HSK 5 Chinese example sentences

到这所大学有多远？

Dào zhè suǒ dàxué yǒu duō yuǎn?

How far is it to this university?

前门有个人来找你。

Qiánmén yǒu gèrén lái zhǎo nǐ.

There is a man / a woman / someone to see you at the door.

加入我们对你有利。

Jiārù wǒmen duì nǐ yǒulì.

It is to your advantage to join us.

努力提升英文能力。

Nǔlì tíshēng Yīngwén nénglì.

Try to polish up your English.

包括早饭吗？

Bāokuò zǎofàn ma?

Is breakfast included?

包裹到得比我想象中要早。

Bāoguǒ dào de bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng zhōng yào zǎo.

The parcel arrived faster than I thought.

包裹是昨天送到的。

Bāoguǒ shì zuótiān sòng dào de.

The parcel was delivered yesterday.

北海道有很多又长又直的路。

Běihǎidào yǒu hěn duō yòu zhǎng yòu zhí de lù.

There are a lot of long and straight roads in Hokkaido.

医生们拒绝做第二次手术。

Yīshēngmen jùjué zuò dì'èrcì shǒushù.

Doctors refused to perform a second operation.

医生坚持病人获得充分的休息。

Yīshēng jiānchí bìngrén huòdé chōngfèn de xiūxi.

The doctor insisted that the patient get plenty of rest.

医生把她的伤治好了。

Yīshēng bǎ tā de shāng zhì hǎole.

The doctor treated her injury.

医生正寻找对这疾病有效的药。

Yīshēng zhèng xúnzhǎo duì zhè jíbìng yǒuxiào de yào.

The doctor is looking for medicine that is effective for this illness.

医生治好了她的病。

Yīshēng zhì hǎole tā de bìng.

The doctor cured her of her disease.

医生立刻就到了。

Yīshēng lìkè jiù dàole.

The doctor came immediately.

十减二等于八。

Shí jiǎn èr děngyú bā.

Subtract two from ten and you have eight.

十字路口出了车祸。

Shízìlùkǒu chūle chēhuò.

There's been an accident at the crossroads.

博物馆入口在哪里？

Bówùguǎn rùkǒu zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the entrance to the museum?

博物馆在哪里？

Bówùguǎn zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the museum?

博物馆的入口在哪？

Bówùguǎn de rùkǒu zài nǎ?

Where is the entrance to the museum?

印度昨天发生了一场大地震。

Yìndù zuótiān fāshēngle yìcháng dà dìzhèn.

A big earthquake occurred in India yesterday.

印度的人口有多少？

Yìndù de rénkǒu yǒu duōshǎo?

What is the population of India?

历史是由人民创造的。

Lìshǐ shì yóu rénmín chuàngzào de.

Real people make history.

压力很巨大。

Yālì hěn jùdà.

The pressure was tremendous.

厕所在哪里呀？

Cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ ya?

Where's the toilet?

去历史系或者教育系。

Qù lìshǐ xì huòzhě jiàoyù xì.

Go to the history department or education department.

去哪里可以买到欧洲的地图？

Qù nǎlǐ kěyǐ mǎi dào Ōuzhōu de dìtú?

Where can I go to get a map of Europe?

又是你们打破的！

Yòu shì nǐmen dǎpò de!

You guys broke it again!

叉子不见了。

Chāzi bújiànle.

The fork is missing.

叉子是脏的。

Chāzi shì zàng de.

The fork is dirty.

反正已经太晚了。

Fǎnzhèng yǐjīng tài wǎn le.

It's too late, anyhow.

受了伤害的人会伤害别人。

Shòule shānghài de rén huì shānghài biéren.

Hurt people hurt people.

受伤者被运离现场。

Shòushāngzhě bèi yùn lí xiànchǎng.

The injured were removed from the scene.

变美丽的最简单方法就是微笑。

Biàn měilì de zuì jiǎndān fāngfǎ jiùshì wēixiào.

Smiling is a cheap way to be prettier.

古代中国没有椅子。

Gǔdài Zhōngguó méiyǒu yǐzi.

There were no chairs in ancient China.

古巴位于中美洲。

Gǔbā wèiyú Zhōngměizhōu.

Cuba is located in the Americas.

只好坐下来等待。

Zhǐhǎo zuò xiàlai děngdài.

There was no choice but to sit and wait.

只有个别人才懂了我的意思。

Zhǐyǒu gèbié réncái dǒngle wǒ de yìsi.

Only a few people understood me.

只有六人出席了会议。

Zhǐyǒu liù rén chūxíle huìyì.

There were only six people at the meeting.

只有四匹马参加了比赛。

Zhǐyǒu sì pǐ mǎ cānjiāle bǐsài.

Only four horses competed in the race.

只有少数的人才懂了我的意思。

Zhǐyǒu shǎoshù de réncái dǒngle wǒ de yìsi.

Only a few people understood me.

只有成人可以看那种电影。

Zhǐyǒu chéngrén kěyǐ kàn nàzhǒng diànyǐng.

Only adults may watch that film.

只有直子喝咖啡。

Zhǐyǒu zhí zǐ hē kāfēi.

Only Naoko drinks coffee.

只要他们尽力了就能做到。

Zhǐyào tāmen jìnlì le jiù néng zuòdào.

They could do that if they tried.

只要你微笑，我就会快乐。

Zhǐyào nǐ wēixiào, wǒ jiù huì kuàilè.

If you smile, I'll be happy.

只要给我你的姓名和住址。

Zhǐyào gěi wǒ nǐ de xìngmíng hé zhùzhǐ.

Just give me your name and address.

可以告诉我理由吗？

Kěyǐ gàosu wǒ lǐyóu ma?

Am I allowed to know the reason?

可以在地图上展示给我看吗？

Kěyǐ zài dìtú shàng zhǎnshì gěi wǒ kàn ma?

Can you show me on the map?

可以留言吗？

Kěyǐ liúyán ma?

Leave a comment, OK?

可以相信他到什么程度？

Kěyǐ xiāngxìn tā dào shénme chéngdù?

To what extent can he be trusted?

可以说说您的具体要求吗？

Kěyǐ shuō shuō nín de jùtǐ yāoqiú ma?

Could you tell me what your specific requirements are?

可惜你不知道如何跳舞！

Kěxī nǐ bù zhīdào rúhé tiàowǔ!

What a pity you can't dance!

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.

可能是发生交通事故了吧。

Kěnéng shì fāshēng jiāotōng shìgù le ba.

There's probably been a traffic accident.

台湾容易发生地震。

Táiwān róngyì fāshēng dìzhèn.

Taiwan is prone to earthquakes.

台湾的夜市很热闹。

Táiwān de yèshì hěn rènao.

Taiwan's night market is bustling.

台湾菜比印度菜口味淡。

Táiwān cài bǐ Yìndù cài kǒuwèi dàn.

Taiwanese food is milder than Indian food.

司机应该系安全带。

Sījī yīnggāi xì ānquándài.

Drivers should wear seat belts.

吃点东西如何？

Chī diǎn dōngxi rúhé?

How about a bite to eat?

吃点心是坏习惯。

Chī diǎnxin shì huài xíguàn.

Eating dim sims is a bad habit.

吃着碗里，看着锅里。

Chīzhe wǎn lǐ, kànzhe guō lǐ.

Eating from his bowl, he can't move his eyes off the pot.

吃肉对环境不利。

Chī ròu duì huánjìng búlì.

Eating meat is bad for the environment.

各国有不同的饮食习惯。

Gèguó yǒu bùtóng de yǐnshí xíguàn.

Eating habits differ from country to country.

各种规定让他失去了自由。

Gèzhǒng guīdìng ràng tā shīqùle zìyóu.

All kinds of rules made him lose his freedom.

听到你父亲去世的消息我很难过。

Tīngdào nǐ fùqīn qùshì de xiāoxi wǒ hěn nánguò.

I'm sorry to hear that your father passed away.

听好了，不加税！

Tīng hǎole, bù jiā shuì!

Read my lips, no new taxes!

听讲座时，你应该保持安静。

Tīng jiǎngzuò shí, nǐ yīnggāi bǎochí ānjìng.

When listening to a lecture, you should be quiet.

听说他去世了。

Tīngshuō tā qùshì le.

I heard that he'd died.

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.

听说您已经跟中介公司联系过了。

Tīngshuō nín yǐjīng gēn zhōngjiè gōngsī liánxì guo le.

I hear you've already contacted the broker.

听起来像是我恋爱了吗？

Tīng qilai xiàng shì wǒ liàn'àile ma?

Do I sound in love?

呀，你人真好。

Ya, nǐ rén zhēn hǎo.

My, but you're nice.

告诉她我在剪树。

Gàosu tā wǒ zài jiǎn shù.

Tell her that I am pruning the trees.

告诉我人生的意义。

Gàosu wǒ rénshēng de yìyì.

Tell me the meaning of life.

告诉我你如何解决了这个问题。

Gàosu wǒ nǐ rúhé jiějuéle zhège wèntí.

Tell me how you solved the problem.

告诉我如何解决这个问题。

Gàosu wǒ rúhé jiějué zhège wèntí.

Tell me how to solve the problem.

告诉我这个的用法吧。

Gàosu wǒ zhège de yòngfǎ ba.

Tell me what you use this for.

员工在办公室工作。

Yuángōng zài bàngōngshì gōngzuò.

The employees work at the office.

周围的地区非常安静。

Zhōuwéi de dìqū fēicháng ānjìng.

The surrounding area was very quiet.

周年纪念很重要。

Zhōunián jìniàn hěn zhòngyào.

Anniversaries are important.

呼吸变得困难了。

Hūxī biànde kùnnan le.

Breathing has become difficult.

和他们一起训练不是游戏。

Hé tāmen yìqǐ xùnliàn bú shì yóuxì.

Training with them is not a game.

和以前相比，已经进步了很多。

Hé yǐqián xiāngbǐ, yǐjīng jìnbù le hěn duō.

It has greatly improved compared with what it was.

和我保持联系。

Hé wǒ bǎochí liánxì.

Keep in touch with me.

哦，一只蝴蝶！

Ó, yìzhī húdié!

Oh, a butterfly!

哦，我很抱歉。

Ó, wǒ hěn bàoqiàn.

Oh, I'm really sorry.

哦，我把我的钥匙忘了。

Ó, wǒ bǎ wǒ de yàoshi wàngle.

Oh, I forgot my keys.

哦，能不能请你帮我听一下电话？

Ó, néng bùnéng qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ tīng yíxià diànhuà?

Oh, could you please answer the phone for me?

哦，这是什么？

Ó, zhè shì shénme?

Oh, what is this?

哪一支队伍赢了比赛并不重要。

Nǎ yìzhī duìwǔ yíngle bǐsài bìng bú zhòngyào.

Which team won the match really isn't important.

哪条路都可以去公园哦。

Nǎ tiáo lù dōu kěyǐ qù gōngyuán ó.

You can reach the park by either road.

哪间卧室都干净。

Nǎ jiān wòshì dōu gānjìng.

Every bedroom is clean.

哲学就是爱智慧。

Zhéxué jiùshì ài zhìhuì.

Philosophy is the love of wisdom.

哲学是什么？

Zhéxué shì shénme?

What is philosophy?

商人们只看中利益。

Shāngrénmen zhǐ kàn zhòng lìyì.

Merchants only look at the profits.

商店卖水果和蔬菜。

Shāngdiàn mài shuǐguǒ hé shūcài.

The store sells fruit and vegetables.

啊，吃点心的时间到了。

A, chī diǎnxin de shíjiān dàole.

Ahhh, it's snack time.

喂，赶快把那些球传回来。

Wèi, gǎnkuài bǎ nèixiē qiú chuán huílai.

Hey, get those balls back quickly.

喂，这橘子多少钱买一斤啊？

Wèi, zhè júzi duōshǎo qián mǎi yì jīn a?

Hey, how much does one pound of these oranges cost?

四处都在下雨。

Sìchù dōu zài xiàyǔ.

The rain is raining all around.

因为一起事故，我上学迟到了。

Yīnwèi yìqǐ shìgù, wǒ shàngxué chídàole.

I was late for school on account of an accident.