Chinese example sentences

日后你要是来北京，一定告诉我。

Rìhòu nǐ yàoshi lái Běijīng, yídìng gàosu wǒ.

If you come to Beijing sometime, be sure to tell me.

日复一日的加班让她觉得特别累。

Rìfùyírì de jiābān ràng tā juéde tèbié lèi.

Working overtime day after day left her feeling exhausted.

日复一日的练习让她进步很大。

Rìfùyírì de liànxí ràng tā jìnbù hěn dà.

Day after day of practice has made her improve a lot.

日子再难，也得挨过去。

Rìzi zài nán, yě de āi guòqù.

No matter how hard life gets, we have to get through it.

日子若要过得好,老少三辈无大小

rìzi ruò yàoguò de hǎo,lǎoshào sānbèi wú dàxiǎo

if you want life to go well, three generations should have no big or small

日常用品变得愈加贵了。

Rìcháng yòngpǐn biànde yùjiā guìle.

Daily commodities increased in price.

日本不像加拿大那么大。

Rìběn bú xiàng Jiānádà nàme dà.

Japan is not as big as Canada.

日本人以米饭和鱼为生存之食。

Rìběn rén yǐ mǐfàn hé yú wèi shēngcún zhī shí.

The Japanese live on rice and fish.

日本人口是台湾人口的五倍左右。

Rìběn rénkǒu shì Táiwān rénkǒu de wǔ bèi zuǒyòu.

The population of Japan is about five times that of Taiwan.

日本人和中国人有时很难分辨。

Rìběn rén hé Zhōngguórén yǒushí hěn nán fēnbiàn.

It is not always easy to distinguish the Japanese from the Chinese.

日本人放弃了战争。

Rìběn rén fàngqìle zhànzhēng.

The Japanese people have renounced war.

日本人有黑色的眼睛。

Rìběn rén yǒu hēisè de yǎnjing.

The Japanese have dark eyes.

日本从国外进口各种原料。

Rìběn cóng guówài jìnkǒu gèzhǒng yuánliào.

Japan imports various raw materials from abroad.

日本以富士山闻名。

Rìběn yǐ Fùshì Shān wénmíng.

Japan is famous for Mt. Fuji.

日本依赖外国的石油。

Rìběn yīlài wàiguó de shíyóu.

Japan depends on foreign countries for oil.

日本依赖进口原料。

Rìběn yīlài jìnkǒu yuánliào.

Japan depends on imports for raw materials.

日本充满惊奇。

Rìběn chōngmǎn jīngqí.

Japan is full of surprises!

日本公司已经建立了品质的信誉。

Rìběn gōngsī yǐjīng jiànlìle pǐnzhì de xìnyù.

Japanese companies have built up a reputation for quality.

日本军队看来强大得不可阻挡。

Rìběn jūnduì kànlai qiángdà de bùkě zǔdǎng.

The Japanese military forces seemed too strong to stop.

日本历史是我最喜欢的科目。

Rìběn lìshǐ shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de kēmù.

Japanese history is my favorite subject.

日本和好几个海外国家做贸易。

Rìběn hé hǎo jǐ ge hǎiwài guójiā zuò màoyì.

Japan trades with several foreign countries.

日本在亚洲。

Rìběn zài Yàzhōu.

Japan is situated in Asia.

日本在某些领域赶上了美国。

Rìběn zài mǒuxiē lǐngyù gǎnshàng le Měiguó.

Japan has caught up with America in some fields.

日本女性平均在二十五岁结婚。

Rìběn nǚxìng píngjūn zài èr shíwǔ suì jiéhūn.

Japanese women get married at 25 on average.

日本将来会怎么样？

Rìběn jiānglái huì zěnmeyàng?

What will become of Japan?

日本就位于地震带上。

Rìběn jiù wèiyú dìzhèndài shàng.

Japan lies right on a seismic belt.

日本政府无法管理问题。

Rìběn zhèngfǔ wúfǎ guǎnlǐ wèntí.

The Japanese government can't cope with the problem.

日本是个富有的国家。

Rìběn shì gè fùyǒu de guójiā.

Japan is a rich country.

日本是个美丽的国家。

Rìběn shì gè měilì de guójiā.

Japan is a beautiful country.

日本最长的隧道在哪里？

Rìběn zuì cháng de suìdào zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the longest tunnel in Japan?

日本有很多温泉。

Rìběn yǒu hěn duō wēnquán.

There are a lot of hot springs in Japan.

日本有很多漂亮的地方。

Rìběn yǒu hěn duō piàoliang de dìfang.

There are a lot of beautiful places in Japan.

日本有很多美丽的景色。

Rìběn yǒu hěn duō měilì de jǐngsè.

Japan is rich in beautiful scenery.

日本有必要和西方各国接触。

Rìběn yǒu bìyào hé xīfāng gèguó jiēchù.

Japan needed contact with the Western countries.

日本欢迎您。

Rìběn huānyíng nín.

Welcome to Japan.

日本正面临着严重的经济问题。

Rìběn zhèng miànlínzhe yánzhòng de jīngjì wèntí.

Japan is confronted with severe economic problems.

日本比加拿大小。

Rìběn bǐ Jiānádà xiǎo.

Japan is smaller than Canada.

日本没有哪座山比富士山更高。

Rìběn méiyǒu nǎ zuò shān bǐ Fùshì Shān gèng gāo.

No mountain in Japan is higher than Mt. Fuji.

日本生产很多好相机。

Rìběn shēngchǎn hěn duō hǎo xiàngjī.

Japan produces a lot of good cameras.

日本的人口在减少。

Rìběn de rénkǒu zài jiǎnshǎo.

Japan's population is declining.

日本的人口是多少？

Rìběn de rénkǒu shì duōshǎo?

What is the population of Japan?

日本的人口比英国多。

Rìběn de rénkǒu bǐ Yīngguó duō.

The population of Japan is larger than that of Britain.

日本的人口比英国跟法国多。

Rìběn de rénkǒu bǐ Yīngguó gēn Fǎguó duō.

Japan's population is larger than that of Britain and France put together.

日本的军队在当时很强。

Rìběn de jūnduì zài dāngshí hěn qiáng.

Japan's army was very powerful.

日本的夏天很热。

Rìběn de xiàtiān hěn rè.

It is very hot in the summer in Japan.

日本的石油依靠进口。

Rìběn de shíyóu yīkào jìnkǒu.

Japan depends on other countries for oil.

日本的轮船,满丸

Rìběn de lúnchuán,mǎn wán

a Japanese steamship: full 'maru' (finished)

日本的首都是东京。

Rìběn de shǒudū shì Dōngjīng.

The capital of Japan is Tokyo.

日本米市场禁止进口。

Rìběn mǐ shìchǎng jìnzhǐ jìnkǒu.

Japan's rice market is closed to imports.

日本缺乏原材料。

Rìběn quēfá yuáncáiliào.

Japan is lacking in raw materials.

日本被海环绕着。

Rìběn bèi hǎi huánràozhe.

Japan is surrounded by sea.

日本车的方向盘在右边。

Rìběn chē de fāngxiàngpán zài yòubian.

Japanese cars' steering wheels are on the right.

日本那时候还没有收音机。

Rìběn nà shíhou hái méiyǒu shōuyīnjī.

There were no radios in Japan in those days.

日本非常容易遭受到地震。

Rìběn fēicháng róngyì zāoshòu dào dìzhèn.

Japan is very subject to earthquakes.

日程表改了，大家看一下。

Rìchéngbiǎo gǎile, dàjiā kàn yíxià.

The schedule has changed, so everyone please take a look.

日落以后，海边变得很凉。

Rìluò yǐhòu, hǎibiān biànde hěn liáng.

After sunset, it gets quite cool by the sea.

日落西山,红不了多久

rìluòxīshān,hóng bù liǎo duōjiǔ

the sun sets behind the western hills: it can't stay red for long

日记里记载着我每天的生活。

Rìjì lǐ jìzǎizhe wǒ měitiān de shēnghuó.

My diary records my daily life.

日语里的敬语很难学。

Rìyǔ lǐ de jìngyǔ hěn nán xué.

Honorific language in Japanese is hard to learn.

日远日疏,日亲日近

rì yuǎn rì shū,rì qīn rì jìn

day by day apart, day by day distant; day by day close, day by day nearer

日长事多,夜长梦多

rì cháng shì duō,yèchángmèngduō

long days bring many events, long nights bring many dreams

旧书我通通扔掉了。

Jiùshū wǒ tōngtōng rēngdiàole.

I threw out all of my old books.

旧书连同杂志都被邻居拿走了。

Jiùshū liántóng zázhì dōu bèi línjū názǒule.

The old books, along with the magazines, were all taken by the neighbor.

旧仓库被改装成了餐厅。

Jiù cāngkù bèi gǎizhuāng chéng le cāntīng.

The old warehouse was remodeled into a restaurant.

旧地图找新路，是刻舟求剑。

Jiù dìtú zhǎo xīn lù, shì kèzhōuqiújiàn.

Using an old map to find a new road is futile, like marking the boat to find a lost sword.

旧型号早就不量产了。

Jiù xínghào zǎojiù bú liàngchǎn le.

The old model stopped being mass-produced long ago.

旧村屋有它自己一定的魅力。

Jiù cūn wū yǒu tā zìjǐ yídìng de mèilì.

The old cottage has a certain charm about it.

旧架子承载不了这些书。

Jiù jiàzi chéngzài bù liǎo zhèxiē shū.

The old shelf can't bear the weight of these books.

旧电视坏了，新的取而代之。

Jiù diànshì huàile, xīn de qǔ'érdàizhī.

The old TV broke, and a new one took its place.

旧的不去，新的不来

jiù de bú qù, xīn de bù lái

if the old doesn't go, the new won't come

旧箱子都放在储藏室里。

Jiù xiāngzi dōu fàng zài chǔcángshì lǐ.

The old boxes are all kept in the storage room.

早上下了点毛毛雨。

Zǎoshang xià le diǎn máomaoyǔ.

There was a bit of drizzle this morning.

早上出门前，家里总是一片忙乱。

Zǎoshang chū ménqián, jiālǐ zǒngshì yípiàn mángluàn.

Before leaving in the morning, the house is always in a rushed muddle.

早上发光的人，下午不一定发光。

Zǎoshang fāguāng de rén, xiàwǔ bù yídìng fāguāng.

Not everyone who shines in the morning shines in the afternoon.

早上只下了一点小雨。

Zǎoshang zhǐ xià le yìdiǎn xiǎoyǔ.

There was just a bit of drizzle this morning.

早上山谷里弥漫着一层白雾。

Zǎoshang shāngǔ lǐ mímànzhe yìcéng bái wù.

In the morning, a layer of white fog hangs over the valley.

早上山谷里有浓重的雾。

Zǎoshang shāngǔ lǐ yǒu nóngzhòng de wù.

There is dense fog in the valley in the morning.

早上工人们忙着清除路上的积雪。

Zǎoshang gōngrénmen mángzhe qīngchú lùshang de jīxuě.

In the morning the workers were busy clearing the snow off the road.

早上很多老人在天坛里锻炼身体。

Zǎoshang hěn duō lǎorén zài tiāntán lǐ duànliàn shēntǐ.

In the morning, many elderly people exercise in the Temple of Heaven.

早上我喝了一碗粥。

Zǎoshang wǒ hēle yì wǎn zhōu.

I had a bowl of congee this morning.

早上我在路边买了一张饼。

Zǎoshang wǒ zài lùbiān mǎile yì zhāng bǐng.

This morning I bought a flatbread at the roadside.

早上我想吃两个包子。

Zǎoshang wǒ xiǎng chī liǎng gè bāozi.

This morning I want to eat two baozi.

早上的地铁站里人特别多。

Zǎoshang de dìtiězhàn lǐ rén tèbié duō.

The subway station is extremely crowded in the morning.

早上的火车站总是很繁忙。

Zǎoshang de huǒchēzhàn zǒngshì hěn fánmáng.

The train station is always bustling in the morning.

早上的自助餐几点开始？

Zǎoshang de zìzhùcān jǐdiǎn kāishǐ?

What time does the breakfast buffet start?

早上的菜市场总是熙熙攘攘的。

Zǎoshang de càishìchǎng zǒngshì xīxī-rǎngrǎng de.

The vegetable market is always bustling in the morning.

早上的雾很浓厚，路都看不清。

Zǎoshang de wù hěn nónghòu, lù dōu kànbùqīng.

The morning fog was so thick that I couldn't see the road.

早上的雾霾让远处看不清。

Zǎoshang de wùmái ràng yuǎnchù kànbùqīng.

The haze this morning made it hard to see into the distance.

早上草地上有很多露水。

Zǎoshang cǎodì shàng yǒu hěn duō lùshuǐ.

There is a lot of dew on the grass in the morning.

早年这里是一片农田。

Zǎonián zhèlǐ shì yípiàn nóngtián.

In the past, this place was all farmland.

早教中心里有很多好玩的玩具。

Zǎojiào zhōng xīnli yǒu hěn duō hǎowán de wánjù.

The early education center has lots of fun toys.

早晚刷牙能保持口腔清洁。

Zǎowǎn shuāyá néng bǎochí kǒuqiāng qīngjié.

Brushing your teeth morning and night keeps your mouth clean.

早晚温差尤为明显。

Zǎowǎn wēnchà yóuwéi míngxiǎn.

The temperature difference between morning and evening is especially noticeable.

早晚的气温变化幅度很大。

Zǎowǎn de qìwēn biànhuà fúdù hěn dà.

The range of temperature change between morning and evening is large.

早晨栽下树，到晚要乘凉

zǎochén zāi xià shù, dào wǎn yào chéngliáng

plant a tree in the morning, and want to rest in its shade by evening

早期的手机为什么那么大？

Zǎoqī de shǒujī wèishénme nàme dà?

Why were the early mobile phones so big?

早期筛查能及早发现疾病。

Zǎoqī shāichá néng jízǎo fāxiàn jíbìng.

Early screening can catch diseases early.

早睡早起也是一种养生。

Zǎoshuìzǎoqǐ yě shì yìzhǒng yǎngshēng.

Going to bed and getting up early is also a way to stay healthy.

早睡早起是老生常谈了。

Zǎoshuìzǎoqǐ shì lǎoshēngchángtán le.

Going to bed and getting up early is an old refrain by now.

早知今日，悔不当初

zǎozhījīnrì, huǐbùdāngchū

if I had known today, I regret not (acting differently) at the start