Chinese example sentences

那是新学校什么时候开学？

Nà shì xīn xuéxiào shénme shíhou kāixué?

When will that new school open?

那是最近发生的吗？

Nà shì zuìjìn fāshēng de ma?

Did that happen recently?

那是有道理的。

Nà shì yǒu dàoli de.

That makes sense.

那是疯狂的。

Nà shì fēngkuáng de.

That's crazy.

那是绝对正确的。

Nà shì juéduì zhèngquè de.

That's absolutely right.

那是谁发明的？

Nà shì shéi fāmíng de?

Who invented that?

那是谁的环？

Nà shì shéi de huán?

Whose ring is that?

那是车站吗？

Nà shì chēzhàn ma?

Is that the station?

那是飞机。

Nà shì fēijī.

That's a plane.

那是飞机吗？

Nà shì fēijī ma?

Is that a plane?

那是黑色的吗？

Nà shì hēisè de ma?

Is it black?

那显而易见。

Nà xiǎn'éryìjiàn.

It's as clear as day.

那有两块蛋糕。

Nà yǒu liǎng kuài dàngāo.

There were two cakes.

那有什么不好？

Nà yǒu shénme bù hǎo?

What's wrong with that?

那有时会发生。

Nà yǒushí huì fāshēng.

That happens sometimes.

那有点难以置信。

Nà yǒudiǎn nányǐzhìxìn.

That's a little hard to believe.

那有谁会知道呢？

Nà yǒu shéi huì zhīdào ne?

Who would know that?

那本书不在桌子上。

Nà běn shū bú zài zhuōzi shàng.

That book isn't on the desk.

那本书仍受版权保护。

Nà běn shū réng shòu bǎnquán bǎohù.

This book is still copyrighted.

那本书你还给图书馆了吗？

Nà běn shū nǐ huán gěi túshūguǎn le ma?

Have you returned that book to the library?

那本书卖得很好。

Nà běn shū mài de hěn hǎo.

This book sells well.

那本书在哪儿？

Nà běn shū zài nǎr?

Where is the book?

那本书在这里。

Nà běn shū zài zhèlǐ.

The book is here.

那本书很旧。

Nà běn shū hěn jiù.

That book is very old.

那本书很有趣。

Nà běn shū hěn yǒuqù.

That book was interesting.

那本书有趣吗？

Nà běn shū yǒuqù ma?

Was the book interesting?

那本小说不适合儿童。

Nà běn xiǎoshuō bú shìhé értóng.

That novel isn't for children.

那本小说的作者是谁呢？

Nà běn xiǎoshuō de zuòzhě shì shéi ne?

Who is the author of the novel?

那本小说的结尾非常扣人心弦。

Nà běn xiǎoshuō de jiéwěi fēicháng kòurénxīnxián.

The ending of that novel is very exciting.

那本笔记本是谁的？

Nà běn bǐjìběn shì shéi de?

Whose notebook is that?

那本词典分为两卷。

Nà běn cídiǎn fēnwéi liǎng juǎn.

The dictionary comes in two volumes.

那条大狗恐吓着路过的人。

Nà tiáo dà gǒu kǒnghèzhe lùguò de rén.

The big dog menaced the people passing by.

那条大鲸鱼搁浅在沙滩上。

Nà tiáo dà jīngyú gēqiǎn zài shātān shàng.

That big whale got stranded on the beach.

那条小船慢慢地沉下去了。

Nà tiáo xiǎochuán mànmàn de chén xiàqù le.

The little boat slowly sank down.

那条新裙子让她很满意。

Nà tiáo xīn qúnzi ràng tā hěn mǎnyì.

She was satisfied with the new dress.

那条桥为我们节省了不少时间。

Nà tiáo qiáo wèi wǒmen jiéshěng le bùshǎo shíjiān.

The bridge saved us a lot of time.

那条河是危险的。

Nà tiáo hé shì wēixiǎn de.

That river is dangerous.

那条河流很长。

Nà tiáo héliú hěn cháng.

That river is long.

那条河长300公里。

Nà tiáo hé cháng sānbǎi gōnglǐ.

The river is 300 kilometers in length.

那条狗叫得好吓人。

Nà tiáo gǒu jiào de hǎo xiàrén.

That dog's barking is really frightening.

那条狗被汽车撞到了。

Nà tiáo gǒu bèi qìchē zhuàng dàole.

That dog was hit by a car.

那条船昨天穿过了赤道。

Nà tiáo chuán zuótiān chuānguòle chìdào.

That ship crossed the equator yesterday.

那条蛇缠在树枝上。

Nà tiáo shé chán zài shùzhī shàng.

The snake is coiled around the branch.

那条街有很多小商店。

Nà tiáo jiē yǒu hěn duō xiǎo shāngdiàn.

That street has a lot of small shops.

那条裙子你花多少钱买的？

Nà tiáo qúnzi nǐ huā duōshǎo qián mǎi de?

How much did you pay for the dress?

那条裙子是不是太短了？

Nà tiáo qúnzi shìbúshì tài duǎnle?

Isn't that skirt too short?

那条裤子太大了。

Nà tiáo kùzi tài dàle.

Those pants are too big.

那条领带很适合你的衬衫。

Nà tiáo lǐngdài hěn shìhé nǐ de chènshān.

That tie goes well with your shirt.

那条高速公路是民营公司修的。

Nà tiáo gāosùgōnglù shì mínyíng gōngsī xiū de.

That expressway was built by a private company.

那条黄瓜多长啊！

Nà tiáo huángguā duō cháng a!

What a long cucumber!

那架小飞机在山区失事了。

Nà jià xiǎo fēijī zài shānqū shīshìle.

That small plane crashed in the mountains.

那架飞机五点起飞。

Nà jià fēijī wǔ diǎn qǐfēi.

That plane will take off at five.

那架飞机在山区失事了。

Nà jià fēijī zài shānqū shīshìle.

That plane crashed in the mountains.

那栋建筑是什么呢？

Nà dòng jiànzhù shì shénme ne?

What's that building?

那栋房子很大。

Nà dòng fángzi hěn dà.

That house is big.

那栋房子是我的。

Nà dòng fángzi shì wǒ de.

That house belongs to me.

那栋白色的建筑物是一家医院。

Nà dòng báisè de jiànzhùwù shì yìjiā yīyuàn.

That white building is a hospital.

那样做没问题吗？

Nàyàng zuò méi wèntí ma?

Is that going to be OK?

那样很不专业。

Nàyàng hěn bù zhuānyè.

That was unprofessional.

那样是错的。

Nàyàng shì cuò de.

That was wrong.

那样说得通。

Nàyàng shuō de tōng.

It makes sense.

那根柱子后面有一个空位。

Nà gēn zhùzi hòumian yǒu yí gè kòngwèi.

There is an empty seat behind that pillar.

那棵大树遭到了雷击。

Nà kē dàshù zāodàole léijī.

That big tree was struck by lightning.

那棵树上有一个鸟巢。

Nà kē shù shàng yǒu yí gè niǎocháo.

There is a bird's nest in that tree.

那棵树随时会倒下来。

Nà kē shù suíshí huì dào xiàlai.

The tree was ready to fall at any moment.

那棵老柳树已经有五十多年了吗？

Nà kē lǎo liǔshù yǐjīng yǒu wǔshí duōnián le ma?

Is that old willow tree more than fifty years old?

那棵老树被大风吹得向一边倾斜。

Nà kē lǎo shù bèi dàfēngchuī de xiàng yìbiān qīngxié.

The old tree was blown by the wind and leaned to one side.

那次变法为什么失败了？

Nà cì biànfǎ wèishénme shībàile?

Why did that reform fail?

那次喷发持续了好几天。

Nà cì pēnfā chíxùle hǎo jǐtiān.

That eruption lasted for several days.

那次失败促使他认真想了很多。

Nà cì shībài cùshǐ tā rènzhēn xiǎngle hěn duō.

That failure prompted him to think seriously about many things.

那次失败让他终于觉醒了。

Nà cì shībài ràng tā zhōngyú juéxǐngle.

That failure finally made him realize the truth.

那次失败重创了球队的信心。

Nà cì shībài zhòngchuāng le qiúduì de xìnxīn.

That defeat severely damaged the team's confidence.

那次旅行很艰险，我现在还记得。

Nà cì lǚxíng hěn jiānxiǎn, wǒ xiànzài hái jìde.

That trip was difficult and dangerous, and I still remember it now.

那次旅行真让人难忘。

Nà cì lǚxíng zhēn ràng rén nánwàng.

That trip was really unforgettable.

那次空难发生在二十年前。

Nà cì kōngnàn fāshēng zài èrshí niánqián.

That air crash happened twenty years ago.

那次聊天是他们两家合作的契机。

Nà cì liáotiān shì tāmen liǎng jiā hézuò de qìjī.

That chat was the opportunity that led to the two families cooperating.

那次起义最后失败了。

Nà cì qǐyì zuìhòu shībàile.

That uprising failed in the end.

那段影像是谁拍的？

Nà duàn yǐngxiàng shì shéi pāi de?

Who shot that footage?

那没人帮你吗？

Nà méi rén bāng nǐ ma?

And no one helped you?

那片云是鱼的形状。

Nà piàn Yún shì yú de xíngzhuàng.

That cloud is in the shape of a fish.

那狗一只眼是瞎的。

Nà gǒu yìzhī yǎn shì xiā de.

The dog is blind in one eye.

那玩意儿怎么在这儿？

Nà wányìr zěnme zài zhèr?

What's that doing here?

那男人把她推到一旁。

Nà nánrén bǎ tā tuī dào yìpáng.

That man pushed her to the side.

那男人是谁？

Nà nánrén shì shéi?

Who is that man?

那留下了印象。

Nà liúxiàle yìnxiàng.

That left an impression.

那相当有趣。

Nà xiāngdāng yǒuqù.

That's quite interesting.

那看来很好。

Nà kànlai hěn hǎo.

That feels good.

那看着像血。

Nà kànzhe xiàng xuè.

That looks like blood.

那真不公平。

Nà zhēn bù gōngpíng.

That was really unfair.

那真奇怪，不是么？

Nà zhēn qíguài, bú shì me?

That's weird, isn't it?

那真是很热、很热的夜晚。

Nà zhēnshi hěn rè, hěn rè de yèwǎn.

It was a very, very hot night.

那真是无聊。

Nà zhēnshi wúliáo.

That was really boring.

那种古老的做法早就失传了。

Nàzhǒng gǔlǎo de zuòfǎ zǎojiù shīchuánle.

That ancient method has long since become extinct.

那种表达方式已经过时了。

Nàzhǒng biǎodá fāngshì yǐjīng guò shí le.

That expression is archaic.

那种鸟在这一带已经绝迹了。

Nàzhǒng niǎo zài zhè yídài yǐjīng juéjì le.

That kind of bird is now extinct in this area.

那笔钱改变了他的生活。

Nà bǐ qián gǎibiànle tā de shēnghuó.

That money changed his life.

那算得上道歉吗？

Nà suàn de shàng dàoqiàn ma?

Does that count as an apology?

那箱子比这个大。

Nà xiāngzi bǐ zhège dà.

That box is bigger than this one.

那背后是什么意思？

Nà bèihòu shì shénme yìsi?

What's the idea behind that?

那能改变什么吗？

Nà néng gǎibiàn shénme ma?

Doesn't that change things?