Chinese example sentences

我抓到一只漂亮的蝴蝶。

Wǒ zhuā dào yìzhī piàoliang de húdié.

I caught a beautiful butterfly.

我抓到了这个男人正在偷钱。

Wǒ zhuā dàole zhège nánrén zhèngzài tōu qián.

I caught the man stealing the money.

我抓到他偷相机。

Wǒ zhuā dào tā tōu xiàngjī.

I caught him stealing the camera.

我抓到他偷钱。

Wǒ zhuā dào tā tōu qián.

I caught him stealing the money.

我护照给偷了。

Wǒ hùzhào gěi tōule.

My passport was stolen.

我护照被偷了。

Wǒ hùzhào bèi tōule.

My passport was stolen.

我报名参加了中级汉语班。

Wǒ bàomíng cānjiāle zhōngjí Hànyǔ bān.

I signed up for the intermediate Chinese class.

我抱不起他。

Wǒ bào bù qǐ tā.

I cannot lift him.

我抵挡不住蛋糕的诱惑。

Wǒ dǐdǎng búzhù dàngāo de yòuhuò.

I can't resist the temptation of cake.

我担心他会失败。

Wǒ dānxīn tā huì shībài.

I am afraid he will fail.

我担心他的健康。

Wǒ dānxīn tā de jiànkāng.

I was worried about his health.

我担心你会跟我们一样忙。

Wǒ dānxīn nǐ huì gēn wǒmen yíyàng máng.

I wonder if you are as busy as we are.

我担心我的体重。

Wǒ dānxīn wǒ de tǐzhòng.

I'm worried about my weight.

我拉小提琴。

Wǒ lā xiǎotíqín.

I play the violin.

我拒绝回答你的问题。

Wǒ jùjué huídá nǐ de wèntí.

I refuse to answer your question.

我拒绝被你像奴隶一样对待。

Wǒ jùjué bèi nǐ xiàng núlì yíyàng duìdài.

I refuse to be treated like a slave by you.

我拒绝被像一个孩子般对待。

Wǒ jùjué bèi xiàng yí gè háizi bān duìdài.

I refuse to be treated like a child.

我拜访了我祖母的房子。

Wǒ bàifǎngle wǒ zǔmǔ de fángzi.

I visited my grandmother's house.

我拥有的书比我能读的书多。

Wǒ yōngyǒu de shū bǐ wǒ néng dú de shū duō.

I have more books than I can read.

我拼命地跑。

Wǒ pīnmìng de pǎo.

I ran as fast as I could.

我拿了一个给他。

Wǒ nále yí gè gěi tā.

I gave him one of those.

我拿了一张半纸。

Wǒ nále yì zhāng bànzhǐ.

I got one and a half sheets of paper.

我拿了两杯咖啡。

Wǒ nále liǎng bēi kāfēi.

I took two cups of coffee.

我拿了伞。

Wǒ nále sǎn.

I've brought my umbrella.

我拿到了签证就可以去。

Wǒ nádàole qiānzhèng jiù kěyǐ qù.

I can go once I've got my visa.

我指望你了。

Wǒ zhǐwàng nǐ le.

I am counting on you.

我指望你的帮助。

Wǒ zhǐwàng nǐ de bāngzhù.

I'm counting on your help.

我按时到了学校。

Wǒ ànshí dàole xuéxiào.

I arrived at school on time.

我挑不出他的毛病。

Wǒ tiāo bù chū tā de máobìng.

I cannot find fault with him.

我挑了两个中更便宜的那个。

Wǒ tiāole liǎng gè zhōng gèng piányi de nàge.

I chose the less expensive one of the two.

我挪不动它。

Wǒ nuó bú dòng tā.

I can't move this.

我挺喜欢那个歌手的。

Wǒ tǐng xǐhuan nàge gēshǒu de.

I like that singer a lot.

我挺好的，你呢？

Wǒ tǐng hǎo de, nǐ ne?

I'm all right. And you?

我捉了两条鱼。

Wǒ zhuōle liǎng tiáo yú.

I caught two fish.

我换了工作。

Wǒ huàn le gōngzuò.

I've changed jobs.

我掐了自己一下，好疼！

Wǒ qiāle zìjǐ yíxià, hǎo téng!

I pinched myself, and it really hurt!

我接受了她的邀请。

Wǒ jiēshòule tā de yāoqǐng.

I accepted her invitation.

我控制住了。

Wǒ kòngzhì zhùle.

I've got things under control.

我推测他今天不会来了。

Wǒ tuīcè tā jīntiān búhuì láile.

I'd guess he won't be coming today.

我推算他今年应该有五十岁了。

Wǒ tuīsuàn tā jīnnián yīnggāi yǒu wǔshí suì le.

I reckon he should be fifty years old this year.

我推荐这个餐厅。

Wǒ tuījiàn zhège cāntīng.

I can recommend this restaurant.

我提供了他食物。

Wǒ tígōngle tā shíwù.

I provided him with food.

我提议我们在那里再待一天。

Wǒ tíyì wǒmen zài nàli zài dài yì tiān.

I suggested that we should stay there another day.

我提议我们应该去看电影。

Wǒ tíyì wǒmen yīnggāi qù kàn diànyǐng.

I suggested that we should go to the movies.

我提醒他要去会见总裁。

Wǒ tíxǐng tā yào qù huìjiàn zǒngcái.

I reminded him of his interview with the president.

我提醒过他很多次，他都不理睬。

Wǒ tíxǐngguo tā hěn duōcì, tā dōu bù lǐcǎi.

I warned him many times, but he never heeded it.

我提高了音量。

Wǒ tígāole yīnliàng.

I raised my voice.

我插不上话。

Wǒ chā bú shàng huà.

I can't get a word in.

我搜寻了这片区域。

Wǒ sōuxúnle zhè piàn qūyù.

I searched the area.

我搞明白了会告诉你。

Wǒ gǎo míngbai le huì gàosu nǐ.

I'll let you know when I've figured it out.

我搬箱子时闪了腰，疼得很。

Wǒ bān xiāngzi shí shǎnle yāo, téng de hěn.

I sprained my back moving a box, and it really hurts.

我搭地铁上学。

Wǒ dā dìtiě shàngxué.

I go to school by subway.

我撕开了信封。

Wǒ sī kāile xìnfēng.

I ripped the envelope open.

我擅长滑雪。

Wǒ shàncháng huáxuě.

I'm good at skiing.

我擅长网球。

Wǒ shàncháng wǎngqiú.

I'm good at tennis.

我擅长说英语。

Wǒ shàncháng shuō Yīngyǔ.

I am good at speaking English.

我擅长足球。

Wǒ shàncháng zúqiú.

I'm good at soccer.

我支持政治改革。

Wǒ zhīchí zhèngzhì gǎigé.

I support political reform.

我收到了一张婚礼请柬。

Wǒ shōudàole yì zhāng hūnlǐ qǐngjiǎn.

I received a wedding invitation card.

我收到了一张请帖。

Wǒ shōudàole yì zhāng qǐngtiě.

I received an invitation.

我收到了您的信。

Wǒ shōudàole nín de xìn.

I received your letter.

我收到了警察的传唤。

Wǒ shōudàole jǐngchá de chuánhuàn.

I received a summons from the police.

我收集各国的娃娃。

Wǒ shōují gèguó de wáwa.

I collect dolls from different countries.

我收集外国硬币。

Wǒ shōují wàiguó yìngbì.

I collect foreign coins.

我收集很多邮票。

Wǒ shōují hěn duō yóupiào.

I have a large collection of stamps.

我收集邮票。

Wǒ shōují yóupiào.

I collect stamps.

我收集银勺子。

Wǒ shōují yín sháozi.

I collect silver spoons.

我改了一下我的网站的布局。

Wǒ gǎile yíxià wǒ de wǎngzhàn de bùjú.

I've changed my website's layout.

我放几根黄瓜？

Wǒ fàng jǐ gēn huángguā?

Shall I put in a few cucumbers?

我放弃了所有生存的希望。

Wǒ fàngqìle suǒyǒu shēngcún de xīwàng.

I gave up all hope of survival.

我救了你一命。

Wǒ jiùle nǐ yí mìng.

I saved your life.

我教你说英语。

Wǒ jiāo nǐ shuō Yīngyǔ.

I teach you to speak English.

我教法语几年了。

Wǒ jiāo Fǎyǔ jǐnián le.

I taught French for several years.

我教生物和法语。

Wǒ jiāo shēngwù hé Fǎyǔ.

I teach biology and French.

我教西班牙语。

Wǒ jiāo Xībānyáyǔ.

I teach Spanish.

我敢打赌，明天他一定会迟到。

Wǒ gǎn dǎdǔ, míngtiān tā yídìng huì chídào.

I bet he'll be late tomorrow.

我敢花的就只那么多。

Wǒ gǎn huā de jiù zhǐ nàme duō.

That is as much as I dare spend on it.

我敢说他不是个坏男生。

Wǒ gǎn shuō tā bú shì gè huài nánshēng.

I dare say he's not a bad boy.

我敢说他是对的。

Wǒ gǎn shuō tā shì duì de.

I dare say he is right.

我敢说他是无辜的。

Wǒ gǎn shuō tā shì wúgū de.

I dare say he is innocent.

我敬他是个有本事的人。

Wǒ jìng tā shì gè yǒu běnshi de rén.

I respect him as a person of real ability.

我整个下午都在看那本书。

Wǒ zhěnggè xiàwǔ dōu zài kàn nà běn shū.

I've been reading that book all afternoon.

我整个下午都在花园里。

Wǒ zhěnggè xiàwǔ dōu zài huāyuán lǐ.

I was in the garden all afternoon.

我整个晚上觉得又冷又不舒服。

Wǒ zhěnggè wǎnshang juéde yòu lěng yòu bù shūfu.

I felt cold and uncomfortable the entire night.

我整晚都开着窗户。

Wǒ zhěng wǎn dōu kāizhe chuānghu.

I left the window open all through the night.

我斩钉截铁地拒绝了。

Wǒ zhǎndīng-jiétiě de jùjuéle.

I flatly refused.

我新家的客厅很宽敞。

Wǒ xīn jiā de kètīng hěn kuānchang.

The living room in my new house is very large.

我新来的邻居姓池。

Wǒ xīn lái de línjū xìng Chí.

My new neighbor's surname is Chi.

我无从得知。

Wǒ wúcóng dézhī.

I have no way of knowing that.

我无力改变这个决定。

Wǒ wúlì gǎibiàn zhège juédìng.

I'm powerless to change this decision.

我无家可回。

Wǒ wú jiā kě huí.

I have no home to return to.

我无意争辩你的理论。

Wǒ wúyì zhēngbiàn nǐ de lǐlùn.

I have no intention in arguing about your theory.

我无意打扰。

Wǒ wúyì dǎrǎo.

I didn't mean to interrupt.

我无意辞职。

Wǒ wúyì cízhí.

I have no intention of resigning.

我无法不去想被偷掉的钱。

Wǒ wúfǎ bú qù xiǎng bèi tōu diào de qián.

I cannot stop thinking of the stolen money.

我无法与他联络上。

Wǒ wúfǎ yǔ tā liánluò shàng.

I cannot get in touch with him.

我无法做到这一点。

Wǒ wúfǎ zuòdào zhè yìdiǎn.

I can't do it.

我无法做比这更多的了。

Wǒ wúfǎ zuò bǐ zhè gèng duō de le.

I can't do any more than this.

我无法再做下去了。

Wǒ wúfǎ zài zuò xiàqù le.

I can't do any more than this.

我无法分辨你是否在开玩笑。

Wǒ wúfǎ fēnbiàn nǐ shìfǒu zài kāiwánxiào.

I can't tell if you're joking.