C1 Chinese example sentences

一个天使经过。

Yí gè tiānshǐ jīngguò.

An angel passed by.

一个婴儿在摇篮里睡觉。

Yí gè yīng'ér zài yáolán lǐ shuìjiào.

A baby is sleeping in the cradle.

一个犯人从监狱里逃出来了。

Yí gè fànrén cóng jiānyù lǐ táo chūláile.

A criminal escaped from prison.

一个绅士是不会做这种事的。

Yí gè shēnshì shì búhuì zuò zhèzhǒng shì de.

A gentleman wouldn't do such a thing.

一个老人在树荫下休息。

Yí gè lǎorén zài shùyīn xià xiūxi.

An old man was resting in the shade of the tree.

一个警察叉着手看着。

Yí gè jǐngchá chā zhuóshǒu kànzhe.

A policeman was watching it, with his arms crossed.

一些世界上最蓝的水在火山湖。

Yìxiē shìjiè shàng zuì lán de shuǐ zài huǒshān hú.

Some of the bluest water in the world is found in Crater Lake.

一些家具是用胶水黏在一起。

Yìxiē jiājù shì yòng jiāoshuǐ nián zài yìqǐ.

Some furniture is put together with glue.

一些航班由于地震被延误了。

Yìxiē hángbān yóuyú dìzhèn bèi yánwule.

A couple of flights were delayed on account of the earthquake.

一切事物皆是相对的。

Yíqiè shìwù jiē shì xiāngduì de.

Everything is relative.

一张卡片被附在了礼物上。

Yì zhāng kǎpiàn bèi fù zài le lǐwù shàng.

A card was attached to the gift.

一心不可二用。

Yìxīn bùkě èr yòng.

You can't do two things at once.

一架飞机在这个城市上空飞行。

Yí jià fēijī zài zhège chéngshì shàngkōng fēixíng.

A plane is flying above the city.

一角硬币的价值是五分的双倍。

Yìjiǎo yìngbì de jiàzhí shì wǔfēn de shuāngbèi.

Ten cent coins are worth twice as much as five cent coins.

一连下了十天雪。

Yìlián xià le shí tiān xuě.

It snowed for ten consecutive days.

一连串的灾难袭击这个地区。

Yìliánchuàn de zāinàn xíjī zhège dìqū.

A string of disasters struck the region.

一连串的爆炸使实验室成为废墟。

Yìliánchuàn de bàozhà shǐ shíyànshì chéngwéi fèixū.

A series of blasts reduced the laboratory to ruins.

一项新的法律生效了。

Yí xiàng xīn de fǎlǜ shēngxiào le.

A new law has come into existence.

万一发生火灾，按下按钮。

Wànyī fāshēng huǒzāi, àn xià ànniǔ.

In case of fire, push the button.

三个灯泡烧坏了。

Sān gè dēngpào shāo huàile.

Three bulbs have burned out.

上课不能交头接耳。

Shàngkè bùnéng jiāotóujiē'ěr.

You must not talk to each other in class.

不下50个乘客死了。

Búxià wǔshí gè chéngkè sǐle.

No fewer than 50 passengers were killed.

不准在图书馆里谈话。

Bùzhǔn zài túshūguǎn lǐ tánhuà.

Talking in the library is not allowed.

不准在外面哭。

Bùzhǔn zài wàimiàn kū.

No crying outside.

不幸降临到他的头上。

Búxìng jiànglín dào tā de tóushàng.

A misfortune befell him.

不是所有外星人都坏。

Bú shì suǒyǒu wàixīngrén dōu huài.

Not all aliens are bad.

不由得想起了故乡。

Bùyóude xiǎngqǐle gùxiāng.

I can never forget my hometown.

不知道别的星球上有没有生物呢？

Bù zhīdào biéde xīngqiú shàng yǒuméiyǒu shēngwù ne?

I wonder if life exists on other planets.

不能忘记自己的初衷。

Bùnéng wàngjì zìjǐ de chūzhōng.

You shouldn't forget your original intentions.

不行，今天不知为何没有干劲。

Bùxíng, jīntiān bùzhī wèihé méiyǒu gànjìn.

It's useless, I'm not motivated today for some reason.

不要以穿着来判断一个人。

Búyào yǐ chuānzhe lái pànduàn yí gè rén.

Don't judge a man by his clothes.

不要低估我的力量。

Búyào dīgū wǒ de lìliang.

Don't underestimate my power.

不要低估自己的实力。

Búyào dīgū zìjǐ de shílì.

Don't underestimate your own strength.

不要侵犯她的隐私。

Búyào qīnfàn tā de yǐnsī.

Don't intrude on her privacy.

不要像一个孩子一样哭泣了。

Búyào xiàng yí gè háizi yíyàng kūqìle.

There's no need to cry like a child.

不要再咬指甲了。

Búyào zài yǎo zhǐjia le.

Stop biting your nails.

不要再这么盯着我了。

Búyào zài zhème dīngzhe wǒ le.

Stop staring at me like that.

不要半途而废。

Búyào bàntú'érfèi.

Once you have begun to do something, never give up.

不要取笑人。

Búyào qǔxiào rén.

Don't make fun of people.

不要在阳光下逗留太久。

Búyào zài yángguāng xià dòuliú tài jiǔ.

Don't stay in the sun too long.

不要太炫耀这个了。

Búyào tài xuànyào zhège le.

Stop being so arrogant about this.

不要嫉妒其他人的成功。

Búyào jídù qítā rén de chénggōng.

You must not be jealous of others' success.

不要小看我的力量。

Búyào xiǎokàn wǒ de lìliang.

Don't underestimate my power.

不要屈服于这些要求。

Búyào qūfú yú zhèxiē yāoqiú.

Do not give in to those demands.

不要干预不关你的事！

Búyào gānyù bù guān nǐ de shì!

Don't interfere with matters that do not concern you!

不要忘了熄火。

Búyào wàngle xīhuǒ.

Don't forget to put out the fire.

不要成为金钱的奴隶。

Búyào chéngwéi jīnqián de núlì.

Don't be a slave to money.

不要扭曲我说的话。

Búyào niǔqū wǒ shuō dehuà.

Don't twist my words around.

不要把这些资料泄露出去。

Búyào bǎ zhèxiē zīliào xièlòu chūqù.

Keep this information under your hat.

不要插手我的事。

Búyào chāshǒu wǒ de shì.

Don't interfere in my affairs.

不要改变你的心意。

Búyào gǎibiàn nǐ de xīnyì.

Don't change your mind.

不要放松警惕。

Búyào fàngsōng jǐngtì.

Don't let your guard down.

不要欺负我！

Búyào qīfu wǒ!

Don't bully me!

不要流露你的感情。

Búyào liúlù nǐ de gǎnqíng.

Don't let your feelings show.

不要画蛇添足。

Búyào huàshétiānzú.

Let well alone.

不要让她对你指手画脚。

Búyào ràng tā duì nǐ zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo.

Don't let yourself be bossed around by her.

不要让这些信息泄露出去。

Búyào ràng zhèxiē xìnxī xièlòu chūqù.

Don't let this information leak out.

不要践踏草地。

Búyào jiàntà cǎodì.

Don't trample on the grass.

不要逃避我的问题。

Búyào táobì wǒ de wèntí.

Don't avoid my question.

不要逃避，我要你回答我的问题。

Búyào táobì, wǒ yào nǐ huídá wǒ de wèntí.

Don't dodge the issue, I want you to answer my question.

不要那么幼稚。

Búyào nàme yòuzhì.

Don't be so childish.

不要隐瞒你对此的想法。

Búyào yǐnmán nǐ duì cǐ de xiǎngfǎ.

Don't conceal what you feel about it.

不轻易发怒的，大有聪明。

Bù qīngyì fānù de, dà yǒu cōngming.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding.

不过是一个文字游戏罢了。

Búguò shì yí gè wénzì yóuxì bàle.

It's just a play on words.

不遵守命名规则会导致解析错误。

Bù zūnshǒu mìngmíng guīzé huì dǎozhì jiěxī cuòwù.

Not complying with the naming conventions will result in parse errors.

不遵守承诺是可耻的。

Bù zūnshǒu chéngnuò shì kěchǐ de.

It is a shame not to keep your promise.

与其向命运妥协，我宁可自杀。

Yǔqí xiàng mìngyùn tuǒxié, wǒ nìngkě zìshā.

I would rather kill myself than reconcile myself to my fate.

与她的相遇丰富了他的精神生活。

Yǔ tā de xiāngyù fēngfùle tā de jīngshén shēnghuó.

His encounter with her is enriching his inner life.

丑闻让他付出了失去声誉的代价。

Chǒuwén ràng tā fùchūle shīqù shēngyù de dàijià.

That scandal cost him his reputation.

专职作家没有固定的收入。

Zhuānzhí zuòjiā méiyǒu gùdìng de shōurù.

Professional writers do not have a regular income.

世界人口急剧增长。

Shìjiè rénkǒu jíjù zēngzhǎng.

World population has rapidly increased.

丘陵沐浴在阳光下。

Qiūlíng mùyù zài yángguāng xià.

The hills are bathed in sunlight.

丢弃一张手牌。

Diūqì yì zhāng shǒu pái.

Discard a card.

两个人可以用这张票入场。

Liǎng gè rén kěyǐ yòng zhè zhāng piào rùchǎng.

Two people can enter with this ticket.

两个数字不匹配。

Liǎng gè shùzì bù pǐpèi.

Two figures did not match.

两人之间明显存在相当大的分歧。

Liǎng rén zhījiān míngxiǎn cúnzài xiāngdāng dà de fēnqí.

It's clear that there's a rather strong disagreement between the two.

两人并肩站在一起。

Liǎng rén bìngjiān zhàn zài yìqǐ.

These two are standing abreast.

两条街道互相平行。

Liǎng tiáo jiēdào hùxiāng píngxíng.

The two streets run parallel to one another.

两者都可以，但是前者更简洁。

Liǎngzhě dōu kěyǐ, dànshì qiánzhě gèng jiǎnjié.

Either one is fine, but the former is more concise.

个人自由是民主的精髓。

Gèrén zìyóu shì mínzhǔ de jīngsuǐ.

Individual freedom is the soul of democracy.

中国人没有给小费的习惯。

Zhōngguórén méiyǒu gěi xiǎofèi de xíguàn.

There is no tipping culture in China.

中国按阴历过新年。

Zhōngguó àn yīnlì guò xīnnián.

In China, they celebrate New Year by the lunar calendar.

中国是资本主义国家。

Zhōngguó shì zīběnzhǔyì guójiā.

China is a capitalist country.

中国的当代青年文化很空洞。

Zhōngguó de dāngdài qīngnián wénhuà hěn kōngdòng.

Contemporary Chinese youth culture is very shallow.

中松为自己的愚蠢问题苦笑。

Zhōng sōng wèi zìjǐ de yúchǔn wèntí kǔxiào.

Nakamatsu smiled bitterly at his own stupid question.

为了保护自己，我们只好说谎。

Wèile bǎohù zìjǐ, wǒmen zhǐhǎo shuōhuǎng.

To defend ourselves, we had to tell a lie.

为了钱他背叛了国家。

Wèile qián tā bèipànle guójiā.

He sold his country for money.

为什么你们在打喷嚏？

Wèishénme nǐmen zài dǎpēntì?

Why are you sneezing?

为什么你假装无辜！

Wèishénme nǐ jiǎzhuāng wúgū!

Why are you feigning innocence?!

为什么你做饭那么拿手呢？

Wèishénme nǐ zuòfàn nàme náshǒu ne?

Why are you so good at cooking?

为什么宗教是必要的？

Wèishénme zōngjiào shì bìyào de?

Why is religion necessary?

为什么我的兄弟是笨蛋？

Wèishénme wǒ de xiōngdì shì bèndàn?

Why is my brother stupid?

为什么要责怪我们？

Wèishénme yào zéguài wǒmen?

Why blame us?

乐队正在进行音响测试。

Yuèduì zhèngzài jìnxíng yīnxiǎng cèshì.

The band is now doing a sound check.

也许这只是一场巧合。

Yěxǔ zhè zhǐshì yìcháng qiǎohé.

Maybe it was just a coincidence.

书散落在房里。

Shū sànluò zài fáng lǐ.

Books are scattered around the room.

买一个大包比买两个小包划算。

Mǎi yí gè dàbāo bǐ mǎi liǎng gè xiǎobāo huásuàn.

It's more economical to buy one big bag that two small bags.

买来回票划算。

Mǎi láihuípiào huásuàn.

It's economical to buy a return ticket.

乱发誓会遭雷劈的。

Luàn fāshì huì zāo léi pī de.

If you swear reckless oaths, lightning will strike you.

争执啥也解决不了。

Zhēngzhí shá yě jiějué bù liǎo.

Fighting won't settle anything.