HSK 1 Chinese example sentences

这歌叫什么名字？

Zhè gē jiào shénme míngzi?

What's the name of this tune?

这水不能喝。

Zhè shuǐ bùnéng hē.

This water cannot be drunk.

这真的是个好天气。

Zhè zhēnde shì gè hǎo tiānqì.

This really is great weather.

这算不了什么。

Zhè suànbùliǎo shénme.

This doesn't amount to much.

这要多少钱？

Zhè yào duōshǎo qián?

How much will it cost?

这谁给你的？

Zhè shéi gěi nǐ de?

Who gave you this?

这车是你朋友的吗？

Zhè chē shì nǐ péngyou de ma?

Is this your friend's car?

这边什么也没有。

Zhèbiān shénme yě méiyǒu.

There's nothing there.

这还有什么能做的？

Zhè háiyǒu shénme néng zuò de?

What else can this do?

这里不是学校，是医院。

Zhèlǐ bú shì xuéxiào, shì yīyuàn.

This is not a school, this is a hospital.

这里有人会开车吗？

Zhèlǐ yǒurén huì kāichē ma?

Anyone here knows how to drive?

这里有人会说日语吗？

Zhèlǐ yǒurén huì shuō Rìyǔ ma?

Does anyone here speak Japanese?

这里有人会说英文吗？

Zhèlǐ yǒurén huì shuō Yīngwén ma?

Does anyone here speak English?

这里有点冷。

Zhèlǐ yǒudiǎn lěng.

It's a little chilly in here.

这里没人做那件事。

Zhèlǐ méi rén zuò nà jiàn shì.

Nobody here does that.

这里，现在。

Zhèlǐ, xiànzài.

Here and now.

这里的人不说英语。

Zhèlǐ de rén bù shuō Yīngyǔ.

English is not spoken here.

这里的苹果很便宜。

Zhèlǐ de píngguǒ hěn piányi.

Apples are cheap here.

这钱你和我分了吧。

Zhè qián nǐ hé wǒ fēnle ba.

Let's divide this money between you and me.

那不对，对吧？

Nà bú duì, duì ba?

That isn't true, is it?

那不是我在找的东西。

Nà bú shì wǒ zài zhǎo de dōngxi.

That isn't what I'm looking for.

那不是我的车。

Nà bú shì wǒ de chē.

That's not my car.

那不是我的问题。

Nà bú shì wǒ de wèntí.

That isn't my problem.

那不是法语。

Nà bú shì Fǎyǔ.

That isn't French.

那个东西有多热？

Nàge dōngxi yǒu duō rè?

How hot is that?

那个中学生在看书。

Nàge zhōngxuéshēng zài kànshū.

That middle-school student is reading.

那个人是谁？

Nàge rén shì shéi?

Who is that person?

那个人的名字是什么？

Nàge rén de míngzi shì shénme?

What's that guy's name?

那个大的也是我的。

Nàge dà de yě shì wǒ de.

That big one is also mine.

那个女学生是美洲人。

Nàge nǚ xuésheng shì Měizhōu rén.

That female student is American.

那个孩子在吃面包。

Nàge háizi zài chī miànbāo.

That child is eating a roll.

那个店的菜太贵。

Nàge diàn de cài tài guì.

That restaurant's too expensive.

那个时候，我还在上法语课。

Nàge shíhou, wǒ hái zài shàng Fǎyǔ kè.

At that time, I was still taking French lessons.

那个是我哥哥的。

Nàge shì wǒ gēge de.

That belongs to my brother.

那个是我爸爸。

Nàge shì wǒ bàba.

That's my dad.

那个杯子是我的。

Nàge bēizi shì wǒ de.

That cup is mine.

那些事都是真的。

Nèixiē shì dōu shì zhēnde.

All those things are true.

那些人在说法语。

Nèixiē rén zài shuō Fǎyǔ.

Those men are speaking French.

那些是你的朋友。

Nèixiē shì nǐ de péngyou.

Those are your friends.

那些是她的。

Nèixiē shì tā de.

Those are hers.

那些狗都很大。

Nèixiē gǒu dōu hěn dà.

Those dogs are big.

那些苹果很大。

Nèixiē píngguǒ hěn dà.

Those apples are big.

那些苹果很小。

Nèixiē píngguǒ hěn xiǎo.

Those apples are small.

那人什么也不想做。

Nà rén shénme yě bùxiǎng zuò.

That person doesn't want to do anything.

那件事谁都知道。

Nà jiàn shì shéi dōu zhīdào.

Everybody knows that.

那，你们喜欢吃什么呢？

Nà, nǐmen xǐhuan chī shénme ne?

Hey, what do you like to eat?

那你会给我什么？

Nà nǐ huì gěi wǒ shénme?

So, what'll you give me?

那你是怎么做的？

Nà nǐ shì zěnme zuò de?

What did you do then?

那儿是什么天气？

Nàr shì shénme tiānqì?

How's the weather there?

那叫做真爱。

Nà jiàozuò zhēn ài.

That's called true love.

那太多了吗？

Nà tài duō le ma?

Was that too much?

那孩子没有什么朋友。

Nà háizi méiyǒu shénme péngyou.

That child has few friends.

那孩子要六岁了。

Nà háizi yào liù suì le.

The child will be six.

那，我们五点后去买衣服，好吗？

Nà, wǒmen wǔ diǎn hòu qù mǎi yīfu, hǎo ma?

Then, we will go clothes shopping after five o'clock, alright?

那，我们去吃饭，好吗？

Nà, wǒmen qù chīfàn, hǎo ma?

Then, let's go and eat, yeah?

那我明天会问他的。

Nà wǒ míngtiān huì wèn tā de.

I will ask him about it tomorrow, then.

那时候我不在这里。

Nà shíhou wǒ bú zài zhèlǐ.

I wasn't here at that time.

那时她什么也不敢说。

Nàshí tā shénme yě bùgǎn shuō.

She didn't dare to say anything at that time.

那时我正在看电视。

Nàshí wǒ zhèngzài kàn diànshì.

I was watching TV then.

那时是白天。

Nàshí shì báitiān.

It was daytime.

那时是那时，现在是现在。

Nàshí shì nàshí, xiànzài shì xiànzài.

That was then and this is now.

那是一个很好的问题。

Nà shì yí gè hěn hǎo de wèntí.

That's a good question.

那是一个月前了。

Nà shì yí gè yuè qián le.

That was a month ago.

那是一家医院。

Nà shì yìjiā yīyuàn.

That's a hospital.

那是一条狗。

Nà shì yìtiáo gǒu.

That is a dog.

那是他们的。

Nà shì tāmen de.

It's theirs.

那是他们的书。

Nà shì tāmen de shū.

That's their book.

那是你的书。

Nà shì nǐ de shū.

That is your book.

那是你的车。

Nà shì nǐ de chē.

That's your car.

那是公司的钱。

Nà shì gōngsī de qián.

That's company money.

那是她的男朋友。

Nà shì tā de nánpéngyou.

That's her boyfriend.

那是她第一份工作。

Nà shì tā dì yīfèn gōngzuò.

That's her first job.

那是小李的书。

Nà shì Xiǎo Lǐ de shū.

That is Xiao Li's book.

那是很多钱。

Nà shì hěn duō qián.

That's a lot of cash.

那是很大的。

Nà shì hěn dà de.

That's very big.

那是我们的学校。

Nà shì wǒmen de xuéxiào.

That is our school.

那是我们的问题吗？

Nà shì wǒmen de wèntí ma?

Is that our problem?

那是我的猫。

Nà shì wǒ de māo.

That's my cat.

那是我的钱。

Nà shì wǒ de qián.

It's my money.

那是我真的很喜欢的椅子。

Nà shì wǒ zhēnde hěn xǐhuan de yǐzi.

That's the chair that I really like.

那是飞机。

Nà shì fēijī.

That's a plane.

那是飞机吗？

Nà shì fēijī ma?

Is that a plane?

那有什么不好？

Nà yǒu shénme bù hǎo?

What's wrong with that?

那有谁会知道呢？

Nà yǒu shéi huì zhīdào ne?

Who would know that?

那本书不在桌子上。

Nà běn shū bú zài zhuōzi shàng.

That book isn't on the desk.

那本书在哪儿？

Nà běn shū zài nǎr?

Where is the book?

那本书在这里。

Nà běn shū zài zhèlǐ.

The book is here.

那边有人吗？

Nàbian yǒurén ma?

Is somebody there?

那里太多人了。

Nàli tài duō rén le.

There are too many people there.

那里有多少东西？

Nàli yǒu duōshǎo dōngxi?

How many things are there?

那里的天气怎么样？

Nàli de tiānqì zěnmeyàng?

How's the weather there?

那飞机真大！

Nà fēijī zhēn dà!

How huge that airship is!

钱太多了吗？

Qián tài duō le ma?

Too much money?

钱都到哪里去了？

Qián dōu dào nǎlǐ qùle?

Where did all the money go to?

问一下不要钱。

Wèn yíxià búyào qián.

Nothing is lost for asking.

问他一下他的名字。

Wèn tā yíxià tā de míngzi.

Ask him his name.

问问他会不会说日语。

Wèn wèn tā huì búhuì shuō Rìyǔ.

Ask him if he can speak Japanese.

问题是下一步要做什么。

Wèntí shì xià yíbù yào zuò shénme.

What to do next is the question.

问题是他没钱。

Wèntí shì tā méi qián.

The problem is, he has no money.

雨后转晴了。

Yǔ hòu zhuǎnqíngle.

It cleared up after the rain.