Chinese example sentences

堵着耳朵偷铃铛，自己欺骗自己

dǔzhe ěrduo tōu língdang, zìjǐ qīpiàn zìjǐ

stopping one's ears to steal a bell: deceiving oneself

堵车在所难免，你早点出门吧。

Dǔchē zàisuǒnánmiǎn, nǐ zǎodiǎn chūmén ba.

Traffic jams are unavoidable, so leave home a bit earlier.

堵车是他们吵架的导火索。

Dǔchē shì tāmen chǎojià de dǎohuǒsuǒ.

The traffic jam was what set off their quarrel.

堵车耽搁了我半个小时。

Dǔchē dāngele wǒ bànge xiǎoshí.

The traffic jam held me up for half an hour.

塑料代替了许多传统的原料。

Sùliào dàitìle xǔduō chuántǒng de yuánliào.

Plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials.

塑料很难在土里分解。

Sùliào hěn nán zài tǔ lǐ fēnjiě.

Plastic is very hard to decompose in the soil.

塔尖上亮相，姿态高

tǎjiān shang liàngxiàng, zītài gāo

striking a pose on top of a pagoda: a high bearing

塔尖上开天窗，眼眶子高

tǎjiān shang kāitiānchuāng, yǎnkuàngzigāo

a skylight at the top of a pagoda: the eye socket is high

塘怕渗漏，人怕引诱

táng pà shènlòu, rén pà yǐnyòu

a pond fears seepage, a person fears temptation

塘里无鱼虾也贵

táng li wú yúxiā yě guì

when the pond has no fish, even shrimp are dear

塞外的风光和江南很不一样。

Sàiwài de fēngguāng hé Jiāngnán hěn bù yíyàng.

The scenery beyond the Great Wall is very different from that south of the Yangtze.

塞翁失马的故事你听过吗？

Sàiwēngshīmǎ de gùshi nǐ tīngguo ma?

Have you heard the story of the old man who lost his horse?

填上你的姓名和地址。

Tián shàng nǐ de xìngmíng hé dìzhǐ.

Fill in your name and address.

填地址时别忘了写邮编。

Tián dìzhǐ shí bié wàngle xiě yóubiān.

Don't forget to write the zip code when you fill in the address.

境外旅客入境时，需要出示护照。

Jìngwài lǚkè rùjìng shí, xūyào chūshì hùzhào.

Travelers from abroad need to show their passports when entering the country.

墓前放着一束白花。

Mù qián fàngzhe yíshù báihuā.

A bunch of white flowers lay in front of the grave.

墓碑上刻着他的名字。

Mùbēi shàng kèzhe tā de míngzi.

His name is carved on the gravestone.

墓碑上刻着他的名字和出生年份。

Mùbēi shàng kèzhe tā de míngzi hé chūshēng niánfèn.

His name and birth year are carved on the gravestone.

墙上刷了一层淡黄的颜色。

Qiáng shàng shuā le yìcéng dànhuáng de yánsè.

The wall was painted a light yellow.

墙上挂棋盘,一个子儿也留不住

qiáng shàng guà qípán,yígèzir yě liú búzhù

a chessboard hung on a wall: not a single piece stays

墙上挂狗皮,不像画

qiáng shàng guà gǒu pí,bú xiàng huà

hanging a dog skin on the wall: it doesn't look like a picture

墙上挂着一幅很长的卷轴。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe yìfú hěn cháng de juànzhóu.

A very long scroll hangs on the wall.

墙上挂着一幅精美的画。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe yìfú jīngměi de huà.

An exquisite painting hangs on the wall.

墙上挂着一顶帽子和一件大衣。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe yì dǐng màozi hé yí jiàn dàyī.

There were a hat and a coat on the wall.

墙上挂着几幅很有名的书画。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe jǐ fú hěn yǒumíng de shūhuà.

A few famous works of painting and calligraphy hang on the wall.

墙上挂着我们全家的合影。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe wǒmen quánjiā de héyǐng.

A group photo of our whole family hangs on the wall.

墙上挂着我们家的家训。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe wǒmen jiā de jiāxùn.

Our family precepts are hanging on the wall.

墙上挂着极漂亮的图画。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe jí piàoliang de túhuà.

A very beautiful picture is hanging on the wall.

墙上挂着的王八,上不着天,下不着地

qiáng shang guàzhe de wángba,shàngbùzháotiān,xiàbùzháodì

a turtle hung on a wall: it touches neither the sky above nor the ground below

墙上挂着镜子。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe jìngzi.

Mirrors were hanging on the walls.

墙上挂竹帘,没有门儿

qiáng shàng guà zhúlián,méiyǒu ménr

hanging a bamboo blind on a wall: there is no door

墙上有一个大缺口。

Qiáng shàng yǒu yí gè dà quēkǒu.

There is a big gap in the wall.

墙上有张地图。

Qiáng shàng yǒu zhāng dìtú.

There is a map on the wall.

墙上画的烙饼,能看不能吃

qiáng shang huà de làobǐng,néng kàn bùnéng chī

a flatbread painted on the wall: you can look but you can't eat

墙上画马不能骑,纸上画饼不充饥

qiáng shàng huà mǎ bùnéng qí,zhǐ shang huàbǐng bù chōngjī

a horse painted on a wall can't be ridden; a cake drawn on paper can't fill the stomach

墙上留下了一道丑陋的裂缝。

Qiáng shàng liúxiàle yídào chǒulòu de lièfèng.

An ugly crack was left on the wall.

墙上的开关在哪儿？

Qiáng shàng de kāiguān zài nǎr?

Where is the switch on the wall?

墙上的灰蹭到我衣服上。

Qiáng shàng de huī cèng dào wǒ yīfu shàng.

The dust from the wall rubbed off onto my clothes.

墙上的电线裸露在外面。

Qiáng shàng de diànxiàn luǒlù zài wàimiàn.

The wires on the wall are exposed.

墙上的画挂歪了。

Qiáng shàng de huà guà wāile.

The picture on the wall is hanging crooked.

墙上的纸渐渐脱落了。

Qiáng shàng de zhǐ jiànjiàn tuōluòle.

The paper was beginning to peel off the walls.

墙上的荧光在黑夜里很明显。

Qiáng shàng de yíngguāng zài hēiyè lǐ hěn míngxiǎn.

The fluorescent glow on the wall was very obvious in the dark.

墙上的装饰是我妈妈做的。

Qiáng shàng de zhuāngshì shì wǒ māma zuò de.

My mom made the decorations on the wall.

墙上的警句是什么意思？

Qiáng shàng de jǐngjù shì shénme yìsi?

What does the maxim on the wall mean?

墙上的钉子太松了，画会掉下来。

Qiáng shàng de dīngzi tài sōngle, huà huì diào xiàlai.

The nail in the wall is too loose, and the picture will fall.

墙上贴着一张停水通告。

Qiáng shàng tiēzhe yì zhāng tíngshuǐ tōnggào.

A notice about the water being cut off is posted on the wall.

墙上贴着一张电影海报。

Qiáng shàng tiēzhe yì zhāng diànyǐng hǎibào.

There is a movie poster stuck on the wall.

墙上还是有血。

Qiáng shàng háishi yǒu xuè.

There's still blood on the wall.

墙倒众人推,破鼓乱人捶

qiángdǎozhòngréntuī,pògǔluànrénchuí

when a wall falls, everyone pushes; a broken drum is beaten by all

墙刷成米色会更温暖。

Qiáng shuā chéng mǐsè huì gèng wēnnuǎn.

Painting the walls beige will make the room warmer.

墙塌了，路上全是砖头。

Qiáng tāle, lùshang quán shì zhuāntou.

The wall collapsed and the road is covered in bricks.

墙头儿上开荒,能有几分

qiáng tóur shàng kāihuāng,néng yǒu jǐfēn

clearing wasteland on top of a wall: how many fen could you get?

墙头儿上栽葱,扎不下根

qiáng tóur shàng zāi cōng,zhā búxià gēn

planting scallions on a wall top: they can't put down roots

墙头儿上的草,随风倒

qiáng tóur shàng de cǎo,suífēngdǎo

grass on top of a wall: it bends with the wind

墙头儿上种白菜,难浇

qiáng tóur shàng zhǒng báicài,nán jiāo

growing cabbage on a wall top: hard to water

墙头儿上跑马,有去路无回路

qiáng tóur shàng pǎomǎ,yǒu qùlù wú huílù

racing a horse along a wall top: a way forward but no way back

墙头儿吹喇叭,内外都响

qiáng tóur chuīlǎba,nèiwài dōu xiǎng

blowing a horn on top of a wall: it sounds both inside and out

墙头儿的冬瓜,两边滚

qiáng tóur de dōngguā,liǎngbian gǔn

a winter melon on top of a wall: it can roll either side

墙把大房间划分成两间。

Qiáng bǎ dà fángjiān huàfēn chéng liǎngjiān.

A wall partitions the big room into two.

墙有缝,壁有耳

qiángyǒufèng,bìyǒu'ěr

walls have cracks, partitions have ears

墙里开花墙外香

qiánglǐkāihuāqiángwàixiāng

the flower blooms inside the wall but smells sweet outside

墙里的柱子,使劲儿不显身

qiáng lǐ de zhùzi,shǐjìnr bù xiǎnshēn

a pillar inside the wall: it bears the load but doesn't show itself

墙里说话墙外听

qiáng lǐ shuōhuà qiáng wài tīng

words spoken inside the wall are heard outside

增强现实游戏很好玩。

Zēngqiángxiànshí yóuxì hěn hǎowán.

Augmented reality games are a lot of fun.

墨子不但会思考，还懂得造机械。

Mòzǐ búdàn huì sīkǎo, hái dǒngde zào jīxiè.

Mozi could not only think deeply but also build machinery.

墨子最早研究小孔成像。

Mòzǐ zuì zǎo yánjiū Xiǎo Kǒng chéngxiàng.

Mozi was among the first to study pinhole imaging.

墨家是一个主张爱和和平的学派。

Mòjiā shì yí gè zhǔzhāng ài hé hépíng de xuépài.

The Mohists were a school of thought that advocated love and peace.

墨家是战国时期的学派。

Mòjiā shì zhànguó shíqī de xuépài.

Mohism was a school of thought from the Warring States period.

墨水吃到肚子里，一身透黑

mòshuǐ chī dào dǔzi lǐ, yìshēn tòu hēi

ink swallowed into the belly: black through the whole body

墨水在水里慢慢扩散。

Mòshuǐ zài shuǐ lǐ mànmàn kuòsàn.

The ink slowly spreads out in the water.

墨西哥在美国的南边，对吗？

Mòxīgē zài Měiguó de nánbian, duì ma?

Mexico is south of the United States, right?

士兵们乘小船在清晨登陆了。

Shìbīngmen chéng xiǎochuán zài qīngchén dēnglùle.

The soldiers came ashore in small boats in the early morning.

士兵们准备好要战斗了。

Shìbīngmen zhǔnbèi hǎo yào zhàndòule.

The soldiers are ready for battle.

士兵们占领了这个建筑。

Shìbīngmen zhànlǐngle zhège jiànzhù.

The soldiers occupied the building.

士兵们向烈士的墓碑举手致敬。

Shìbīngmen xiàng lièshì de mùbēi jǔshǒu zhìjìng.

The soldiers raised their hands in salute to the martyrs' gravestone.

士兵们失去了战斗的勇气。

Shìbīngmen shīqùle zhàndòu de yǒngqì.

The soldiers lost the courage to fight.

士兵们守住了河边的堡垒。

Shìbīngmen shǒuzhule hébiān de bǎolěi.

The soldiers held the fort by the river.

士兵们工作很努力。

Shìbīngmen gōngzuò hěn nǔlì.

The soldiers are working hard.

士兵们已经准备好为国牺牲了。

Shìbīngmen yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎo wèi guó xīshēngle.

The soldiers were ready to die for their country.

士兵们已经到达前线了。

Shìbīngmen yǐjīng dàodá qiánxiàn le.

The soldiers have already reached the front.

士兵们撤离了他们的阵地。

Shìbīngmen chèlíle tāmen de zhèndì.

The soldiers retreated from their positions.

士兵们正在紧张地备战。

Shìbīngmen zhèngzài jǐnzhāng de bèizhàn.

The soldiers are tensely preparing for war.

士兵们突破了敌人的防线。

Shìbīngmen tūpòle dírén de fángxiàn.

The soldiers broke through the enemy's line of defense.

士兵们连夜向前面的关口攻关。

Shìbīngmen liányè xiàng qiánmiàn de guānkǒu gōngguān.

The soldiers attacked the pass ahead through the night.

士兵整夜在桥头警戒。

Shìbīng zhěngyè zài qiáotóu jǐngjiè.

The soldiers stood guard at the end of the bridge all night.

士兵明天就要出征了。

Shìbīng míngtiān jiùyào chūzhēngle.

The soldiers will march off to battle tomorrow.

士兵歼灭了山上的敌人。

Shìbīng jiānmièle shānshàng de dírén.

The soldiers wiped out the enemy on the mountain.

士兵给了我水。

Shìbīng gěi le wǒ shuǐ.

The soldier gave water to me.

士别三日，刮目相看

shìbiésānrì, guāmùxiāngkàn

when a scholar has been parted three days, look at him with scraped eyes

士可杀，不可辱

shì kě shā, bùkě rǔ

a scholar may be killed but not humiliated

壮族人大多住在广西。

Zhuàngzú rén dàduō zhù zài Guǎngxī.

Most Zhuang people live in Guangxi.

壮观的景色震撼了游客。

Zhuàngguān de jǐngsè zhènhànle yóukè.

The magnificent scenery stunned the tourists.

声音信号需要先量化，再存储。

Shēngyīn xìnhào xūyào xiān liànghuà, zài cúnchǔ.

Sound signals need to be quantized first and then stored.

声音大得足以吵醒邻居。

Shēngyīn dà de zúyǐ chǎoxǐng línjū.

The noise was loud enough to wake the neighbors.

声音太大会伤害听觉。

Shēngyīn tài dàhuì shānghài tīngjué.

Noise that is too loud can damage your hearing.

壶里的水开了，快关火。

Hú lǐ de shuǐ kāile, kuài guān huǒ.

The water in the pot is boiling, so turn off the heat quickly.

处处留心皆学问

chùchù liúxīn jiē xuéwèn

everywhere, if you pay attention, it is all learning

处家人情,非钱不行

chǔ jiā rénqíng,fēi qián bùxíng

for family life and social courtesies, nothing works without money

处方药必须有医生的处方才能买。

Chǔfāngyào bìxū yǒu yīshēng de chǔfāng cáinéng mǎi.

Prescription drugs can only be bought with a doctor's prescription.

处理不力，大家都不满意。

Chǔlǐ búlì, dàjiā dōu bù mǎnyì.

The matter was handled half-heartedly, and everyone was unhappy.