hope you have a good trip.

祝您健康长寿。

Zhù nín jiànkāng chángshòu.

I wish you health and a long life.

祝考试好运！

Zhù kǎoshì hǎoyùn!

Good luck on the exam!

神说：“要有光。”

Shén shuō: “yào yǒu guāng. ”

God said, "Let there be light!"

种什么因得什么果。

Zhǒng shénme yīn de shénme guǒ.

You reap what you sow.

科学家们似乎已经知道真相了。

Kēxuéjiāmen sìhū yǐjīng zhīdào zhēnxiàng le.

Scientists seem to have known the truth.

科学家的工作就是对理论加以检验。

Kēxuéjiā de gōngzuò jiùshì duì lǐlùn jiāyǐ jiǎnyàn.

The work of a scientist is to put ideas to the test.

科学并不能解答所有问题。

Kēxué bìng bùnéng jiědá suǒyǒu wèntí.

Science doesn't have an answer to everything.

科技领域爆发了一场革命。

Kējì lǐngyù bàofāle yìcháng gémìng.

A revolution has occurred in technology.

秘书把信塞到一个信封里。

Mìshū bǎ xìn sāi dào yí gè xìnfēng lǐ.

The secretary stuffed the letter into an envelope.

秘书把信塞到了信封里。

Mìshū bǎ xìn sāi dàole xìnfēng lǐ.

The secretary stuffed the letter into an envelope.

秘书的职位已经有人了吗？

Mìshū de zhíwèi yǐjīng yǒurén le ma?

Has that secretarial position been filled?

秘书被炒了。

Mìshū bèi chǎole.

The secretary was dismissed.

秘密的礼物公开的奖励。

Mìmì de lǐwù gōngkāi de jiǎnglì.

Secret gifts are openly rewarded.

租的房屋要离我工作地方近一点。

Zū de fángwū yào lí wǒ gōngzuò dìfāng jìn yìdiǎn.

The rental should be somewhat close to where I work.

稍微随意一点。

Shāowēi suíyì yìdiǎn.

Let your hair down a little.

空气对人来说就是水对鱼的意义。

Kōngqì duì rén lái shuō jiùshì shuǐ duì yú de yìyì.

Air is to us what water is to fish.

空调故障了。

Kōngtiáo gùzhàng le.

The air conditioner doesn't work.

穿那么薄会感冒的。

Chuān nàme báo huì gǎnmào de.

You'll catch cold in such thin clothing.

穿那么薄，小心感冒。

Chuān nàme báo, xiǎoxīn gǎnmào.

You'll catch cold in such thin clothing.

窗户还是走廊？

Chuānghu háishi zǒuláng?

Window or aisle?

立刻派人去请医生来。

Lìkè pài rén qù qǐng yīshēng lái.

Send for the doctor at once.

立刻走，否则你会迟到。

Lìkè zǒu, fǒuzé nǐ huì chídào.

Go at once, otherwise you will be late.

站在窗口的是你们的老板吗？

Zhàn zài chuāngkǒu de shì nǐmen de lǎobǎn ma?

Is that your boss at the window?

笑是人类特有的吗？

Xiào shì rénlèi tèyǒu de ma?

Is laughter a quality of man only?

第一个吸引我注意的科目是哲学。

Dì yī gè xīyǐn wǒ zhùyì de kēmù shì zhéxué.

The first subject that attracted my attention was philosophy.

第一次听到弟弟称呼我姐姐。

Dìyīcì tīngdào dìdi chēnghu wǒ jiějie.

This is the first time I've heard my little brother call me "big sister."

第一次攻击错过了目标。

Dìyīcì gōngjī cuòguòle mùbiāo.

The first attack missed the target.

第一还是第二的版本比较齐全？

Dìyī háishi dì'èr de bǎnběn bǐjiào qíquán?

Which is more complete, the first edition or the second?

第三，请每个项目主管报告进度。

Dìsān, qǐng měige xiàngmù zhǔguǎn bàogào jìndù.

Thirdly, each team leader please report your progress.

第十台在播甚么节目？

Dì shí tái zài bō shénme jiémù?

What is on Channel 10?

等一下再粘。

Děng yíxià zài nián.

Stick it on later.

算上附近的村子，这个镇子的人口一共有六千多。

Suàn shàng fùjìn de cūnzi, zhège zhènzi de rénkǒu yígòng yǒu liù qiān duō.

Including nearby villages, the population of this town is over six thousand.

算了，我们聊点开心的事吧！

Suànle, wǒmen liáo diǎn kāixīn de shì ba!

Forget it, let us talk about happy stuff!

算了！我受够了。

Suànle! Wǒ shòugòule.

Stop it! I've had enough.

管道里流的不是水，是人血。

Guǎndào lǐ liú de bú shì shuǐ, shì rén xuè.

It wasn't water flowing through the pipes, but human blood.

米以公斤为单位来出售。

Mǐ yǐ gōngjīn wèi dānwèi lái chūshòu.

Rice is sold by the kilogram.

米的产量减少了。

Mǐ de chǎnliàng jiǎnshǎole.

Production of rice has decreased.

米饭煮好五分钟以前，要开始炒肉。

Mǐfàn zhǔ hǎo wǔ fēnzhōng yǐqián, yào kāishǐ chǎo ròu.

Five minutes before the rice is boiled, you should start frying the meat.

米饭的热量是白菜的数倍。

Mǐfàn de rèliàng shì báicài de shù bèi.

Rice has several times more calories than cabbage.

粮食供应十分充足。

Liángshi gōngyìng shífēn chōngzú.

There is an abundant supply of foodstuffs.

精通一种外语需要耐心。

Jīngtōng yìzhǒng wàiyǔ xūyào nàixīn.

Mastering a foreign language calls for patience.

精通英语是困难的。

Jīngtōng Yīngyǔ shì kùnnan de.

To master English is hard.

糟了，前面也有！

Zāole, qiánmiàn yě yǒu!

Oh no, there are more straight ahead!

系上安全带。

Jì shang ānquándài.

Fasten your seat belts.

系上您的安全带。

Jì shang nín de ānquándài.

Fasten your seat belt.

系统会调整成允许你看到的内容。

Xìtǒng huì tiáozhěng chéng yǔnxǔ nǐ kàndào de nèiróng.

The system will be adjusted to what it is that you are allowed to see.

系统运行起来了。

Xìtǒng yùnxíng qǐlaile.

The system worked.

紧急出口在哪里？

Jǐnjí chūkǒu zài nǎlǐ?

Where's the emergency exit?

紧急情况下，您可以联系我。

Jǐnjí qíngkuàng xià, nín kěyǐ liánxì wǒ.

If there's anything urgent, you can get in touch with me.

红色是危险的标志，与绿色相对。

Hóngsè shì wēixiǎn de biāozhì, yǔ lǜsè xiāngduì.

Red, as opposed to green, is a sign of danger.

纸很容易被烧。

Zhǐ hěn róngyì bèi shāo.

Paper burns easily.

纸是中国发明的。

Zhǐ shì Zhōngguó fāmíng de.

Paper was invented in China.

纸是由中国人发明的。

Zhǐ shì yóu Zhōngguórén fāmíng de.

Paper was invented by the Chinese.

终于，他来到了绝望之井。

Zhōngyú, tā láidàole juéwàng zhī jǐng.

At last, he arrived at the Well of Despair.

终于明白啦？

Zhōngyú míngbai la?

Do you finally understand?

经济进展得慢。

Jīngjì jìnzhǎn de màn.

The economy progressed slowly.

经理批准了我们的计划。

Jīnglǐ pīzhǔnle wǒmen de jìhuà.

The manager approved our plan.

结婚是所有离婚的主要原因。

Jiéhūn shì suǒyǒu líhūn de zhǔyào yuányīn.

Marriage is the main cause of all divorces.

结果与我们预期的相反。

Jiéguǒ yǔ wǒmen yùqī de xiāngfǎn.

The result is opposite to what we expected.

给我一个橙子。

Gěi wǒ yí gè chéngzi.

Give me an orange.

给我一颗苹果！

Gěi wǒ yì kē píngguǒ!

Give me an apple!

给我一颗苹果。

Gěi wǒ yì kē píngguǒ.

Give me an apple.

给我从浴室拿几条毛巾来。

Gěi wǒ cóng yùshì ná jǐ tiáo máojīn lái.

Get me some towels from the bathroom.

给我们工具，我们会完成工作。

Gěi wǒmen gōngjù, wǒmen huì wánchéng gōngzuò.

Give us the tools, and we'll finish the job.

给我们泡杯茶。

Gěi wǒmen pào bēi chá.

Make us some tea.

给我你的位置。

Gěi wǒ nǐ de wèizhi.

Give me your location.

给我挑一颗苹果。

Gěi wǒ tiāo yì kē píngguǒ.

Pick me an apple.

给我搞点水！

Gěi wǒ gǎo diǎn shuǐ!

Give me some water!