Chinese example sentences

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学校里不能使用暴力。

Xuéxiào lǐ bùnéng shǐyòng bàolì.

Violence is not allowed at school.
学校里有多少学生？

Xuéxiào lǐ yǒu duōshǎo xuésheng?

How many students are in the school?
学校里的师生都在操场上看比赛。

Xuéxiào lǐ de shīshēng dōu zài cāochǎng shàng kàn bǐsài.

The teachers and students at the school were all watching the match on the sports field.
学校门口的标语写着：安全第一。

Xuéxiào ménkǒu de biāoyǔ xiězhe: ānquán dìyī.

The slogan at the school gate reads: Safety first.
学校门口的集会因为下雨取消了。

Xuéxiào ménkǒu de jíhuì yīnwèi xiàyǔ qǔxiāole.

The assembly at the school gate was cancelled because of the rain.
学校需要一个新的老师。

Xuéxiào xūyào yí gè xīn de lǎoshī.

The school needed a new teacher.
学校3点半放学。

Xuéxiào sān diǎn bàn fàngxué.

School is over at 3:30.
学校8点半开始上课。

Xuéxiào bā diǎn bàn kāishǐ shàngkè.

School begins at eight-thirty.
学汉语的过程充满趣味。

Xué Hànyǔ de guòchéng chōngmǎn qùwèi.

The process of learning Chinese is full of interest.
学法语不难。

Xué Fǎyǔ bù nán.

Learning French isn't hard.
学游泳不难，几天就能入门。

Xué yóuyǒng bù nán, jǐtiān jiù néng rùmén.

Learning to swim isn't hard, and you can get the basics in a few days.
学游泳先要掌握呼吸的要领。

Xué yóuyǒng xiān yào zhǎngwò hūxī de yàolǐng.

To learn swimming, you first need to master the essentials of breathing.
学游泳其实不难，入门很快。

Xué yóuyǒng qíshí bù nán, rùmén hěn kuài.

Learning to swim isn't actually hard, and you pick up the basics quickly.
学游泳的过程很有意思。

Xué yóuyǒng de guòchéng hěn yǒuyìsi.

The process of learning to swim is a lot of fun.
学游泳要先掌握呼吸的要领。

Xué yóuyǒng yào xiān zhǎngwò hūxī de yàolǐng.

To learn to swim, you must first master the essentials of breathing.
学游泳非常简单。

Xué yóuyǒng fēicháng jiǎndān.

It's very easy to learn how to swim.
学生不准进入这个房间。

Xuésheng bùzhǔn jìnrù zhège fángjiān.

No student is allowed to enter the room.
学生中午可以去校外吃饭吗？

Xuésheng zhōngwǔ kěyǐ qù xiàowài chīfàn ma?

Can students go off campus for lunch?
学生人数一年比一年增加。

Xuésheng rénshù yì nián bǐ yì nián zēngjiā.

The number of students grows year by year.
学生今天下午放假。

Xuésheng jīntiān xiàwǔ fàngjià.

The students are on vacation this afternoon.
学生们争相举手发言。

Xuéshengmen zhēngxiāng jǔshǒu fāyán.

The students eagerly raised their hands to speak.
学生们佩服她的领导能力。

Xuéshengmen pèifú tā de lǐngdǎo nénglì.

Students admire her leadership skills.
学生们偷偷笑。

Xuéshengmen tōutōu xiào.

The students snickered.
学生们别明白了老师的解释。

Xuéshengmen bié míngbai le lǎoshī de jiěshì.

The students didn't understand the teacher's explanation.
学生们，听好了！

Xuéshengmen, tīng hǎole!

Listen up, students!
学生们周六去敬老院给老人唱歌。

Xuéshengmen zhōuliù qù jìnglǎoyuàn gěi lǎorén chànggē.

On Saturday the students went to the nursing home to sing for the elderly.
学生们回来了。

Xuéshengmen huílaile.

The students have returned.
学生们在写他们的作业。

Xuéshengmen zài xiě tāmen de zuòyè.

The students are doing their homework.
学生们在探讨语言和文化。

Xuéshengmen zài tàntǎo yǔyán hé wénhuà.

The students are talking about language and culture.
学生们在操场上排列整齐。

Xuéshengmen zài cāochǎng shàng páiliè zhěngqí.

The students lined up neatly on the playground.
学生们在教室里。

Xuéshengmen zài jiàoshì lǐ.

The students are in the classroom.
学生们在街上筹集买书的钱。

Xuéshengmen zài jiēshang chóují mǎi shū de qián.

The students are raising money on the street to buy books.
学生们崇拜新的英语老师。

Xuéshengmen chóngbài xīn de Yīngyǔ lǎoshī.

The students adore the new English teacher.
学生们已经把论文交给导师了。

Xuéshengmen yǐjīng bǎ lùnwén jiāogěi dǎoshī le.

The students have handed their essays in to their tutors.
学生们怀着崇敬的心情献花。

Xuéshengmen huáizhe chóngjìng de xīnqíng xiànhuā.

The students laid flowers with a feeling of deep reverence.
学生们无法给出一个答案。

Xuéshengmen wúfǎ gěi chū yí gè dá'àn.

The students could not give an answer.
学生们，欢迎入学！

Xuéshengmen, huānyíng rùxué!

Welcome, students!
学生们正忙着准备考试。

Xuéshengmen zhèng mángzhe zhǔnbèi kǎoshì.

The students are busy preparing for the test.
学生们用心学习了很多首诗。

Xuéshengmen yòngxīn xuéxíle hěn duō shǒu shī.

The students learned many poems by heart.
学生们的学习热情空前高涨。

Xuéshengmen de xuéxí rèqíng kōngqián gāozhǎng.

The students' enthusiasm for learning has surged like never before.
学生们给老人送去了慰问信。

Xuéshengmen gěi lǎorén sòng qùle wèiwèn xìn.

The students sent letters of sympathy and good wishes to the elderly.
学生们走了。

Xuéshengmen zǒule.

The students left.
学生们都在学英语。

Xuéshengmen dōu zài xué Yīngyǔ.

All the students are studying English.
学生们都在网上选课。

Xuéshengmen dōu zài wǎngshàng xuǎnkè.

The students are all choosing their courses online.
学生们都在食堂安静地就餐。

Xuéshengmen dōu zài shítáng ānjìng de jiùcān.

The students are all dining quietly in the canteen.
学生们都坐在教室里听讲。

Xuéshengmen dōu zuò zài jiàoshì lǐ tīngjiǎng.

The students are all sitting in the classroom listening to the lecture.
学生们都很关心就业问题。

Xuéshengmen dōu hěn guānxīn jiùyè wèntí.

The students all care a lot about the employment problem.
学生们鼓掌。

Xuéshengmen gǔzhǎng.

The students applauded.
学生仰望着台上的科学家。

Xuésheng yǎngwàngzhe táishàng de kēxuéjiā.

The students looked up with admiration at the scientist on the stage.
学生会明天要开会吗？

Xuéshenghuì míngtiān yào kāihuì ma?

Is the student union having a meeting tomorrow?
学生在课堂上必须保持安静。

Xuésheng zài kètáng shàng bìxū bǎochí ānjìng.

Students must keep silent during class.
学生应该有自己的理想。

Xuésheng yīnggāi yǒu zìjǐ de lǐxiǎng.

Students should have ideals of their own.
学生有清扫教室的责任。

Xuésheng yǒu qīngsǎo jiàoshì de zérèn.

It is the students' duty to clean their classrooms.
学生的本分是好好学习。

Xuésheng de běnfèn shì hǎohǎoxuéxí.

A student's role is to study hard.
学生都拿起笔来开始考试。

Xuésheng dōu ná qǐbǐ lái kāishǐ kǎoshì.

The students picked up their pens and began the exam.
学生都笑了。

Xuésheng dōu xiàole.

The students all laughed.
学生都要遵守校规。

Xuésheng dōu yào zūnshǒu xiàoguī.

All students must follow the school rules.
学画画先要练好基本功。

Xué huàhuà xiān yào liàn hǎo jīběngōng.

To learn painting, you must first practice your basic skills.
学统计学要会数学。

Xué tǒngjìxué yào huì shùxué.

To study statistics, you need to be good at math.
学者们为道统争论了很久。

Xuézhěmen wèi dàotǒng zhēnglùnle hěn jiǔ.

Scholars argued over Confucian orthodoxy for a long time.
学者们都讲究格物致知。

Xuézhěmen dōu jiǎngjiu géwùzhìzhī.

The scholars all stressed investigating things to gain knowledge.
学者如牛毛，成者如麟角

xuézhě rú niúmáo, chéngzhě rú línjiǎo

learners are like ox hairs, successes like a unicorn's horn
学者翻遍古书，想求证这个说法。

Xuézhě fānbiàn gǔshū, xiǎng qiúzhèng zhège shuōfa.

The scholar went through old books, hoping to find proof for this claim.
学而时习之，不亦说乎？

Xué'érshíxízhī, búyìyuèhū?

To learn and in time put into practice, is it not a joy?
学英语不能只靠死记硬背。

Xué Yīngyǔ bùnéng zhǐ kào sǐjìyìngbèi.

You can't learn English by rote memorization alone.
学英语可以从听力入手。

Xué Yīngyǔ kěyǐ cóng tīnglì rùshǒu.

You can start learning English with listening.
学语言不能偷懒，要天天练习。

Xué yǔyán bùnéng tōulǎn, yào tiāntiān liànxí.

You can't be lazy when learning a language; you have to practice every day.
学语言需要很大的毅力。

Xué yǔyán xūyào hěn dà de yìlì.

Learning a language takes a lot of perseverance.
学这个很难。

Xué zhège hěn nán.

This is very difficult to learn.
学长帮我找到了需要的参考书。

Xuézhǎng bāng wǒ zhǎodàole xūyào de cānkǎoshū.

A senior schoolmate helped me find the reference books I needed.
学问学问，勤学好问

xuéwèn-xuéwèn, qínxuéhàowèn

learning, 'ask-learning': study diligently and love to ask
学问无大小，能者为尊

xuéwèn wú dàxiǎo, néngzhě wéi zūn

learning has no big or small; the able are respected
孩子一见到母亲就哭了起来。

Háizi yí jiàndào mǔqīn jiù kūle qǐlai.

No sooner had the child seen his mother than he burst into tears.
孩子不由自主地哭了起来。

Háizi bùyóu-zìzhǔ de kūle qǐlai.

The child began to cry involuntarily.
孩子不能太惯了。

Háizi bùnéng tài guànle.

You should not spoil a kid too much.
孩子，不要碰那面镜子！

Háizi, búyào pèng nà miàn jìngzi!

Kid, don't touch the mirror!
孩子也需要经历挫折。

Háizi yě xūyào jīnglì cuòzhé.

Children also need to go through setbacks.
孩子们七嘴八舌地问个不停。

Háizimen qīzuǐbāshé de wèn gè bùtíng.

The children kept asking questions, all talking at the same time.
孩子们不该常吃垃圾食品。

Háizimen bùgāi cháng chī lājīshípǐn.

Children shouldn't eat junk food often.
孩子们争先恐后地举手。

Háizimen zhēngxiānkǒnghòu de jǔshǒu.

The children all scrambled to be the first to raise their hands.
孩子们从这次旅行中得益不少。

Háizimen cóng zhècì lǚxíng zhōng déyì bùshǎo.

The children gained a lot from this trip.
孩子们兴高采烈地跑进了公园。

Háizimen xìnggāo-cǎiliè de pǎo jìnle gōngyuán.

The children ran into the park, happy and excited.
孩子们出去玩了。

Háizimen chūqù wánle.

The children went out to play.
孩子们吃苹果。

Háizimen chī píngguǒ.

Children eat apples.
孩子们喜欢喝果汁。

Háizimen xǐhuan hē guǒzhī.

Children like drinking fruit juice.
孩子们喜欢在沙滩上玩。

Háizimen xǐhuan zài shātān shàng wán.

Children love playing on the beach.
孩子们喜欢巧克力。

Háizimen xǐhuan qiǎokèlì.

Children like chocolate.
孩子们喜欢户外活动。

Háizimen xǐhuan hùwài huódòng.

Children like outdoor activities.
孩子们喜欢果汁。

Háizimen xǐhuan guǒzhī.

Children like fruit juice.
孩子们围着孔雀拍照。

Háizimen wéizhe kǒngquè pāizhào.

The children gathered around the peacock to take photos.
孩子们在公园里放飞了许多气球。

Háizimen zài gōngyuán lǐ fàngfēile xǔduō qìqiú.

The children released lots of balloons in the park.
孩子们在公园里玩耍。

Háizimen zài gōngyuán lǐ wánshuǎ.

The children are having fun in the park.
孩子们在公园里追逐着一只蝴蝶。

Háizimen zài gōngyuán lǐ zhuīzhúzhe yìzhī húdié.

The children are chasing a butterfly in the park.
孩子们在地里拔萝卜。

Háizimen zài dìlǐ bá luóbo.

The children are pulling up radishes in the field.
孩子们在学校里唱歌。

Háizimen zài xuéxiào lǐ chànggē.

The children are singing at school.
孩子们在操场上跳绳。

Háizimen zài cāochǎng shàng tiàoshéng.

The children are skipping rope on the playground.
孩子们在放风筝。

Háizimen zài fàng fēngzheng.

The children were flying kites.
孩子们在河边逮小鱼。

Háizimen zài hébiān dǎi xiǎoyú.

The children are catching little fish by the river.
孩子们在爱里健康成长。

Háizimen zài ài lǐ jiànkāng chéngzhǎng.

Children grow up healthy in an environment of love.
孩子们在草地上玩耍。

Háizimen zài cǎodì shàng wánshuǎ.

The children are having fun in the grass.