Chinese Boost
Menu
  • Blog
  • Grammar
  • Sentences
  • Tools
    • All Chinese tools
    • Chinese to Pinyin Converter
    • Chinese Numbers Converter
    • Simplified / Traditional
    • Pinyin Converter
    • Bopomofo Converter
  1. Home
  2. Example sentences

电话来的时候我正好在外面。

I happened to be out when the call came.

Traditional
電話來的時候我正好在外面。
Pinyin
Diànhuà lái de shíhou wǒ zhènghǎo zài wàimiàn.
Bopomofo
ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ。

This sentence is from Tatoeba, contributed by hsuan07, with the English translation by CK. It is used here under CC BY 2.0 FR.

All Chinese example sentences

Latest Grammar Articles

  1. How to use 学 (xué) and 学会 (xuéhuì) in Mandarin Chinese Grammar B1
  2. How to use 一点儿 (yī diǎnr) in Mandarin Chinese Grammar B1
  3. The 是…的 (shì…de) construction vs 了 (le) in Chinese grammar A2
  4. How to use 长 (cháng) and 久 (jiǔ) correctly in Chinese grammar A2
  5. How to use 关于 (guānyú) and 对于 (duìyú) correctly in Chinese B1
  6. The difference between 去 (qù), 走 (zǒu) and 离开 (líkāi) in Chinese grammar A2
  7. Using 了 (le) and 过 (guò) in Chinese grammar A2
  8. Five uses of 要 (yào) in Chinese grammar A2
  9. Understanding 把 (bǎ) in ten minutes B1
  10. How to use 碰 (pèng), 碰见 (pèngjiàn) and 碰上 (pèngshàng) in Chinese grammar B1

Latest Blog Posts

  1. No, the Chinese word for "penguin" does not really mean "business goose"
  2. A tip for Mandarin second tone: start high
  3. 故事 FM (Gùshì FM / Story FM) is an interesting Chinese podcast for listening practice
  4. Keep dates on your Chinese flashcards
  5. Why you should keep notes in your Chinese flashcards
  6. Why redundancy is good for language learning
  7. The importance of context in Chinese flashcards
  8. Using emotional states to remember Chinese
  9. Personalise your Chinese learning
  10. Refer to other memories

Chinese Boost

  • Home
  • Sitemap
  • RSS
  • Dev Blog

Web Development by Kensio Software