Chinese example sentences

工厂的成品都放在仓库里。

Gōngchǎng de chéngpǐn dōu fàng zài cāngkù lǐ.

The factory keeps all its finished goods in the warehouse.

工厂的脏水不能流入湖里。

Gōngchǎng de zāngshuǐ bùnéng liúrù húlǐ.

The factory's dirty water must not flow into the lake.

工厂的面积是1000平方米。

Gōngchǎng de miànjī shì yìqiān píngfāngmǐ.

The area of the factory is 1,000 square meters.

工厂装备了新的机器。

Gōngchǎng zhuāngbèi le xīn de jīqì.

The factory has equipped itself with new machines.

工厂要先处理废气。

Gōngchǎng yào xiān chǔlǐ fèiqì.

Factories must treat their waste gas first.

工厂里有一批机器要报废。

Gōngchǎng lǐ yǒu yì pī jīqì yào bàofèi.

The factory has a batch of machines to be scrapped.

工厂里的工人每周倒班一次。

Gōngchǎng lǐ de gōngrén měizhōu dǎobān yícì.

The workers at the factory change shifts once a week.

工厂里的废品要怎么处理？

Gōngchǎng lǐ de fèipǐn yào zěnme chǔlǐ?

How should the scrap in the factory be dealt with?

工地上很吵，我们关上了窗户。

Gōngdì shàng hěn chǎo, wǒmen guānshàng le chuānghu.

It was noisy from the construction site, so we closed the windows.

工地上有人监督工程质量。

Gōngdì shàng yǒurén jiāndū gōngchéng zhìliàng.

Someone at the construction site oversees the quality of the work.

工地上有很多重型机械。

Gōngdì shàng yǒu hěn duō zhòngxíng jīxiè.

There is a lot of heavy machinery at the construction site.

工地上的劳动力不够了。

Gōngdì shàng de láodònglì búgòule.

There isn't enough manpower at the construction site.

工多出巧艺

gōng duō chū qiǎo yì

much work brings out fine skill

工程因下雨停顿了几天。

Gōngchéng yīn xiàyǔ tíngdùnle jǐtiān.

Work on the project came to a halt for a few days because of the rain.

工程师们已经做出了新车的原型。

Gōngchéngshīmen yǐjīng zuòchūle xīn chē de yuánxíng.

The engineers have already built a prototype of the new car.

工程师们正在攻关这个难题。

Gōngchéngshīmen zhèngzài gōngguān zhège nántí.

The engineers are tackling this tough problem.

工程师们正在检查新的航天器。

Gōngchéngshīmen zhèngzài jiǎnchá xīn de hángtiānqì.

The engineers are inspecting the new spacecraft.

工程师告诉我们如何使用机器。

Gōngchéngshī gàosu wǒmen rúhé shǐyòng jīqì.

The engineer told us how to use the machine.

工程师正在优化这个软件的速度。

Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài yōuhuà zhège ruǎnjiàn de sùdù.

The engineer is optimizing the speed of this software.

工程师正在改进这个算法。

Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài gǎijìn zhège suànfǎ.

The engineers are improving this algorithm.

工程师正在测算桥的长度。

Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài cèsuàn qiáo de chángdù.

The engineer is measuring and calculating the length of the bridge.

工程师正在测量零件有几纳米厚。

Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài cèliáng língjiàn yǒu jǐ nàmǐ hòu.

The engineer is measuring how many nanometres thick the part is.

工程师正在画新楼的蓝图。

Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài huà xīn lóu de lántú.

The engineer is drawing the blueprint for the new building.

工程师正在研究怎样储能更便宜。

Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài yánjiū zěnyàng chǔnéng gèng piányi.

The engineers are studying how to store energy more cheaply.

工程师正在破解这段代码。

Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài pòjiě zhè duàn dàimǎ.

The engineer is decoding this piece of code.

工程师正在绘制新大楼的图纸。

Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài huìzhì xīn dàlóu de túzhǐ.

The engineer is drawing up the plans for the new building.

工程师用电脑仿真飞机的飞行。

Gōngchéngshī yòng diànnǎo fǎngzhēn fēijī de fēixíng.

The engineers use a computer to simulate an airplane's flight.

工程师说这是承重墙。

Gōngchéngshī shuō zhè shì chéngzhòngqiáng.

The engineer said this is a load-bearing wall.

工程的第一阶段已经完成了。

Gōngchéng de dìyī jiēduàn yǐjīng wánchéngle.

The first phase of construction has been completed.

工程要怎么见效？

Gōngchéng yào zěnme jiànxiào?

How will the project work?

工资什么时候结算？

Gōngzī shénme shíhou jiésuàn?

When will the wages be settled?

工资先放在活期里吧。

Gōngzī xiān fàng zài huóqī lǐ ba.

Let's keep your salary in the checking account for now.

工资太低，造成了人才流失。

Gōngzī tài dī, zàochéngle réncáiliúshī.

Wages that are too low have caused an outflow of talent.

工资应该和物价同步上涨。

Gōngzī yīnggāi hé wùjià tóngbù shàngzhǎng.

Wages should rise in step with prices.

工资没涨，钱包却缩水了。

Gōngzī méi zhǎng, qiánbāo què suōshuǐle.

My pay hasn't gone up, yet my wallet has shrunk.

工资涨得太慢，滞后于物价。

Gōngzī zhǎng de tài màn, zhìhòu yú wùjià.

Wages are rising too slowly and lagging behind prices.

工资里已经扣了个人所得税。

Gōngzī lǐ yǐjīng kòule gèrénsuǒdéshuì.

Personal income tax has already been deducted from the salary.

工资高但没有五险一金。

Gōngzī gāo dàn méiyǒu wǔxiǎnyìjīn.

The salary is high, but there are no five insurances and housing fund.

工龄越长，年假越多。

Gōnglíng yuè cháng, nián jià yuè duō.

The longer your length of service, the more annual leave you get.

左边白，右边勺，名词跟在后面跑。

Zuǒbian bái, yòubian sháo, míngcí gēn zài hòumian pǎo.

White on the left, spoon on the right, and the noun runs along behind.

巧人惯说藏头话

qiǎo rén guàn shuō cáng tóu huà

clever people are used to speaking with the head hidden

巧媳妇做不出无米饭

qiǎo xífù zuò bù chū wú mǐfàn

even a clever wife can't cook a meal without rice

巧言不如直道

qiǎoyán bùrú zhí dào

clever words are not as good as plain speaking

巨大的压力快把他压倒了。

Jùdà de yālì kuài bǎ tā yādǎole.

The enormous pressure is about to overwhelm him.

巫师在山洞里煮了一锅药。

Wūshī zài shāndòng lǐ zhǔle yì guō yào.

The wizard brewed a pot of medicine in the cave.

差一刻七点，我们该出门了。

Chà yíkè qī diǎn, wǒmen gāi chūménle.

It's a quarter to seven, so we should head out.

差不多一半同学都学过英语。

Chàbùduō yíbàn tóngxué dōu xué guò Yīngyǔ.

Nearly half the students have learned English.

差不多六点了。

Chàbùduō liù diǎn le.

It's almost six o'clock.

差不多该去学校了。

Chàbùduō gāi qù xuéxiào le.

It's about time to go to school.

差不多该回去了。

Chàbùduō gāi huíqule.

It's getting to be time for me to head back.

差不多该开始了。

Chàbùduō gāi kāishǐle.

It's about time to start.

差之毫厘，谬以千里

chàzhīháolí, miùyǐqiānlǐ

off by a hair, wrong by a thousand miles

差人见钱，猫鼠同眠

chāi rén jiàn qián, māoshǔtóngmián

when a runner sees money, cat and mouse sleep together

已展开调查。

Yǐ zhǎnkāi diàochá.

An investigation was launched.

已经下了两天的雨。

Yǐjīng xià le liǎng tiān de yǔ.

It has been raining for two days.

已经下午一点了，你快点起来！

Yǐjīng xiàwǔ yìdiǎn le, nǐ kuàidiǎn qǐlai!

It's already 1pm - get up now!

已经不需要再伪装了。

Yǐjīng bù xūyào zài wěizhuāngle.

There's no need to pretend anymore.

已经五点了，我还没有睡觉。

Yǐjīng wǔ diǎn le, wǒ hái méiyǒu shuìjiào.

It is already five, and I have still not gone to sleep.

已经取得巨大进展。

Yǐjīng qǔdé jùdà jìnzhǎn.

Great progress has been made.

已经够好了，别画蛇添足。

Yǐjīng gòu hǎole, bié huàshétiānzú.

It's already good enough, so don't spoil it by adding more.

已经安排好了。

Yǐjīng ānpái hǎole.

Arrangements have already been made.

已经开始下雨了。

Yǐjīng kāishǐ xiàyǔle.

It's already started to rain.

已经很好了，不用锦上添花了。

Yǐjīng hěn hǎole, búyòng jǐnshàngtiānhuā le.

It's already good, so there's no need to gild the lily.

已经很晚了，但是他还在工作。

Yǐjīng hěn wǎn le, dànshì tā hái zài gōngzuò.

It's already very late, but he is still at work.

已经很长一段时间了。

Yǐjīng hěn cháng yíduàn shíjiān le.

It's been a long time.

已经是回家的时候了。

Yǐjīng shì huíjiā de shíhou le.

It's already time to go home.

已经是夏天了。

Yǐjīng shì xiàtiān le.

It's summer already.

已经是早上七点了。

Yǐjīng shì zǎoshang qī diǎn le.

It's already 7:00.

已经是时候回去了。

Yǐjīng shì shíhou huíqule.

It's already time to go home.

已经是11点了。

Yǐjīng shì shíyī diǎn le.

It is already eleven.

已经没事了。

Yǐjīng méishìle.

I'm fine now.

已经没人来拜访我了。

Yǐjīng méi rén lái bàifǎng wǒ le.

No one comes to visit me anymore.

已经立秋了，白天还很热。

Yǐjīng Lìqiū le, báitiān hái hěn rè.

It's already Liqiu, but the days are still very hot.

已经结束了。

Yǐjīng jiéshùle.

It's already over.

已经花费了很多的时间和精力。

Yǐjīng huāfèi le hěn duō de shíjiān hé jīnglì.

A considerable amount of time and effort have been spent already.

已经过了很长时间了。

Yǐjīng guò le hěn cháng shíjiān le.

It's been a long time.

已经这么晚了？

Yǐjīng zhème wǎn le?

Is it already so late?

已经9点了。

Yǐjīng jiǔ diǎn le.

It's already nine o'clock.

巴掌心里长胡须，老手

bāzhang xīnli zhǎng húxū, lǎoshǒu

a beard growing in the palm of the hand: an old hand

巴西利亚是巴西的首都。

Bāxīlìyà shì Bāxī de shǒudū.

Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.

巴西利亚是巴西首都。

Bāxīlìyà shì Bāxī shǒudū.

Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.

巴西是南美洲最大的国家。

Bāxī shì Nánměizhōu zuì dà de guójiā.

Brazil is the biggest country in South America.

巴西是说什么语言的？

Bāxī shì shuō shénme yǔyán de?

What is the language spoken in Brazil?

巴西的居民快数到2亿。

Bāxī de jūmín kuài shǔ dào liǎng yì.

Brazil has almost 200 million inhabitants.

巴西的首都是巴西利亚。

Bāxī de shǒudū shì Bāxīlìyà.

The capital of Brazil is Brasilia.

巴黎在哪里？

Bālí zài nǎlǐ?

Where is Paris?

巴黎在秋天的时候最美。

Bālí zài qiūtiān de shíhou zuì měi.

Paris is best in autumn.

巴黎是世界上最大的城市之一。

Bālí shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de chéngshì zhīyī.

Paris is one of the largest cities in the world.

巴黎是世界上最美丽的城市。

Bālí shì shìjiè shàng zuì měilì de chéngshì.

Paris is the most beautiful city in the world.

巴黎是法国的首都。

Bālí shì Fǎguó de shǒudū.

Paris is the capital of France.

巷子口新开了一家茶馆。

Xiàngzi kǒu xīn kāile yìjiā cháguǎn.

A new teahouse has opened at the mouth of the alley.

市中心的咖啡店比比皆是。

Shìzhōngxīn de kāfēidiàn bǐbǐjiēshì.

Coffee shops can be found everywhere in the city center.

市中心的房子比郊区贵。

Shìzhōngxīn de fángzi bǐ jiāoqū guì.

Houses in the city centre are more expensive than in the suburbs.

市区禁止燃放烟花爆竹。

Shìqū jìnzhǐ ránfàng yānhuābàozhú.

Setting off fireworks and firecrackers is banned in the city centre.

市场上充斥着便宜的假货。

Shìchǎng shàng chōngchìzhe piányi de jiǎhuò.

The market is flooded with cheap fakes.

市场上到处都很热闹。

Shìchǎng shàng dàochù dōu hěn rènao.

There isn't a place in this market that isn't lively.

市场上有人假冒名牌，被抓了。

Shìchǎng shàng yǒurén jiǎmào míngpái, bèi zhuāle.

Someone counterfeiting famous brands at the market got caught.

市场上涌现出许多新产品。

Shìchǎng shàng yǒngxiàn chū xǔduō xīn chǎnpǐn.

Many new products have emerged on the market.

市场上的青菜又新鲜又便宜。

Shìchǎng shàng de qīngcài yòu xīnxiān yòu piányi.

The greens at the market are both fresh and cheap.

市场不好，公司准备减产。

Shìchǎng bù hǎo, gōngsī zhǔnbèi jiǎnchǎn.

The market is weak, so the company is preparing to produce less.