HSK 7-9 Chinese example sentences

那时我没有选择的余地。

Nàshí wǒ méiyǒu xuǎnzé de yúdì.

I had no choice.

那是一个耻辱。

Nà shì yí gè chǐrǔ.

That's a shame.

那是一只有恶意的兔子。

Nà shì yìzhī yǒu èyì de tùzi.

That was an evil bunny.

那是丛林狼吗？

Nà shì cónglín láng ma?

Is that a coyote?

那是个坚固的栏杆。

Nà shì gè jiāngù de lángān.

This is a sturdy handrail.

那是个好迹象。

Nà shì gè hǎo jìxiàng.

That's a good sign.

那是个微妙的局势。

Nà shì gè wēimiào de júshì.

It's a delicate situation.

那是个漆黑的没有月光的夜晚。

Nà shì gè qīhēi de méiyǒu yuèguāng de yèwǎn.

It was a dark night, with no moon.

那是个谎话。

Nà shì gè huǎnghuà.

That's a lie!

那是原创的想法。

Nà shì yuánchuàng de xiǎngfǎ.

That's an original idea.

那是唯一的出路。

Nà shì wéiyī de chūlù.

It was the only way to go.

那是我说过的最愚蠢的话了。

Nà shì wǒ shuōguo de zuì yúchǔn dehuà le.

That's the stupidest thing I've ever said.

那显而易见。

Nà xiǎn'éryìjiàn.

It's as clear as day.

那有点难以置信。

Nà yǒudiǎn nányǐzhìxìn.

That's a little hard to believe.

那本书仍受版权保护。

Nà běn shū réng shòu bǎnquán bǎohù.

This book is still copyrighted.

那条船昨天穿过了赤道。

Nà tiáo chuán zuótiān chuānguòle chìdào.

That ship crossed the equator yesterday.

那狗一只眼是瞎的。

Nà gǒu yìzhī yǎn shì xiā de.

The dog is blind in one eye.

那玩意儿怎么在这儿？

Nà wányìr zěnme zài zhèr?

What's that doing here?

那男人把她推到一旁。

Nà nánrén bǎ tā tuī dào yìpáng.

That man pushed her to the side.

那真是很热、很热的夜晚。

Nà zhēnshi hěn rè, hěn rè de yèwǎn.

It was a very, very hot night.

那真是无聊。

Nà zhēnshi wúliáo.

That was really boring.

那艘飞船真大啊。

Nà sōu fēichuán zhēn dà a.

How huge that airship is!

那药不会管用。

Nà yào búhuì guǎnyòng.

That medicine isn't going to help.

那里以前有一棵高大的雪松树。

Nàli yǐqián yǒu yì kē gāodà de xuě sōngshù.

There used to be a large cedar tree there.

那里就像战场一样。

Nàli jiù xiàng zhànchǎng yíyàng.

It's like a war zone there.

那里的情况很危急。

Nàli de qíngkuàng hěn wēijí.

The situation there was critical.

那里的景色美得无法以笔墨形容。

Nàli de jǐngsè Měi de wúfǎ yǐ bǐmò xíngróng.

The beauty of the scene was beyond description.

那闻起来像奶酪。

Nà wén qǐlai xiàng nǎilào.

That smells like cheese.

酒被放在桶里发酵。

Jiǔ bèi fàng zài tǒng lǐ fājiào.

Wine is put in barrels to mature.

重要的是要遵循严格的饮食控制。

Zhòngyào de shì yào zūnxún yángé de yǐnshí kòngzhì.

It's important to follow a strict diet.

金属冷却的时候会收缩。

Jīnshǔ lěngquè de shíhou huì shōusuō.

Metals contract when they cool.

金星没有卫星。

Jīnxīng méiyǒu wèixīng.

Venus has no moons.

钟响过了吗？

Zhōng xiǎng guò le ma?

Has the bell rung?

钢铁是重点产业。

Gāngtiě shì zhòngdiǎn chǎnyè.

Steel is a key industry.

钱不是万能的。

Qián bú shì wànnéng de.

Money is not everything.

钱是万能的。

Qián shì wànnéng de.

Money answers all things.

钻石是一种宝石。

Zuànshí shì yìzhǒng bǎoshí.

The diamond is a precious stone.

钻石被镶在一个金戒指上。

Zuànshí bèi xiāng zài yí gè jīn jièzhi shàng.

The diamond was set in a gold ring.

铁是一种金属。

Tiě shì yìzhǒng jīnshǔ.

Iron is a metal.

铁是个有用的金属。

Tiě shì gè yǒuyòng de jīnshǔ.

Iron is a useful metal.

铁是种有用的金属。

Tiě shì zhǒng yǒuyòng de jīnshǔ.

Iron is a useful metal.

铁路与公路平行。

Tiělù yǔ gōnglù píngxíng.

The railroad is parallel to the road.

铁路工人明天将继续进行罢工。

Tiělù gōngrén míngtiān jiāng jìxù jìnxíng bàgōng.

The railroad workers are going on walkout tomorrow.

银河系以外，还有多少星系？

Yínhéxì yǐwài, háiyǒu duōshǎo xīngxì?

Apart from the Milky Way, what other galaxies are there?

销售区相对来说不算拥挤。

Xiāoshòu qū xiāngduì lái shuō búsuàn yōngjǐ.

The sales floor was relatively uncrowded.

销售率正在急剧下滑。

Xiāoshòu lǜ zhèngzài jíjù xiàhuá.

The sales are slipping.

问人而知，并非过错。

Wèn rén ér zhī, bìngfēi guòcuò.

There is nothing wrong with knowledge obtained by asking.

问题是我们如何应付目前的困难。

Wèntí shì wǒmen rúhé yìngfu mùqián de kùnnan.

The problem is how we cope with the present difficulties.

阁楼上积了灰。

Gélóu shàng jīle huī.

Dust had accumulated in the attic.

阅读是我的消遣。

Yuèdú shì wǒ de xiāoqiǎn.

Reading is my past-time.

阿尔及利亚不会崩溃。

Ā'ěrjílìyà búhuì bēngkuì.

Algeria isn't going to collapse.

阿尔及利亚无疑拥有美丽的海滩。

Ā'ěrjílìyà wúyí yōngyǒu měilì de hǎitān.

Algeria has undoubtedly beautiful beaches.

阿尔及尔的街道越来越堵塞了。

Ā'ěrjí'ěr de jiēdào yuèláiyuè dǔsèle.

Algiers' streets are getting congested.

除了丈夫以外，她还有一个情人。

Chúle zhàngfu yǐwài, tā háiyǒu yí gè qíngrén.

As well as her husband, she also has a lover.

除了举重以外，我今天又跑了一会儿步。

Chúle jǔzhòng yǐwài, wǒ jīntiān yòu pǎole yíhuìr bù.

Apart from lifting weights, I also went running for a while today.

除了你之外，我一无所有。

Chúle nǐ zhīwài, wǒ yìwúsuǒyǒu.

Apart from you, I have nothing.

除了她以外，其他人都穿着牛仔裤。

Chúle tā yǐwài, qítā rén dōu chuānzhe niúzǎikù.

Except for her, everyone was wearing jeans.

除了我们地球，太阳系还有七个星球。

Chúle wǒmen dìqiú, tàiyángxì háiyǒu qī gè xīngqiú.

There are seven more planets in the Solar System besides Earth.

除了鲜血、辛劳、泪水和汗水之外，我没有什么可奉献的。

Chúle xiānxuè, xīnláo, lèishuǐ hé hànshuǐ zhīwài, wǒ méiyǒu shénme kě fèngxiàn de.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

随着通货膨胀的发展美元贬值了。

Suízhe tōnghuòpéngzhàng de fāzhǎn měiyuán biǎnzhíle.

The value of the dollar declines as the rate of inflation rises.

难怪他失败了。

Nánguài tā shībàile.

It is no wonder that he failed.

雨一连下了一星期。

Yǔ yìlián xià le yì xīngqī.

It kept raining for a week.

非常不幸地通知您，您被辞退了。

Fēicháng búxìng de tōngzhī nín, nín bèi cítuìle.

I'm sorry to have to tell you that you've been made redundant.

非洲是一块非常大的大陆。

Fēizhōu shì yíkuài fēicháng dà de dàlù.

Africa is a very large continent.

非洲曾经被称为黑暗大陆。

Fēizhōu céngjīng bèi chēngwéi hēi'àn dàlù.

Africa was once called the Dark Continent.

非等一年不可。

Fēi děng yì nián bùkě.

It's necessary to wait one year.

面包比鸟的鸣唱好。

Miànbāo bǐ niǎo de míng chàng hǎo.

A loaf of bread is better than the songs of birds.

预言被实验结果推翻了。

Yùyán bèi shíyàn jiéguǒ tuīfānle.

The prediction was falsified by the result.

风吹得很猛。

Fēng chuī de hěn měng.

It is blowing very hard.

风愈吹愈猛。

Fēng yù chuī yù měng.

The wind is picking up.

风暴减弱了。

Fēngbào jiǎnruòle.

The storm abated.

风暴几个小时没有减弱了。

Fēngbào jǐ ge xiǎoshí méiyǒu jiǎnruòle.

The storm didn't abate for several hours.

风暴是危险的。

Fēngbào shì wēixiǎn de.

The storm is dangerous.

风雨无阻我都会在那里。

Fēngyǔwúzǔ wǒ dōu huì zài nàli.

I'll be there rain or shine.

飞机向城市投下了炸弹。

Fēijī xiàng chéngshì tóu xià le zhàdàn.

The plane dropped the bomb over the city.

飞机在三千米的高空飞行。

Fēijī zài sān qiānmǐ de gāokōng fēixíng.

The plane flew at an altitude of 3,000 meters.

飞机消失在丛林中。

Fēijī xiāoshī zài cónglín zhōng.

The plane disappeared into the forest.

飞船离开太阳系了。

Fēichuán líkāi tàiyángxì le.

The spacecraft has left the solar system.

饭勿要盛得满得很。

Fàn wù yào shèng de mǎn de hěn.

Don't fill up your bowl with too much food.

骗子们必须有好记性。

Piànzimen bìxū yǒu hǎo jìxing.

Liars must have a good memory.

骨折的腿还没好。

Gǔzhé de tuǐ hái méi hǎo.

The broken leg has not healed yet.

魅力冲击视觉，美德征服心灵。

Mèilì chōngjī shìjué, Měidé zhēngfú xīnlíng.

Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

魔鬼逼我这么做的。

Móguǐ bī wǒ zhème zuò de.

The Devil made me do it.

鱼在这里是以磅为单位来出售。

Yú zài zhèlǐ shì yǐ páng wèi dānwèi lái chūshòu.

Fish is sold by the pound here.

鹰的一只翅膀断了。

Yīng de yìzhī chìbǎng duànle.

One of the hawk's wings is broken.

麻烦你替我问候。

Máfan nǐ tì wǒ wènhòu.

Please pass on my regards.

麻烦我要一张收据。

Máfan wǒ yào yì zhāng shōujù.

I'd like a receipt, please.

麻烦的开头是他草率的评论。

Máfan de kāitóu shì tā cǎoshuài de pínglùn.

The beginning of the trouble was his careless remark.

麻由子总是追求完美。

Má yóu zǐ zǒngshì zhuīqiú wánměi.

Mayuko always aims for perfection.

黄金比铁重。

Huángjīn bǐ tiě zhòng.

Gold is heavier than iron.

黄金的价格每天波动。

Huángjīn de jiàgé měitiān bōdòng.

The price of gold fluctuates daily.

黎明时我们必须起床。

Límíng shí wǒmen bìxū qǐchuáng.

We must get up at dawn.

黑胡子是最有名的海盗之一。

Hēi húzi shì zuì yǒumíng de hǎidào zhīyī.

Blackbeard is one of the most famous pirates.

齐里看到了里马哭泣。

Qí lǐ kàndàole lǐ mǎ kūqì.

Ziri saw Rima crying.