Chinese example sentences

你认识资深的记者吗？

Nǐ rènshi zīshēn de jìzhě ma?

Do you know any veteran journalists?

你认识这个零售商吗？

Nǐ rènshi zhège língshòushāng ma?

Do you know this retailer?

你认识这家报社的主编吗？

Nǐ rènshi zhè jiā bàoshè de zhǔbiān ma?

Do you know the editor in chief of this newspaper?

你认识那个受害人吗？

Nǐ rènshi nàge shòuhàirén ma?

Do you know that victim?

你认识那部电影的制片人吗？

Nǐ rènshi nà bù diànyǐng de zhìpiànrén ma?

Do you know the producer of that movie?

你认识钱先生吗？

Nǐ rènshi qián xiānsheng ma?

Do you know Mr Qian?

你认识高先生吗？

Nǐ rènshi gāo xiānsheng ma?

Do you know Mr Gao?

你认错人了。

Nǐ rèncuò rén le.

You're confusing me with someone else.

你讨厌我吗？

Nǐ tǎoyàn wǒ ma?

Do you hate me?

你让她开你的车了？

Nǐ ràng tā kāi nǐ de chē le?

Did you let her drive your car?

你让我做不可能做到的事情。

Nǐ ràng wǒ zuò bù kěnéng zuòdào de shìqing.

You ask me to do the impossible.

你让我失望了。

Nǐ ràng wǒ shīwàngle.

You disappointed me.

你让我快乐。

Nǐ ràng wǒ kuàilè.

You make me happy.

你让我想起了你的父亲。

Nǐ ràng wǒ xiǎngqǐle nǐ de fùqīn.

You remind me of your father.

你让我想起你的兄弟。

Nǐ ràng wǒ xiǎngqǐ nǐ de xiōngdì.

You remind me of your brother.

你让我看到了一切顺利时的样子。

Nǐ ràng wǒ kàndàole yíqiè shùnlì shí de yàngzi.

You opened up my eyes to what it's like when everything is right.

你让生命活得有价值。

Nǐ ràng shēngmìng huó de yǒu jiàzhí.

You make life worth living.

你记事情的能力并不比我好多少。

Nǐ jì shìqing de nénglì bìng bù bǐ wǒ hǎo duōshǎo.

You are no better at remembering things than I am.

你记得了你父亲的生日吗？

Nǐ jìdele nǐ fùqīn de shēngrì ma?

Did you remember your father's birthday?

你记得你父亲的生日吗？

Nǐ jìde nǐ fùqīn de shēngrì ma?

Do you remember your father's birthday?

你记得她说了什么吗？

Nǐ jìde tā shuōle shénme ma?

Do you remember what she said?

你记得我们的纪念日吗？

Nǐ jìde wǒmen de jìniànrì ma?

Do you remember our anniversary?

你记得自己该买蜡烛吗？

Nǐ jìde zìjǐ gāi mǎi làzhú ma?

Did you remember that you were supposed to buy candles?

你记得这是在哪一年发生的吗？

Nǐ jìde zhè shì zài nǎ yì nián fāshēng de ma?

Do you remember which year it happened?

你记得这里去年发生了什么事吗？

Nǐ jìde zhèlǐ qùnián fāshēngle shénme shì ma?

Do you remember what happened here last year?

你记性很好。

Nǐ jìxing hěn hǎo.

You have a very good memory.

你记日记吗？

Nǐ jì rìjì ma?

Do you keep a diary?

你讲印地语吗？

Nǐ jiǎng Yìndìyǔ ma?

Do you speak Hindi?

你讲日语吗？

Nǐ jiǎng Rìyǔ ma?

Do you speak Japanese?

你讲话大声到我在一楼都听得到。

Nǐ jiǎnghuà dàshēng dào wǒ zài yì lóu dōu tīng dedào.

You speak so loudly I can even hear you on the first floor.

你试镜的时候紧张吗？

Nǐ shìjìng de shíhou jǐnzhāng ma?

Were you nervous when you auditioned?

你该上学去了，不是吗？

Nǐ gāi shàngxué qùle, bú shì ma?

It's high time you left for school, isn't it?

你该买一辆新车了。

Nǐ gāi mǎi yí liàng xīn chē le.

It's time for you to buy a new car.

你该买辆新车了。

Nǐ gāi mǎi liàng xīn chē le.

You should get yourself a new car now.

你该减肥了，因为你太胖了。

Nǐ gāi jiǎnféile, yīnwèi nǐ tài pàngle.

You should lose weight, because you are too fat.

你该向同事取长补短。

Nǐ gāi xiàng tóngshì qǔchángbǔduǎn.

You should learn from your colleagues' strengths to improve your weak points.

你该向经理要求加薪了。

Nǐ gāi xiàng jīnglǐ yāoqiú jiāxīn le.

You should ask your manager for a raise.

你该听你父母的话。

Nǐ gāi tīng nǐ fùmǔ de huà.

You should obey your parents.

你该听妈妈的话。

Nǐ gāi tīng māma de huà.

You ought to listen to your mother.

你该告诉他真相。

Nǐ gāi gàosu tā zhēnxiàng.

You should tell him the truth.

你该多吃点。

Nǐ gāi duō chī diǎn.

Have some more.

你该好好孝顺你奶奶。

Nǐ gāi hǎohǎo xiàoshùn nǐ nǎinai.

You should treat your grandmother with proper filial respect.

你该学得更多。

Nǐ gāi xué de gèng duō.

You must study more.

你该安静几天。

Nǐ gāi ānjìng jǐtiān.

You must keep quiet for a few days.

你该打扫你的房间。

Nǐ gāi dǎsǎo nǐ de fángjiān.

You have to clean your room.

你该把事实说出来。

Nǐ gāi bǎ shìshí shuō chūlái.

You should tell the truth.

你该拿他当榜样。

Nǐ gāi ná tā dāng bǎngyàng.

You should learn from his example.

你该摆脱你的坏习惯。

Nǐ gāi bǎituō nǐ de huài xíguàn.

You must rid yourself of bad habits.

你该早一点来的。

Nǐ gāi zǎo yìdiǎn lái de.

You should have come a little earlier.

你该早一点起床。

Nǐ gāi zǎo yìdiǎn qǐchuáng.

You must get up a little earlier.

你该理发了。

Nǐ gāi lǐfàle.

You should get your hair cut.

你该留在车里。

Nǐ gāi liú zài chē lǐ.

You should have stayed in the car.

你该知道这事。

Nǐ gāi zhīdào zhè shì.

You should know this.

你该结束这种愚蠢的行为了。

Nǐ gāi jiéshù zhèzhǒng yúchǔn de xíngwéile.

You must put an end to this foolish behavior.

你该考虑他的年纪。

Nǐ gāi kǎolǜ tā de niánjì.

You must take his age into account.

你该趁热打铁，马上去复习。

Nǐ gāi chènrèdǎtiě, mǎshàng qù fùxí.

You should strike while the iron is hot and go review right now.

你该过来的。

Nǐ gāi guòlái de.

You should come over.

你该选择个安全的密码。

Nǐ gāi xuǎnzé gè ānquán de mìmǎ.

You should choose a strong password!

你说一套做一套。

Nǐ shuō yítào zuò yítào.

You say one thing and then act just the opposite.

你说不定知道他的名字？

Nǐ shuōbúdìng zhīdào tā de míngzi?

Do you happen to know his name?

你说世界语，是不是？

Nǐ shuō Shìjièyǔ, shìbúshì?

You speak Esperanto, don't you?

你说了。

Nǐ shuōle.

You've said it. / You said.

你说了什么？

Nǐ shuōle shénme?

What did you say?

你说什么我也不会改变主意的。

Nǐ shuō shénme wǒ yě búhuì gǎibiàn zhǔyi de.

No matter what you may say, I will not change my mind.

你说你叫什么名字？

Nǐ shuō nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

What did you say your name was?

你说你有重要新闻。

Nǐ shuō nǐ yǒu zhòngyào xīnwén.

You said you had important news.

你说土耳其语吗？

Nǐ shuō Tǔ'ěrqíyǔ ma?

Do you speak Turkish?

你说太多了。

Nǐ shuō tài duō le.

You talk too much.

你说完了吗？

Nǐ shuō wánle ma?

Are you done talking?

你说得你好像什么都知道似的。

Nǐ shuō de nǐ hǎoxiàng shénme dōu zhīdào shìde.

You talk as if you knew everything.

“你说得太多了，”他说道。

“Nǐ shuō de tài duō le,” tā shuōdào.

"You talk too much," he said.

你说得完全正确。

Nǐ shuō de wánquán zhèngquè.

All that you say is perfectly correct.

你说得很对。

Nǐ shuō de hěn duì.

You are quite right.

你说得很诚恳，我相信你。

Nǐ shuō de hěn chéngkěn, wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ.

You're being so honest that I believe you.

你说得我馋死了！

Nǐ shuō de wǒ chán sǐle!

The way you describe it makes me drool.

你说得真动听，可我不信。

Nǐ shuō de zhēn dòngtīng, kě wǒ bú xìn.

You make it sound so nice, but I don't believe it.

你说得真快。

Nǐ shuō de zhēn kuài.

You're talking fast.

你说得绘声绘色，像亲眼见过！

Nǐ shuō de huìshēnghuìsè, xiàng qīn yǎnjiàn guo!

You tell it so vividly, as if you had seen it with your own eyes!

你说得这么玄，到底是什么意思？

Nǐ shuō de zhème xuán, dàodǐ shì shénme yìsi?

You're making it sound so cryptic. What exactly do you mean?

你说得非常好。

Nǐ shuō de fēicháng hǎo.

You said it very well.

你说德语吗？

Nǐ shuō Déyǔ ma?

Do you speak German?

你说德语或英语吗？

Nǐ shuō Déyǔ huò Yīngyǔ ma?

Do you speak German or English?

你说意大利语吗？

Nǐ shuō Yìdàlìyǔ ma?

Do you speak Italian?

你说普通话不好的包括你自己。

Nǐ shuō pǔtōnghuà bù hǎo de bāokuò nǐ zìjǐ.

You yourself belong to this group of people that you're talking about - the one that doesn't speak standard Mandarin well.

你说有几个？

Nǐ shuō yǒu jǐ ge?

How many did you say there were?

你说法语或者英语吗？

Nǐ shuō Fǎyǔ huòzhě Yīngyǔ ma?

Do you speak French or English?

你说的不是真的。

Nǐ shuō de bú shì zhēnde.

What you said is not true.

你说的完全正确！

Nǐ shuō de wánquán zhèngquè!

What you've said is completely correct.

你说的家人，是广义的吗？

Nǐ shuō de jiārén, shì guǎngyì de ma?

When you say family, do you mean it in the general sense?

你说的我深有同感。

Nǐ shuō de wǒ shēn yǒu tónggǎn.

I feel exactly the same about what you said.

你说的是什么？

Nǐ shuō de shì shénme?

What are you talking about?

你说的没有意义。

Nǐ shuō de méiyǒu yìyì.

What you are saying does not make sense.

你说的没有道理。

Nǐ shuō de méiyǒu dàoli.

What you said does not make sense.

你说的话在逻辑上有问题。

Nǐ shuō de huà zài luóji shàng yǒu wèntí.

What you're saying isn't logical.

你说的话没有道理。

Nǐ shuō de huà méiyǒu dàoli.

What you are saying does not make sense.

你说的这个理由不成立。

Nǐ shuō de zhège lǐyóu bù chénglì.

The reason you gave doesn't hold up.

你说的问题，恰恰是我担心的。

Nǐ shuō de wèntí, qiàqià shì wǒ dānxīn de.

The problem you mentioned is exactly what I'm worried about.

你说英语别人能懂吗？

Nǐ shuō Yīngyǔ biéren néng dǒng ma?

Can you make yourself understood in English?

你说英语吗？

Nǐ shuō Yīngyǔ ma?

Do you speak English?

你说话带口音吗？

Nǐ shuōhuà dài kǒuyin ma?

Do you speak with an accent?