Chinese example sentences

老鼠爱打洞,坏人爱钻空

lǎoshǔ ài dǎ dòng,huàirén ài zuānkòng

rats love digging holes, bad people love slipping through gaps

老鼠眼睛,一寸光

lǎoshǔ yǎnjing,yícùn guāng

a mouse's eyes: one inch of light

老鼠睡猫窝,送来一口肉

lǎoshǔ shuì māo wō,sòng lái yìkǒu ròu

a mouse sleeps in the cat's bed: delivers a mouthful of meat

老鼠给猫捋胡子,拼命溜须

lǎoshǔ gěi māo lǚhúzi,pīnmìng liū xū

a mouse stroking a cat's whiskers: flattering with all its might

老鼠跌进铁桶里,无缝儿可钻

lǎoshǔ diējìn tiětǒng lǐ,wú fèngr kě zuān

a mouse falls into an iron bucket: no crack to slip through

老鼠过街,人人喊打

lǎoshǔguòjiē,rénrénhǎndǎ

a mouse crossing the street: everyone shouts to beat it

老鼠钻牛角,此路不通

lǎoshǔ zuānniújiǎo,cǐlùbùtōng

a mouse crawls into an ox horn: this road is blocked

老鼠钻瓶子,好进难出

lǎoshǔ zuān píngzi,hǎo jìn nán chū

a mouse crawls into a bottle: easy to get in, hard to get out

老鼠钻进风箱里,两头受气

lǎoshǔ zuānjìn fēngxiāng li,liǎngtóu shòuqì

a mouse crawls into a bellows: gets air from both ends

老鼠骑在牛背上,大的没有小的能

lǎoshǔ qí zài niú bèi shang,dà de méiyǒu xiǎo de néng

a mouse riding on an ox's back: the big one isn't as capable as the small

老龄化让养老更重要。

Lǎolínghuà ràng yǎnglǎo gèng zhòngyào.

Population ageing makes elderly care more important.

考不好大不了明年再考。

Kǎo bù hǎo dàbùliǎo míngnián zài kǎo.

If I do badly, at worst I'll just take it again next year.

考前我们要争分夺秒复习。

Kǎo qián wǒmen yào zhēngfēnduómiǎo fùxí.

Before the exam, we have to make every second count when reviewing.

考古学课什么时候开始？

Kǎogǔxué kè shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When does the archaeology class start?

考古是个比较冷门的专业。

Kǎogǔ shì gè bǐjiào lěngmén de zhuānyè.

Archaeology is a rather niche major.

考古队发现了一座墓。

Kǎogǔ duì fāxiànle yí zuò mù.

The archaeological team discovered a tomb.

考古队发现了埋藏千年的古墓。

Kǎogǔ duì fāxiànle máicáng qiānnián de gǔmù.

The archaeologists found an ancient tomb hidden for a thousand years.

考古队在这里挖掘出了一座古墓。

Kǎogǔ duì zài zhèlǐ wājué chūle yí zuò gǔmù.

The archaeological team unearthed an ancient tomb here.

考古队正在发掘古墓。

Kǎogǔ duì zhèngzài fājué gǔmù.

The archaeological team is excavating an ancient tomb.

考古队正在这里挖掘一座古墓。

Kǎogǔ duì zhèngzài zhèlǐ wājué yí zuò gǔmù.

The archaeological team is excavating an ancient tomb here.

考场的管理十分严密。

Kǎochǎng de guǎnlǐ shífēn yánmì.

Security at the exam hall is very strict.

考完试，他如释重负。

Kǎo wán shì, tā rúshìzhòngfù.

After finishing the exam, he felt as if a weight had been lifted.

考完试以后，我心里特别舒畅。

Kǎo wán shì yǐhòu, wǒ xīnli tèbié shūchàng.

After the exam, I felt completely light-hearted.

考官没有刁难我，问题都不难。

Kǎoguān méiyǒu diāonàn wǒ, wèntí dōu bù nán.

The examiner didn't give me a hard time, and the questions weren't difficult.

考生请在外面等一下。

Kǎoshēng qǐng zài wàimiàn děng yíxià.

Candidates, please wait outside for a moment.

考试分为两个部分。

Kǎoshì fēnwéi liǎng gè bùfen.

The exam was divided into two parts.

考试别马虎，仔细看题。

Kǎoshì bié mǎhu, zǐxì kàn tí.

Don't be careless in the exam, read the questions carefully.

考试前一天也不能松懈。

Kǎoshì qiányìtiān yě bùnéng sōngxiè.

You can't let up even the day before the exam.

考试前一晚，他烦躁得睡不着觉。

Kǎoshì qián yì wǎn, tā fánzào de shuì bù zháo jiào.

The night before the exam, he was too jittery to sleep.

考试前，他总是很焦虑。

Kǎoshì qián, tā zǒngshì hěn jiāolǜ.

Before exams, he is always very anxious.

考试前，你别太迷信运气。

Kǎoshì qián, nǐ bié tài míxìn yùnqi.

Before the exam, don't put too much faith in luck.

考试前，你应该多复习。

Kǎoshì qián, nǐ yīnggāi duō fùxí.

Before the exam, you should review more.

考试前夕，他特别焦虑。

Kǎoshì qiánxī, tā tèbié jiāolǜ.

He was very anxious on the eve of the exam.

考试前，她心里有点焦躁。

Kǎoshì qián, tā xīnli yǒudiǎn jiāozào.

Before the exam, she felt a bit fretful.

考试前，我不免有点儿紧张。

Kǎoshì qián, wǒ bùmiǎn yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng.

Before the exam, I can't help feeling a bit nervous.

考试前我常常温故知新。

Kǎoshì qián wǒ chángcháng wēngùzhīxīn.

Before exams I often review old material to learn something new.

考试前我心里有点浮躁。

Kǎoshì qián wǒ xīnli yǒudiǎn fúzào.

Before the exam I felt a bit restless inside.

考试前才突击，很容易忘。

Kǎoshì qián cái tūjī, hěn róngyì wàng.

If you only cram right before the exam, you forget easily.

考试前要多做练习来巩固知识。

Kǎoshì qián yào duō zuò liànxí lái gǒnggù zhīshi.

Before the exam, do more exercises to consolidate what you've learned.

考试后，我们对了一下写的答案。

Kǎoshì hòu, wǒmen duì le yíxià xiě de dá'àn.

After the exam we compared the answers we'd written.

考试很简单。

Kǎoshì hěn jiǎndān.

The exam is easy.

考试成绩明天上午公布。

Kǎoshì chéngjì míngtiān shàngwǔ gōngbù.

The exam results will be announced tomorrow morning.

考试日期逼近了，我很紧张。

Kǎoshì rìqī bījìnle, wǒ hěn jǐnzhāng.

The exam date is drawing near, and I'm nervous.

考试时不能弄虚作假。

Kǎoshì shí bùnéng nòngxūzuòjiǎ.

You must not cheat during exams.

考试时，你要沉着，别紧张。

Kǎoshì shí, nǐ yào chénzhuó, bié jǐnzhāng.

During the exam, stay composed and don't be nervous.

考试没考好，我心里很堵。

Kǎoshì méi kǎo hǎo, wǒ xīnli hěn dǔ.

I didn't do well on the exam, and I feel weighed down.

考试没过，但他没有丧失志气。

Kǎoshì méiguò, dàn tā méiyǒu sàngshī zhìqì.

He failed the exam, but he didn't lose his resolve.

考试没过，你别灰心。

Kǎoshì méiguò, nǐ bié huīxīn.

You didn't pass the exam, but don't lose heart.

考试的时候不要东张西望。

Kǎoshì de shíhou búyào dōngzhāngxīwàng.

Don't glance around during the exam.

考试的时候我犯了很严重的错误。

Kǎoshì de shíhou wǒ fànle hěn yánzhòng de cuòwù.

I made an awful mistake in the test.

耐心不是我的强项。

Nàixīn bú shì wǒ de qiángxiàng.

Patience is not my forte.

耐心对一个教师来说是必需的。

Nàixīn duì yí gè jiàoshī lái shuō shì bìxū de.

Patience is essential for a teacher.

耐心是老师最重要的特质。

Nàixīn shì lǎoshī zuì zhòngyào de tèzhì.

Patience is a teacher's most important characteristic.

耗子扛枪，窝里斗

hàozi káng qiāng, wōlǐdòu

a rat shouldering a gun: fights inside the nest

耳不听，心不烦

ěr bù tīng, xīnbùfán

if the ear doesn't hear, the heart isn't troubled

耳听千遍，不如手过一遍

ěr tīng qiān biàn, bùrú shǒu guò yíbiàn

hearing a thousand times is not as good as going through it once by hand

耳听是虚，眼见为实

ěr tīng shì xū, yǎnjiànwéishí

what the ear hears is empty, what the eye sees is real

耳朵塞棉花，装聋子

ěrduo sāi miánhua, zhuāng lóngzi

stuffing cotton in one's ears: pretending to be deaf

耳机线又缠在一起了。

Ěrjī xiàn yòu chán zài yìqǐ le.

The earphone cord has gotten tangled up again.

耳闻不如目睹，目睹不如身受

ěrwénbùrúmùdǔ, mùdǔ bùrú shēnshòu

hearing is not as good as seeing, and seeing is not as good as experiencing

耽误一夜眠，十夜补不全

dānwu yí yè mián, shí yè bǔ bù quán

lose one night's sleep and ten nights can't fully make it up

耽误了庄稼是一季，耽误了孩子是一代

dānwule zhuāngjia shì yí jì, dānwule háizi shì yídài

neglect the crops and you lose one season; neglect the children and you lose a generation

耽误你的假期了。

Dānwu nǐ de jiàqī le.

It delayed your holiday.

耿直的人有时会得罪人。

Gěngzhí de rén yǒushí huì dézuì rén.

Candid people sometimes offend others.

聊天能加深彼此的感情。

Liáotiān néng jiāshēn bǐcǐ de gǎnqíng.

Chatting can deepen the bond between people.

聋子拉二胡，胡扯

lóngzi lā èrhú, húchě

a deaf person plays the erhu: pulling wildly

聋子擂鼓，各敲各的

lóngzi léigǔ, gè qiāo gè de

a deaf person beats the drum: everyone beats their own

聋子放炮仗，散了

lóngzi fàng pàozhang, sànle

a deaf person lets off a firecracker: it falls apart

聋子爱打岔，傻子爱说话

lóngzi ài dǎchà, shǎzi ài shuōhuà

the deaf love to interrupt, the foolish love to talk

聋子的耳朵，摆设

lóngzi de ěrduo, bǎishè

a deaf person's ears: just for show

职场里女性越来越多了。

Zhíchǎng lǐ nǚxìng yuèláiyuè duō le.

There are more and more women in the workforce.

职场里有很多隐性规则。

Zhíchǎng lǐ yǒu hěn duō yǐnxìng guīzé.

There are a lot of unwritten, hidden rules in the workplace.

职工食堂中午几点开门？

Zhígōng shítáng zhōngwǔ jǐdiǎn kāimén?

What time does the staff canteen open at noon?

联合国有六种官方语言。

Liánhéguó yǒu liù zhǒng guānfāngyǔyán.

The United Nations has six official languages.

聚会上我和他谈得很愉快。

Jùhuì shàng wǒ hé tā tán de hěn yúkuài.

I enjoyed talking with him at the party.

聚会不用正式，穿便装就行。

Jùhuì búyòng zhèngshì, chuān biànzhuāng jiù xíng.

The party isn't formal, so casual clothes are fine.

聚会的酒水由公司负责。

Jùhuì de jiǔshuǐ yóu gōngsī fùzé.

The company is in charge of the drinks for the party.

聚会结束了吗？

Jùhuì jiéshùle ma?

Is the party over?

聚会要开始了。

Jùhuì yào kāishǐle.

The party is about to begin.

聚少成多，滴水成河

jùshǎochéngduō, dīshuǐchénghé

gather little to make much, drops of water make a river

聪明人会从自己的错误中受益。

Cōngming rén huì cóng zìjǐ de cuòwù zhōng shòuyì.

A wise man profits from his mistakes.

聪明人好惹,糊涂人难缠

cōngming rén hǎorě,hútu rén nánchán

clever people are easy to deal with; muddled people are hard to handle

聪明偏受聪明苦,痴呆越享痴呆福

cōngming piān shòu cōngming kǔ,chīdāi yuè xiǎng chīdāi Fú

the clever suffer clever's pain; the dull enjoy dull's blessings

聪明的学生很快完成了测验。

Cōngming de xuésheng hěn kuài wánchéngle cèyàn.

The clever student finished the test quickly.

肇事的货车司机逃跑了。

Zhàoshì de huòchē sījī táopǎole.

The truck driver who caused the accident ran away.

肉价下跌了。

Ròu jià xiàdiēle.

The price of meat dropped.

肉包子打狗,有去无回

ròubāozidǎgǒu,yǒuqùwúhuí

throw a meat bun at a dog: it goes and never comes back

肉放久了就会腐败。

Ròu fàng jiǔle jiù huì fǔbài.

Meat will rot if it is left out too long.

肉案上的买卖,斤斤计较

ròu'àn shàng de mǎimai,jīnjīnjìjiào

business at the butcher's block: counting every jin

肉炒熟,人吵生

ròu chǎo shú,rén chǎo shēng

fry meat and it's cooked; quarrel and people become strangers

肉焯一下，可以去掉血水吗？

Ròu zhuō yíxià, kěyǐ qùdiào xuèshuǐ ma?

Can blanching the meat briefly get rid of the blood?

肉腌了一晚上，很入味。

Ròu yānle yì wǎnshang, hěn rùwèi.

The meat marinated overnight, so it's very flavorful.

肉要先酱一晚上才好吃。

Ròu yào xiān jiàng yì wǎnshang cái hǎochī.

The meat has to be marinated in soy paste overnight to taste good.

肉里有脓总要凸出来

ròu lǐ yǒu nóng zǒng yào tūchū lái

pus in the flesh will eventually bulge out

肚子里撑船，内航

dǔzi lǐ chēngchuán, nèi háng

punting a boat inside the belly: an inside navigator (an insider expert)

肚皮里安电灯，心里亮堂堂

dùpí li ān diàndēng, xīnli liàngtángtáng

fitting an electric light in the belly: the heart is bright and clear

肚皮里点灯，心里亮

dùpí li diǎndēng, xīnli liàng

lighting a lamp in the belly: the heart is bright

肚脐眼儿说话，腰言

dùqíyǎnr shuōhuà, yāo yán

talking with the navel: waist words (demonic words)

股市不稳，大家都在观望。

Gǔshì bù wěn, dàjiā dōu zài guānwàng.

The stock market is unstable, so everyone is waiting and watching.

股市大跌，股民都很着急。

Gǔshì dàdiē, gǔmín dōu hěn zháojí.

The stock market crashed, and investors are all anxious.