Chinese example sentences

英语是我的母语。

Yīngyǔ shì wǒ de mǔyǔ.

English is my native language.

英语是沟通的工具。

Yīngyǔ shì gōutōng de gōngjù.

English is a communication tool.

英语是第三节。

Yīngyǔ shì dìsān jié.

English is third period.

英语是被许多人使用。

Yīngyǔ shì bèi xǔduō rén shǐyòng.

English is used by many people.

英语课在八时半开始了。

Yīngyǔ kè zài bā shí bàn kāishǐle.

The English lesson started at 8:30.

英雄出少年

yīngxióng chū shàonián

heroes come from the young

英雄只怕病来磨

yīngxióng zhǐpà bìng lái mó

a hero fears only the grind of illness

英雄敬英雄，好汉爱好汉

yīngxióng jìng yīngxióng, hǎohàn ài hǎohàn

heroes respect heroes, good fellows love good fellows

英雄有泪不轻弹

yīngxióng yǒu lèi bù qīng tán

a hero doesn't easily flick away tears

苹果从树上坠落下来。

Píngguǒ cóng shù shàng zhuìluò xiàlai.

The apple fell from the tree.

苹果和香蕉总共三十块。

Píngguǒ hé xiāngjiāo zǒnggòng sānshí kuài.

The apples and bananas come to thirty yuan in total.

苹果在书上。

Píngguǒ zài shū shàng.

The apple is on top of the book.

苹果在哪里？

Píngguǒ zài nǎlǐ?

Where are the apples?

苹果多少钱一斤？

Píngguǒ duōshǎo qián yì jīn?

How much are the apples per jin?

苹果属于水果。

Píngguǒ shǔyú shuǐguǒ.

Apples are fruit.

苹果我留两个，其余送人。

Píngguǒ wǒ liú liǎng gè, qíyú sòng rén.

I'll keep two apples and give the rest away.

苹果是圆的。

Píngguǒ shì yuán de.

Apples are round.

苹果是红的。

Píngguǒ shì hóng de.

Apples are red.

苹果是非凡的手机。

Píngguǒ shì fēifán de shǒujī.

The iPhone is an extraordinary cell phone.

苹果树上挂着美丽的花朵。

Píngguǒ shù shàng guàzhe měilì de huāduǒ.

The apple tree has a beautiful blossom.

苹果比较适合种在温带。

Píngguǒ bǐjiào shìhé zhǒng zài wēndài.

Apples are well suited to being grown in the temperate zone.

苹果现在很便宜。

Píngguǒ xiànzài hěn piányi.

Apples are cheap now.

苹果红扑扑的，真好看。

Píngguǒ hóngpūpū de, zhēn hǎokàn.

The apples are so red and look lovely.

苹果通常是绿色、黄色或红色。

Píngguǒ tōngcháng shì lǜsè, huángsè huò hóngsè.

Apples are usually green, yellow, or red.

苹果都是红的吗？

Píngguǒ dōu shì hóng de ma?

Are all apples red?

苹果长在树上。

Píngguǒ zhǎng zài shù shàng.

Apples grow on trees.

茂密的森林里很难找到路。

Màomì de sēnlín lǐ hěn nán zhǎodào lù.

It's hard to find the way in a dense forest.

茄子也让三分老

qiézi yě ràng sānfēn lǎo

even eggplants are allowed to be a bit old

茅厕里安电扇，出臭风头

máosi li ān diànshàn, chū chòu fēngtou

installing an electric fan in a latrine: raising a stinking wind

茅厕里摔茶壶，臭瓷儿不少

máosi lǐ shuāi cháhú, chòu cí ér bùshǎo

smashing a teapot in the latrine: lots of stinking porcelain (words)

茅房的砖头，又臭又硬

máofáng de zhuāntou, yòu chòu yòu yìng

a brick in the latrine: both smelly and hard

茫茫大海上看不见一条船。

Mángmáng dà hǎishàng kànbújiàn yìtiáo chuán.

On the boundless sea, not a single boat could be seen.

茫茫的草原一直伸向远方。

Mángmáng de cǎoyuán yìzhí shēn xiàng yuǎnfāng.

The vast grassland stretches on into the distance.

茶叶曾是当地出口的大宗。

Cháyè céng shì dāngdì chūkǒu de dàzōng.

Tea used to be a main export of the area.

茶叶烘焙太久会发苦。

Cháyè hōngbèi tài jiǔ huì fā kǔ.

If tea leaves are roasted too long, they turn bitter.

茶壶打了把儿，只剩下嘴了

cháhú dǎle bàr, zhǐ shèngxià zuǐ le

the teapot has lost its handle: only the spout is left

茶壶里煮饺子，有货倒不出

cháhú lǐ zhǔ jiǎozi, yǒu huò dào bù chū

boiling dumplings in a teapot: you have the goods but can't pour them out

茶比牛奶贵吗？

Chá bǐ niúnǎi guì ma?

Is tea more expensive than milk?

茶越泡越浓，人情越交越厚

chá yuè pào yuè nóng, rénqíng yuè jiāo yuè hòu

tea grows stronger the longer it steeps; friendship grows deeper the more people mix

茶馆不要的伙计，哪壶不开提哪壶

cháguǎn búyào de huǒji, nǎhúbùkāitínǎhú

a worker the teahouse wouldn't keep: he picks up the very kettle that isn't boiling

茶馆里今天有人讲评书吗？

Cháguǎn lǐ jīntiān yǒurén jiǎng píngshū ma?

Is anyone telling pingshu at the teahouse today?

茶馆里招手，壶来

cháguǎn lǐ zhāoshǒu, hú lái

waving in a teahouse: kettle (recklessly) comes

茶馆里有人在唱昆曲。

Cháguǎn lǐ yǒurén zài chàng Kūnqǔ.

Someone in the teahouse is singing Kunqu opera.

茶馆里能吃到什么小吃？

Cháguǎn lǐ néng chī dào shénme xiǎochī?

What snacks can you get at the teahouse?

荀子是战国时期有名的思想家。

Xúnzǐ shì zhànguó shíqī yǒumíng de sīxiǎngjiā.

Xunzi was a famous thinker of the Warring States period.

草上的露水，留不久

cǎo shàng de lùshuǐ, liú bùjiǔ

Dew on the grass: doesn't last long

草中说话路人听

cǎo zhōng shuōhuà lù rén tīng

Words spoken in the grass are heard by passers-by

草为什么是绿色的？

Cǎo wèishénme shì lǜsè de?

Why is grass green?

草书的线条很流畅，但是很难认。

Cǎoshū de xiàntiáo hěn liúchàng, dànshì hěn nán rèn.

The lines of cursive script are very flowing, but it's hard to read.

草儿为什么是绿色的？

Cǎo ér wèishénme shì lǜsè de?

Why is grass green?

草原上有一个蒙古包。

Cǎoyuán shàng yǒu yí gè měnggǔbāo.

There is a yurt on the grassland.

草原上的牧民每天骑马放羊。

Cǎoyuán shàng de mùmín měitiān qímǎ fàngyáng.

The herdsmen on the grassland ride horses and herd sheep every day.

草原上的牧民靠畜牧生活。

Cǎoyuán shàng de mùmín kào xùmù shēnghuó.

The herders on the grassland live by raising livestock.

草原和沙漠交界的地方很荒凉。

Cǎoyuán hé shāmò jiāojiè de dìfang hěn huāngliáng.

The place where the grassland and the desert meet is very desolate.

草原辽阔，一眼望不到边。

Cǎoyuán liáokuò, yìyǎn wàng búdào biān.

The grassland is vast, stretching beyond what the eye can see.

草地上有三匹马在吃草。

Cǎodì shàng yǒu sān pǐ mǎ zài chī cǎo.

There are three horses grazing on the grass.

草地上有很多牛在吃草。

Cǎodì shàng yǒu hěn duō niú zài chī cǎo.

There are a lot of cows eating grass in the field.

草地上，羊成群结队地低头吃草。

Cǎodì shàng, yáng chéngqúnjiéduì de dītóu chī cǎo.

On the grassland, sheep graze in big flocks with their heads down.

草地看来不错。

Cǎodì kànlai búcuò.

The grass looks nice.

草字出了格，神仙认不得

cǎozì chūle gé, shénxiān rèn bùdé

If cursive goes beyond the rules, even immortals can't read it

草尖儿上的露水，留不住

cǎo jiānr shàng de lùshuǐ, liú búzhù

Dew on a blade of grass: can't be kept

草已长了根。

Cǎo yǐ zhǎngle gēn.

The grass has grown roots.

草帽子当锣打，响不起来

cǎo màozi dāng luó dǎ, xiǎng bù qǐlai

Beating a straw hat like a gong: can't make it ring (can't think of it)

草怕严霜霜怕日，恶人自有恶人磨

cǎo pà yánshuāng shuāng pà rì, èrénzìyǒu'èrénmó

Grass fears hard frost, frost fears the sun; a wicked person will have a wicked person to grind them down

草有灵芝木有椿，禽有鸾凤兽有麟

cǎo yǒu língzhī mù yǒu chūn, qín yǒu luánfèng shòu yǒu lín

Among grasses there is the lingzhi, among trees the chun, among birds the luan-phoenix, among beasts the qilin

草有茎，人有骨

cǎo yǒu jīng, rén yǒu gǔ

Grass has stems, people have bones

草有香草毒草，人有好人坏人

cǎo yǒu xiāngcǎo dúcǎo, rén yǒu hǎo rén huàirén

Grass includes fragrant and poisonous kinds; people include good and bad

草活一秋，人活一世

cǎo huó yì qiū, rén huó yíshì

Grass lives one autumn, a person lives one lifetime

草深不碍路

cǎo shēn bú'ài lù

Deep grass doesn't block the road

草深虫子密，林大鸟儿多

cǎo shēn chóngzi mì, lín dà niǎor duō

Where the grass is deep, bugs are thick; where the forest is big, birds are many

草船借箭，满载而归

cǎochuánjièjiàn, mǎnzài'érguī

Borrowing arrows with straw boats: returning fully loaded

草要连根拔

cǎo yào liángēnbá

Pull weeds up by the root

草鞋没样，边打边相

cǎoxié méi yàng, biān dǎ biān xiàng

Straw sandals have no pattern: weave and look as you go

荒漠化让很多农民失去了土地。

Huāngmòhuà ràng hěn duō nóngmín shīqùle tǔdì.

Desertification has caused many farmers to lose their land.

荒漠里的夜晚冷得厉害。

Huāngmò lǐ de yèwǎn lěng de lìhai.

Nights in the desert are bitterly cold.

荞麦地里抓乌龟,稳拿

qiáomài dìlǐ zhuā wūguī,wěnná

catching a turtle in a buckwheat field: a sure grab

荞麦地里种萝卜,搭配得当

qiáomài dìlǐ zhòng luóbo,dāpèi dédàng

planting radishes in a buckwheat field: a well-matched combination

荞麦面包饺子,一个比一个硬

qiáomàimiàn bāojiǎozi,yí gè bǐ yí gè yìng

wrapping dumplings with buckwheat dough: each one harder than the last

荣华是草上露,富贵是瓦上霜

rónghuá shì cǎo shang lù,fùguì shì wǎshàngshuāng

glory is dew on the grass, wealth is frost on the roof tiles

药不治假病,酒难解真愁

yào bú zhì jiǎ bìng,jiǔ nánjiě zhēn chóu

medicine can't cure a fake illness, wine can hardly dispel real sorrow

药医不死病

yào yī bù sǐ bìng

medicine cures only the illness that won't kill

药厂开始批量生产口罩。

Yàochǎng kāishǐ pīliàngshēngchǎn kǒuzhào.

The pharmaceutical factory has started mass producing masks.

药吃了一个月，成效不大。

Yào chīle yí gè yuè, chéngxiào bú dà.

I've taken the medicine for a month, and it hasn't had much effect.

药吃了，疼痛慢慢减退了。

Yào chīle, téngtòng mànmàn jiǎntuìle.

After taking the medicine, the pain gradually went down.

药品应放置在阴凉处。

Yàopǐn yīng fàngzhì zài yīnliángchù.

Medicine should be kept in a cool place.

药品要放在孩子拿不到的地方。

Yàopǐn yào fàng zài háizi ná búdào de dìfang.

Medicines should be kept where children can't reach them.

药太大了，我咽不下去。

Yào tài dàle, wǒ yàn bú xiàqù.

The pill is too big; I can't swallow it.

药店就在医院旁边。

Yàodiàn jiù zài yīyuàn pángbiān.

The pharmacy is right next to the hospital.

药效一过，孩子又发烧了。

Yàoxiào yí guò, háizi yòu fāshāole.

As soon as the medicine wore off, the child had a fever again.

药最好存放在孩子拿不到的地方。

Yào zuìhǎo cúnfàng zài háizi ná búdào de dìfang.

Medicine is best stored where children can't reach it.

药材店里的抹台布,甜酸苦辣样样都得沾点儿

yàocái diàn lǐ de mǒ táibù,tiánsuānkǔlà yàngyàng dōu de zhān diǎnr

the counter cloth in a herbal medicine shop: has to touch sweet, sour, bitter and spicy alike

药材要放在干燥的地方。

Yàocái yào fàng zài gānzào de dìfang.

Medicinal herbs should be kept in a dry place.

药物使用不当，可能会伤身体。

Yàowù shǐyòng búdàng, kěnéng huì shāng shēntǐ.

Improper use of medicine can harm your health.

药物缓解了他的痛苦。

Yàowù huǎnjiěle tā de tòngkǔ.

The medicine decreased his pain.

药的用法写在说明书上。

Yào de yòngfǎ xiě zài shuōmíngshū shàng.

The directions for using the medicine are in the instructions.

药膳的味道会很苦吗？

Yàoshàn de wèidao huì hěn kǔ ma?

Does medicinal cuisine taste very bitter?

药要放好，勿让孩子拿到。

Yào yào fàng hǎo, wù ràng háizi nádào.

Store the medicine properly and do not let children get it.

药里的甘草,少不了的一味

yào lǐ de gāncǎo,shàobùliǎo de yíwèi

liquorice in a prescription: an ingredient you can't do without

荷兰人说的话，你听得懂吗？

Hélán rén shuō de huà, nǐ tīngdedǒng ma?

Can you understand what the Dutch people say?

荷叶上的水珠，滚来滚去

héyè shàng de shuǐzhū, gǔn lái gǔn qù

water droplets on a lotus leaf: rolling this way and that