HSK 4 Chinese example sentences

可是我完全不觉得怪啊。

Kěshì wǒ wánquán bù juéde guài a.

But I don't think it's strange at all.

向我解释清楚你在做什么。

Xiàng wǒ jiěshì qīngchu nǐ zài zuò shénme.

Explain to me what you're doing there.

听说你儿子参与了学生运动。

Tīngshuō nǐ érzi cānyùle xuésheng yùndòng.

Your son took part in the student movement, I hear.

呀，你人真好。

Ya, nǐ rén zhēn hǎo.

My, but you're nice.

告诉我你手里有什么。

Gàosu wǒ nǐ shǒulǐ yǒu shénme.

Tell me what you have in your hand.

呼吸变得困难了。

Hūxī biànde kùnnan le.

Breathing has become difficult.

咱们晚点出发吧。

Zánmen wǎndiǎn chūfā ba.

Let's set off a bit later.

哪首是你最喜欢的歌？

Nǎ shǒu shì nǐ zuì xǐhuan de gē?

Which is your favorite song?

商人们只看中利益。

Shāngrénmen zhǐ kàn zhòng lìyì.

Merchants only look at the profits.

因为你不够努力，所以才会失败。

Yīnwèi nǐ búgòu nǔlì, suǒyǐ cái huì shībài.

The reason why you failed is you did not try hard enough.

国家之间没有朋友，只有利益。

Guójiā zhījiān méiyǒu péngyou, zhǐyǒu lìyì.

Countries don't have friends—they have interests.

在两者之间做选择。

Zài liǎngzhě zhījiān zuò xuǎnzé.

Choose between the two.

在他们看见你之前离开这儿。

Zài tāmen kànjiàn nǐ zhīqián líkāi zhèr.

Go away before they see you here.

在你忘记之前把它写下来。

Zài nǐ wàngjì zhīqián bǎ tā xiě xiàlai.

Write it down before you forget it.

在拿笔之前，我要集中一下思想。

Zài ná bǐ zhīqián, wǒ yào jízhōng yíxià sīxiǎng.

I must put my ideas together before I take up a pen.

在某种程度上我能了解你。

Zài mǒuzhǒng chéngdù shàng wǒ néng liǎojiě nǐ.

I can understand you to some extent.

在父亲回家之前，我已经睡了。

Zài fùqīn huíjiā zhīqián, wǒ yǐjīng shuìle.

I slept before my father came home.

在科技准备好之前需要五到十年。

Zài kējì zhǔnbèi hǎo zhīqián xūyào wǔ dào shínián.

It will take five to ten years for the technology to be ready.

在绿色的森林里有金。

Zài lǜsè de sēnlín lǐ yǒu Jīn.

There is gold in green forests.

在花园走一走算不上锻炼！

Zài huāyuán zǒu yì zǒu suàn bú shàng duànliàn!

Taking a walk in the garden doesn't count as exercise!

在这一点上， 争论只是浪费时间。

Zài zhè yìdiǎn shàng, zhēnglùn zhǐshì làngfèi shíjiān.

On this point, it's a waste of time to argue.

在这期间，情况发生了巨大变化。

Zài zhè qījiān, qíngkuàng fāshēngle jùdà biànhuà.

Meanwhile, the circumstances have changed drastically.

坐而言不如起而行。

Zuò éryán bùrú qǐ ér xíng.

Actions speak louder than words.

士兵们准备好要战斗了。

Shìbīngmen zhǔnbèi hǎo yào zhàndòule.

The soldiers are ready for battle.

士兵们工作很努力。

Shìbīngmen gōngzuò hěn nǔlì.

The soldiers are working hard.

士兵给了我水。

Shìbīng gěi le wǒ shuǐ.

The soldier gave water to me.

大家都知道这个法律。

Dàjiā dōu zhīdào zhège fǎlǜ.

Everyone knows the law.

大部分美国人支持这项决定。

Dàbùfen Měiguórén zhīchí zhè xiàng juédìng.

Most Americans supported the decision.

大量生产降低许多商品的价格。

Dàliàng shēngchǎn jiàngdī xǔduō shāngpǐn de jiàgé.

Mass production reduced the price of many goods.

天暗了下来。

Tiān àn le xiàlai.

The sky turned dark.

天暗后他们到了酒店。

Tiān àn hòu tāmen dàole jiǔdiàn.

They got to the hotel after dark.

太暗了，看不清楚。

Tài àn le, kàn bù qīngchu.

It is too dark to see clearly.

太暗了我无法读。

Tài àn le wǒ wúfǎ dú.

It is too dark for me to read.

太热了所以我们无法工作。

Tài rè le suǒyǐ wǒmen wúfǎ gōngzuò.

It's too hot for us to work.

太阳提供我们光和热。

Tàiyang tígōng wǒmen guāng hé rè.

The sun gives us light and heat.

失败的责任在他。

Shībài de zérèn zài tā.

He is to blame for the failure.

她一个敌人也没有。

Tā yí gè dírén yě méiyǒu.

She doesn't have any enemies.

她一戴上安全帽就感觉安全多了。

Tā yí dài shang ānquánmào jiù gǎnjué ānquán duō le.

She felt much safer once she'd put her helmet on.

她一醒，我们就放音乐。

Tā yì xǐng, wǒmen jiù fàng yīnyuè.

As soon as she wakes up, we'll turn on the music.

她丈夫现在在东京生活。

Tā zhàngfu xiànzài zài Dōngjīng shēnghuó.

Her husband is currently living in Tokyo.

她不会操作这台机器。

Tā búhuì cāozuò zhè tái jīqì.

She cannot work this machine.

她不喜欢她的丈夫。

Tā bù xǐhuan tā de zhàngfu.

She didn't like her husband.

她不知道该和他说些什么。

Tā bù zhīdào gāi hé tā shuō xiē shénme.

She didn't know what to say to him.

她为了找新工作而来了东京。

Tā wèile zhǎo xīn gōngzuò ér láile Dōngjīng.

She came to Tokyo with a view to getting a new job.

她从此就留在国外了。

Tā cóngcǐ jiù liú zài guówài le.

She has remained abroad ever since.

她们不是敌人，而是朋友。

Tāmen bú shì dírén, érshì péngyou.

They are not enemies, but friends.

她们应该战斗。

Tāmen yīnggāi zhàndòu.

They should fight.

她们想瞭解。

Tāmen xiǎng liǎojiě.

They want to know.

她会是他的好妻子。

Tā huì shì tā de hǎo qīzi.

She will make him a good wife.

她会永远爱她的丈夫。

Tā huì yǒngyuǎn ài tā de zhàngfu.

She'll love her husband forever.

她似乎不是美国人。

Tā sìhū bú shì Měiguórén.

She doesn't seem to be an American.

她似乎喜欢上了我哥哥。

Tā sìhū xǐhuan shàng le wǒ gēge.

She seems to be in love with my brother.

她似乎对自己有点不确定。

Tā sìhū duì zìjǐ yǒudiǎn bú quèdìng.

She seemed somewhat unsure of herself.

她住在附近。

Tā zhù zài fùjìn.

She lives nearby.

她做了一个奇怪的梦。

Tā zuòle yí gè qíguài de mèng.

She dreamed a strange dream.

她几乎不说英语。

Tā jīhū bù shuō Yīngyǔ.

She spoke scarcely a word of English.

她出去买些食物了。

Tā chūqù mǎi xiē shíwù le.

She went out to buy some food.

她又开始讲起了学校的秘密。

Tā yòu kāishǐ jiǎng qǐle xuéxiào de mìmì.

She started talking about the school's secrets again.

她发现她已经断盐了。

Tā fāxiàn tā yǐjīng duàn yán le.

She discovered that she had run out of salt.

她叫了我很多次。

Tā jiàole wǒ hěn duōcì.

She called me many a time.

她告诉我关于她老师的事。

Tā gàosu wǒ guānyú tā lǎoshī de shì.

She told me the matter regarding her teacher.

她在1996年毕业。

Tā zài yī jiǔ jiǔ liù nián bìyè.

She graduated in 1996.

她在她的事业上取得了巨大成功。

Tā zài tā de shìyè shàng qǔdéle jùdà chénggōng.

She achieved great success in her business.

她在床上躺了下来。

Tā zài chuáng shàng tǎngle xiàlai.

She lay down on the bed.

她在比赛中获得了第二名。

Tā zài bǐsài zhōng huòdéle dì'èr míng.

She won second place in the competition.

她大学毕业刚不久就结婚了。

Tā dàxué bìyè gāng bùjiǔ jiù jiéhūnle.

She married soon after graduating from university.

她好像已经知道这个秘密了。

Tā hǎoxiàng yǐjīng zhīdào zhège mìmì le.

She seems to have known the secret.

她守着这个秘密。

Tā shǒuzhe zhège mìmì.

She kept the secret to herself.

她寄这本书给我。

Tā jì zhè běn shū gěi wǒ.

She sent this book to me.

她对他说了些话。

Tā duì tā shuōle xiē huà.

She said something to him.

她对我什么都不了解。

Tā duì wǒ shénme dōu bù liǎojiě.

She doesn't know anything about me.

她对着她的孩子微笑。

Tā duì zhe tā de háizi wēixiào.

She smiled at her baby.

她对音乐有兴趣。

Tā duì yīnyuè yǒu xìngqù.

She is interested in music.

她已经不向我微笑了。

Tā yǐjīng bú xiàng wǒ wēixiàole.

She doesn't smile for me anymore.

她总是对我微笑。

Tā zǒngshì duì wǒ wēixiào.

She always smiles at me.

她所抱着的希望完全消失了。

Tā suǒ bàozhe de xīwàng wánquán xiāoshī le.

All her hopes have vanished.

她手里拿着花。

Tā shǒulǐ názháo huā.

She is holding flowers in her hand.

她打了很多次电话给我。

Tā dǎle hěn duōcì diànhuà gěi wǒ.

She called me many times.

她批准了我的方案。

Tā pīzhǔnle wǒ de fāng'àn.

She approved of my plan.

她承认很累。

Tā chéngrèn hěn lèi.

She admitted that she was tired.

她承认我的声明是真实的。

Tā chéngrèn wǒ de shēngmíng shì zhēnshí de.

She acknowledged that my statement was true.

她把画挂反了。

Tā bǎ huà guà fǎn le.

She hung the picture upside down.

她担心你的安全。

Tā dānxīn nǐ de ānquán.

She has anxiety for your safety.

她无法回答这个问题。

Tā wúfǎ huídá zhège wèntí.

She couldn't answer the question.

她无法看着他的脸。

Tā wúfǎ kànzhe tā de liǎn.

She couldn't look him in the face.

她既学越语又学英语。

Tā jì xué yuè yǔ yòu xué Yīngyǔ.

She is learning both Vietnamese and English.

她是1996年毕业的。

Tā shì yī jiǔ jiǔ liù nián bìyè de.

She graduated in 1996. ⇒ It was in 1996 that she graduated.

她是一名教授。

Tā shì yì míng jiàoshòu.

She's a professor.

她是个很无聊的人。

Tā shì gè hěn wúliáo de rén.

She is a very boring person.

她是我喜欢的类型。

Tā shì wǒ xǐhuan de lèixíng.

She's my type.

她是我妻子。

Tā shì wǒ qīzi.

She's my wife.

她是我老婆。

Tā shì wǒ lǎopó.

She's my wife.

她是美国人，但在英国居住。

Tā shì Měiguórén, dàn zài Yīngguó jūzhù.

She is American, but she lives in England.

她是被迫和他结婚的。

Tā shì bèipò hé tā jiéhūn de.

She didn't marry him of her own will.

她有丈夫和两个女儿。

Tā yǒu zhàngfu hé liǎng gè nǚ'ér.

She has a husband and two daughters.

她有三个兄弟。

Tā yǒu sān gè xiōngdì.

She has three brothers.

她有兴趣学习新的想法。

Tā yǒu xìngqù xuéxí xīn de xiǎngfǎ.

She is interested in learning new ideas.

她比丈夫多活十年。

Tā bǐ zhàngfu duō huó shínián.

She survived her husband by ten years.

她没有告诉我她的秘密。

Tā méiyǒu gàosu wǒ tā de mìmì.

She didn't tell me her secret.

她没有敌人。

Tā méiyǒu dírén.

She doesn't have any enemies.