Chinese example sentences

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不，是二手的。

Bù, shì èrshǒu de.

No, it's second-hand.
不是他们的话，那么又会是谁？

Bú shì tāmen dehuà, nàme yòu huì shì shéi?

If it wasn't them, then who else could it be?
不是你对的，就是我。

Bú shì nǐ duì de, jiùshì wǒ.

Either you or I am right.
不是你的问题。

Bú shì nǐ de wèntí.

That's not your problem.
不是你的风格。

Bú shì nǐ de fēnggé.

It's not your style.
不是，你误会了。

Bú shì, nǐ wùhuì le.

No, you misunderstood.
不是只有你有这扇门的钥匙吗？

Bú shì zhǐyǒu nǐ yǒu zhè shàn mén de yàoshi ma?

Aren't you the only one who has a key to this door?
不是姻缘莫强求

bú shì yīnyuán mò qiǎngqiú

if it's not fated marriage, don't force it
不是强龙不过江

bú shì qiáng lóng búguò Jiāng

if not a strong dragon, you don't cross the river
不是我告诉你不要去做的。

Bú shì wǒ gàosu nǐ búyào qù zuò de.

It wasn't me who told you not to do that.
不是我对的，就是你。

Bú shì wǒ duì de, jiùshì nǐ.

I am not correct, but you are.
不是我的错。

Bú shì wǒ de cuò.

It's not my fault.
不是所有国家都加入了联合国。

Bú shì suǒyǒu guójiā dōu jiārùle Liánhéguó.

Not every country belongs to the U.N.
不是所有外星人都坏。

Bú shì suǒyǒu wàixīngrén dōu huài.

Not all aliens are bad.
不是所有的动物都是有益的。

Bú shì suǒyǒu de dòngwù dōu shì yǒuyì de.

Not all animals are beneficial.
不是所有的德国人都喜欢喝啤酒。

Bú shì suǒyǒu de Déguórén dōu xǐhuan hē píjiǔ.

Not all Germans like to drink beer.
不是所有的鸟都会飞。

Bú shì suǒyǒu de niǎo dōu huì fēi.

Not all birds can fly.
不是每一个孩子都喜欢吃苹果。

Bú shì měi yí gè háizi dōu xǐhuan chī píngguǒ.

Not every child likes apples.
不是每个人都在笑。

Bú shì měige rén dōu zài xiào.

Not everyone is smiling.
不是每个人都是老实的。

Bú shì měige rén dōu shì lǎoshi de.

Not everyone is honest.
不是每个人都能成为诗人。

Bú shì měige rén dōu néng chéngwéi shīrén.

Not everyone can be a poet.
不是的，他是我们的业务主管。

Bú shì de, tā shì wǒmen de yèwù zhǔguǎn.

No, he's our business manager.
不是的，你不臭。

Bú shì de, nǐ bú chòu.

No, you don't stink.
不是知音话不投

bú shì zhīyīn huà bù tóu

if not a kindred spirit, words don't fit
不是说笑的。

Bú shì shuō xiào de.

It is no joke.
不是，这不是我的车。

Bú shì, zhè bú shì wǒ de chē.

No, this is not my car.
不是这个问题。

Bú shì zhège wèntí.

That's not the problem.
不是那么远。

Bú shì nàme yuǎn.

It's not that far.
不比不知道，一比吓一跳

bù bǐ bù zhīdào, yì bǐ xiàyítiào

without comparing you don't know; once you compare, you get a fright
不，没关系。

Bù, méiguānxi.

No, there's no problem.
不注册也行吗？

Bú zhùcè yě xíng ma?

Does it also work without registration?
不清楚她是什么意思。

Bù qīngchu tā shì shénme yìsi.

It wasn't clear what she meant.
不热身容易扭伤腿。

Bú rèshēn róngyì niǔshāng tuǐ.

If you don't warm up, it's easy to sprain your leg.
不生孩子，不知道腰酸肚子疼

bù shēng háizi, bù zhīdào yāosuān dǔzi téng

if you haven't given birth, you don't know the aching back and sore belly
不用了，谢谢。

Búyòngle, xièxie.

No, thank you.
不用，你用吧。

Búyòng, nǐ yòng ba.

No, I'm not. You use it.
不用你的帮助我也能做到。

Búyòng nǐ de bāngzhù wǒ yě néng zuòdào.

I could have done that without your help.
不用寒暄了，直接说事吧。

Búyòng hánxuān le, zhíjiē shuō shì ba.

No need for small talk, just get to the point.
不用忧虑，医生说没问题。

Búyòng yōulǜ, yīshēng shuō méi wèntí.

Don't worry, the doctor said it's fine.
不用怕，他不会伤害你的。

Búyòng pà, tā búhuì shānghài nǐ de.

There is no need to be frightened. He won't harm you.
不用找零钱了。

Búyòng zhǎo língqián le.

Keep the change!
不用担心其他人。

Búyòng dānxīn qítā rén.

Don't worry about others.
不用担心我们。

Búyòng dānxīn wǒmen.

Don't worry about us.
不用接我。

Búyòng jiē wǒ.

There's no need to come and meet me.
不用给我买东西。

Búyòng gěi wǒ mǎi dōngxi.

You don't have to buy me anything.
不用麻烦了。

Búyòng máfan le.

Don't bother.
不由得想起了故乡。

Bùyóude xiǎngqǐle gùxiāng.

I can never forget my hometown.
不痴不聋，不做姑翁

bùchībùlóng, bú zuò gūwēng

if you're not a bit simple and a bit deaf, you can't be a mother-in-law or father-in-law
不看成绩就是掩耳盗铃。

Bú kàn chéngjì jiùshì yǎn'ěrdàolíng.

Refusing to look at the grades is just fooling yourself.
不睡觉会影响免疫系统吗？

Bú shuìjiào huì yǐngxiǎng miǎnyìxìtǒng ma?

Does not sleeping affect your immune system?
不睡觉工作，后果会很严重。

Bú shuìjiào gōngzuò, hòuguǒ huì hěn yánzhòng.

Working without sleep will have serious consequences.
不知不觉，天已经黑了。

Bùzhī-bùjué, tiān yǐjīng hēile.

Without noticing it, it had already gotten dark.
不知作者在说什么。

Bùzhī zuòzhě zài shuō shénme.

It is not clear what the writer is trying to say.
不知怎么我总是没心情工作。

Bùzhī zěnme wǒ zǒngshì méi xīnqíng gōngzuò.

For some reason or other I cannot bring myself to work.
不知者不怪罪

bùzhīzhě bú guàizuì

one who didn't know is not blamed
不知道为什么没有人告诉过我。

Bù zhīdào wèishénme méiyǒu rén gàosuguo wǒ.

I wonder why nobody told me.
不知道他什么时候回来。

Bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou huílai.

I don't know when he will come back.
不知道他什么时候才回来。

Bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou cái huílai.

I don't know when he'll come back.
不知道别的星球上有没有生物呢？

Bù zhīdào biéde xīngqiú shàng yǒuméiyǒu shēngwù ne?

I wonder if life exists on other planets.
不知道她为什么这么担心呢。

Bù zhīdào tā wèishénme zhème dānxīn ne.

I wonder why she is so worried.
不知道她应该怎么处理那个问题。

Bù zhīdào tā yīnggāi zěnme chǔlǐ nàge wèntí.

I don't know how she should deal with that issue.
不知道怎么走，就问路吧。

Bù zhīdào zěnme zǒu, jiù wènlù ba.

If you don't know the way, just ask for directions.
不知道明天天气会怎么样呢？

Bù zhīdào míngtiān tiānqì huì zěnmeyàng ne?

I wonder what the weather will be tomorrow.
不知道是谁发明的呢？

Bù zhīdào shì shéi fāmíng de ne?

I wonder who invented it.
不知道是那间？

Bù zhīdào shì nà jiān?

Don't you know what that is?
不磨不难不成人

bù mó bù nánbùchéng rén

without grinding and hardship, no one becomes a person
不管一个人有多老，他都能学习。

Bùguǎn yí gè rén yǒu duō lǎo, tā dōu néng xuéxí.

No matter how old one may be, one can learn.
不管他去哪儿，他的狗就随着走。

Bùguǎn tā qù nǎr, tā de gǒu jiù suízhe zǒu.

His dog follows him wherever he goes.
不管你做什么，别笑！

Bùguǎn nǐ zuò shénme, bié xiào!

No matter what you do, don't laugh!
不管你同不同意，我都要做。

Bùguǎn nǐ tóng bù tóngyì, wǒ dōu yào zuò.

I am going to do it whether you agree or not.
不管你怎么做，结果都一样。

Bùguǎn nǐ zěnme zuò, jiéguǒ dōu yíyàng.

Regardless what you may do, the outcome will still be the same.
不管你想不想，我们必要那样做。

Bùguǎn nǐ xiǎng bùxiǎng, wǒmen bìyào nàyàng zuò.

Whether you like it or not, we have to do it that way.
不管好坏，我们都同甘共苦。

Bùguǎn hǎohuài, wǒmen dōu tónggāngòngkǔ.

Good or bad, we go through it together.
不管怎么说，我都把文章写完了。

Bùguǎn zěnme shuō, wǒ dōu bǎ wénzhāng xiě wánle.

In any case, I've finished writing the article.
不管您明天来不来，请通知我。

Bùguǎn nín míngtiān lái bù lái, qǐng tōngzhī wǒ.

Regardless of whether you come tomorrow or not, let me know.
不管我们选哪条路，都会有危险。

Bùguǎn wǒmen xuǎn nǎ tiáo lù, dōu huì yǒu wēixiǎn.

Whichever way we choose will involve danger.
不管是谁总比没人好。

Bùguǎn shì shéi zǒng bǐ méi rén hǎo.

Anybody would be better than nobody.
不管白猫黑猫，抓住老鼠就是好猫

bùguǎn bái māo hēi māo, zhuāzhù lǎoshǔ jiùshì hǎo māo

whether a cat is white or black, one that catches mice is a good cat
不管谁说，这个不对。

Bùguǎn shéi shuō, zhège bú duì.

Whoever said so, it is false.
不管谁阻挠，我都要完成这件事。

Bùguǎn shéi zǔnáo, wǒ dōu yào wánchéng zhè jiàn shì.

No matter who tries to thwart me, I will get this done.
不管问了什么，她都能回答。

Bùguǎn wèn le shénme, tā dōu néng huídá.

She was able to answer whatever was asked.
不经一事，不长一智

bùjīngyíshì, bùzhǎngyízhì

without going through one matter, you don't gain one bit of wisdom
不能一揽子否定大家的努力。

Bùnéng yìlǎnzi fǒudìng dàjiā de nǔlì.

You can't write off everyone's efforts across the board.
不能任意修改别人的文件。

Bùnéng rènyì xiūgǎi biéren de wénjiàn.

You can't arbitrarily change other people's files.
不能侮辱别人的人格。

Bùnéng wǔrǔ biéren de réngé.

You must not insult other people's dignity.
不能去乱碰的！

Bùnéng qù luàn pèng de!

You can't touch it!
不能只凭相貌判断一个人。

Bùnéng zhǐ píng xiàngmào pànduàn yí gè rén.

You can't judge a person by looks alone.
不能只用钱来衡量一份工作。

Bùnéng zhǐ yòngqian lái héngliáng yífèn gōngzuò.

You can't weigh a job by money alone.
不能只看单一的原因。

Bùnéng zhǐ kàn dānyī de yuányīn.

You can't look at just a single cause.
不能在这儿睡觉，去里面睡。

Bùnéng zài zhèr shuìjiào, qù lǐmiàn shuì.

Don't sleep here. Go sleep inside.
不能忘记自己的初衷。

Bùnéng wàngjì zìjǐ de chūzhōng.

You shouldn't forget your original intentions.
不能把牙膏塞回管里。

Bùnéng bǎ yágāo sāi huí guǎn lǐ.

You can't put toothpaste back in the tube.
不能放纵这种作弊行为。

Bùnéng fàngzòng zhèzhǒng zuòbì xíngwéi.

We can't turn a blind eye to this kind of cheating.
不能根据服装来判断一个人。

Bùnéng gēnjù fúzhuāng lái pànduàn yí gè rén.

You can't judge a person based on clothing.
不能正己，焉能正人

bùnéng zhèng jǐ, yān néng zhèng rén

if you can't set yourself straight, how can you set others straight
不能用手指人。

Bùnéng yòng shǒuzhǐ rén.

Don't point at others.
不能相信她说的话。

Bùnéng xiāngxìn tā shuō de huà.

What she said can't be believed.
不能践踏别人的尊严。

Bùnéng jiàntà biéren de zūnyán.

You must not trample on other people's dignity.
不能靠打骂来惩治孩子。

Bùnéng kào dǎmà lái chéngzhì háizi.

You can't punish children by hitting and scolding them.
不行，今天不知为何没有干劲。

Bùxíng, jīntiān bùzhī wèihé méiyǒu gànjìn.

It's useless, I'm not motivated today for some reason.