HSK 3 Chinese example sentences

一个男人过来问我怎么了。

Yí gè nánrén guòlái wèn wǒ zěnme le.

A man came over and asked if I was OK.

一个聪明人不会说这种话。

Yí gè cōngming rén búhuì shuō zhèzhǒng huà.

A wise man would not say such a thing.

一些人需要我们的帮助。

Yìxiē rén xūyào wǒmen de bāngzhù.

A lot of people need our help.

一共有十多个学生。

Yígòng yǒu shí duōge xuésheng.

There are about ten to twenty students in total.

一共要多少钱？

Yígòng yào duōshǎo qián?

How much will it all cost?

一定有解决的办法。

Yídìng yǒu jiějué de bànfǎ.

There must be some way to solve this.

一定要有人照顾病人。

Yídìng yào yǒurén zhàogu bìngrén.

Somebody must care for the patient.

一定要有苹果。

Yídìng yào yǒu píngguǒ.

Apples are necessary.

一年有四季。

Yì nián yǒu sìjì.

There are four seasons in one year.

一开始，我以为他病了。

Yì kāishǐ, wǒ yǐwéi tā bìng le.

At first, I thought they were sick.

一开始，我以为我病了。

Yì kāishǐ, wǒ yǐwéi wǒ bìng le.

At first, I thought I was sick.

一直向前走！

Yìzhí xiàngqián zǒu!

Keep going straight ahead!

一直向前走对吧？

Yìzhí xiàngqián zǒu duì ba?

Walk straight, right?

一般我在晚上洗澡。

Yìbān wǒ zài wǎnshang xǐzǎo.

I usually have my bath at night.

一辆出租车等着。

Yí liàng chūzūchē děng zhe.

A cab is waiting.

三天以前，我在南京。

Sāntiān yǐqián, wǒ zài Nánjīng.

Three days ago, I was in Nanjing.

上个星期天我去了公园。

Shàng ge xīngqītiān wǒ qùle gōngyuán.

I went to the park last Sunday.

上个星期我感冒了。

Shànggexīngqī wǒ gǎnmàole.

I had a cold last week.

下了雨以后，外面凉快多了。

Xià le yǔ yǐhòu, wàimiàn liángkuai duō le.

It's much cooler outside after the rain.

下午请到我办公室来。

Xiàwǔ qǐng dào wǒ bàngōngshì lái.

Please come to my office in the afternoon.

下学期你要参加考试吗？

Xià xuéqī nǐ yào cānjiā kǎoshì ma?

Are you taking tests on the next session?

下来的时候小心点。

Xiàlai de shíhou xiǎoxīn diǎn.

Be careful going down.

下班以后，我要学习中文。

Xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒ yào xuéxí Zhōngwén.

After finishing work, I'm going to study Chinese.

下雨了，球场上没有人。

Xiàyǔle, qiúchǎng shàng méiyǒu rén.

It's raining, and there is nobody on the field.

不，一直是我在用。

Bù, yìzhí shì wǒ zài yòng.

No, I am always using it.

不关你的事。

Bù guān nǐ de shì.

It has nothing to do with you.

不关我的事。

Bù guān wǒ de shì.

I don't care.

不好意思，你刚才说甚么？

Bùhǎoyìsi, nǐ gāngcái shuō shénme?

I'm sorry, but I didn't catch what you said.

不好意思，我不觉得我做得到。

Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ bù juéde wǒ zuò dédào.

Sorry, I don't think I can do it.

不好意思，我必须要走了。

Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ bìxū yào zǒule.

Sorry, I've got to go.

不少人有两辆汽车。

Bùshǎo rén yǒu liǎng liàng qìchē.

Quite a few people have two cars.

不干我的事！

Bù gān wǒ de shì!

Don't bother me.

不明白你在担心什么。

Bù míngbai nǐ zài dānxīn shénme.

I don't see what you're so concerned about.

不是他们的话，那么又会是谁？

Bú shì tāmen dehuà, nàme yòu huì shì shéi?

If it wasn't them, then who else could it be?

不清楚她是什么意思。

Bù qīngchu tā shì shénme yìsi.

It wasn't clear what she meant.

不用了，谢谢。

Búyòngle, xièxie.

No, thank you.

不用你的帮助我也能做到。

Búyòng nǐ de bāngzhù wǒ yě néng zuòdào.

I could have done that without your help.

不用担心其他人。

Búyòng dānxīn qítā rén.

Don't worry about others.

不用担心我们。

Búyòng dānxīn wǒmen.

Don't worry about us.

不用接我。

Búyòng jiē wǒ.

There's no need to come and meet me.

不用给我买东西。

Búyòng gěi wǒ mǎi dōngxi.

You don't have to buy me anything.

不知道他什么时候才回来。

Bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou cái huílai.

I don't know when he'll come back.

不知道她为什么这么担心呢。

Bù zhīdào tā wèishénme zhème dānxīn ne.

I wonder why she is so worried.

不能相信她说的话。

Bùnéng xiāngxìn tā shuō dehuà.

What she said can't be believed.

不要以为我什么都不知道。

Búyào yǐwéi wǒ shénme dōu bù zhīdào.

Don't think I don't know anything!

不要像你认识我。

Búyào xiàng nǐ rènshi wǒ.

Don't act like you know me.

不要再上学迟到了。

Búyào zài shàngxué chídàole.

Don't be late for school again.

不要再让这种事发生了！

Búyào zài ràng zhèzhǒng shì fāshēngle!

Don't let that happen again!

不要忘了关灯。

Búyào wàngle guān dēng.

Don't forget to turn the light off.

不要忘记你放在哪里。

Búyào wàngjì nǐ fàng zài nǎlǐ.

Don't forget where you put it.

不要忘记你的钱。

Búyào wàngjì nǐ de qián.

Don't forget your money.

不要忘记您的钱。

Búyào wàngjì nín de qián.

Don't forget your money.

不要急着结婚。

Búyào jízhe jiéhūn.

There's no rush to get married.

不要把书放在那张桌子上。

Búyào bǎ shū fàng zài nà zhāng zhuōzi shàng.

Don't put books on the table.

不要把它放在我的桌子上。

Búyào bǎ tā fàng zài wǒ de zhuōzi shàng.

Don't put it on my desk.

不要把我的啤酒喝完了。

Búyào bǎ wǒ de píjiǔ hē wánle.

Don't finish off all my beer!

不要把脏衣服放在床上！

Búyào bǎ zāngyīfu fàng zài chuáng shàng!

Don't put dirty clothes on the bed!

不要把脚放在桌子上。

Búyào bǎ jiǎo fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.

Don't put your feet on the table.

不要把那件事告诉别人。

Búyào bǎ nà jiàn shì gàosu biéren.

Don't tell anybody about the matter.

不要把钱给他们。

Búyào bǎ qián gěi tāmen.

Don't give them the money.

不要担心，会没事的。

Búyào dānxīn, huì méishì de.

Don't worry, it'll be okay.

不要担心它。

Búyào dānxīn tā.

Don't worry about it.

不要担心，开心点！

Búyào dānxīn, kāixīn diǎn!

Don't worry, be happy!

不要担心我。

Búyào dānxīn wǒ.

Don't worry about me.

不要担心，我会帮你的。

Búyào dānxīn, wǒ huì bāng nǐ de.

Don't worry, I'll help you.

不要担心过去。

Búyào dānxīn guòqù.

Don't worry about the past.

不要担心这样的事情。

Búyào dānxīn zhèyàng de shìqing.

Don't worry about such a thing.

不要担心，都会好起来的。

Búyào dānxīn, dōu huì hǎo qǐlai de.

Don't worry, it will come out all right.

不要相信他。

Búyào xiāngxìn tā.

Don't believe him.

不要相信他说的话。

Búyào xiāngxìn tā shuō dehuà.

Don't believe what he says.

不要相信你听到的每件事。

Búyào xiāngxìn nǐ tīngdào de měi jiàn shì.

Don't believe everything you hear.

不要相信她说的话。

Búyào xiāngxìn tā shuō dehuà.

Don't believe what she says.

不要离开我。

Búyào líkāi wǒ.

Don't leave me.

不要站在我身边。

Búyào zhàn zài wǒ shēnbiān.

Don't stand near me.

不要走在草地上。

Búyào zǒu zài cǎodì shàng.

Stay off the grass.

不，谢谢，我饱了。

Bù, xièxie, wǒ bǎole.

No more, thank you. I'm full.

世界语是爱的语言。

Shìjièyǔ shì ài de yǔyán.

Esperanto is the language of love.

东京是一个很大的城市。

Dōngjīng shì yí gè hěn dà de chéngshì.

Tokyo is a big city.

东京是世界上最贵的城市。

Dōngjīng shì shìjiè shàng zuì guì de chéngshì.

Tokyo is the most expensive town in the world.

东京是日本最大的城市。

Dōngjīng shì Rìběn zuì dà de chéngshì.

Tokyo is the largest city in Japan.

东北的冬天又长又冷。

Dōngběi de dōngtiān yòu zhǎng yòu lěng.

Winters in Northeast China are long and cold.

东尼，说话。

Dōng ní, shuōhuà.

Ton, speak.

两个女人唱着歌。

Liǎng gè nǚrén chàngzhe gē.

Two women are singing.

两件事一点儿关系也没有。

Liǎng jiàn shì yìdiǎnr guānxi yě méiyǒu.

The two things are not related at all.

中国发展得太快了。

Zhōngguó fāzhǎn de tài kuàile.

China's developing too quickly.

中国发展得很快。

Zhōngguó fāzhǎn de hěn kuài.

China is developing very quickly.

中国欢迎你！

Zhōngguó huānyíng nǐ!

Welcome to China!

中国欢迎你们！

Zhōngguó huānyíng nǐmen!

Welcome to China!

中国欢迎您！

Zhōngguó huānyíng nín!

Welcome to China!

中国菜不比法国菜差。

Zhōngguó cài bù bǐ Fǎguó cài chà.

Chinese food is no less nice than French food is.

中文比其他外语难。

Zhōngwén bǐ qítā wàiyǔ nán.

Chinese is more difficult than other foreign languages.

为了买这本书，我去了东京。

Wèile mǎi zhè běn shū, wǒ qùle Dōngjīng.

I went to Tokyo to buy this book.

为什么他今天不能打网球呢？

Wèishénme tā jīntiān bùnéng dǎ wǎngqiú ne?

Why can't he play tennis today?

为什么他们会需要那么做呢？

Wèishénme tāmen huì xūyào nàme zuò ne?

Why would they need to do that?

为什么他生气？

Wèishénme tā shēngqì?

Why is he angry?

为什么你的嘴那么大？

Wèishénme nǐ de zuǐ nàme dà?

Why is your mouth so big?

为什么大家突然对我这么好？

Wèishénme dàjiā tūrán duì wǒ zhème hǎo?

Why is everyone being so nice to me all of a sudden?

为什么天是蓝的？

Wèishénme tiān shì lán de?

Why is the sky blue?

为什么它应该要变得不一样？

Wèishénme tā yīnggāi yào biànde bù yíyàng?

Why should it be different?

为什么我一直学不好英语？

Wèishénme wǒ yìzhí xué bù hǎo Yīngyǔ?

Why is it after all this time, I still cannot learn English well?