B2 Chinese example sentences

苹果属于水果。

Píngguǒ shǔyú shuǐguǒ.

Apples are fruit.

苹果是圆的。

Píngguǒ shì yuán de.

Apples are round.

苹果是红的。

Píngguǒ shì hóng de.

Apples are red.

苹果树上挂着美丽的花朵。

Píngguǒ shù shàng guàzhe měilì de huāduǒ.

The apple tree has a beautiful blossom.

苹果通常是绿色、黄色或红色。

Píngguǒ tōngcháng shì lǜsè, huángsè huò hóngsè.

Apples are usually green, yellow, or red.

苹果都是红的吗？

Píngguǒ dōu shì hóng de ma?

Are all apples red?

草已长了根。

Cǎo yǐ zhǎngle gēn.

The grass has grown roots.

药物缓解了他的痛苦。

Yàowù huǎnjiěle tā de tòngkǔ.

The medicine decreased his pain.

葡萄酒帮助消化。

Pútaojiǔ bāngzhù xiāohuà.

Wine helps with digestion.

葡萄酒是用葡萄做成的。

Pútaojiǔ shì yòng pútao zuò chéng de.

Wine is made from grapes.

蒙古国夹在俄罗斯和中国之间。

Měnggǔguó jiā zài Éluósī hé Zhōngguó zhījiān.

Mongolia is sandwiched between Russia and China.

蔬菜不能说话。

Shūcài bùnéng shuōhuà.

Vegetables can't talk.

蔬菜的价格每天在变。

Shūcài de jiàgé měitiān zài biàn.

The price of vegetables varies from day to day.

蔬菜越来越贵了。

Shūcài yuèláiyuè guìle.

Vegetables are getting more expensive.

虽然我很同情他，但却帮不上忙。

Suīrán wǒ hěn tóngqíng tā, dàn què bāng bú shàng máng.

Much as I pitied him, I could not help him.

蚂蚁出现了。

Mǎyǐ chūxiànle.

Ants appeared.

蛇年开始了。

Shé nián kāishǐle.

The year of the snake has begun.

蛇把我咬了。

Shé bǎ wǒ yǎole.

The snake bit me.

蛋是圆的不是方的。

Dàn shì yuán de bú shì fāng de.

Eggs are round, not square.

蛋的价格正在上涨。

Dàn de jiàgé zhèngzài shàngzhǎng.

The price of eggs is going up.

蛋糕很美味。

Dàngāo hěn měiwèi.

The cake is delicious.

蜜蜂在冬天干甚么呢？

Mìfēng zài dōngtiān gàn shènmǒ ne?

What do bees do in winter?

蝴蝶的寿命短。

Húdié de shòumìng duǎn.

The life span of a butterfly is short.

蝴蝶都很美丽。

Húdié dōu hěn měilì.

Butterflies are beautiful.

蝴蝶飞走了。

Húdié fēi zǒule.

The butterfly flew away.

行与行之间多留些空间。

Xíng yǔ xíng zhījiān duō liú xiē kōngjiān.

Leave more space between the lines.

衣服被晾出去了。

Yīfu bèi liàng chūqùle.

The clothes are drying outside.

补一下这条裙子要多少钱？

Bǔ yíxià zhè tiáo qúnzi yào duōshǎo qián?

How much will it cost to mend this skirt?

被拒绝是痛苦的。

Bèi jùjué shì tòngkǔ de.

Being rejected is painful.

装修还不错。

Zhuāngxiū hái búcuò.

The decorating isn't bad.

西方文化很看重个人。

Xīfāng wénhuà hěn kànzhòng gèrén.

Individuality is very important in the West.

西班牙语是他们的母语。

Xībānyáyǔ shì tāmen de mǔyǔ.

Spanish is their native language.

西班牙语是他的母语。

Xībānyáyǔ shì tā de mǔyǔ.

Spanish is his mother tongue.

西班牙语是她的母语。

Xībānyáyǔ shì tā de mǔyǔ.

Spanish is her native language.

西西里是一座岛。

Xīxīlǐ shì yí zuò dǎo.

Sicily is an island.

西西里的夏天炎热。

Xīxīlǐ de xiàtiān yánrè.

Sicily is hot in summer.

要么你去，要么我去。

Yàome nǐ qù, yàome wǒ qù.

Either you go, or I go.

要住在郊区的话，汽车是必需的。

Yào zhù zài jiāoqū dehuà, qìchē shì bìxū de.

A car is a must for life in the suburbs.

要去博物馆，你就得乘那辆车。

Yào qù bówùguǎn, nǐ jiù děi chéng nà liàng chē.

You have to get on that bus to go to the museum.

要完成实验，三个月太短了。

Yào wánchéng shíyàn, sān gè yuè tài duǎnle.

Three months is too short a time to finish the experiment.

要小心那些说自己客观的人。

Yào xiǎoxīn nèixiē shuō zìjǐ kèguān de rén.

Beware of anyone who claims objectivity.

要很长的时间才能恢复吗？

Yào hěn cháng de shíjiān cáinéng huīfù ma?

Will it take long to recover?

要怎么才能把他拉下马？

Yào zěnme cáinéng bǎ tā Lāxiàmǎ?

What will it take to bring him down?

要怪，就怪他！

Yào guài, jiù guài tā!

It is he who is to blame.

要掌握法语一点都不容易。

Yào zhǎngwò Fǎyǔ yìdiǎn dōu bù róngyì.

It's not easy to master French at all.

要是卖完了，就算了。

Yàoshi màiwánle, jiùsuànle.

If it's sold out, then just forget it.

要是天气不好就算了吧。

Yàoshi tiānqì bù hǎo jiùsuànle ba.

If the weather's not good then let's just forget it.

要是脸书上没有你，你就不存在！

Yàoshi Liǎnshū shàng méiyǒu nǐ, nǐ jiù bù cúnzài!

If you're not on Facebook, you don't exist!

要爱护小动物！

Yào àihù xiǎo dòngwù!

Don't mistreat small animals!

要申请的话，你得亲自去。

Yào shēnqǐng dehuà, nǐ děi qīnzì qù.

In order to apply, you have to go in person.

要等它踢完啊，有一点时间啦！

Yào děng tā tī wán a, yǒu yìdiǎn shíjiān la!

We've got to wait for them to finish playing - there's still a while to go!

要精通英语不容易。

Yào jīngtōng Yīngyǔ bù róngyì.

It is not easy to master English.

要精通英语是不容易的。

Yào jīngtōng Yīngyǔ shì bù róngyì de.

English isn't easy to master.

要训练狗并不简单。

Yào xùnliàn gǒu bìng bù jiǎndān.

It is not easy to train dogs.

要这么做，你需要冒险。

Yào zhème zuò, nǐ xūyào màoxiǎn.

In order to do that, you have to take risks.

观众人数庞大。

Guānzhòng rénshù pángdà.

The audience was very large.

观众们为他的付出的努力而鼓掌。

Guānzhòngmen wèi tā de fùchū de nǔlì ér gǔzhǎng.

The audience applauded his efforts.

观众似乎觉得无聊。

Guānzhòng sìhū juéde wúliáo.

The audience seems to feel bored.

规则就是用来打破的。

Guīzé jiùshì yònglái dǎpò de.

Rules are meant to be broken.

警告被忽视。

Jǐnggào bèi hūshì.

The warnings were ignored.

警察会把你关在牢里。

Jǐngchá huì bǎ nǐ guān zài láo lǐ.

The police will put you behind bars.

警察很快就会来抓你。

Jǐngchá hěn kuài jiù huì lái zhuā nǐ.

The police will be coming for you soon.

警察抓了正在跑的那个男人。

Jǐngchá zhuāle zhèngzài pǎo de nàge nánrén.

The policeman captured the man who was running.

警察收集了很多对他不利的证据。

Jǐngchá shōujíle hěn duō duì tā búlì de zhèngjù.

The police assembled a lot of evidence against him.

警察被认为抓错了一个女人。

Jǐngchá bèi rènwéi zhuā cuòle yí gè nǚrén.

The police are believed to have arrested the wrong woman.

警察调查事故的原因。

Jǐngchá diàochá shìgù de yuányīn.

The police are investigating the cause of the accident.

计划被执行了。

Jìhuà bèi zhíxíngle.

The plan was carried out.

认同推动进步。

Rèntóng tuīdòng jìnbù.

Recognition fuels progress.

认汉字比写汉字容易多了。

Rèn hànzì bǐ xiě hànzì róngyì duō le.

It's much easier to recognise Chinese characters than it is to write them.

讨论最后变成了打架。

Tǎolùn zuìhòu biànchéngle dǎjià.

The argument ended in a fight.

讨论的重点是失业问题。

Tǎolùn de zhòngdiǎn shì shīyè wèntí.

In the discussion the accent was on unemployment.

讨论这个问题的时候，应该对这两个概念加以区别。

Tǎolùn zhège wèntí de shíhou, yīnggāi duì zhè liǎng gè gàiniàn jiāyǐ qūbié.

When discussing this issue, one ought to distinguish between these two concepts.

让他们闹去。

Ràng tāmen nào qù.

Let them have their fun.

让我们不要再谈论它了。

Ràng wǒmen búyào zài tánlùn tā le.

Let's not talk about it any more.

让我们保持联系。

Ràng wǒmen bǎochí liánxì.

Let's keep in touch.

让我们假设她在这里。

Ràng wǒmen jiǎshè tā zài zhèlǐ.

Let us suppose she is here.

让我们去俱乐部吧。

Ràng wǒmen qù jùlèbù ba.

Let's go to the club.

让我们唱英文歌曲。

Ràng wǒmen chàng Yīngwén gēqǔ.

Let's sing the song in English.

让我们惊讶的是她独自去过巴西。

Ràng wǒmen jīngyà de shì tā dúzì qùguo Bāxī.

It amazed us that she had been to Brazil alone.

让我们投资台湾。

Ràng wǒmen tóuzī Táiwān.

Let's invest in Taiwan.

让我们握手吧。

Ràng wǒmen wòshǒu ba.

Let's shake hands.

让我们来学习一个特殊的例子。

Ràng wǒmen lái xuéxí yí gè tèshū de lìzi.

Let's study a specific example.

让我们来打棒球吧！

Ràng wǒmen lái dǎ bàngqiú ba!

Let's play baseball!

让我们来煮土豆吧！

Ràng wǒmen lái zhǔ tǔdòu ba!

Let's boil potatoes.

让我们来研究一个具体的例子。

Ràng wǒmen lái yánjiū yí gè jùtǐ de lìzi.

Let's study a specific example.

让我们玩一款游戏吧。

Ràng wǒmen wán yì kuǎn yóuxì ba.

Let's play a game.

让我们试着好好相处。

Ràng wǒmen shìzhe hǎohǎo xiāngchǔ.

Let's try to get along.

让我们轮流写吧。

Ràng wǒmen lúnliú xiě ba.

Let's write in turns.

让我带你四处看看我们的房子。

Ràng wǒ dài nǐ sìchù kànkan wǒmen de fángzi.

Let me show you around our house.

让我思考一下。

Ràng wǒ sīkǎo yíxià.

Let me think for a while.

让我来告诉你我不赞成你的理由。

Ràng wǒ lái gàosu nǐ wǒ bú zànchéng nǐ de lǐyóu.

Let me tell you the reasons that I don't agree with you.

让我来处理。

Ràng wǒ lái chǔlǐ.

Let me handle this.

让我看看你的伤口。

Ràng wǒ kànkan nǐ de shāngkǒu.

Let me see your wound.

让我量量你的血压。

Ràng wǒ liàng liàng nǐ de xuèyā.

Let me take your blood pressure.

训练狗是不容易的。

Xùnliàn gǒu shì bù róngyì de.

It is not easy to train dogs.

记好了这教训。

Jì hǎole zhè jiàoxun.

Keep this lesson in mind.

记忆是我们大脑的一种主要功能。

Jìyì shì wǒmen dànǎo de yìzhǒng zhǔyào gōngnéng.

Memory is an essential function of our brain.

许多事情靠的是结果。

Xǔduō shìqing kào de shì jiéguǒ.

Much depends upon the result.

许多人在工业城市工作。

Xǔduō rén zài gōngyè chéngshì gōngzuò.

Many people work in industrial towns.

许多人在排队等候。

Xǔduō rén zài páiduì děnghòu.

Many people were waiting in line.