C2 Chinese example sentences

明天再说可以吗？

Míngtiān zàishuō kěyǐ ma?

Would you mind leaving it until tomorrow?

昨天的董事会会议是一个大成功。

Zuótiān de dǒngshìhuì huìyì shì yí gè dà chénggōng.

Yesterday's board meeting was a big success.

昨天的董事会会议非常成功。

Zuótiān de dǒngshìhuì huìyì fēicháng chénggōng.

Yesterday's board meeting was a big success.

是谁允许你做这样的事的？

Shì shéi yǔnxǔ nǐ zuò zhèyàng de shì de?

Who gave you the right to do such a thing?

晚上好，女人与男人。

Wǎnshàng hǎo, nǚrén yǔ nánrén.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

最后，他们只得放弃了。

Zuìhòu, tāmen zhǐdé fàngqìle.

In the end, they had to give up.

最大的鹰的翅膀展开长达一米半。

Zuì dà de yīng de chìbǎng zhǎnkāi cháng dá yì mǐ bàn.

The largest eagles have a wingspan of one and a half meters.

最晚十点前来这里。

Zuì wǎn shí diǎn qiánlái zhèlǐ.

Come here by ten at the latest.

最终，他来了。

Zuìzhōng, tā láile.

At last, he came.

有些人害怕婚姻。

Yǒuxiē rén hàipà hūnyīn.

Marriage frightens some people.

有人救了我的命。

Yǒurén jiùle wǒ de mìng.

Someone saved my life.

有关你的事，我有一半都不相信。

Yǒuguān nǐ de shì, wǒ yǒu yíbàn dōu bù xiāngxìn.

I don't believe half of what I've been told about you.

有时我们很难控制自己的情绪。

Yǒushí wǒmen hěn nán kòngzhì zìjǐ de qíngxù.

It's sometimes difficult to control our feelings.

有没有其他人可以回答？

Yǒuméiyǒu qítā rén kěyǐ huídá?

Is there anyone else who can answer?

有没有可能有另一种解释？

Yǒuméiyǒu kěnéng yǒu lìng yìzhǒng jiěshì?

Is another explanation possible?

有没有带钱？

Yǒuméiyǒu dài qián?

Do you have money with you?

有没有更简单的实现方式？

Yǒuméiyǒu gèng jiǎndān de shíxiàn fāngshì?

Is there an easier way to do that?

未来尚未发生。

Wèilái shàngwèi fāshēng.

The future hasn't happened yet.

本产品产自中国。

Běn chǎnpǐn chǎn zì Zhōngguó.

This product was made in China.

机器蒙上了一层灰。

Jīqì méng shàng le yìcéng huī.

The machine was coated with dust.

权力之争，非我即敌。

Quánlì zhī zhēng, fēi wǒ jí dí.

Everyone who isn't us is an enemy.

来吧，我帮你盛。

Lái ba, wǒ bāng nǐ shèng.

Come, I'll serve some for you.

森林外有一个美丽的湖泊。

Sēnlín wài yǒu yí gè měilì de húpō.

A beautiful lake lay just beyond the forest.

此决定以公投加以背书。

Cǐ juédìng yǐ gōngtóu jiāyǐ bèishū.

This decision was backed up by a referendum.

此法适用于所有情况。

Cǐ fǎ shìyòng yú suǒyǒu qíngkuàng.

This law is applicable to all cases.

此问题能否由计算机加以处理？

Cǐ wèntí néngfǒu yóu jìsuànjī jiāyǐ chǔlǐ?

Can this problem be processed by a computer?

死亡时间是？

Sǐwáng shíjiān shì?

What was the time of death?

每个人都会有犯错误的时候。

Měige rén dōu huì yǒu fàn cuòwù de shíhou.

There will be times when everyone makes mistakes.

每个人都值得被给予第二次机会。

Měige rén dōu zhíde bèi jǐyǔ dì'èrcì jīhuì.

Everyone deserves a second chance.

每个人都有可能犯错误。

Měige rén dōu yǒu kěnéng fàn cuòwù.

Everyone can make a mistake.

每个人都有能力作贡献。

Měige rén dōu yǒu nénglì zuò gòngxiàn.

And everyone has the ability to contribute.

每位学生都各有所见。

Měi wèi xuésheng dōu gè yǒusuǒ jiàn.

Each of these students has his or her own opinion.

民主支持自由。

Mínzhǔ zhīchí zìyóu.

Democracy encourages freedom.

没人与他一起玩。

Méi rén yǔ tā yìqǐ wán.

He has no one to play with.

没时间了啦！

Méi shíjiān le la!

There’s no time for this!

没有办法离开这个岛。

Méiyǒu bànfǎ líkāi zhège dǎo.

There's no way off the island.

没有爱情的生活毫无意义。

Méiyǒu àiqíng de shēnghuó háowú yìyì.

Life without love is just totally pointless.

没有药物能够治疗这种疾病。

Méiyǒu yàowù nénggòu zhìliáo zhèzhǒng jíbìng.

No medicine can cure this disease.

没有重建的钱。

Méiyǒu chóngjiàn de qián.

There was no money for rebuilding.

油和水不能混在一起。

Yóu hé shuǐ bùnéng hùn zài yìqǐ.

Oil does not mix with water.

法定假日加班有三倍的工资。

Fǎdìng jiàrì jiābān yǒu sānbèi de gōngzī.

According to law, holiday overtime pay must be three times higher.

消炎药先以清水加以冲淡再用。

Xiāoyányào xiān yǐ qīngshuǐ jiāyǐ chōngdàn zài yòng.

Dilute the antiobiotics with clean water before use.

港口内有许多船。

Gǎngkǒu nèi yǒu xǔduō chuán.

There are many ships in the harbor.

火已经灭了。

Huǒ yǐjīng mièle.

The fire has gone out.

灯突然灭了。

Dēng tūrán mièle.

Suddenly, the light went out.

灯自己灭了。

Dēng zìjǐ mièle.

The light went out by itself.

烧煤气比烧煤划算。

Shāo méiqì bǐ shāoméi huásuàn.

Gas is more economical to use than coal.

爱情是给予一个人所没有的东西。

Àiqíng shì jǐyǔ yí gè rén suǒ méiyǒu de dōngxi.

Love is giving something one doesn't have.

爱情比死亡更强大。

Àiqíng bǐ sǐwáng gèng qiángdà.

Love is more powerful than death.

爱民主就是爱平等。

Ài mínzhǔ jiùshì ài píngděng.

The love of democracy is that of equality.

父亲以他姑姑的名字为我命名。

Fùqīn yǐ tā gūgu de míngzi wèi wǒ mìngmíng.

Father named me after his aunt.

狼吓到了我。

Láng xià dàole wǒ.

Wolves scare me.

狼靠腿吃饭。

Láng kào tuǐ chīfàn.

A wolf is fed by its legs.

玩的时间一多，读书的时间便少。

Wán de shíjiān yì duō, dúshū de shíjiān biàn shǎo.

More play will mean less time to study.

现在，话再说回来。

Xiànzài, huà zàishuō huílai.

Now, let’s go back to where we were.

现在正缺良好的建筑木材。

Xiànzài zhèng quē liánghǎo de jiànzhù mùcái.

There is a shortage of good building wood.

生活并不总是如我们所愿。

Shēnghuó bìng bù zǒngshì rú wǒmen suǒ yuàn.

Life doesn't always go the way we want it to.

电脑可以做极为复杂的工作。

Diànnǎo kěyǐ zuò jíwéi fùzá de gōngzuò.

Computers are capable of doing extremely complicated work.

看来他的失败和他的性格有关。

Kànlai tā de shībài hé tā de xìnggé yǒuguān.

His failure seems to have something to do with his character.

看来我们要碰上一场暴风雨。

Kànlai wǒmen yào pèngshàng yìcháng bàofēngyǔ.

Looks like we're in for a storm.

睁大你的眼睛！

Zhēng dà nǐ de yǎnjing!

Keep your eyes wide open!

睁大你的眼睛。

Zhēng dà nǐ de yǎnjing.

Keep your eyes open.

种什么因得什么果。

Zhǒng shénme yīn de shénme guǒ.

You reap what you sow.

科技领域爆发了一场革命。

Kējì lǐngyù bàofāle yìcháng gémìng.

A revolution has occurred in technology.

秘书被炒了。

Mìshū bèi chǎole.

The secretary was dismissed.

第二优秀是远远不够的。

Dì'èr yōuxiù shì yuǎnyuǎn búgòu de.

Second best is never enough.

算了！我受够了。

Suànle! Wǒ shòugòule.

Stop it! I've had enough.

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.

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.

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.

终于明白啦？

Zhōngyú míngbai la?

Do you finally understand?

给我们泡杯茶。

Gěi wǒmen pào bēi chá.

Make us some tea.

统治一个国家不是一个简单活。

Tǒngzhì yí gè guójiā bú shì yí gè jiǎndān huó.

To govern a country is no easy job.

统治一个国家并不简单。

Tǒngzhì yí gè guójiā bìng bù jiǎndān.

To govern a country is no easy job.

美国是一个民主国家。

Měiguó shì yí gè mínzhǔ guójiā.

The United States of America is a democratic country.

考试的时候我犯了很严重的错误。

Kǎoshì de shíhou wǒ fànle hěn yánzhòng de cuòwù.

I made an awful mistake in the test.

胜利是用许多人的性命换来的。

Shènglì shì yòng xǔduō rén de xìngmìng huàn lái de.

The victory was won at the cost of many lives.

能不能请你拿着这端？

Néng bùnéng qǐng nǐ názhe zhè duān?

Will you please hold this edge?

船被安全地领入港口。

Chuán bèi ānquán de lǐng rù gǎngkǒu.

The boat was piloted safely into harbor.

若是一切可以重来的话，我不会再那样对他了。

Ruò shì yíqiè kěyǐ chóng lái dehuà, wǒ búhuì zài nàyàng duì tā le.

If I could do everything again, I wouldn't treat him like that.

行与行之间多留些空间。

Xíng yǔ xíng zhījiān duō liú xiē kōngjiān.

Leave more space between the lines.

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!

让我介绍你认识村田先生。

Ràng wǒ jièshào nǐ rènshi cūn tián xiānsheng.

Let me introduce you to Mr. Murata.

让我们先看一下再说。

Ràng wǒmen xiān kàn yíxià zàishuō.

Let's just have a look first.

许多老百姓加入了军队。

Xǔduō lǎobǎixìng jiārùle jūnduì.

A great number of citizens went into the army.

设计本身有问题。

Shèjì běnshēn yǒu wèntí.

The design itself is flawed.

语言是人们与他人交流的手段。

Yǔyán shì rénmen yǔ tā rén jiāoliú de shǒuduàn.

Language is the means by which people communicate with others.

请你不要再哭啦。

Qǐng nǐ búyào zài kū la.

Please stop crying.

请你再说一次好吗？

Qǐng nǐ zàishuō yícì hǎo ma?

Would you mind saying that once more?

请允许我为你做。

Qǐng yǔnxǔ wǒ wèi nǐ zuò.

Permit me to do that for you.

请允许我去。

Qǐng yǔnxǔ wǒ qù.

Please allow me to go.

请允许我说一下我的想法。

Qǐng yǔnxǔ wǒ shuō yíxià wǒ de xiǎngfǎ.

Let me say what I think.

请再说一次。

Qǐng zàishuō yícì.

Please say it once more.

请再说一遍。

Qǐng zàishuō yíbiàn.

Please say it again.

请您再说一遍好吗？

Qǐng nín zàishuō yíbiàn hǎo ma?

Could you please repeat it once again?