Chinese example sentences

你忘了关灯。

Nǐ wàngle guān dēng.

You forgot to turn off the light.

你忘了拿你的东西。

Nǐ wàngle ná nǐ de dōngxi.

You forgot to take your things.

你忙，我自己干也行。

Nǐ máng, wǒ zìjǐ gàn yě xíng.

You are busy; I can do it myself.

你快点嘛！

Nǐ kuàidiǎn ma!

Can you hurry up?

你怎么一个人在这里？

Nǐ zěnme yí gè rén zài zhèlǐ?

Why are you here alone?

你怎么一个人在这里啊？

Nǐ zěnme yí gè rén zài zhèlǐ a?

Why are you here alone?

你怎么不去睡一会儿觉呢？

Nǐ zěnme bú qù shuì yíhuìr jué ne?

Why don't you try and get some sleep?

你怎么什么话也没说？

Nǐ zěnme shénme huà yě méi shuō?

How come you didn't say anything?

你怎么什么责任都往别人身上推？

Nǐ zěnme shénme zérèn dōu wǎng biéren shēnshang tuī?

Why are you pushing all responsibilities to others?

你怎么从你的房间里出来？

Nǐ zěnme cóng nǐ de fángjiān lǐ chūlái?

How did you get out of your room?

你怎么会不知道？

Nǐ zěnme huì bù zhīdào?

How come you don't know this?

你怎么会看不到？

Nǐ zěnme huì kàn búdào?

How are you not seeing that?

你怎么到那的？

Nǐ zěnme dào nà de?

How did you get there?

你怎么去学校？

Nǐ zěnme qù xuéxiào?

How do you get to school?

你怎么可能会说这种语言？

Nǐ zěnme kěnéng huì shuō zhèzhǒng yǔyán?

How come you're able to speak this language?

你怎么回答他们的？

Nǐ zěnme huídá tāmen de?

How did you answer them?

你怎么学会说话的？

Nǐ zěnme xuéhuì shuōhuà de?

How did you learn to speak?

你怎么念你的名字？

Nǐ zěnme niàn nǐ de míngzi?

How do you pronounce your name?

你怎么找到我的房子的？

Nǐ zěnme zhǎodào wǒ de fángzi de?

How did you find my house?

你怎么敢笑我？

Nǐ zěnme gǎn xiào wǒ?

How dare you laugh at me!

你怎么敢这么跟我说话？

Nǐ zěnme gǎn zhème gēn wǒ shuōhuà?

How dare you speak to me like that?

你怎么敢这样说话？

Nǐ zěnme gǎn zhèyàng shuōhuà?

How dare you speak like that!

你怎么敢这样跟我说话！

Nǐ zěnme gǎn zhèyàng gēn wǒ shuōhuà!

How dare you speak to me like that!

你怎么敢那么说。

Nǐ zěnme gǎn nàme shuō.

How dare you say that!

你怎么没亲她？

Nǐ zěnme méi qīn tā?

Why didn't you kiss her?

你怎么没有来？

Nǐ zěnme méiyǒu lái?

Why didn't you come?

你怎么没说过呢？

Nǐ zěnme méi shuōguo ne?

How come you didn't say?

你怎么现在才来？

Nǐ zěnme xiànzài cái lái?

How come you've only just got here?

你怎么画这幅画？

Nǐ zěnme huà zhè fú huà?

How did you draw this picture?

你怎么知道那是我最喜欢的？

Nǐ zěnme zhīdào nà shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de?

How did you know that was my favorite one?

你怎么能那么说？

Nǐ zěnme néng nàme shuō?

How can you say that?

你怎么花的那些钱？

Nǐ zěnme huā de nèixiē qián?

What did you do with that money?

你怎么解释那个？

Nǐ zěnme jiěshì nàge?

How do you account for that?

你怎么认为我做不了？

Nǐ zěnme rènwéi wǒ zuò bù liǎo?

What makes you think I won't be able to do it?

你怎么说……？

Nǐ zěnme shuō……?

How do you say...?

你怎么还关心这个？

Nǐ zěnme hái guānxīn zhège?

Why do you even care about this?

你怎么还没有结婚？

Nǐ zěnme hái méiyǒu jiéhūn?

Why aren't you married yet?

你怎么这么慢！

Nǐ zěnme zhème màn!

How come you're so slow?!

你怎么这样对我？

Nǐ zěnme zhèyàng duì wǒ?

How can you do this to me?

你怎样作出的解释？

Nǐ zěnyàng zuòchū de jiěshì?

How do you account for that?

你急需钱的话我可以借一些给你。

Nǐ jíxū qián dehuà wǒ kěyǐ jiè yìxiē gěi nǐ.

If you urgently need money I can you lend you some.

你总是在看电视。

Nǐ zǒngshì zài kàn diànshì.

You are always watching TV.

你总是批评我！

Nǐ zǒngshì pīpíng wǒ!

You're always criticizing me!

你恐怕会变成一个好人哦。

Nǐ kǒngpà huì biànchéng yí gè hǎo rén ó.

You're in danger of becoming a good man.

你想一起去吗？

Nǐ xiǎng yìqǐ qù ma?

Do you want to come along?

你想不想一起去？

Nǐ xiǎng bùxiǎng yìqǐ qù?

Do you want to come along?

你想买什么给他？

Nǐ xiǎng mǎi shénme gěi tā?

What do you want to buy for him?

你想什么时候去巴塞罗那？

Nǐ xiǎng shénme shíhou qù Bāsàiluónà?

When do you want to go to Barcelona?

你想什么时候开始？

Nǐ xiǎng shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When do you mean to start?

你想什么时候见他们？

Nǐ xiǎng shénme shíhou jiàn tāmen?

When do you want to meet them?

你想休息吗？

Nǐ xiǎng xiūxi ma?

Do you feel like resting?

你想做也还是可以做。

Nǐ xiǎng zuò yě háishi kěyǐ zuò.

You may still do that if you want to.

你想做什么？

Nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme?

What do you want to do?

你想做什么工作？

Nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme gōngzuò?

What do you want to do for work?

你想做我的朋友吗？

Nǐ xiǎng zuò wǒ de péngyou ma?

Would you like to be my friend?

你想再待下去吗？

Nǐ xiǎng zài dài xiàqù ma?

Do you want to stay any longer?

你想再要杯茶吗？

Nǐ xiǎng zài yào bēi chá ma?

Would you like another cup of tea?

你想出去吗？

Nǐ xiǎng chūqù ma?

Do you want to go out?

你想出去喝几杯或吃个饭吗？

Nǐ xiǎng chūqù hē jǐ bēi huò chī gè fàn ma?

Would you like to go for a drink or something to eat?

你想加入哪一组？

Nǐ xiǎng jiārù nǎ yì zǔ?

Which group do you want to join?

你想去哪里看看？

Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎlǐ kànkan?

Where would you like to go watch?

你想去哪里都可以。

Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎli dōu kěyǐ.

You can go wherever you want.

你想去看电影吗？

Nǐ xiǎng qù kàn diànyǐng ma?

Do you feel like going to the theater?

你想去走一走吗？

Nǐ xiǎng qù zǒu yì zǒu ma?

Would you like to go for a walk?

你想吃东西吗？

Nǐ xiǎng chī dōngxi ma?

Do you want to eat?

你想吃什么？

Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?

What do you want to eat?

你想吃什么就吃什么。

Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme jiù chī shénme.

Help yourself to whatever you like.

你想吃点东西吗？

Nǐ xiǎng chī diǎn dōngxi ma?

Do you want anything to eat?

你想吃点别的吗？

Nǐ xiǎng chī diǎn biéde ma?

Do you want to eat something else?

你想吃这个吗？

Nǐ xiǎng chī zhège ma?

Do you want to eat this?

你想和我们一起吃吗？

Nǐ xiǎng hé wǒmen yìqǐ chī ma?

Would you like to eat with us?

你想和我结婚吗？

Nǐ xiǎng hé wǒ jiéhūn ma?

Will you marry me?

你想喝什么？

Nǐ xiǎng hē shénme?

What would you like to drink?

你想喝点东西吗？

Nǐ xiǎng hē diǎn dōngxi ma?

Do you want something to drink?

你想喝点什么吗？

Nǐ xiǎng hē diǎn shénme ma?

Would you like something to drink?

你想喝点甚么？

Nǐ xiǎng hē diǎn shénme?

What will you have to drink?

你想多了！

Nǐ xiǎng duō le!

You thought too much! → You over-thought things, or presumed too much.

你想太多了。

Nǐ xiǎng tài duō le.

You think too much.

你想如何过完一生？

Nǐ xiǎng rúhé guò wán yìshēng?

What do you want to do with your life?

你想对我说什么？

Nǐ xiǎng duì wǒ shuō shénme?

What do you mean to say to me?

你想怎么做？

Nǐ xiǎng zěnme zuò?

How do you want to do it?

你想怎么做就怎么做。

Nǐ xiǎng zěnme zuò jiù zěnme zuò.

Do as you want.

你想怎么做，我同意怎么做。

Nǐ xiǎng zěnme zuò, wǒ tóngyì zěnme zuò.

I'll agree to do it however you think.

你想怎么处理？

Nǐ xiǎng zěnme chǔlǐ?

How do you want this handled?

你想怎么说就说吧。

Nǐ xiǎng zěnme shuō jiù shuō ba.

Just say what you want to say.

你想成为一个怎样的人？

Nǐ xiǎng chéngwéi yí gè zěnyàng de rén?

What kind of person do you want to be?

你想成为什么？

Nǐ xiǎng chéngwéi shénme?

What do you want to be?

你想我们先结婚还是先生孩子？

Nǐ xiǎng wǒmen xiān jiéhūn háishi xiānsheng háizi?

Do you want to get married first or have a child first?

你想我把这东西放在哪里？

Nǐ xiǎng wǒ bǎ zhè dōngxi fàng zài nǎlǐ?

Where would you like me to put this?

你想拿什么就拿什么。

Nǐ xiǎng ná shénme jiù ná shénme.

You can take whatever you like.

你想拿多少就拿多少。

Nǐ xiǎng ná duōshǎo jiù ná duōshǎo.

Take as many as you like.

你想放在哪里就放在哪里。

Nǐ xiǎng fàng zài nǎlǐ jiù fàng zài nǎlǐ.

Place it wherever you like.

你想死在这里吗？

Nǐ xiǎng sǐ zài zhèlǐ ma?

Do you want to die here?

你想看哪种类型的电影？

Nǐ xiǎng kàn nǎ zhǒng lèixíng de diànyǐng?

What kind of movie do you want to watch?

你想看房子吗？

Nǐ xiǎng kàn fángzi ma?

Do you want to see the house?

你想看法国电影，真的吗？

Nǐ xiǎng kàn Fǎguó diànyǐng, zhēnde ma?

Do you really want to see a French film?

你想看甚么类型的电影？

Nǐ xiǎng kàn shénme lèixíng de diànyǐng?

What kind of movie do you want to watch?

你想看电影就自己去嘛。

Nǐ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng jiù zìjǐ qù ma.

If you want to see a film, just go and see one yourself.

你想看看吗？

Nǐ xiǎng kànkan ma?

Do you want to look at it?

你想知道什么？

Nǐ xiǎng zhīdào shénme?

What do you want to know?