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医院新来了一位看护。

Yīyuàn xīn láile yí wèi kānhù.

The hospital has a new nurse.
医院来了几个新实习生。

Yīyuàn láile jǐ ge xīn shíxísheng.

A few new interns have arrived at the hospital.
医院正在建立新的管理体系。

Yīyuàn zhèngzài jiànlì xīn de guǎnlǐ tǐxì.

The hospital is building a new management system.
医院的儿科在三楼。

Yīyuàn de érkē zài sān lóu.

The hospital's pediatrics department is on the third floor.
医院的药房在一楼左边。

Yīyuàn de yàofáng zài yì lóu zuǒbian.

The hospital dispensary is on the left side of the first floor.
医院要保证不间断供电。

Yīyuàn yào bǎozhèng bú jiànduàn gōngdiàn.

A hospital must have an uninterrupted power supply.
医院请了三位专家来会诊。

Yīyuàn qǐngle sān wèi zhuānjiā lái huìzhěn.

The hospital invited three specialists to consult on the case.
医院里今天看病的人很多。

Yīyuàn lǐ jīntiān kànbìng de rén hěn duō.

There are a lot of people seeing doctors at the hospital today.
医院里的护士日夜照顾着病人。

Yīyuàn lǐ de hùshi rìyè zhàoguzhe bìngrén.

The nurses in the hospital care for patients around the clock.
医院里的护士正在护理病人。

Yīyuàn lǐ de hùshi zhèngzài hùlǐ bìngrén.

The nurses in the hospital are caring for patients.
十七十八无丑女

shíqī shíbā wú chǒu nǚ

at seventeen or eighteen there is no ugly girl
十个人十个性

shí gè rén shí gè xìng

ten people, ten personalities
十个嘴把式，顶不住一个手把式

shí gè zuǐ bǎshì, dǐng búzhù yí gè shǒubàshi

ten men skilled with their mouths can't match one man skilled with his hands
十个指头不一般齐

shí gè zhǐtou bù yìbān qí

ten fingers are not all the same length
十个指头咬着都疼

shí gè zhǐtou yǎozhe dōu téng

bite any of the ten fingers and it hurts
十事半通，不如一事精通

shí shì bàntōng, bùrú yíshì jīngtōng

half-knowing ten things is worse than mastering one
十二岁的孩子进敬老院，享福享得太早了

shí'èr suì de háizi jìn jìnglǎoyuàn, xiǎngfú xiǎng de tài zǎole

a twelve-year-old moving into a retirement home: enjoying comfort far too early
十五个吊桶打水，七上八下

shíwǔ gè diàotǒng dǎ shuǐ, qīshàngbāxià

fifteen buckets drawing water: seven going up, eight going down
十五块布头儿做衣服，七拼八凑

shíwǔ kuài bù tóur zuò yīfu, qīpīnbācòu

making clothes from fifteen scraps of cloth: seven pieced, eight patched together
十位选手将角逐最后的金牌。

Shíwèi xuǎnshǒu jiāng juézhú zuìhòu de jīnpái.

Ten athletes will contest the final gold medal.
十八岁的姑娘当媒人，人不说你，你还说人

shíbā suì de gūniang dāng méiren, rén bù shuō nǐ, nǐ hái shuō rén

an eighteen-year-old girl acting as matchmaker: nobody has matched you, yet you match others
十冬腊月吃冰棍儿，透心儿凉

shídōnglàyuè chī bīnggùnr, tòuxīn ér liáng

eating an ice lolly in the depths of winter: cold right through the heart
十冬腊月生的，冻手冻脚

shídōnglàyuè shēng de, dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo

born in the coldest depths of winter: freezing hands, freezing feet
十减二等于八。

Shí jiǎn èr děngyú bā.

Subtract two from ten and you have eight.
十分钟以后，他就走了。

Shí fēnzhōng yǐhòu, tā jiù zǒule.

He left ten minutes later.
十句好话顶不上一句丑话

shí jù hǎohuà dǐng bú shàng yíjù chǒuhuà

ten kind words don't outweigh one ugly word
十句谚语九句真

shí jù yànyǔ jiǔ jù zhēn

of ten proverbs, nine are true
十只橘猫九只胖。

Shí zhī jú māo jiǔ zhī pàng.

Out of ten orange cats, nine are fat.
十和田湖以它的美丽闻名。

Shí Hétián hú yǐ tā de měilì wénmíng.

Lake Towada is famous for its beauty.
十字路口出了车祸。

Shízìlùkǒu chūle chēhuò.

There's been an accident at the crossroads.
十层单当不得一层棉

shí céng dān dāng bùdé yìcéng mián

ten layers of thin cloth can't equal one layer of padding
十岁时他就成了孤儿。

Shí suì shí tā jiù chéng le gū'ér.

He became an orphan when he was ten.
十年之后我看到了他。

Shínián zhīhòu wǒ kàndàole tā.

I saw him after ten years.
十年前他来到了中国。

Shínián qián tā láidàole Zhōngguó.

He arrived in China ten years ago.
十年前这里盛行骑自行车。

Shínián qián zhèlǐ shèngxíng qí zìxíngchē.

Ten years ago, riding bicycles was prevalent here.
十年后，我们的城市将改变许多。

Shínián hòu, wǒmen de chéngshì jiāng gǎibiàn xǔduō.

In ten years our town will change a lot.
十年是一段漫长的岁月。

Shínián shì yíduàn màncháng de suìyuè.

Ten years is a really long period of time.
十年是很长的时间。

Shínián shì hěn cháng de shíjiān.

Ten years is a long time.
十年来，他靠父亲的救济生存。

Shínián lái, tā kào fùqīn de jiùjì shēngcún.

He's been living off his father's financial support for ten years now.
十年树木，百年树人

shíniánshùmù, bǎiniánshùrén

ten years to grow a tree, a hundred years to grow a person
十年的野猪，老虎的食

shínián de yězhū, lǎohǔ de shí

a ten-year-old wild boar: the tiger's food
十年窗下无人问，一举成名天下闻

shíniánchuāngxiàwúrénwèn, yìjǔchéngmíng tiānxià wén

ten years at the window and nobody asks; one success and the whole world hears
十月怀胎，一朝分娩

shíyuèhuáitāi, yìzhāo fēnmiǎn

ten months of pregnancy, then delivery in a single day
十月的桑叶，没人采

shíyuè de Sāngyè, méi rén cǎi

mulberry leaves in the tenth month: nobody picks them
十步之内，必有芳草

shíbùzhīnèi, bìyǒufāngcǎo

within ten paces there must be fragrant grass
十点开始上课。

Shí diǎn kāishǐ shàngkè.

Lessons begin at ten.
十磨九难出好人

shí mó jiǔnàn chū hǎo rén

ten grindings and nine hardships produce a good person
十里没真信

shí lǐ méi zhēn xìn

over ten li there is no true news
十里高山望平原，往远处看

shí lǐ gāoshān wàng píngyuán, wǎng yuǎnchù kàn

looking at the plain from a ten-li mountain: looking into the distance
十间房屋被烧毁了。

Shí jiān fángwū bèi shāohuǐle.

Ten houses were burned down.
十除以三等于三，余一。

Shí chúyǐ sān děngyú sān, yú yī.

Ten divided by three is three, with a remainder of one.
千万不要忘记带教科书。

Qiānwàn búyào wàngjì dài jiàokēshū.

You must not forget your schoolbooks.
千万不要自杀。

Qiānwàn búyào zìshā.

Never try to die.
千万别买劣质的充电器！

Qiānwàn bié mǎi lièzhì de chōngdiànqì!

Whatever you do, don't buy a shoddy charger!
千万别误会我的意思。

Qiānwàn bié wùhuì wǒ de yìsi.

Please don't misunderstand me.
千丈麻绳总要有一个结

qiānzhàng máshéng zǒng yào yǒu yí gè jié

a thousand-zhang hemp rope must still have an end knot
千人千品，万人万相

qiān rén qiānpǐn, wàn rén wàn xiàng

a thousand people, a thousand characters; ten thousand people, ten thousand faces
千人所指，无病而死

qiānrénsuǒzhǐ, wú bìng ér sǐ

when a thousand people point at you, you die even without illness
千军易得，一将难求

qiānjūnyìdé, yíjiàngnánqiú

a thousand soldiers are easy to get; one general is hard to find
千夜做贼一夜穷

qiān yè zuò zéi yí yè qióng

a thousand nights as a thief, one night of poverty
千层底儿做腮帮子，好厚的脸皮

qiāncéngdǐ ér zuò sāibāngzi, hǎo hòu de liǎnpí

making a cheek from a thousand-layer sole: what thick skin
千年不断亲

qiānnián búduàn qīn

a thousand years won't sever kinship
千年大道走成河

qiānnián dàdào zǒu chéng hé

a thousand-year-old road, walked until it becomes a river
千年的松树，六月的芭蕉，粗枝大叶

qiānnián de sōngshù, liùyuè de bājiāo, cūzhīdàyè

a thousand-year pine, a banana plant in June: coarse branches, big leaves
千年纸墨会说话

qiānnián zhǐmò huì shuōhuà

paper and ink of a thousand years can speak
千招要会，一招要好

qiān zhāo yào huì, yìzhāo yào hǎo

know a thousand moves, but be really good at one
千日练兵一日用

qiānrì liànbīng yírì yòng

train soldiers a thousand days, use them for one day
千日行善，善犹不足；一日行恶，恶自有余

qiānrì xíngshàn, shàn yóu bùzú; yírì xíng è, è zì yǒuyú

a thousand days of doing good is still not enough good; one day of doing evil is already more than enough evil
千般易学，一窍难通

qiānbān yìxué, yí qiào nán tōng

a thousand things easy to learn, one key point hard to grasp
千虚不如一实

qiān xū bùrú yì shí

a thousand empty things are not as good as one real thing
千行万行，庄稼是头一行

qiān háng wàn háng, zhuāngjia shì tóu yìxíng

a thousand trades, ten thousand trades, farming is the first
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴

qiānlǐzhīdī, kuìyúyǐxué

a dike a thousand li long collapses through an ant hole
千里之行，始于足下

qiānlǐzhīxíng, shǐyúzúxià

a journey of a thousand li begins beneath your feet
千里姻缘一线牵

qiānlǐyīnyuányíxiànqiān

a marriage a thousand li away is pulled together by one thread
千里搭长棚，没有个不散的筵席

qiānlǐ dā cháng péng, méiyǒu ge bú sàn de yánxí

a thousand-li awning, no feast that doesn't end
千里能相会，必是有缘人

qiānlǐ néng xiānghuì, bì shì yǒuyuán rén

if people can meet from a thousand li apart, they must be fated to be together
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情义重

qiānlǐsòng'émáo, lǐ qīng qíngyì zhòng

sending a goose feather a thousand li: the gift is light, the feeling heavy
千金之裘，非一狐之腋

qiānjīnzhīqiú, fēiyìhúzhīyè

a fur coat worth a thousand gold isn't made from one fox's armpit
千金念白四两唱

qiānjīn niànbái sì liǎng chàng

a thousand gold pieces for spoken lines, four ounces for singing
千金易得，知音难求

qiānjīn yì dé, zhīyīn nán qiú

a thousand gold pieces are easy to get; a true soulmate is hard to find
千金难买一口气

qiānjīnnánmǎi yìkǒuqì

a thousand gold pieces can't buy one breath
千金难买信得过

qiānjīnnánmǎi xìndeguò

a thousand gold pieces can't buy being trusted
千金难买回头看

qiānjīnnánmǎi huítóu kàn

a thousand gold pieces can't buy a look back
千金难买好音讯

qiānjīnnánmǎi hǎo yīnxùn

a thousand gold can hardly buy good news
千金难买心中愿

qiānjīnnánmǎi xīnzhōng yuàn

a thousand gold pieces can't buy what the heart wishes
千锤打锣，一锤定音

qiānchuídǎluó, yìchuídìngyīn

a thousand blows on a gong, one blow fixes the note
千防万防，家贼难防

qiān fáng wàn fáng, jiāzéinánfáng

guard a thousand ways, a thief in the family is hard to guard against
千阵万阵，难买头阵

qiān zhèn wàn zhèn, nán mǎi tóuzhèn

of a thousand battles, ten thousand battles, none is worth as much as the first battle
千高万高，人心最高

qiān gāo wàn gāo, rénxīn zuìgāo

a thousand heights, ten thousand heights, the human heart is the highest
升华是一种物理现象。

Shēnghuá shì yìzhǒng wùlǐ xiànxiàng.

Sublimation is a physical phenomenon.
午夜了，你怎么还不睡？

Wǔyè le, nǐ zěnme hái bú shuì?

It's midnight, so why aren't you asleep yet?
午餐时间到了。

Wǔcān shíjiān dàole.

It's lunch time.
午餐送到了。

Wǔcān sòng dàole.

Lunch is on.
半决赛什么时候开始？

Bànjuésài shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When does the semi-final start?
半夜吃夜宵对身体不好。

Bànyè chī yèxiāo duì shēntǐ bù hǎo.

Eating a midnight snack in the middle of the night is bad for your health.
半夜摸黄瓜，不知头尾

bànyè mō huángguā, bùzhī tóuwěi

groping for a cucumber at midnight: can't tell the head from the tail
半夜楼下有动静，我起来看看。

Bànyè lóuxià yǒu dòngjìng, wǒ qǐlai kànkan.

There was a noise downstairs in the middle of the night, so I got up to look.
半夜楼下的警报突然响了。

Bànyè lóuxià de jǐngbào tūrán xiǎng le.

In the middle of the night, the alarm downstairs suddenly went off.
半夜的小区里鸦雀无声。

Bànyè de xiǎoqū lǐ yāquèwúshēng.

The neighborhood is completely silent in the middle of the night.
半夜被吵醒，他非常气愤。

Bànyè bèi chǎoxǐng, tā fēicháng qìfèn.

Woken up in the middle of the night, he was absolutely furious.