Chinese example sentences

年轻人现在很少看戏曲了。

Niánqīngrén xiànzài hěn shǎo kàn xìqǔ le.

Young people rarely watch Chinese opera these days.

年轻人要找到自己的路子。

Niánqīngrén yào zhǎodào zìjǐ de lùzi.

Young people need to find their own way.

年轻人都追捧这种新饮料。

Niánqīngrén dōu zhuīpěng zhèzhǒng xīn yǐnliào.

Young people are all crazy about this new drink.

年轻人需要一个展示自己的舞台。

Niánqīngrén xūyào yí gè zhǎnshì zìjǐ de wǔtái.

Young people need an arena in which to show what they can do.

年轻就是你最大的本钱。

Niánqīng jiùshì nǐ zuì dà de běnqián.

Being young is your greatest asset.

年轻的时候你应该开拓你的思想。

Niánqīng de shíhou nǐ yīnggāi kāituò nǐ de sīxiǎng.

You should enrich your mind when young.

并不是不可以。

Bìng bú shì bù kěyǐ.

Not that it's not possible.

幸亏你提醒我，我差点忘了开会。

Xìngkuī nǐ tíxǐng wǒ, wǒ chàdiǎn wàngle kāihuì.

Fortunately you reminded me, or I'd almost have forgotten the meeting.

幸亏带了伞，不然就被雨淋湿了。

Xìngkuī dàile sǎn, bùrán jiù bèi yǔ línshī le.

Luckily I brought an umbrella, or I would have got soaked.

幸会幸会，我早就听说过您。

Xìnghuì-xìnghuì, wǒ zǎojiù tīngshuōguo nín.

Nice to meet you! I've heard a lot about you.

幸好你来了，解救了大家。

Xìnghǎo nǐ láile, jiějiùle dàjiā.

Thankfully you came and saved everyone from the awkward situation.

幸好她没有死。

Xìnghǎo tā méiyǒu sǐ.

Luckily she did not die.

幸好带了伞，我真庆幸。

Xìnghǎo dàile sǎn, wǒ zhēn qìngxìng.

Luckily I brought an umbrella, and I'm really glad I did.

幸好没有发生什么不愉快的事。

Xìnghǎo méiyǒu fāshēng shénme bù yúkuài de shì.

Thankfully nothing unfortunate happened.

幸福是买不到的。

Xìngfú shì mǎi búdào de.

You cannot buy happiness.

幸福是由自己的心决定的。

Xìngfú shì yóu zìjǐ de xīn juédìng de.

Happiness is determined by your heart.

幸运的是，我们找到了逃生通道。

Xìngyùn de shì, wǒmen zhǎodàole táoshēng tōngdào.

Luckily, we found an escape route.

幸运的是我的伤口消失得很快。

Xìngyùn de shì wǒ de shāngkǒu xiāoshī de hěn kuài.

Fortunately, my wound is clearing up quickly.

幼儿园的孩子要学会自理。

Yòu'éryuán de háizi yào xuéhuì zìlǐ.

Kindergarten children need to learn to take care of themselves.

幼儿园的滑梯是什么颜色的？

Yòu'éryuán de huátī shì shénme yánsè de?

What color is the slide at the kindergarten?

幼儿园老师有时被称为孩子王。

Yòu'éryuán lǎoshī yǒushí bèi chēngwéi háizi Wáng.

Teachers in kindergarten are sometimes referred to as leaders of children.

广东与广西之间隔着什么？

Guǎngdōng yǔ Guǎngxī zhī jiàngé zhe shénme?

What separates Guangdong from Guangxi?

广东的夏天很长。

Guǎngdōng de xiàtiān hěn cháng.

Guangdong summers are long.

广东的省会是哪个城市？

Guǎngdōng de shěnghuì shì nǎge chéngshì?

Which city is the capital of Guangdong Province?

广东话和普通话的发音很不一样。

Guǎngdōnghuà hé pǔtōnghuà de fāyīn hěn bù yíyàng.

Cantonese and Mandarin are pronounced very differently.

广义上说，玩也是学习。

Guǎngyì shàng shuō, wán yě shì xuéxí.

In the broad sense, playing is also a way of learning.

广告占了半个版面的篇幅。

Guǎnggào zhànle bànge bǎnmiàn de piānfu.

The advertisement took up half a page of space.

广告号称一周就能瘦十斤。

Guǎnggào hàochēng yìzhōu jiù néng shòu shí jīn.

The ad claims you can lose five kilos in a week.

广告宣称这种药三天就能见效。

Guǎnggào xuānchēng zhèzhǒng yào sāntiān jiù néng jiànxiào.

The advertisement claims this medicine works within three days.

广告常常夸大产品的功能。

Guǎnggào chángcháng kuādà chǎnpǐn de gōngnéng.

Advertisements often exaggerate what a product can do.

广场上今天有一场大型集会。

Guǎngchǎng shàng jīntiān yǒu yìcháng dàxíng jíhuì.

There is a large assembly in the square today.

广场上有人在表演木偶戏。

Guǎngchǎng shàng yǒurén zài biǎoyǎn mù'ǒuxì.

Someone is performing a puppet show in the square.

广场上汇聚了成千上万的观众。

Guǎngchǎng shàng huìjùle chéngqiān-shàngwàn de guānzhòng.

Thousands upon thousands of spectators gathered in the square.

广场上聚集了很多民众。

Guǎngchǎng shàng jùjíle hěn duō mínzhòng.

Many people gathered in the square.

广场上聚集了很多群众。

Guǎngchǎng shàng jùjíle hěn duō qúnzhòng.

A large crowd had gathered in the square.

广场中央竖立着一座雕像。

Guǎngchǎng zhōngyāng shùlìzhe yí zuò diāoxiàng.

A statue has been erected in the middle of the square.

广场中间有一个大喷泉。

Guǎngchǎng zhōngjiān yǒu yí gè dà pēnquán.

There is a big fountain in the middle of the square.

广场中间有一座很大的雕塑。

Guǎngchǎng zhōngjiān yǒu yí zuò hěn dà de diāosù.

There is a very large statue in the middle of the square.

广场中间有一座很高的纪念碑。

Guǎngchǎng zhōngjiān yǒu yí zuò hěn gāo de jìniànbēi.

There is a very tall monument in the middle of the square.

广场中间立着一座纪念英雄的碑。

Guǎngchǎng zhōngjiān lìzhe yí zuò jìniàn yīngxióng de bēi.

In the middle of the square stands a monument honoring heroes.

广场中间竖立着一座高大的雕像。

Guǎngchǎng zhōngjiān shùlìzhe yí zuò gāodà de diāoxiàng.

A tall statue stands in the middle of the square.

广岛有一个地方叫口和。

Guǎngdǎo yǒu yí gè dìfang jiào kǒu hé.

There's a place called Kuchiwa in Hiroshima.

广西有很多瑶族村子。

Guǎngxī yǒu hěn duō Yáozú cūnzi.

There are many Yao villages in Guangxi.

广角镜头的视角更大。

Guǎngjiǎojìngtóu de shìjiǎo gèng dà.

A wide-angle lens has a larger angle of view.

庄周梦蝶让我想了很久。

Zhuāngzhōumèngdié ràng wǒ xiǎngle hěn jiǔ.

Zhuangzi's butterfly dream made me think for a long time.

庄园的主人今天要请客。

Zhuāngyuán de zhǔrén jīntiān yào qǐngkè.

The owner of the manor is hosting guests today.

庄子为何要人返璞归真？

Zhuāngzǐ wèihé yào rén fǎnpúguīzhēn?

Why did Zhuangzi want people to return to their natural state?

庄子喜欢用故事讲道理。

Zhuāngzǐ xǐhuan yòng gùshi jiǎngdàolǐ.

Zhuangzi liked to explain ideas through stories.

庄稼地里耍大刀，吓唬割草的

zhuāngjiadì li shuǎ dàdāo, xiàhu gēcǎo de

brandishing a big sword in the crop field: scaring the grass cutters

床上有多少张毯子？

Chuáng shàng yǒu duōshǎo zhāng tǎnzi?

How many blankets are there on the bed?

床上的那是什么呀？

Chuáng shàng de nà shì shénme ya?

What's that lying on the bed?

床下有一只猫。

Chuáng xià yǒu yìzhī māo.

There is a cat under the bed.

床单在床上。

Chuángdān zài chuáng shàng.

The sheet is on the bed.

床占了很多空间。

Chuáng zhànle hěn duō kōngjiān.

The bed took up a lot of space.

床头千贯,不如日进分文

chuángtóu qiān guàn,bùrú rì jìn fēnwén

a thousand strings of coins by the bed is worse than a little coming in every day

床头打架,床尾讲和

chuángtóu dǎjià,chuáng wěi jiǎng hé

fight at the head of the bed, make peace at the foot

床头柜的抽屉里有一盒药。

Chuángtóuguì de chōuti lǐ yǒu yì hé yào.

There's a box of medicine in the nightstand drawer.

床底下使斧头,不碍上就碍下

chuáng dǐxia shǐ fǔtóu,bú'ài shàng jiù ài xià

swinging an axe under the bed: if it doesn't hit the top it hits the bottom

床底下堆宝塔,纵高也有限

chuáng dǐxia duī bǎotǎ,zòng gāo yě yǒuxiàn

building a pagoda under the bed: however tall, it's limited

序言太长了，我直接跳过了。

Xùyán tài chángle, wǒ zhíjiē tiàoguole.

The preface was too long, so I just skipped it.

应届毕业生能报名吗？

Yīngjièbìyèshēng néng bàomíng ma?

Can students who are graduating this year sign up?

应当多学东西。

Yīngdāng duō xué dōngxi.

You should learn more.

应知读书难，在于点滴勤

yīng zhī dúshū nán, zàiyú diǎndī qín

know that study is hard; it lies in diligence drop by drop

应试教育让孩子压力很大。

Yìngshìjiàoyù ràng háizi yālì hěn dà.

Exam-oriented education puts a lot of pressure on children.

应该为这些花遮挡风雨。

Yīnggāi wèi zhèxiē huā zhēdǎng fēngyǔ.

These flowers should be sheltered from the rain.

应该尊敬老师。

Yīnggāi zūnjìng lǎoshī.

One's teachers should be treated with respect.

应该早就放学了啊。

Yīnggāi zǎojiù fàngxué le a.

School should've ended a long time ago.

应该是你的幻想吧。

Yīnggāi shì nǐ de huànxiǎng ba.

It must be your imagination.

应该试图这个。

Yīnggāi shìtú zhège.

This should be attempted.

应该说“你”还是“您”？

Yīnggāi shuō“nǐ”háishi“nín”?

Should one say "thou" or "ye"?

应该趁年轻多读点书。

Yīnggāi chèn niánqīng duō dú diǎn shū.

You should read a lot of books while you're young.

底层的超市早上七点开门。

Dǐcéng de chāoshì zǎoshang qī diǎn kāimén.

The supermarket on the ground floor opens at seven in the morning.

店员忘了给这双鞋标价。

Diànyuán wàngle gěi zhè shuāng xié biāojià.

The clerk forgot to put a price on these shoes.

店员说这个颜色暂时缺货。

Diànyuán shuō zhège yánsè zànshí quēhuò.

The shop assistant said this color is temporarily out of stock.

店员说退换货要带小票。

Diànyuán shuō tuìhuànhuò yào dài xiǎopiào.

The shop assistant said you need to bring the receipt for returns and exchanges.

店要搬家，所以正在清仓。

Diàn yào bānjiā, suǒyǐ zhèngzài qīngcāng.

The shop is moving, so it's clearing out its stock.

店里一直亏损，老板很发愁。

Diàn lǐ yìzhí kuīsǔn, lǎobǎn hěn fāchóu.

The shop keeps losing money, and the owner is very worried.

店里人手不够，你能来帮忙吗？

Diàn lǐ rénshǒu búgòu, nǐ néng lái bāngmáng ma?

The shop is short of hands. Can you come help?

店里清仓，所有鞋都打三折。

Diàn lǐ qīngcāng, suǒyǒu xié dōu dǎ sānzhé.

The shop is having a clearance sale, and all shoes are seventy percent off.

店里的东西一律八折。

Diàn lǐ de dōngxi yílǜ bā zhé.

Everything in the store is twenty percent off.

店里的东西一概不能退换。

Diàn lǐ de dōngxi yígài bùnéng tuìhuàn.

Nothing in the shop can be returned or exchanged, without exception.

店里的招牌该换新的了。

Diàn lǐ de zhāopai gāi huàn xīn de le.

The sign of the shop needs to be replaced with a new one.

店里的玉器为什么这么贵？

Diàn lǐ de yùqì wèishénme zhème guì?

Why is the jade ware in this shop so expensive?

店里的酱料可以自己调。

Diàn lǐ de jiàngliào kěyǐ zìjǐ diào.

You can mix the sauces yourself at this restaurant.

店门口来买票的人络绎不绝。

Diàn ménkǒu lái mǎipiào de rén luòyìbùjué.

People keep coming to buy tickets at the door of the shop.

庙会上有很多好吃的小吃。

Miàohuì shàng yǒu hěn duō hǎochī de xiǎochī.

There are lots of tasty snacks at the temple fair.

庙小妖风大

miào xiǎo yāofēng dà

small temple, strong demon wind

庙小牌子大

miào xiǎo páizi dà

small temple, big signboard

庙穷和尚富

miào qióng héshang fù

poor temple, rich monk

庙里撞钟，惊神

miào lǐ zhuàngzhōng, jīng shén

striking the bell in a temple: startling the god (spirited)

庙里的泥胎，分不清是哪路神

miào lǐ de nítāi, fēn bù qīng shì nǎ lù shén

the clay idol in a temple: can't tell which god it is

庙里的猪头，有主儿

miào lǐ de zhūtóu, yǒu zhǔr

the pig's head in the temple: has an owner

庙里的菩萨前摆满了水果。

Miào lǐ de púsà qián bǎimǎnle shuǐguǒ.

Fruit was laid out in front of the bodhisattva in the temple.

庙里长草，荒了神

miào lǐzhǎng cǎo, huāngle shén

grass growing in a temple: the god is neglected (the god is flustered)

庙门前的一对石狮子，谁也离不开谁

miào ménqián de yíduì shíshīzi, shéi yě líbùkāi shéi

the pair of stone lions at the temple gate: neither can leave the other

庙门前的旗杆，光棍儿一条

miào ménqián de qígān, guānggùnr yìtiáo

the flagpole at the temple gate: a bare stick

废水从工厂净化后加以利用。

Fèishuǐ cóng gōngchǎng jìnghuà hòu jiāyǐ lìyòng.

Waste water is used after being purified by the treatment plant.

废水要先处理，再排放。

Fèishuǐ yào xiān chǔlǐ, zài páifàng.

Waste water must be treated first and then discharged.

度假就是要吃喝玩乐！

Dùjià jiùshì yào chīhēwánlè!

A vacation is all about eating, drinking and having fun!

度假结束，我该回归工作了。

Dùjià jiéshù, wǒ gāi huíguī gōngzuòle.

The vacation is over, so I should get back to work.