HSK 3 Chinese example sentences

你为什么跟他生气？

Nǐ wèishénme gēn tā shēngqì?

Why are you angry with him?

你为什么这么害怕？

Nǐ wèishénme zhème hàipà?

Why were you so scared?

你为什么迟到？

Nǐ wèishénme chídào?

Why were you late?

你为什么需要它？

Nǐ wèishénme xūyào tā?

Why do you need it?

你为什么需要这笔钱？

Nǐ wèishénme xūyào zhè bǐ qián?

Why do you need this money?

你为甚么不听？

Nǐ wèi shénme bù tīng?

Why aren't you listening?

你为甚么不跟他讲？

Nǐ wèi shénme bù gēn tā jiǎng?

Why don't you talk to him?

你为甚么买日本车？

Nǐ wèi shénme mǎi Rìběn chē?

Why did you buy a Japanese car?

你为甚么还不结婚？

Nǐ wèi shénme hái bù jiéhūn?

Why are you still unmarried?

你为甚么需要我帮助？

Nǐ wèi shénme xūyào wǒ bāngzhù?

Why do you need my help?

你为谁工作？

Nǐ wèi shéi gōngzuò?

Who do you work for?

你也会讲拉丁语吗？

Nǐ yě huì jiǎng Lādīngyǔ ma?

Do you speak Latin also?

你买了辆好自行车吗？

Nǐ mǎile liàng hǎo zìxíngchē ma?

Did you buy a nice bicycle?

你什么时候出发最方便？

Nǐ shénme shíhou chūfā zuì fāngbiàn?

When will it suit you to start?

你什么时候才会准备好出发？

Nǐ shénme shíhou cái huì zhǔnbèi hǎo chūfā?

When will you get ready to leave?

你什么时候方便？

Nǐ shénme shíhou fāngbiàn?

When is it convenient for you?

你什么时候离开？

Nǐ shénme shíhou líkāi?

What time will you leave?

你什么时候要结婚？

Nǐ shénme shíhou yào jiéhūn?

When are you going to get married?

你什么时候需要的？

Nǐ shénme shíhou xūyào de?

When do you need it?

你今天下午想不想去动物园？

Nǐ jīntiān xiàwǔ xiǎng bùxiǎng qù dòngwùyuán?

Would you like to go to the zoo this afternoon?

你今天不是应该在学校的吗？

Nǐ jīntiān bú shì yīnggāi zài xuéxiào de ma?

Aren't you supposed to be at school today?

你今天可以休假一天。

Nǐ jīntiān kěyǐ xiūjià yì tiān.

You can take today off.

你今天必须起得很早吗？

Nǐ jīntiān bìxū qǐ de hěn zǎo ma?

Did you have to get up very early this morning?

你今天最好不要出门。

Nǐ jīntiān zuìhǎo búyào chūmén.

You'd better not go out today.

你今天最好不要去。

Nǐ jīntiān zuìhǎo búyào qù.

You'd better not go today.

你今天需要上学吗？

Nǐ jīntiān xūyào shàngxué ma?

Do you have school today?

你今早为什么迟到了？

Nǐ jīn zǎo wèishénme chídàole?

Why were you late this morning?

你从哪得到它的？

Nǐ cóng nǎ dédào tā de?

Where did you get it?

你从哪里得到这么多钱的？

Nǐ cóng nǎlǐ dédào zhème duō qián de?

Where did you get that much money?

你从那里就看得到了。

Nǐ cóng nàli jiù kàn dédàole.

You can see it from as far as over there.

你以为我不想吗？

Nǐ yǐwéi wǒ bùxiǎng ma?

Do you think I don't want to?

你以为我真要喝啊？

Nǐ yǐwéi wǒ zhēn yào hē a?

Did you think I'd really drink that?

你以前不是这样说的。

Nǐ yǐqián bú shì zhèyàng shuō de.

You did not say so.

你以前去过京都吗？

Nǐ yǐqián qùguo Jīngdū ma?

Have you ever visited Kyoto before?

你以前喜欢吗？

Nǐ yǐqián xǐhuan ma?

Did you use to like it?

你以前应该听过这个故事。

Nǐ yǐqián yīnggāi tīngguo zhège gùshi.

You will have heard this story before.

你以前想做什么？

Nǐ yǐqián xiǎng zuò shénme?

What did you wanna do?

你以前见过她吗？

Nǐ yǐqián jiànguo tā ma?

Have you met her before?

你以后再也不会看到它了。

Nǐ yǐhòu zàiyě búhuì kàndào tā le.

You'll never see that again.

你们两个应该结婚。

Nǐmen liǎng gè yīnggāi jiéhūn.

You two should get married.

你们今天下午想不想去动物园？

Nǐmen jīntiān xiàwǔ xiǎng bùxiǎng qù dòngwùyuán?

Would you like to go to the zoo this afternoon?

你们先去哪里？

Nǐmen xiān qù nǎlǐ?

Where are you going first of all?

你们准备参加会议吗？

Nǐmen zhǔnbèi cānjiā huìyì ma?

Are you planning to take part in the meeting?

你们几乎什么都没有吃。

Nǐmen jīhū shénme dōu méiyǒu chī.

You hardly ate anything.

你们别信他。

Nǐmen bié xìn tā.

Don't trust him, you guys.

你们去哪几个城市？

Nǐmen qù nǎ jǐ ge chéngshì?

Which cities are you all going to?

你们在哪儿检票？

Nǐmen zài nǎr jiǎnpiào?

Where do they check tickets?

你们在哭吗？

Nǐmen zài kū ma?

Are you guys crying?

你们城市有多少个学校？

Nǐmen chéngshì yǒu duōshǎo gè xuéxiào?

How many schools are there in your city?

你们夫妻去过北京吗？

Nǐmen fūqī qùguo Běijīng ma?

Have you and your spouse ever been to Beijing?

你们对佛教有兴趣吗？

Nǐmen duì Fójiào yǒu xìngqù ma?

Are you interested in Buddhism?

你们对外语感兴趣吗？

Nǐmen duì wàiyǔ gǎnxìngqù ma?

Are you interested in foreign languages?

你们已经把工作结束了吗？

Nǐmen yǐjīng bǎ gōngzuò jiéshùle ma?

Have you finished the work yet?

你们应该自己做。

Nǐmen yīnggāi zìjǐ zuò.

You should've done that by yourselves.

你们很久前就应该完成了。

Nǐmen hěn jiǔ qián jiù yīnggāi wánchéngle.

You should have completed it long ago.

你们很饿吧？

Nǐmen hěn è ba?

You must be hungry!

你们必须回家。

Nǐmen bìxū huíjiā.

You have to go home.

你们放假的时候做了什么？

Nǐmen fàngjià de shíhou zuòle shénme?

What did you do on your vacation?

你们明白他想说些什么吗？

Nǐmen míngbai tā xiǎng shuō xiē shénme ma?

Can you make out what he is trying to say?

你们是同事。

Nǐmen shì tóngshì.

You are colleagues.

你们是认真的吗？

Nǐmen shì rènzhēn de ma?

Were you guys serious?

你们有没有比较便宜的房间？

Nǐmen yǒuméiyǒu bǐjiào piányi de fángjiān?

Do you have a room that's a little cheaper?

你们有没有纸？

Nǐmen yǒuméiyǒu zhǐ?

Do you have paper?

你们有电梯吗？

Nǐmen yǒu diàntī ma?

Do you have an elevator?

你们经常见面吗？

Nǐmen jīngcháng jiànmiàn ma?

Do you often see each other?

你们自己吃蛋糕。

Nǐmen zìjǐ chī dàngāo.

Please help yourself to the cake.

你们要几辆出租车？

Nǐmen yào jǐ liàng chūzūchē?

How many rental cars do you want?

你们要带我去哪？

Nǐmen yào dài wǒ qù nǎ?

Where are you going to take me?

你们要我带什么东西吗？

Nǐmen yào wǒ dài shénme dōngxi ma?

Do you all want me to bring you anything?

你们说了要参加会议了吗？

Nǐmen shuōle yào cānjiā huìyì le ma?

Did you say you wanted to participate in the meeting?

你们还年轻。

Nǐmen hái niánqīng.

You're still young.

你们这些孩子真可爱。

Nǐmen zhèxiē háizi zhēn kě'ài.

You are very cute kids.

你们那里怎么过节？

Nǐmen nàli zěnme guòjié?

How do you celebrate the festival where you are?

你们都讲法语吗？

Nǐmen dōu jiǎng Fǎyǔ ma?

Do all of you speak French?

你会习惯的。

Nǐ huì xíguàn de.

You'll get used to it.

你会参加吗？

Nǐ huì cānjiā ma?

Will you join us?

你会发现这张地图非常有用。

Nǐ huì fāxiàn zhè zhāng dìtú fēicháng yǒuyòng.

You'll find this map very useful.

你会坐火车还是汽车呢？

Nǐ huì zuò huǒchē háishi qìchē ne?

Do you go by train or by car?

你会用它来做什么？

Nǐ huì yòng tā lái zuò shénme?

What will you use it for?

你会用电脑吗？

Nǐ huì yòng diànnǎo ma?

Do you know how to use a computer?

你会用筷子吃饭吗？

Nǐ huì yòng kuàizi chīfàn ma?

Do you know how to eat with chopsticks?

你会讲中文或俄语吗？

Nǐ huì jiǎng Zhōngwén huò Éyǔ ma?

Can you speak either Chinese or Russian?

你会讲日语么？

Nǐ huì jiǎng Rìyǔ me?

Do you speak Japanese?

你会讲法语吗？

Nǐ huì jiǎng Fǎyǔ ma?

Can you speak French?

你会讲马来语吗？

Nǐ huì jiǎng Mǎláiyǔ ma?

Do you speak Malay?

你会说什么语言？

Nǐ huì shuō shénme yǔyán?

What languages do you speak?

你会说哪些语言？

Nǐ huì shuō nǎxiē yǔyán?

What languages do you speak?

你会说简单的英语吗？

Nǐ huì shuō jiǎndān de Yīngyǔ ma?

Could you say that in plain English?

你会跳多高，就跳多高。

Nǐ huì tiào duō gāo, jiù tiào duō gāo.

Jump as high as you can.

你会需要他们的帮助。

Nǐ huì xūyào tāmen de bāngzhù.

You'll need their help.

你住在我心里。

Nǐ zhù zài wǒ xīnli.

You live in my heart.

你信写完了吗？

Nǐ xìn xiě wánle ma?

Have you finished writing the letter yet?

你借它了吗？

Nǐ jiè tā le ma?

Did you borrow it?

你做完作业了吗？

Nǐ zuò wán zuòyè le ma?

Have you finished your homework?

你做完作业才可以出去。

Nǐ zuò wán zuòyè cái kěyǐ chūqù.

You can't go out until you've finished your homework.

你做完你的作业了吗？

Nǐ zuò wán nǐ de zuòyè le ma?

Have you finished your homework yet?

你像是在想其它的事情。

Nǐ xiàng shì zài xiǎng qítā de shìqing.

It looks like you're thinking about something else.

你关心他们在想什么吗？

Nǐ guānxīn tāmen zài xiǎng shénme ma?

Do you care what they think?

你其实有没有看过？

Nǐ qíshí yǒuméiyǒu kànguo?

Did you read it at all?

你写作业一个小时就可以看电视。

Nǐ xiě zuòyè yí gè xiǎoshí jiù kěyǐ kàn diànshì.

Once you’ve done your homework for an hour, you can watch TV.