Chinese example sentences

帮助你是我们的工作。

Bāngzhù nǐ shì wǒmen de gōngzuò.

It's our job to help you.

帮助你是我的责任。

Bāngzhù nǐ shì wǒ de zérèn.

It's my duty to help you.

帮助别人是这个组织的宗旨。

Bāngzhù biéren shì zhège zǔzhī de zōngzhǐ.

Helping others is the objective of this organization.

帮助她是我们的工作。

Bāngzhù tā shì wǒmen de gōngzuò.

It's our job to help her.

帮助我们达成目标。

Bāngzhù wǒmen dáchéng mùbiāo.

Help us reach our goal.

帮助是我们的义务。

Bāngzhù shì wǒmen de yìwù.

It is our obligation to help.

帮帮我们吧！

Bāng bāng wǒmen ba!

Help us.

帮我买点零食吧。

Bāng wǒ mǎi diǎn língshí ba.

Buy me a snack.

帮我们一下，好吗？

Bāng wǒmen yíxià, hǎo ma?

Can you help out?

帮我做作业吧。

Bāng wǒ zuò zuòyè ba.

Help me with my homework, please.

帮我关下窗可以吗？

Bāng wǒ guān xià chuāng kěyǐ ma?

May I ask you to close the window?

帮我削一下土豆。

Bāng wǒ xiāo yíxià tǔdòu.

Help me peel the potatoes.

帮我打开窗户吧！

Bāng wǒ dǎkāi chuānghu ba!

Could you open the window [for me]?

帮我把行李从车上卸下来。

Bāng wǒ bǎ xíngli cóng chē shàng xiè xiàlai.

Help me unload the luggage from the car.

帮我抬包裹。

Bāng wǒ tái bāoguǒ.

Help me lift the package.

帮我推荐几位法国歌手吧。

Bāng wǒ tuījiàn jǐ wèi Fǎguó gēshǒu ba.

Could you recommend a few French singers?

帮我搓一下背好吗？

Bāng wǒ cuō yíxià bèi hǎo ma?

Can you rub my back?

帮我看着我的相机。

Bāng wǒ kànzhe wǒ de xiàngjī.

Watch my camera for me.

帮我递一下毛巾。

Bāng wǒ dì yíxià máojīn.

Hand me my towel.

帮艺不帮钱

bāng yì bù bāng qián

help with a skill, not with money

帮邻居做点力所能及的事。

Bāng línjū zuò diǎn lìsuǒnéngjí de shì.

Help the neighbors with whatever you're able to do.

常听老人言，办事不作难

cháng tīng lǎorén yán, bànshì bú zuònán

listen to the old often and work won't be hard

常在山中走，哪怕虎狼凶

cháng zài shān zhōng zǒu, nǎpà hǔláng xiōng

always walking in the mountains, why fear fierce tigers and wolves

常在染房走，白丝变黑绸

cháng zài rǎnfáng zǒu, báisī biànhēi chóu

walk often in the dyehouse and white silk turns to black silk

常在河边走，哪能不湿鞋

cháng zài hébiān zǒu, nǎ néng bù shī xié

walk by the river often and how can your shoes stay dry

常在河边转，不怕湿鞋袜

cháng zài hébiān zhuàn, búpà shī xiéwà

if you often hang around the riverbank, you don't fear wet shoes and socks

常复习才能巩固知识。

Cháng fùxí cái néng gǒnggù zhīshi.

Only by reviewing often can you consolidate what you've learned.

常将有日思无日，莫待无时思有时

cháng jiāng yǒu rì sī wú rì, mò dài wú shí sī yǒushí

when you have, think of days without; don't wait until you have nothing to think of when you had

常读口里顺，常写手不笨

cháng dú kǒulǐ shùn, cháng xiěshǒu bú bèn

read often and the mouth runs smoothly; write often and the hand isn't clumsy

常赌无赢客

cháng dǔ wú yíng kè

constant gamblers have no winners

常运动能增进身体健康。

Cháng yùndòng néng zēngjìn shēntǐ jiànkāng.

Exercising often can improve your physical health.

帽子破了边儿，顶好

màozi pòle biānr, dǐng hǎo

a hat whose brim is torn: top is good

帽子被风吹了起来。

Màozi bèi fēng chuīle qǐlai.

The hat was blown away by the wind.

幕布徐徐拉开了。

Mùbù xúxú lākāile.

The curtain was slowly drawn open.

幡杆上挂灯笼,照远不照近

fān gān shang guà dēnglóng,zhào yuǎn bú zhào jìn

a lantern hung on a banner pole: lights far, not near

干冰会直接升华成气体。

Gānbīng huì zhíjiē shēnghuá chéng qìtǐ.

Dry ice sublimates directly into a gas.

干嘛？

Gànmá?

You what? What are you doing?

干嘛一直担心这个？

Gànmá yìzhí dānxīn zhège?

What's the point of worrying about it all the time?

干地打不成高墙，没钱盖不起瓦房

gān dì dǎ bùchéng gāo qiáng, méi qián gài bù qǐ wǎfáng

dry earth can't be rammed into a high wall; without money you can't build a tile house

干屎抹不到人身上

gān shǐ mǒ búdào rén shēnshang

dry dung can't be smeared on a person

干打雷，不下雨

gāndǎléi, búxiàyǔ

dry thunder, no rain

干旱的土地上什么都种不好。

Gānhàn de tǔdì shàng shénme dōu zhǒng bù hǎo.

Nothing grows well on dry land like this.

干旱让今年的作物减产了。

Gānhàn ràng jīnnián de zuòwù jiǎnchǎnle.

The drought reduced this year's crop yield.

干池塘里的泥鳅，滑不到哪里去

gàn chítáng lǐ de níqiu, huá búdào nǎlǐ qù

a loach in a dried-up pond: can't be very slippery

干河滩撒网，瞎张罗

gàn hétān sāwǎng, xiā zhāngluo

casting a net on a dry riverbed: busy for nothing

干活拿工资，本来就天经地义。

Gànhuó ná gōngzī, běnlái jiù tiānjīngdìyì.

Getting paid for your work is only right and proper.

干部为民办事，才有威信。

Gànbù wèi mínbàn shì, cái yǒu wēixìn.

Officials earn the people's respect only by working for them.

干部们视察了我们的学校。

Gànbùmen shìchále wǒmen de xuéxiào.

The cadres inspected our school.

干部均应由中央加以管理。

Gànbù jūn yīng yóu zhōngyāng jiāyǐ guǎnlǐ.

All cadres are managed by the Party Centre.

平原上的夏天很热吗？

Píngyuán shàng de xiàtiān hěn rè ma?

Is summer on the plain very hot?

平原上突兀地立着一座高山。

Píngyuán shàng tūwù de lìzhe yí zuò gāoshān.

A towering mountain rises abruptly from the plain.

平地不会起风波

píngdì búhuì qǐ fēngbō

flat ground doesn't raise wind and waves

平安就是福

píng'ān jiùshì Fú

safety is itself good fortune

平山先生是位很好的老师。

Píngshān xiānsheng shì wèi hěn hǎo de lǎoshī.

Mr Hirayama is a very good teacher.

平日似乎比较不拥挤。

Píngrì sìhū bǐjiào bù yōngjǐ.

It seems less crowded during the week.

平时省分文，用时有千金

píngshí shěng fēnwén, yòng shí yǒu qiānjīn

save a cent in ordinary times, and have a thousand gold when you need it

平时肯帮人，急时有人帮

píngshí kěn bāng rén, jí shí yǒurén bāng

help others in ordinary times, and others will help you in an emergency

平生不做亏心事，世上应无切齿人

píngshēng bú zuò kuīxīnshì, shìshàng yīng wú qièchǐrén

if you never do anything to trouble your conscience, no one in the world will grind their teeth at you

平等是由宪法保障的。

Píngděng shì yóu xiànfǎ bǎozhàng de.

Equality is guaranteed by the Constitution.

平面和直线有什么关系？

Píngmiàn hé zhíxiàn yǒu shénme guānxi?

What is the relationship between a plane and a line?

年初的时候，你定了什么计划？

Niánchū de shíhou, nǐ dìngle shénme jìhuà?

What plans did you make at the start of the year?

年年有储存，荒年不慌人

nián nián yǒu chǔcún, huāngnián bù huāng rén

store up every year, and a famine year won't panic you

年年防歉，夜夜防贼

nián nián fáng qiàn, yèyè fángzéi

guard against a poor harvest every year, guard against thieves every night

年幼贪玩儿，老来提篮儿

niányòu tānwánr, lǎo lái tílánr

play too much when young, carry a basket (to beg) when old

年底了，公司要排查库存。

Niándǐ le, gōngsī yào páichá kùcún.

It's year-end, so the company needs to take stock of its inventory.

年底公司会给每个员工发红利。

Niándǐ gōngsī huì gěi měige yuángōng fā hónglì.

At the end of the year the company gives every employee a bonus.

年底公司给大家发了红包。

Niándǐ gōngsī gěi dàjiā fāle hóngbāo.

At the end of the year, the company gave everyone a bonus.

年底公司要给大家分红吗？

Niándǐ gōngsī yào gěi dàjiā fēnhóng ma?

Will the company award everyone a bonus at the end of the year?

年底奖金要看每个人的绩效。

Niándǐ jiǎngjīn yào kàn měige rén de jìxiào.

The year-end bonus depends on each person's performance.

年底我们公司会很忙。

Niándǐ wǒmen gōngsī huì hěn máng.

Our company gets very busy at the end of the year.

年底我要写一份总结。

Niándǐ wǒ yào xiě yífèn zǒngjié.

At the end of the year I have to write a summary.

年底的考核，我的成绩还不错。

Niándǐ de kǎohé, wǒ de chéngjì hái búcuò.

I did quite well in the year-end appraisal.

年底股东能拿到红利。

Niándǐ gǔdōng néng nádào hónglì.

At the end of the year, the shareholders get a dividend.

年画上的耕牛，犁不得

niánhuà shàng de gēngniú, lí bùdé

the ploughing ox in a New Year picture: can't plough (leave)

年纪不饶人

niánjì bù ráo rén

age does not spare people

年纪大了，他的记忆力慢慢衰减。

Niánjì dàle, tā de jìyìlì mànmàn shuāijiǎn.

As he got older, his memory gradually weakened.

年纪大了，代谢会变慢。

Niánjì dàle, dàixiè huì biàn màn.

As you get older, your metabolism slows down.

年纪大了，新陈代谢会变慢。

Niánjì dàle, xīnchén-dàixiè huì biàn màn.

As you get older, your metabolism slows down.

年纪大了，皮肤会变松弛。

Niánjì dàle, pífū huì biàn sōngchí.

As people get older, their skin becomes slack.

年纪大了，眼皮开始下坠。

Niánjì dàle, yǎnpí kāishǐ xiàzhuì.

As people get older, their eyelids start to droop.

年纪大了，身体会衰老。

Niánjì dàle, shēntǐ huì shuāilǎo.

As you get older, your body deteriorates.

年纪大了，骨骼会变脆。

Niánjì dàle, gǔgé huì biàn cuì.

As people get older, their bones become brittle.

年纪越大，保费就越高。

Niánjì yuè dà, bǎofèi jiù yuè gāo.

The older you get, the higher the premium is.

年终前我想去旅行。

Niánzhōng qián wǒ xiǎng qù lǚxíng.

I want to go traveling before the end of the year.

年终奖什么时候发？

Niánzhōngjiǎng shénme shíhou fā?

When will the year-end bonus be paid out?

年终的时候，公司总是特别忙。

Niánzhōng de shíhou, gōngsī zǒngshì tèbié máng.

At the end of the year, the company is always especially busy.

年货你买齐了吗？

Niánhuò nǐ mǎi qíle ma?

Have you got all your New Year goods yet?

年轻人不应该随波逐流。

Niánqīngrén bù yīnggāi suíbōzhúliú.

Young people shouldn't just follow the crowd.

年轻人为什么要背负这么多债务？

Niánqīngrén wèishénme yào bēifù zhème duō zhàiwù?

Why should young people shoulder so much debt?

年轻人也应该学会储蓄。

Niánqīngrén yě yīnggāi xuéhuì chǔxù.

Young people should also learn to save money.

年轻人买住房的压力很大。

Niánqīngrén mǎi zhùfáng de yālì hěn dà.

Young people are under great pressure when buying housing.

年轻人充满了蓬勃的朝气。

Niánqīngrén chōngmǎnle péngbó de zhāoqì.

Young people are full of vigor and vitality.

年轻人应该出去闯一闯。

Niánqīngrén yīnggāi chūqù chuǎng yì chuǎng.

Young people should go out and test themselves in the world.

年轻人应该努力开创自己的未来。

Niánqīngrén yīnggāi nǔlì kāichuàng zìjǐ de wèilái.

Young people should work hard to create their own future.

年轻人应该多学一些本领。

Niánqīngrén yīnggāi duō xué yìxiē běnlǐng.

Young people should learn more skills.

年轻人应该怀抱远大的理想。

Niánqīngrén yīnggāi huáibào yuǎndà de lǐxiǎng.

Young people should embrace lofty ideals.

年轻人应该把握机会。

Niánqīngrén yīnggāi bǎwò jīhuì.

Young people should seize opportunities.

年轻人应该有进取的精神。

Niánqīngrén yīnggāi yǒu jìnqǔ de jīngshén.

Young people should have a spirit of initiative.

年轻人应该爱惜自己的时间。

Niánqīngrén yīnggāi àixī zìjǐ de shíjiān.

Young people should treasure their time.

年轻人是公司的新血液。

Niánqīngrén shì gōngsī de xīn xuèyè.

Young people are the company's new lifeblood.