Chinese example sentences

雨水煎茶，天上的味儿

yǔshuǐ jiānchá, tiānshàng de wèir

brewing tea with rainwater: a taste from heaven

雨水让字迹变模糊了。

Yǔshuǐ ràng zìjì biàn móhule.

The rain made the handwriting blurry.

雨没大到能把火浇灭。

Yǔ méi dà dào néng bǎ huǒ jiāo miè.

The rain wasn't heavy enough to put out the fire.

雨终于歇了，我们出门吧。

Yǔ zhōngyú xiēle, wǒmen chūmén ba.

The rain has finally stopped, so let's head out.

雨让我们没有办法去散步。

Yǔ ràng wǒmen méiyǒu bànfǎ qù sànbù.

Rain prevented us from taking a walk.

雨越下越大。

Yǔ yuè xià yuè dà.

The rain is getting heavier.

雨过天晴响干雷，虚张声势

yǔguòtiānqíng xiǎng gànléi, xūzhāngshēngshì

thunder rumbling after the rain has cleared: all noise and show

雨还会延续几天，出门记得带伞。

Yǔ hái huì yánxù jǐtiān, chūmén jìde dài sǎn.

The rain will go on for a few more days, so remember your umbrella.

雨这么大，索性别出门了。

Yǔ zhème dà, suǒxìng bié chūménle.

It's raining so hard, so you might as well not go out.

雪下得很大。

Xuě xià de hěn dà.

It's snowing heavily.

雪中送炭真君子，锦上添花是小人

xuězhōngsòngtàn zhēn jūnzǐ, jǐnshàngtiānhuā shì xiǎorén

bringing charcoal in snow is a true gentleman, adding flowers to brocade is a petty person

雪化了，地表上都是水。

Xuě huà le, dìbiǎo shàng dōu shì shuǐ.

The snow melted, and the ground is covered in water.

雪后要把太阳能板扫干净。

Xuě hòu yào bǎ tàiyángnéngbǎn sǎo gānjìng.

After snow, you need to sweep the solar panels clean.

雪地上有一串动物的踪迹。

Xuědì shàng yǒu yí chuàn dòngwù de zōngjì.

There is a line of animal tracks in the snow.

雪地上留下了小动物的轨迹。

Xuědì shàng liúxiàle xiǎo dòngwù de guǐjì.

The small animal left its tracks in the snow.

雪地里埋不住死人

xuědì li mái búzhù sǐ rén

a dead body cannot be hidden in the snow

雪地里有动物的足迹。

Xuědì lǐ yǒu dòngwù de zújì.

There are animal tracks in the snow.

雪地里走路，一步一个脚印

xuědì li zǒulù, yíbùyígèjiǎoyìn

walking in snow: each step leaves a footprint

雪太大，山上的路径看不清了。

Xuě tài dà, shānshàng de lùjìng kànbùqīngle.

The snow is so heavy that the path up the mountain is hard to see.

雪太大，我看不清前面的路标。

Xuě tài dà, wǒ kànbùqīng qiánmiàn de lùbiāo.

The snow is so heavy that I can't see the road sign ahead.

雪山上风很大，要穿厚衣服。

Xuěshān shàngfēng hěn dà, yào chuān hòu yīfu.

It's very windy on the snow mountain, so wear thick clothes.

雪开始融化了。

Xuě kāishǐ rónghuàle.

The snow began to melt.

雪持续下了十天。

Xuě chíxù xià le shí tiān.

It snowed for ten consecutive days.

雪狮子烤火，摊了半边

xuě shīzi kǎohuǒ, tānle bànbiān

a snow lion by the fire: a half has spread out

雪终于停了，天气也开始暖和了。

Xuě zhōngyú tíngle, tiānqì yě kāishǐ nuǎnhuole.

It has finally stopped snowing and has warmed up.

雪花落在手上就化了。

Xuěhuā luò zài shǒushàng jiù huà le.

The snowflakes melted as soon as they landed on my hand.

雪花落进池塘里，不声不响

xuěhuā luò jìn chítáng li, bùshēngbùxiǎng

snowflakes falling into a pond: no sound at all

零下五度可以写成负数。

Língxià wǔdù kěyǐ xiě chéng fùshù.

Five degrees below zero can be written as a negative number.

零件标准化能降低成本。

Língjiàn biāozhǔnhuà néng jiàngdī chéngběn.

Standardizing parts can lower costs.

零售商的东西比超市贵。

Língshòushāng de dōngxi bǐ chāoshì guì.

The retailer's goods are more expensive than the supermarket's.

零在一前面。

Líng zài yì qiánmiàn.

Zero comes before one.

零点五是一个小数。

Língdiǎnwǔ shì yí gè xiǎoshù.

Zero point five is a decimal.

雷公不打笑脸人

Léigōng bù dǎ xiàoliǎn rén

the Thunder God doesn't strike a smiling face

雷公打豆腐，从软处下手

Léigōngdǎdòufu, cóng ruǎn chù xiàshǒu

the Thunder God striking tofu: starting from the soft spot

雷击可能引起森林火灾。

Léijī kěnéng yǐnqǐ sēnlín huǒzāi.

Lightning strikes can start forest fires.

雷声大，雨点小

Léishēngdà, yǔdiǎnxiǎo

loud thunder, small raindrops

雷声很大，窗户都被震得直响。

Léishēng hěn dà, chuānghu dōu bèi zhèn de zhí xiǎng.

The thunder was so loud that the windows rattled.

雷电把我家的狗吓坏了。

Léidiàn bǎ wǒjiā de gǒu xiàhuàile.

The thunder and lightning terrified my dog.

雷阵雨很快就停了。

Léizhènyǔ hěn kuài jiù tíngle.

The thundershower stopped very soon.

雷雨停了，空气很新鲜。

Léiyǔ tíngle, kōngqì hěn xīnxiān.

The thunderstorm has stopped, and the air is fresh.

雾在十时左右开始散了。

Wù zài shí shí zuǒyòu kāishǐ sànle.

The fog began to disappear around ten o'clock.

雾太大了，我看不清楚是谁。

Wù tài dàle, wǒ kàn bù qīngchu shì shéi.

It was so foggy I couldn't tell who it was.

雾散后，山顶显露出来了。

Wùsàn hòu, shāndǐng xiǎnlù chūláile.

After the fog cleared, the mountaintop came into view.

雾里看指纹,认不出道道儿

wù lǐ kàn zhǐwén,rèn bù chū dàodàor

looking at a fingerprint in the fog: can't make out the lines

雾里隐约能看到一座山。

Wù lǐ yǐnyuē néng kàndào yí zuò shān.

You can faintly make out a mountain in the fog.

需要什么就给我打电话。

Xūyào shénme jiù gěi wǒ dǎdiànhuà.

Call me if you need anything.

需要我的时候就打给我吧。

Xūyào wǒ de shíhou jiù dǎ gěi wǒ ba.

Please call me up if you want me.

震级不高，所以没有人受伤。

Zhènjí bù gāo, suǒyǐ méiyǒu rén shòushāng.

The magnitude was low, so nobody was hurt.

霜打了的杨树叶，蔫了

shuāng dǎle de Yáng shùyè, niānle

poplar leaves hit by frost: wilted

露多大脸，现多大眼

lòu duō dà liǎn, xiàn duō dà yǎn

the bigger the face you show, the bigger the shame you show

露水夫妻不长久

lùshuǐfūqī bù chángjiǔ

dew couples do not last

露营时，我们带了一把小斧子。

Lùyíng shí, wǒmen dàile yì bǎ xiǎo fǔzi.

We brought a small hatchet when we went camping.

霸王敬酒，不干也得干

bàwáng jìngjiǔ, bú gàn yě de gàn

the Overlord offers a toast: you must drain it (gān) even if you don't want to do it (gàn)

青年人应该有崇高的志向。

Qīngniánrén yīnggāi yǒu chónggāo de zhìxiàng.

Young people should have lofty ideals.

青春只有一次。

Qīngchūn zhǐyǒu yícì.

Youth comes but once in life.

青春期的孩子常常想反抗父母。

Qīngchūnqī de háizi chángcháng xiǎng fǎnkàng fùmǔ.

Teenagers often want to rebel against their parents.

青春期的孩子开始关注异性了。

Qīngchūnqī de háizi kāishǐ guānzhù yìxìng le.

Teenagers start to take notice of the opposite sex.

青春期的生理变化很明显。

Qīngchūnqī de shēnglǐ biànhuà hěn míngxiǎn.

The physiological changes of puberty are very obvious.

青花瓷上的图案是怎么画的？

Qīnghuācí shàng de tú'àn shì zěnme huà de?

How are the patterns on blue-and-white porcelain painted?

青菜下锅后要快速翻炒。

Qīngcài xiàguō hòu yào kuàisù fānchǎo.

After the greens go into the pan, stir-fry them quickly.

青菜要先焯水，再下锅炒。

Qīngcài yào xiān chāoshuǐ, zài xiàguō chǎo.

Greens should be blanched first, then stir-fried in the pan.

青菜要先用开水焯一下。

Qīngcài yào xiān yòng kāishuǐ zhuō yíxià.

Blanch the greens in boiling water first.

青蛙为什么要冬眠？

Qīngwā wèishénme yào dōngmián?

Why do frogs have to hibernate?

青蛙在食物链中很重要。

Qīngwā zài shíwùliàn zhōng hěn zhòngyào.

Frogs are very important in the food chain.

青蛙是一种常见的两栖动物。

Qīngwā shì yìzhǒng chángjiàn de liǎngqīdòngwù.

The frog is a common amphibian.

青蛙是常见的两栖动物。

Qīngwā shì chángjiàn de liǎngqīdòngwù.

Frogs are common amphibians.

青蛙的眼球会往外凸。

Qīngwā de yǎnqiú huì wǎng wài tū.

A frog's eyeballs bulge outward.

青蛙跳井,扑通

qīngwā tiàojǐng,pūtōng

a frog jumps into a well: plop (don't understand)

青蛙跳进水里不见了！

Qīngwā tiàojìn shuǐ lǐ bújiànle!

The frog jumped into the water and disappeared!

非常不幸地通知您，您被辞退了。

Fēicháng búxìng de tōngzhī nín, nín bèi cítuìle.

I'm sorry to have to tell you that you've been made redundant.

非常抱歉，我迟到了。

Fēicháng bàoqiàn, wǒ chídàole.

I'm awfully sorry that I was late.

非常时期需要非常措施。

Fēicháng shíqī xūyào fēicháng cuòshī.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

非常谢谢你的礼物。

Fēicháng xièxie nǐ de lǐwù.

Thank you very much for your present.

非常高兴再次见到你。

Fēicháng gāoxìng zàicì jiàndào nǐ.

It was very nice seeing you again.

非政府组织需要志愿者。

Fēizhèngfǔzǔzhī xūyào zhìyuànzhě.

Non-governmental organizations need volunteers.

非法网站应该被取缔。

Fēifǎ wǎngzhàn yīnggāi bèi qǔdì.

Illegal websites should be banned.

非洲是一块非常大的大陆。

Fēizhōu shì yíkuài fēicháng dà de dàlù.

Africa is a very large continent.

非洲曾经被称为黑暗大陆。

Fēizhōu céngjīng bèi chēngwéi hēi'àn dàlù.

Africa was once called the Dark Continent.

非洲有多少国家？

Fēizhōu yǒu duōshǎo guójiā?

How many countries are in Africa?

非等一年不可。

Fēi děng yì nián bùkě.

It's necessary to wait one year.

靠内幕买卖股票是违法的。

Kào nèimù mǎimai gǔpiào shì wéifǎ de.

Trading stocks on inside information is illegal.

靠山吃山,靠水吃水

kàoshānchīshān,kàoshuǐchīshuǐ

live off the mountain if you live by the mountain, live off the water if you live by the water

靠投机赚钱，风险非常大。

Kào tóujī zhuànqián, fēngxiǎn fēicháng dà.

Making money by speculating is very risky.

靠近一点听，你就会听到了。

Kàojìn yìdiǎn tīng, nǐ jiù huì tīngdàole.

If you listen closely enough you'll be able to hear it.

面包不新鲜。

Miànbāo bù xīnxiān.

The bread is not fresh.

面包为什么要加防腐剂？

Miànbāo wèishénme yào jiā fángfǔjì?

Why do they add preservatives to bread?

面包吃多了会难受的。

Miànbāo chī duō le huì nánshòu de.

Too much bread makes you sick.

面包太硬了，咬不动。

Miànbāo tài yìngle, yǎo bú dòng.

The bread is too hard to bite into.

面包是昨买的吗？

Miànbāo shì zuó mǎi de ma?

Did you buy the bread yesterday?

面包是昨天买的。

Miànbāo shì zuótiān mǎi de.

The bread was bought yesterday.

面包是用小麦做成的。

Miànbāo shì yòng xiǎomài zuò chéng de.

Bread is made from wheat.

面包是面粉做的。

Miànbāo shì miànfěn zuò de.

Bread is made from flour.

面包比鸟的鸣唱好。

Miànbāo bǐ niǎo de míng chàng hǎo.

A loaf of bread is better than the songs of birds.

面包烤得金黄，真香！

Miànbāo kǎo de jīnhuáng, zhēn xiāng!

The bread is baked golden brown, and it smells great!

面包现在买一送一，快去买吧！

Miànbāo xiànzài mǎiyísòngyī, kuài qù mǎi ba!

The bread is buy one get one free now, so go buy some!

面包被吃了一半。

Miànbāo bèi chīle yíbàn.

The bun was half eaten.

面团儿炸成果子卖，全是虚货

miàntuán ér zhà chéngguǒ zǐ mài, quán shì xū huò

frying dough into fritters to sell: all hollow goods

面对不公平，她选择抗争。

Miànduì bù gōngpíng, tā xuǎnzé kàngzhēng.

Faced with unfairness, she chose to resist.

面对两份工作，他一直举棋不定。

Miànduì liǎng fèn gōngzuò, tā yìzhí jǔqíbúdìng.

Faced with two job offers, he kept wavering.

面对两份工作，她难以抉择。

Miànduì liǎng fèn gōngzuò, tā nányǐ juézé.

Faced with two job offers, she found it hard to choose.