HSK 4 Chinese example sentences

阿尔及利亚没加入北约。

Ā'ěrjílìyà méi jiārù Běiyuē.

Algeria isn't in the NATO.

院子里有三棵树。

Yuànzi lǐ yǒu sān kē shù.

There are three trees in the yard.

院子里有很多花吗？

Yuànzi lǐ yǒu hěn duō huā ma?

Are there many flowers in the garden?

院长请我们坐下来慢慢说。

Yuànzhǎng qǐng wǒmen zuòxià lai mànmàn shuō.

The dean asked us to sit down and talk slowly.

除了他们，每个人都留下了。

Chúle tāmen, měige rén dōu liúxiàle.

Everyone left except them.

除了工资以外，我还有一些其他的收入。

Chúle gōngzī yǐwài, wǒ háiyǒu yìxiē qítā de shōurù.

In addition to my salary, I also have some other sources of income.

除了我，每个人都受到了邀请。

Chúle wǒ, měige rén dōu shòudàole yāoqǐng.

Everyone except me was invited.

除了我每个人都被邀请了。

Chúle wǒ měige rén dōu bèi yāoqǐngle.

Everyone was invited, except for me.

除了语言，我也对技术感兴趣。

Chúle yǔyán, wǒ yě duì jìshù gǎnxìngqù.

Apart from languages, I'm also interested in technology.

除了这个之外我会给你任何东西。

Chúle zhège zhīwài wǒ huì gěi nǐ rènhé dōngxi.

I'll give you anything but this.

随便乱弄电是危险的。

Suíbiàn luàn nòng diàn shì wēixiǎn de.

It's dangerous to fool around with electricity.

随便拿一块蛋糕吧。

Suíbiàn ná yíkuài dàngāo ba.

Take whatever cake you want.

随便选三本书。

Suíbiàn xuǎn Sānběn shū.

Choose three books at random.

难道不是这样吗？

Nándào bú shì zhèyàng ma?

Is this not so?

雨停了，天晴了。

Yǔ tíngle, tiān qíngle.

The rain stopped and the sky cleared.

雨停了我们就会去。

Yǔ tíngle wǒmen jiù huì qù.

We'll go when it quits raining.

雨刚停了，我们走吧。

Yǔ gāng tíngle, wǒmen zǒu ba.

The rain just stopped, so let's leave.

雨后气温下降了。

Yǔ hòu qìwēn xiàjiàngle.

There was a drop in temperature after the rain.

雨让我们没有办法去散步。

Yǔ ràng wǒmen méiyǒu bànfǎ qù sànbù.

Rain prevented us from taking a walk.

雪终于停了，天气也开始暖和了。

Xuě zhōngyú tíngle, tiānqì yě kāishǐ nuǎnhuole.

It has finally stopped snowing and has warmed up.

非常抱歉，我迟到了。

Fēicháng bàoqiàn, wǒ chídàole.

I'm awfully sorry that I was late.

非常高兴再次见到你。

Fēicháng gāoxìng zàicì jiàndào nǐ.

It was very nice seeing you again.

面包吃多了会难受的。

Miànbāo chī duō le huì nánshòu de.

Too much bread makes you sick.

面试怎么样？

Miànshì zěnmeyàng?

How was the interview?

韩国菜一般都很辣。

Hánguó cài yìbān dōu hěn là.

Korean food is generally very spicy.

音乐能起到放松的作用。

Yīnyuè néng qǐdào fàngsōng de zuòyòng.

Music can play a relaxing role.

顺便说一句，你最近见过他吗？

Shùnbiàn shuō yíjù, nǐ zuìjìn jiànguo tā ma?

By the way, have you seen him lately?

顾客们已经开始来了。

Gùkèmen yǐjīng kāishǐ láile.

The customers have started to come.

顾客永远是对的。

Gùkè yǒngyuǎn shì duì de.

The customer is always right.

顾客永远是正确的吗？

Gùkè yǒngyuǎn shì zhèngquè de ma?

Is the customer always right?

颜色深了些。

Yánsè shēnle xiē.

The colour is a bit too dark.

风从东方吹来。

Fēng cóng dōngfāng chuī lái.

The wind is blowing from the east.

飞机上有50名乘客。

Fēijī shàng yǒu wǔshí míng chéngkè.

There were fifty passengers on the plane.

飞机十分钟之前就起飞了。

Fēijī shí fēnzhōng zhīqián jiù qǐfēile.

The airplane took off ten minutes ago.

飞机将在一小时后起飞。

Fēijī jiāng zài yì xiǎoshí hòu qǐfēi.

The plane will take off in one hour.

飞机起飞的时候我很紧张。

Fēijī qǐfēi de shíhou wǒ hěn jǐnzhāng.

I was very nervous as the plane took off.

飞机降落在新山一机场。

Fēijī jiàngluò zài xīn shān yì jīchǎng.

The plane is landing in Tan Son Nhat airport.

食堂开了吗？

Shítáng kāile ma?

Is the canteen open yet?

食堂怎么走？

Shítáng zěnme zǒu?

Which way is the canteen?

食物怎么样？

Shíwù zěnmeyàng?

How was the food?

食物是冷的。

Shíwù shì lěng de.

The food is cold.

食物的味道让我饿了。

Shíwù de wèidao ràng wǒ èle.

The smell of food made me hungry.

餐厅在哪里？

Cāntīng zài nǎlǐ?

Where's the dining room?

餐厅的饭很便宜，而且很好吃。

Cāntīng de fàn hěn piányi, érqiě hěn hǎochī.

The food in the cafeteria is cheap, and it's delicious.

餐厅里的饭很便宜，而且很好吃。

Cāntīng lǐ de fàn hěn piányi, érqiě hěn hǎochī.

The food in the cafeteria is cheap, and it's delicious.

饮料是免费的吗？

Yǐnliào shì miǎnfèi de ma?

Are drinks free?

首先天气不好，其次路也很远。

Shǒuxiān tiānqì bù hǎo, qícì lù yě hěn yuǎn.

First, the weather is bad, and second, the road is also very far.

首先，幸福跟钱有关系。

Shǒuxiān, xìngfú gēn qián yǒu guānxi.

Firstly, happiness is related to money.

首都天气有雨。

Shǒudū tiānqì yǒu yǔ.

The weather in the capital is rainy.

马克的书非常有趣。

Mǎkè de shū fēicháng yǒuqù.

Mark's book is very interesting.

高中毕业之后我就没那样做过了。

Gāozhōng bìyè zhīhòu wǒ jiù méi nàyàng zuòguole.

I haven't done that since high school.

高考快到了，你紧张吗？

Gāokǎo kuài dàole, nǐ jǐnzhāng ma?

The college entrance exam is coming soon. Are you nervous?

麻烦你帮我看看这个。

Máfan nǐ bāng wǒ kànkan zhège.

Could you take a look at this for me, please?

麻烦你开一下窗。

Máfan nǐ kāi yíxià chuāng.

Please open the window.

麻烦你开个门。

Máfan nǐ kāi gè mén.

Could you open the door for me?

麻烦您那样做。

Máfan nín nàyàng zuò.

Please do that.

麻烦给我菜单。

Máfan gěi wǒ càidān.

Can I see the menu, please?

麻烦让我再看看菜单好吗？

Máfan ràng wǒ zài kànkan càidān hǎo ma?

Can I have the menu again, please?

麻烦说来就来。

Máfan shuō lái jiù lái.

Trouble began immediately.

麻烦问一下，北京大酒店怎么走？

Máfan wèn yíxià, Běijīng dà jiǔdiàn zěnme zǒu?

Sorry to trouble you - how do I get to the Beijing Hotel?

黑板需要擦擦了。

Hēibǎn xūyào cā cāle.

The blackboard needs erasing.

鼓励他做那件事。

Gǔlì tā zuò nà jiàn shì.

Encourage him to do it.

2001年是21世纪的开始。

Èr líng líng yī nián shì èrshíyí shìjì de kāishǐ.

2001 is the year when the 21st century begins.

2010这个数字里有两个零。

Liǎngqiānlíngyìshí zhège shùzì lǐ yǒu liǎng gè líng.

There are two zeros in the number "2010."

2014年要到来了。

Èr líng yī sì nián yào dàolái le.

The year 2014 has arrived.

3月21日是国际森林日。

Sān yuè èrshíyī rì shì guójì sēnlín rì.

March 21 is the International Day of Forests.

50分钟之内我们将飞到那里。

Wǔshí fēnzhōng zhīnèi wǒmen jiāng fēi dào nàli.

We'll fly there in 50 minutes.

8月份没课。

Bā yuèfèn méi kè.

There is no school during August.

8点半之前不会开始。

Bā diǎn bàn zhīqián búhuì kāishǐ.

It doesn't start before eight thirty.

98名乘客只有3人生还。

Jiǔshíbā míng chéngkè zhǐyǒu sān rénshēng hái.

Only 3 out of the 98 passengers survived.