Chinese example sentences

英语是第三节。

Yīngyǔ shì dìsān jié.

English is third period.

英语是被许多人使用。

Yīngyǔ shì bèi xǔduō rén shǐyòng.

English is used by many people.

英语课在八时半开始了。

Yīngyǔ kè zài bā shí bàn kāishǐle.

The English lesson started at 8:30.

草为什么是绿色的？

Cǎo wèishénme shì lǜsè de?

Why is grass green?

草儿为什么是绿色的？

Cǎo ér wèishénme shì lǜsè de?

Why is grass green?

草已长了根。

Cǎo yǐ zhǎngle gēn.

The grass has grown roots.

莫斯科是俄罗斯的首都。

Mòsīkē shì Éluósī de shǒudū.

Moscow is the capital of Russia.

葡萄要先洗一洗再吃。

Pútao yào xiān xǐ yì xǐ zài chī.

We should wash the grapes before we eat them.

蒙古国夹在俄罗斯和中国之间。

Měnggǔguó jiā zài Éluósī hé Zhōngguó zhījiān.

Mongolia is sandwiched between Russia and China.

虽然天气很冷，但我还是出去了。

Suīrán tiānqì hěn lěng, dàn wǒ háishi chūqùle.

Though it was very cold, I went out.

虽然时间好早，天气已经热了。

Suīrán shíjiān hǎo zǎo, tiānqì yǐjīng rè le.

Although it was still early, it was already hot outside.

蛇年开始了。

Shé nián kāishǐle.

The year of the snake has begun.

蛇把我咬了。

Shé bǎ wǒ yǎole.

The snake bit me.

蛋是圆的不是方的。

Dàn shì yuán de bú shì fāng de.

Eggs are round, not square.

蛋是按打卖的。

Dàn shì àn dǎ mài de.

Eggs are sold by the dozen.

蛋的价格正在上涨。

Dàn de jiàgé zhèngzài shàngzhǎng.

The price of eggs is going up.

行与行之间多留些空间。

Xíng yǔ xíng zhījiān duō liú xiē kōngjiān.

Leave more space between the lines.

行，你赢了。

Xíng, nǐ yíngle.

OK, you win.

被拒绝是痛苦的。

Bèi jùjué shì tòngkǔ de.

Being rejected is painful.

西班牙语比德语简单多了。

Xībānyáyǔ bǐ Déyǔ jiǎndān duō le.

Spanish is much easier than German.

西藏的好水就是世界的好水。

Xīzàng de hǎo shuǐ jiùshì shìjiè de hǎo shuǐ.

Good water for Tibet is good water for the world.

西西里是一座岛。

Xīxīlǐ shì yí zuò dǎo.

Sicily is an island.

要努力完成计划。

Yào nǔlì wánchéng jìhuà.

We must work hard to complete the project.

要去博物馆，你就得乘那辆车。

Yào qù bówùguǎn, nǐ jiù děi chéng nà liàng chē.

You have to get on that bus to go to the museum.

要听几个小时吗？

Yào tīng jǐ ge xiǎoshí ma?

For how many hours do I have to listen?

要听老师的话。

Yào tīng lǎoshī dehuà.

Obey your teachers.

要多长时间？

Yào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long would it take?

要完成实验，三个月太短了。

Yào wánchéng shíyàn, sān gè yuè tài duǎnle.

Three months is too short a time to finish the experiment.

要小心那些说自己客观的人。

Yào xiǎoxīn nèixiē shuō zìjǐ kèguān de rén.

Beware of anyone who claims objectivity.

要怪，就怪他！

Yào guài, jiù guài tā!

It is he who is to blame.

要我解释给你听是不可能的。

Yào wǒ jiěshì gěi nǐ tīng shì bù kěnéng de.

It's impossible for me to explain it to you.

要掌握法语一点都不容易。

Yào zhǎngwò Fǎyǔ yìdiǎn dōu bù róngyì.

It's not easy to master French at all.

要改变历史是很难的。

Yào gǎibiàn lìshǐ shì hěn nán de.

Changing history is difficult.

要是他不同意，他就会说。

Yàoshi tā bù tóngyì, tā jiù huì shuō.

If he doesn't agree, he'll say.

要是他们没有发现，就没问题了。

Yàoshi tāmen méiyǒu fāxiàn, jiù méi wèntí le.

If they hadn't noticed, there wouldn't have been any problems.

要是他有参加这场会议就好了。

Yàoshi tā yǒu cānjiā zhè chǎng huìyì jiù hǎole.

I wish he had attended the meeting.

要是你不喜欢，就不吃。

Yàoshi nǐ bù xǐhuan, jiù bùchī.

If you don't like it, then don't eat it.

要是你不喜欢，就别吃。

Yàoshi nǐ bù xǐhuan, jiù bié chī.

If you don't like it, then don't eat it.

要是你不还给他，他就会生气！

Yàoshi nǐ bù huán gěi tā, tā jiù huì shēngqì!

If you don't give it back to him, he'll be angry!

要是你告诉过我就好了。

Yàoshi nǐ gàosuguo wǒ jiù hǎole.

I wish you had told me that.

要是你和我们一起来就好了。

Yàoshi nǐ hé wǒmen yì qǐlai jiù hǎole.

I wish you had come with us.

要是你能在那里就好了。

Yàoshi nǐ néng zài nàli jiù hǎole.

I wish you could have been there.

要是卖完了，就算了。

Yàoshi màiwánle, jiùsuànle.

If it's sold out, then just forget it.

要是去北京的话，一定要看一下天安门广场。

Yàoshi qù Běijīng dehuà, yídìng yào kàn yíxià Tiān'ānménguǎngchǎng.

If you go to Beijing, definitely have a look at Tiananmen Square.

要是天气不好就算了吧。

Yàoshi tiānqì bù hǎo jiùsuànle ba.

If the weather's not good then let's just forget it.

要是我们早十分钟到的话，我们就能赶上飞机了。

Yàoshi wǒmen zǎo shí fēnzhōng dào dehuà, wǒmen jiù néng gǎnshàng fēijī le.

If we'd arrived ten minutes earlier, we would've made it onto the plane.

要是我们赢了这场比赛就好了。

Yàoshi wǒmen yíngle zhè chǎng bǐsài jiù hǎole.

I wish we had won the game.

要是我会说西班牙语就好了。

Yàoshi wǒ huì shuō Xībānyáyǔ jiù hǎole.

I wish I could have spoken Spanish.

要是我很忙的话，我可能就会迟到的。

Yàoshi wǒ hěn máng dehuà, wǒ kěnéng jiù huì chídào de.

If I am busy then I may arrive late.

要是我很有钱的话，我就会到处去旅游。

Yàoshi wǒ hěn yǒuqián dehuà, wǒ jiù huì dàochù qù lǚyóu.

If I were rich, I would go travelling all over the place.

要是我是你，我就会去。

Yàoshi wǒ shì nǐ, wǒ jiù huì qù.

If I were you, I would go.

要是我知道就好了。

Yàoshi wǒ zhīdào jiù hǎole.

I wish I knew.

要是我说“不”呢？

Yàoshi wǒ shuō“bù”ne?

And what if I say "no"?

要是有东西坏了呢？

Yàoshi yǒu dōngxi huàile ne?

What if something gets broken?

要是能去日本就好了。

Yàoshi néng qù Rìběn jiù hǎole.

I wish I could go to Japan.

要是脸书上没有你，你就不存在！

Yàoshi Liǎnshū shàng méiyǒu nǐ, nǐ jiù bù cúnzài!

If you're not on Facebook, you don't exist!

要是那样的话，跟我说一声。

Yàoshi nàyàng dehuà, gēn wǒ shuō yìshēng.

If that happens, let me know.

要是雨停了该多好！

Yàoshi yǔ tíngle gāi duō hǎo!

If only the rain would stop.

要永远为明天努力！

Yào yǒngyuǎn wèi míngtiān nǔlì!

Always work hard for tomorrow!

要没时间了。

Yào méi shíjiān le.

Time is running out.

要申请的话，你得亲自去。

Yào shēnqǐng dehuà, nǐ děi qīnzì qù.

In order to apply, you have to go in person.

要等它踢完啊，有一点时间啦！

Yào děng tā tī wán a, yǒu yìdiǎn shíjiān la!

We've got to wait for them to finish playing - there's still a while to go!

要花很多钱。

Yào huā hěn duō qián.

This is going to be very expensive.

要训练狗并不简单。

Yào xùnliàn gǒu bìng bù jiǎndān.

It is not easy to train dogs.

见到你真好。

Jiàndào nǐ zhēn hǎo.

Nice to see you.

见到她我很高兴。

Jiàndào tā wǒ hěn gāoxìng.

I am glad to see her.

警察帮了我们一个大忙。

Jǐngchá bāngle wǒmen yí gè dàmáng.

The police helped us a lot.

计划突然改变。

Jìhuà tūrán gǎibiàn.

There was a sudden change of plan.

计划被执行了。

Jìhuà bèi zhíxíngle.

The plan was carried out.

认识他的人都爱他。

Rènshi tā de rén dōu ài tā.

He was loved by everyone that knew him.

认识你们，我很高兴。

Rènshi nǐmen, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.

I am very glad to know you.

认识你自己。

Rènshi nǐ zìjǐ.

Know yourself.

认识您很高兴。

Rènshi nín hěn gāoxìng.

I'm very happy to make your acquaintance.

讨论讨论吧。

Tǎolùn-tǎolùn ba.

Let's discuss it.

讨论这个问题的时候，应该对这两个概念加以区别。

Tǎolùn zhège wèntí de shíhou, yīnggāi duì zhè liǎng gè gàiniàn jiāyǐ qūbié.

When discussing this issue, one ought to distinguish between these two concepts.

让他一个人待着。

Ràng tā yí gè rén dàizhe.

Leave him alone.

让他上来。

Ràng tā shànglái.

Make him come up.

让他们决定。

Ràng tāmen juédìng.

Let them decide.

让他们向我们学习。

Ràng tāmen xiàng wǒmen xuéxí.

Let them learn from us.

让他们自己决定吧。

Ràng tāmen zìjǐ juédìng ba.

Let them decide for themselves.

让他们闹去。

Ràng tāmen nào qù.

Let them have their fun.

让他说他想说的话。

Ràng tā shuō tā xiǎng shuō dehuà.

Let him say what he wants.

让台湾成为台湾。

Ràng Táiwān chéngwéi Táiwān.

Let Taiwan be Taiwan.

让我一个人去。

Ràng wǒ yí gè rén qù.

Let me go alone.

让我一个人待着。

Ràng wǒ yí gè rén dàizhe.

Leave me alone.

让我为你做这件事！

Ràng wǒ wèi nǐ zuò zhè jiàn shì!

Let me do this for you.

让我为您做这件事！

Ràng wǒ wèi nín zuò zhè jiàn shì!

Let me do this for you.

让我介绍你认识村田先生。

Ràng wǒ jièshào nǐ rènshi Cūntián xiānsheng.

Let me introduce you to Mr. Murata.

让我介绍我父母给你认识。

Ràng wǒ jièshào wǒ fùmǔ gěi nǐ rènshi.

Let me introduce my parents to you.

让我们从第30页开始。

Ràng wǒmen cóng dì sānshí yè kāishǐ.

Let's begin at page 30.

让我们休息一会儿。

Ràng wǒmen xiūxi yíhuìr.

Let's take a short break.

让我们休息10分钟。

Ràng wǒmen xiūxi shí fēnzhōng.

Let's take a ten-minute break.

让我们保持联系。

Ràng wǒmen bǎochí liánxì.

Let's keep in touch.

让我们先看一下再说。

Ràng wǒmen xiān kàn yíxià zàishuō.

Let's just have a look first.

让我们再次做那个。

Ràng wǒmen zàicì zuò nàge.

Let's do that once again.

让我们去看电影。

Ràng wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng.

Let's go to a movie.

让我们和他们讨论这个问题吧。

Ràng wǒmen hé tāmen tǎolùn zhège wèntí ba.

Let's discuss the problem with them.

让我们回到第三课。

Ràng wǒmen huídào dìsān kè.

Let's turn back to the third lesson.

让我们回去。

Ràng wǒmen huíqu.

Let us back in.

让我们回家吧。

Ràng wǒmen huíjiā ba.

Let us go home.