Chinese example sentences

你是一名很好的老师。

Nǐ shì yì míng hěn hǎo de lǎoshī.

You're a very good teacher.

你是一名教授，不是吗？

Nǐ shì yì míng jiàoshòu, bú shì ma?

You're a professor, aren't you?

你是一条狗。

Nǐ shì yìtiáo gǒu.

You're a dog.

你是不是刚到的？

Nǐ shìbúshì gāng dào de?

Did you just get here? ⇒ Was it just now that you got here?

你是不是刚认识他？

Nǐ shìbúshì gāng rènshi tā?

Did you just get to know him?

你是不是医生？

Nǐ shìbúshì yīshēng?

Are you a doctor?

你是不是发冷，还有点发烧？

Nǐ shìbúshì fālěng, hái yǒudiǎn fāshāo?

Do you have chills and a bit of a fever?

你是不是吸毒吸傻了？

Nǐ shìbúshì xīdú xī shǎle?

Do you have a drug problem?

你是不是嫌这家饭馆太吵？

Nǐ shìbúshì xián zhè jiā fànguǎn tài chǎo?

Do you find this restaurant too noisy?

你是不是存心气我？

Nǐ shìbúshì cúnxīn qì wǒ?

Are you doing this to annoy me on purpose?

你是不是已经看过这部电影？

Nǐ shìbúshì yǐjīng kànguo zhè bù diànyǐng?

Have you seen this film before?

你是不是想坐下？

Nǐ shìbúshì xiǎng zuòxia?

Do you want to sit down?

你是不是想暗示什么？

Nǐ shìbúshì xiǎng ànshì shénme?

Are you implying something?

你是不是成心不接我的电话？

Nǐ shìbúshì chéngxīn bù jiē wǒ de diànhuà?

Are you deliberately not answering my calls?

你是不是把冒号写成逗号了？

Nǐ shìbúshì bǎ màohào xiě chéng dòuhào le?

Did you write a comma instead of a colon?

你是不是有什么事情没告诉我。

Nǐ shìbúshì yǒu shénme shìqing méi gàosu wǒ.

Is there something you haven't told me?

你是不是有英雄情结？

Nǐ shìbúshì yǒu yīngxióng qíngjié?

Do you have a hero complex?

你是不是每次减肥以后都会暴食？

Nǐ shìbúshì měicì jiǎnféi yǐhòu dōu huì bàoshí?

Do you binge eat every time after you go on a diet?

你是不是特意把电话关了？

Nǐ shìbúshì tèyì bǎ diànhuà guānle?

Did you turn off your phone on purpose?

你是不是瞒着我什么？

Nǐ shìbúshì mánzhe wǒ shénme?

Are you hiding something?

你是不是老师？

Nǐ shìbúshì lǎoshī?

Are you a teacher?

你是不是跟长岛家有关系的？

Nǐ shìbúshì gēn Chángdǎo jiā yǒu guānxi de?

Are you related to the Nagashima family?

你是不是迫不及待想见她了？

Nǐ shìbúshì pòbùjídài xiǎngjiàn tā le?

Are you so eager to see her that you can't wait?

你是不是长岛家的亲戚？

Nǐ shìbúshì Chángdǎo jiā de qīnqi?

Are you related to the Nagashima family?

你是专门来看我的吗？

Nǐ shì zhuānmén láikàn wǒ de ma?

Did you come here just to see me?

你是个优秀的记者。

Nǐ shì gè yōuxiù de jìzhě.

You're an excellent journalist.

你是个厕所！

Nǐ shì gè cèsuǒ!

You are a toilet!

你是个坏孩子。

Nǐ shì gè huài háizi.

You're a bad child.

你是个女人。

Nǐ shì gè nǚrén.

You're a woman.

你是个好厨师。

Nǐ shì gè hǎo chúshī.

You're a good cook.

你是个好的领导人。

Nǐ shì gè hǎo de lǐngdǎorén.

You're a good leader.

你是个很棒的画家，不是吗？

Nǐ shì gè hěn bàng de huàjiā, bú shì ma?

You are a good painter, aren't you?

你是个很棒的诗人。

Nǐ shì gè hěn bàng de shīrén.

You're a great poet.

你是个真正的朋友。

Nǐ shì gè zhēnzhèng de péngyou.

You're a real friend.

你是个聪明的人。

Nǐ shì gè cōngming de rén.

You're a smart person.

你是个记者。

Nǐ shì gè jìzhě.

You're a reporter.

你是中国人吗？

Nǐ shì Zhōngguórén ma?

Are you Chinese?

你是中国人还是日本人？

Nǐ shì Zhōngguórén háishi Rìběn rén?

Are you Chinese or Japanese?

你是中学学生吗？

Nǐ shì zhōngxué xuésheng ma?

Are you a high school student?

你是什么意思？

Nǐ shì shénme yìsi?

What do you mean?

你是什么时候买的？

Nǐ shì shénme shíhou mǎi de?

When did you buy it?

你是什么时候来的？

Nǐ shì shénme shíhou lái de?

When did you get here?

你是今天买还是昨天买的？

Nǐ shì jīntiān mǎi háishi zuótiān mǎi de?

Did you buy it today or yesterday?

你是从什么渠道知道的？

Nǐ shì cóng shénme qúdào zhīdào de?

How did you find out about it?

你是从哪个国家来的？

Nǐ shì cóng nǎge guójiā lái de?

Which country are you from?

你是从哪里照的相？

Nǐ shì cóng nǎlǐ zhào de xiàng?

Where did you have your picture taken?

你是位了不起的女性。

Nǐ shì wèi liǎobùqǐ de nǚxìng.

You're a wonderful woman.

你是你自己最大的敌人。

Nǐ shì nǐ zìjǐ zuì dà de dírén.

You're your own worst enemy.

你是俄罗斯人吗？

Nǐ shì Éluósī rén ma?

Are you Russian?

你是做这份工作最好的人选。

Nǐ shì zuò zhè fèn gōngzuò zuìhǎo de rénxuǎn.

You're the best man for the job.

你是公费还是自费来的？

Nǐ shì gōngfèi háishi zìfèi lái de?

Did you come at public expense or at your own expense?

你是出差办公务，还是去旅行？

Nǐ shì chūchāi bàn gōngwù, háishi qù lǚxíng?

Are you going on a business trip for work, or traveling for fun?

你是动手能力强的人吗？

Nǐ shì dòngshǒu nénglì qiáng de rén ma?

Are you a hands-on person?

你是医生吗？

Nǐ shì yīshēng ma?

Are you a doctor?

你是单身吗？

Nǐ shì dānshēn ma?

Are you single?

你是否同意手术？

Nǐ shìfǒu tóngyì shǒushù?

Do you give your consent to the operation?

你是否有恶心呕吐的感觉。

Nǐ shìfǒu yǒu ěxīn ǒutù de gǎnjué.

Do you feel nauseous?

你是告诉我这里很安全的人。

Nǐ shì gàosu wǒ zhèlǐ hěn ānquán de rén.

You were the one who told me it was safe here.

你是和谁一起来的？

Nǐ shì hé shéi yì qǐlai de?

Who did you come with?

你是哪个族的人？

Nǐ shì nǎge zú de rén?

Which ethnic group are you from?

你是哪个省份的人？

Nǐ shì nǎge shěngfèn de rén?

Which province are you from?

你是哪儿人？

Nǐ shì nǎr rén?

Where do you come from?

你是哪国家？

Nǐ shì nǎ guójiā?

Where do you come from?

你是哪里人？

Nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén?

Where are you from?

你是哪里人呢？

Nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén ne?

Where are you from?

你是哪里的人？

Nǐ shì nǎlǐ de rén?

Where are you from?

你是唯一一个能够帮我的人。

Nǐ shì wéiyī yí gè nénggòu bāng wǒ de rén.

You're the only one who can help me.

你是唯一一个能帮助我们的人。

Nǐ shì wéiyī yí gè néng bāngzhù wǒmen de rén.

You're the only one who can help us.

你是因为我说的话而生气的吗？

Nǐ shì yīnwèi wǒ shuō de huà ér shēngqì de ma?

Are you angry because of what I said?

你是土生土长的上海人吗？

Nǐ shì tǔshēngtǔzhǎng de Shànghǎi rén ma?

Are you a native-born Shanghainese?

你是在什么时候到达的？

Nǐ shì zài shénme shíhou dàodá de?

What time did you arrive there?

你是在公园里看到他的吗？

Nǐ shì zài gōngyuán lǐ kàndào tā de ma?

Did you see him in the park? ⇒ Was in it in the park that you saw him?

你是在哪儿出生的？

Nǐ shì zài nǎr chūshēng de?

Where were you born?

你是在哪里出生的？

Nǐ shì zài nǎlǐ chūshēng de?

Where were you born?

你是在对我说吗？

Nǐ shì zài duì wǒ shuō ma?

Are you talking to me?

你是多么的美丽！

Nǐ shì duōme de měilì!

You're so beautiful!

你是大学生吗？

Nǐ shì dàxuéshēng ma?

Are you a college student?

你是大学生还是研究生？

Nǐ shì dàxuéshēng háishi yánjiūshēng?

Are you an undergraduate or a postgraduate student?

你是她的女儿。

Nǐ shì tā de nǚ'ér.

You're her daughters.

你是委员会中的成员吗？

Nǐ shì wěiyuánhuì zhōng de chéngyuán ma?

Are you on the committee?

你是学生吗？

Nǐ shì xuésheng ma?

Are you a student?

你是学生还是老师？

Nǐ shì xuésheng háishi lǎoshī?

Are you a teacher or a student?

你是安全的。

Nǐ shì ānquán de.

You're safe.

你是对的吗？

Nǐ shì duì de ma?

Were you right?

你是带着相机去吗？

Nǐ shì dàizhe xiàngjī qù ma?

Are you bringing your camera?

你是德国人，不是吗？

Nǐ shì Déguórén, bú shì ma?

You're German, aren't you?

你是德国人吗？

Nǐ shì Déguórén ma?

Are you German?

你是怎么去上学的？

Nǐ shì zěnme qù shàngxué de?

How do you go to school?

你是怎么学会说话的？

Nǐ shì zěnme xuéhuì shuōhuà de?

How did you learn to speak?

你是怎么完成的？

Nǐ shì zěnme wánchéng de?

How did you accomplish this?

你是怎么成为一名警察的？

Nǐ shì zěnme chéngwéi yì míng jǐngchá de?

How did you become a police officer?

你是怎么搞到这笔钱的？

Nǐ shì zěnme gǎo dào zhè bǐ qián de?

How did you come by the money?

你是怎么来到这里的？

Nǐ shì zěnme láidào zhèlǐ de?

How did you come here?

你是怎么知道的？

Nǐ shì zěnme zhīdào de?

How did you come to know it?

你是怎么称呼你父亲的呢？

Nǐ shì zěnme chēnghu nǐ fùqīn de ne?

What do you call your father?

你是怎么腌制这块肉的？

Nǐ shì zěnme yānzhì zhèkuài ròu de?

How did you marinate this piece of meat?

你是怎么认识他的？

Nǐ shì zěnme rènshi tā de?

How did you get to know him?

你是怎么认识她的？

Nǐ shì zěnme rènshi tā de?

How did you come to know her?

你是怎么进来的？

Nǐ shì zěnme jìnlái de?

How did you get in here?

你是怎样庆祝生日的？

Nǐ shì zěnyàng qìngzhù shēngrì de?

How did you celebrate your birthday?