HSK 1 (SENTENCES)

Hitansh Khandelwal
HSK1 Sentence list (Table)
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Wǒ jiào Dàwèi. My name is David. Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? What is your name?
Wǒ xìng chéng. My surname is Cheng. Tā xìng shénme? What is his surname?
Tā de míngzi shì Mǎlì. Her name is Mary. Tā jiào shénme míngzi? What is his name?
Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén? Which country are you Tā shì nǎ guó rén? Which country is he 2
from ? from ?
Nǐ xìng chéng ma? Is your surname Nǐ jiào Dàwèi ma? Is your name David?
Cheng?
Wǒ bú xìng Chéng. My surname is not Wǒ bú jiào Dàwèi. My name is not David.
Cheng.
Wǒ jiào dàwèi, rènshì My name is David. It is Dì yī cì jiàn dào nǐ, It is first time to see
nǐ hěn gāoxìng. nice to meet you. rènshì nǐ hěn gāoxìng. you. It is nice to meet
you.
Wǒ bú shì Měiguó I'm not American, I'm Tā shì Zhōngguó rén Is he Chinese?
rén,wǒ shì Rìběn rén Japanese. ma?
Tā shì Měiguó rén ma? Is he an American? A: Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén? B: A: What country are
Wǒ shì Měiguó rén. you from? B: I am
American.
Wǒ bú shì Zhōngguó I'm not Chinese. Nǐ shì Zhōngguó rén Are you Chinese?
rén. ma?
Nǐ máng ma? Are you busy? Wǒ hěn máng. I am so busy.
Wǒ hěn lèi. I am tired. Wǒ bú lèi. I am not tired.
Nǐ hǎo ma? How are you? Wǒ hěn hǎo. I am pretty good.
Nǐmen dōu shì Are you all students? Nǐmen shì Měiguó rén Are you all Americans?
xuéshēng ma? ma?
Wǒ bú shì xuéshēng. I am not a student. Tā shì xuéshēng. He is a student.
Wǒ de lǎoshī bú shì My teacher is not Wǒ bú shì lǎoshī. I am not a teacher.
Zhōngguó rén. Chinese.
Zàijiàn. Goodbye. Zàijiàn. Míngtiān jiàn! Goodbye. See you
tomorrow!
Tā bú shì Rìběn rén. He is not a Japanese. Wǒ de lǎoshī shì Rìběn My teacher is a
rén. Japanese.
Tā lèi búlèi? Is he tired or not? Tā búlèi. He is not tired.
Wǒ yào hē kāfēi. I want to drink coffee. Nǐ yào hē Zhōngguó chá Do you want to drink
ma? Chinese tea?
Wǒ xǐhuan Zhōngguó I like Chinese tea Wǒ xǐhuan Měiguó kāfēi. Ｉlike American coffee.
chá.
Wǒ hěn xǐhuan hē I really like to drink Nǐ xǐhuan hē Rìběn chá Do you like to drink
Zhōngguó chá. Chinese tea. ma? Japanese tea?
Nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme? What do you like to Nǐ xǐ bùxǐhuan chī Do you like American
eat? Měiguó cài? food?
Nǐ xǐ bùxǐhuan hē Do you like to drink Nǐ yào hē kāfēi ma? Do you want to drink
kāfēi? coffee? coffee?
Nǐ xǐhuan nǎ guó cài? Which country's food do Nǐ xǐhuan Rìběn cài ma? Do you like Japanese
you like? food?
Wǒ hěn xǐhuan hē chá. I really like to drink tea. Wǒ xǐhuan Zhōngguó I like Chinese tea.
chá.
There are three people There are five people in
Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén. Tā jiā yǒ u wǔ kǒ u rén.
in my family. his family.
I have one younger
Wǒ yǒu lǐang gè I have two younger Wǒ yǒu yı ́ gè mèimei hé
sister and one younger
mèimei. sisters. yı ́ gè dìdi.
brother.
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Wǒ de bàba yǒ u yı ́ gè My father has an older Wǒ de bàba shì My father is Chinese.

jiě jie. sister. Zhōngguó rén.
Tā de mā ma shı ̀ Mǎlì. His mother is Mary. Tā de māma hé bàba His mother and father
dōu shì lǎoshī. are both teachers.
Wǒ yǒ u liǎ ng gè gē I have two older Wǒ de gēge xǐhuan hē My older brother likes
ge. brothers. Rìběn chá. to drink Japanese tea.
Tā de jiě jie jiào Mǎlì. His older sister is called Tā yǒu liǎng gè jiějie. He has two older
Mary. sisters.
Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu dìdi? Do you have younger Wǒ hé wǒ dìdi dōu My brother and I both
brothers? xǐhuan chī Rìběn cài. like Japanese dish.
Nǐ de mèimei jiào What is your younger Tā de mèimei hěn His younger sister is
shénme míngzì? sister's name? hǎokàn. good-looking.
Wǒ jiā yǒ u sā n kǒ u There are three people Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén? How many people are
rén. in my family. there in your family?
Wǒ yǒ u yı ́ gè gē ge I have an older brother Wǒ hé xiǎo chéng dōu Little Cheng and I both
hé yı ́ gè jiě jie. and an older sister. yǒu jiějie. have older sisters.
Tā shı ̀ shéi? Who is he? Shéi shì nǐ de lǎoshī? Who is your teacher?
Píng'ān de gǒu jiào Ping An's dog is called Wǒmen yǒu yì zhī gǒu, We have a dog, it is
nǎichá. Milk Tea. tā jiào lái fú. called Lucky.
Wǒ de fángzi hě n hǎ My house is good- Tā hěn hǎokàn. He is good-looking.
okàn. looking.
Wǒ yǒ u yıb̀ ě n shū . I have a book. Wǒ xǐhuan kàn shū. I like to read books.
Mě imě i yǒ u sā n gè Meimei has there Nǐ de xiōngdì jiěmèi dōu Do your siblings all like
xiō ngdı ̀ jiě mèi. siblings. xǐhuan chī Rìběn cài to eat Japanese
ma? cuisine?
Tā xı̌ huan tā bàba mā He likes his parent’s Nǐ de bàba māma de The house of your
ma de fángzi. house. fángzi hěn hǎokàn. father and mother is
really good-looking.
Wǒ hé wǒ de jiā rén dō My family and I all like Nǐ de jiārén xǐhuan What do your family
u xı̌ huan hē kā fē i. to drink coffee. shénme? members like?
Qǐng nǐ jièshào nǐ de Please introduce your Qǐng jièshào nǐ zìjǐ. Please introduce
jiārén. family. yourself.
Nǐ jiějie hěn piàoliàng. Your older sister is Tā yǒu hěnduō piàoliàng She has many beautiful
really beautiful. de zhàopiàn. pictures.
Wǒ yǒu hěn duō zhāng Wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhè
I have many pictures. I really like this picture.
zhàopiàn. zhāng zhàopiàn.
Wǒ yǒu yí gè piàoliàng I have a beautiful Zhè shì wǒ gēge nǚér de This cat belongs to the
de nǚér. daughter. māo. daughter of my older
brother.
Tā yǒu hěnduō zhī He has many cats. Wǒ mèimei yǒ u mā o yě My younger sister has
māo. yǒ u gǒ u. cats and also has dogs.
Wǒ yǒu hěn duō I have many pictures. Zhè shì shéi de Whose picture is it? It’s
zhàopiàn. zhàopiàn? Hěn hǎokàn! really goodlooking.
Wǒ yǒu hěn duō shū. I have many books. Wǒ méiyǒu hěn duō I don't have many
zhàopiàn. pictures.
Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè nǚér. I have two daughters. Tā yǒ u liǎ ng zhā ng hě He has two very
n piàoliàng de zhàopiàn. beautiful photos.
Tā hěn kěài. She is cute. Tā de gǒ u hěn kěài. His dog is really cute.
Wǒ yǒ u liǎ ng kuài I have two dollars. Zhè bēi kāfēi wǔshí kuài. This cup of coffee is
qián. fifty dollars.
Wǒ yǒ u yı ̀ bē i kā fē i. I have a cup of coffee. Nà bēi chá sānshí kuài. That cup of tea is thirty
dollars.
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Wǒ yǒ u yı ̀ pıń g niúnǎ I have a bottle of milk. Yì píng shuǐ, duōshǎo How much does a
i. qián? bottle of water cost?
Wǒ men qù mǎ i dō Let's go to buy some Tā mǎ i shénme dō What does he buy?
ngxi. things. ngxi?
Nà gè dō ngxi duō shǎ How much does that Zhèxiē búshì wǒ de qián. Those is not my
o qián? thing cost? money.
Zhè búshì wǒ de This is not my stuff. Zhèxiē dōngxi yígòng How much do those
dōngxi. duōshǎo qián? stuff cost?
Xièxie nı̌ ! Thank you! A: Nǐ de jiā hěn A: Your house is
piàoliang. B: Xièxie nǐ! beautiful. B: Thank you!
A: Xièxiè nǐ bāngmáng A: Thanks for checking
jiǎnchá wǒ de my essay. B: No
wénzhāng. B: Bù kèqì, problem! Happy to
suíshí dōu lèyì! anytime!
Zhè xiē dōngxi shì shéi Whose things are Zhè xiē dōngxi yígòng How much do these
de? these? duōshǎo qián? things cost all together?
Zhègè dōngxi yìbǎi This thing is one Nǐ yǒu yìbǎi kuài ma? Do you have one
kuài qián. hundred dollars. hundred dollars?
Sān bēi kāfēi hé yì bēi How much for 3 cups of Zhè xiē dōngxi yígòng Those things are 200
chá, yígòng duōshǎo coffee and one cup of liǎng bǎi kuài. dollars altogether.
qián？ tea?
Wǒ jı̄ ntiā n wǎ nshàng I'll watch a movie Wǒmen jīntiān qīdiǎn We'll watch a movie at
kàn diànyı̌ ng. tonight. kàn diànyǐng. 7pm today.
Xiànzài jǐdiǎn？ What time is it? Nǐ jīntiān jǐdiǎn zuòfàn? What time do you cook
today?
Xiànzài shì liǎng diǎn It is ten past two o'clock Wǒ jīntiān jiǔ diǎn shí fēn I have Chinese class at
shí fēn. now. yǒu Zhōngwén kè. nine ten this morning.
Tā xǐhuan kàn He likes to watch Nǐ xǐhuan kàn shénme What books do you like
diànyǐng. movies. shū? to read?
Nǐ xǐhuan kàn shénme What movie do you like Mèimei xı̌ huan kàn My younger sister likes
diànyǐng? to watch? diànyı̌ ng. to watch movies.
Wǒ xǐhuan shàngwǎng. I like to surf the Wǒ bùcháng I don't surf the Internet
Internet. shàngwǎng, kěshì wǒ often, but I often read
cháng kànshū. books.
Xiànzài shì yì diǎn It’s one fifty-five now. Xiànzài jǐdiǎn？ What time is it?
wǔshí wǔ fēn.
Xiànzài shì liù diǎn Now it is six thirty. Wǒ zǎoshàng jiǔ diǎn I go to class at nine
bàn. bàn qù shàngkè. thirty in the morning.
Nǐ xǐhuān zuò shénme? What do you like to do? Nǐ hé nǐ de jiārén xǐhuān What do you and your
zuò shénme? family like to do?
Nǐ xǐhuan zuò fàn ma? Do you like to cook? Nǐ jǐdiǎn huì zuò fàn? What time will you
cook?
Nǐ jīntiān jǐdiǎn chīfàn? What time do you eat Tā jīntiān shí'èr diǎn He has dinner at twelve
today? chīfàn. o'clock today.
Qǐngwèn zhège dōngxi May I ask about how Qǐngwèn xiànzài jǐdiǎn? Excuse me, what time
duōshǎo qián? much does this thing is it now?
cost?
Zhè jiān fànguǎn hǎo Is this restaurant good Wǒ hé wǒ de jiārén dōu My family and I all like
bùhǎo? or not? xǐhuan zhège fànguǎn. this restaurant .
Zhè jiā fànguǎn de The waiter/ waitress Zhège fúwùyuán hěn This waitress is very
fúwùyuán, rén hěnhǎo. from this restaurant is piàoliang. pretty.
very nice.
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Wǒmen yào liǎng gè We would like to have Zhège bēizi duōshǎo How much is this cup?
bēizi. two cups. qián?
Nǐ mèimei zhēn Your younger sister is Zhège dōngxi zhēn guì. This thing is really
piàoliang. really pretty. expensive.
Qǐng fúwùyuán lái bāng Please ask the waiter to Qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ diǎncài. Please order for me.
wǒmen diǎn cài. take our order.
Wǒ māma zuò de fàn The dish made from my Zhōngguó cài hěn Chinese food is tasty.
hěn hǎochī. mother is tasty. hǎochī.
Wǒ yǒu yì bēi shuǐ. I have a cup of water. Qǐngwèn yì bēi shuǐ How much does a cup
duōshǎo qián? of water cost?
Wǒmen jiā shū hěn We have very few Wǒmen de zhàopiàn hěn We have very few
shǎo. books at home. shǎo. photos.
Fúwùyuán, qǐng Waiter, we want to pay. Zhèr mǎidān. Pay here.
mǎidān.
Zuótiān wǒ gēn wǒ I went to watch a movie Wǒmen zuótiān qù nà jiā We went to that
māma qù kàn diànyǐng. with my mother fànguǎn chīfàn. restaurant having a
yesterday. meal yesterday.
Míngtiān yàobúyào qù Do you want to go and Wǒmen míngtiān qù mǎi Tomorrow we will go
chīfàn? eat tomorrow? dōngxi and buy things.
Nǐ shénme shíhou qù When are you going to Nǐ shénme shíhou When do you get up?
kàn diànyǐng? watch movie? qǐchuáng?
Wǒ shàngwǔ yào I have classes in the Tā shàngwǔ gēn mèimei He cooks with his
shàngkè morning. zuòcài. younger sister in the
morning.
Xīngqī yī wǒmen yào We have class on Zhège xīngqī wǒmen This week we are going
shàngkè. Monday. yào qù kàn diànyǐng. to watch a movie.
Wǒ bādiǎn qǐchuáng. I wake up at eight. Tā qīdiǎn qǐchuáng, He wakes up at seven
shídiǎn shuìjiào. and goes to sleep at
ten.
Wǒmen jiǔdiǎn chī We eat breakfast at Wǒ bù chī zǎofàn. I don’t eat breakfast.
zǎofàn. nine.
Wǒ bàba shídiǎn My dad sleeps at ten. Tā bú shuìjiào yě bù He doesn’t sleep or eat.
shuìjiào. chīfàn.
Wǒmen míngtiān yào We have class Zuótiān wǒmen qù We went to class and
shàngkè. tomorrow. shàngkè yě qù kàn also went to watch a
diànyǐng. movie yesterday.
Wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ kàn I want to watch a movie Wǒ jīntiān xiǎng chī I want to eat Chinese
diànyǐng. with you. Zhōngguó cài. food today.
Sānyuè qīrì shì wǒ de My birthday is on the
Míngtiān shì shíèr yuè Tomorrow is December shēngrì, wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ seventh of
liù rì. 6th. lái wǒ jiā. March, I would like to
invite you to my home.
Jīntiān shì shíèr yuè wǔ Today is December 5th. Shèngdàn jié shì shí'èr Christmas is December
rì. yuè èrshíwǔ rì 25th
Nǐ míngtiān xiàwǔ zuò What are you going to Nǐ jīntiān xiàwǔ xiǎng What do you want to do
shénme? do tomorrow afternoon? zuò shénme? this afternoon?
Nǐ míngtiān wǎnshàng Do you want to watch a Wǒ jīntiān wǎnshàng I'm not free tonight.
kàn diànyǐng ma? movie tomorrow night? méiyǒu kòng.
Míngtiān wǒ qǐng nǐ qù Tomorrow I'll treat you Tā xiǎng qǐng nǐ kàn He wants to treat you to
Zhōngguó fànguǎn to a meal at a Chinese diànyǐng. a movie.
chīfàn. restaurant.
Tā lái wǒ jiā chīfàn. He came to my house Nǐ shénme shíhou lái wǒ When do you come to
and had a meal. jiā? my place?
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Nǐ yǒukòng ma? Are you free? Tā jīntiān xiàwǔ méiyǒu He is not free this
kòng. afternoon.
A: Duìbùqǐ. B: A: I am sorry. B: It’s ok. Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng shuō I only want to say I'm
Méiguānxi. duìbùqǐ. sorry.
A: Duìbùqǐ. B: A: I am sorry. B: It’s ok. A: Duìbùqǐ，jīntiān A: I am sorry, I don't
Méiguānxi. wǎnshàng wǒ méi kòng. have free time tonight.
B: Méiguānxi. B: It’s ok.
Wǒ de shēngrì shì èr My birthday is February Jīntiān shì nǐ de shēngrì, It's your birthday today,
yuè shíbā hào. eighteenth. wǒ qǐng nǐ chīfàn. I will treat you to a
meal.
Měi gè zhōumò wǒ I play basketball with
Wǒ zhōumò cháng I often play ball on
dūhuì gēn péngyou qù my friends every
dǎqiú. weekends.
dǎqiú weekend.
Nǐ dǎ lánqiú ma? Do you play basketball? Wǒmen míngtiān zǎoqǐ Let’s wake up early
qù dǎ lánqiú, hǎo tomorrow to play
bùhǎo? basketball, okay?
Nǐ xǐhuan kàn qiúsài Do you like to watch Nǐ zuótiān kàn shénme What ball game did you
ma? sports matches? qiúsài? watch last night?
Tā xǐhuan qù guàngjiē. She likes to go Nǐ jīntiān wǎnshàng yǒu Do you have time to go
shopping. kòng qù guàngjiē ma? shopping tonight?
Zhōumò tā zuò What does he do on Xīngqī wǔ wǎnshàng A lot of people exercise
shénme? weekends? yùndòng de rén hěnduō, on Friday evenings,
zhōumò ne? how about the
weekend?
Wǒ xǐhuan zǎoqǐ qù dǎ I like to wake up early Nǐ shì zǎoqǐ de rén. You are a person who
qiú. to play the ball. always wakes up early.
Wǒ juéde zuòfàn hěn I think cooking is fun. Nǐ juéde xuéxí Do you think learning
hǎowánr. Zhōngwén hǎo bùhǎo Chinese is fun or not?
wán?
Dǎ lánqiú hěn It’s fun to play Zhège diànnǎo yóuxì This computer game is
hǎowánr. basketball. hěn hǎowánr。 fun.
Nǐ xǐhuan shénme What sports do you Tā cháng yùndòng. He exercises often.
yùndòng? like?
Wǒ xiànzài zài I am now at the cinema Nǐ xiǎng shénme shíhou When do you want to
diànyǐngyuàn kàn watching a movie. qù diànyǐngyuàn? go to a cinema?
diànyǐng.
Tā zài Zhōngguó xuéxí He studies Chinese in Wǒ xǐhuan zài I like to study in the
Zhōngwén. China. túshūguǎn xuéxí. library.
Wǎnshàng wǒmen qù We are going to a bar Wǒ zhōumò cháng qù I often go to bars on
jiǔbā hē píjiǔ. to drink beer at night. jiǔba. weekends.
Wǒmen yìqǐ hē píjiǔ。 We drink beer together. Nà jiā jiǔba de píjiǔ hěn The beer at that bar is
búcuò! very good.
Wǒ juéde chūmén hěn I think going out is fun! I Wǒ juédé xué hànyǔ hěn I think it's interesting to
yǒuyìsi! Wǒ xǐhuan like to go out to yǒuyìsi. learn Chinese.
chūmén qù yùndòng. exercise.
Tā juéde chūmén tài He thinks going out is Wǒ juéde kàn diànyǐng I think watching movies
máfán le, yě juéde hěn too troublesome and hěn wúliáo, wǒ xǐhuan is boring, I like to read
wúliáo. boring. kàn shū. books.
Tā juéde qù He thinks going to
Wǒ shì yí gè máfán de I am a troublesome
diànyǐngyuàn kàn watch movies at
rén. person.
diànyǐng hěn máfán. cinema is bothersome.
Tā zǎoshàng jiǔdiǎn He goes to class at 9 in Wǒ jīntiān wǎnshàng I don't want to go out
chūmén qù shàngkè. the morning. bùxiǎng chūmén. tonight.
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Nǐ xǐhuan chī nǎ zhǒng What kind of food do Nà zhǒng diànyǐng hěn That kind of movie is
cài? you like? wúliáo. boring.
Xīngqīèr wǒmen yìqǐ qù Let's have Japanese Wǒ cháng gēn I often watch movies
chī Rìběn cài. food on Tuesday nǚpéngyou yìqǐ qù kàn with my girlfriend.
together. diànyǐng.
A: Wàimiàn xiàyǔ, wǒ A: It’s raining outside, I Piào yàoshi mài wán le, If the ticket was sold
bùnéng gēn nǐ chūqù. can't go out with you. jiù suànle. out, then just forget it.
B: Suànle, wǒ gēn Mǎlì B: Fine, I'll go out with
qù. Mary.
Jīntiān, míngtiān dōu Today and tomorrow it Míngtiān huì xià yǔ ma? Will it rain tomorrow?
xiàyǔ. will rain.
Tā xiànzài zài wàimiàn He is out now, he's not Diànyǐngyuàn wàimiàn There are a lot of
, bú zài jiā. at home. yǒu hěnduō rén. people outside of the
theater.
A: Nǐ yǒu kòng ma? A: Do you have free A: Néng qǐng nǐ hé wǒ A: Can I take you out to
Wǒmen yīqǐ qù dǎqiú, time? Let's go play ball yīqǐ qù mǎi dōngxī ma? buy things with me? B:
hǎo bùhǎo? B: Méi games, what do you B: Méi wèntí. Shénme Sure, when?
wèntí. think? B: shíhòu qù?
No problem.
Wǒ xiǎng chūqù,kěshì I want to go out, but it's Hěnduō rén xǐhuan nàgè Many people like that
wàimiàn xiàyǔ. raining outside. diànyǐng, kěshì wǒ juéde movie, but I think it is
hěn wúliáo. boring.
Mèimei xǐhuan zuò cài My younger sister likes Tā zuò cài,zuò de búcuò. He cooks well.
to cook.
Wǒmen yīqǐ qù How about we go sing Nǐ chànggē chàng de You sing very
chànggē, hǎo ma? together? zhēn hǎotīng. beautifully.
Qǐng nín zài shuō yīcì. Can you please say it Tā shuō Yīngwén , shuō How well can he speak
one more time? de zěnmeyàng? English?
Wǒ míngtiān yǒu hànyǔ I have Chinese class Tā xiǎng xué hànyǔ. He wants to learn
kè. tomorrow. Chinese.
Wǒ bú huì shuō yīngyǔ. I can't speak English. Wǒ huì shuō fǎyǔ, I speak French, English
yīngyǔ hé hànyǔ. and Chinese.
Tā chàng dé búcuò. She sings well. Nǐ shuō zhōngwén, shuō You speak Chinese
de búcuò. well.
Nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ zěnme Can you teach me how Dàxué dǎgōng de shíhou When I was in college,
shuō yīngyǔ ma? to say English? wǒ zài yījiā bǔxí bān jiào I taught German in a
déyǔ. cram school.
Hànyǔ lǎoshī jiào The Chinese teacher Wǒ wàngjì dài xiězì de I forgot to bring my
wǒmen zěnme xiě zì. teach us how to write běnzile. writing notebook.
words.
Tā zǒu de hěn kuài. He walks fast. Wǒ xiě hànzì, xiě de bú I write Chinese words
kuài. at a slow speed.
Wǒ jīntiān yǒu hěn duō I have a lot of Wǒ de péngyǒu měitiān My friend has Chinese
gōngkè. homework today. dōu yǒu Zhōngwén homework every day.
gōngkè.
Tā xīngqī yī qù He goes to library on Tā zài túshūguǎn He surfed the Internet
túshūguǎn kànshū. Mondays to read shàngwǎng. at the library.
books.
Wǒmen yìqǐ chī Let’s eat lunch Nǐ chī zhōngfàn le ma? Have you eaten lunch?
zhōngfàn ba! together.
Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān zuò I don’t have time for Wǒ zuótiān méiyǒu chī I didn't have dinner
wǎnfàn. making dinner. wǎnfàn. yesterday.
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Wǒ zhōngwǔ shàng I have English class at Tā zhōngwǔ bú zài jiā, He wasn't at home this
yīngyǔ kè. noon. yě méi qù túshūguǎn. morning and he didn't
go to library either.
Tā fēicháng xǐhuan He really likes to read Tā zuòfàn, zuò de He cooks, the food he
kànshū, yě xǐhuan books, he also likes to fēicháng hǎochī. cooks is very delicious.
yùndòng. do sports.
Zhè tí hǎo nán, wǒ bú This question is so Zhè tí fēicháng jiǎndān. This question is pretty
huì. hard, I don’t know how easy.
to do it.
Xiě hànzì hěn nán, Writing Chinese is Wǒ bú huì zuò fàn, wǒ I don't know how to
shuō hànyǔ yě hěn difficult, speaking juéde hěn nán. cook, I think it is
nán. Chinese is also difficult. difficult.
Zhè shì yìzhī xīn This is a new cell Zhè shì wǒ de xīnchē. This is my new car.
shǒujī. phone.
Wǒ yǒu yìzhī jiù shǒujī I have an old cell phone Wǒ de jiù shǒujī huài le! My old cell phone is
broken!
Zhè zhī shǒujī yǒu This phone is a bit big, I Wǒ jiā hěn dà. My house is big.
yìdiǎn dà, wǒ bù don't like it.
xǐhuan.
Wǒ yǒuyìzhī xīn shǒujī I have a new cell phone Wǒ yǒu yìzhī jiù shǒujī I have an old cell phone
Zhè jiā shāngdiàn mài This store sells some Wǒ xiǎng qù shāngdiàn. I want to go to the
yì xiē shǒujī. cell phones. store.
Zhè bú shì wǒ de This is not my cell Wǒ xiǎng mǎi shǒujī! I want to buy a cell
shǒujī. phone. phone!
Wǒ qù shāngdiàn Let me go to the store Kàn yī kàn zhè fēng xìn. Take a look at this
kànyíkàn. and have a look. letter.
Wǒ yǒu yí wàn sān I have thirteen Wǒ yǒu sān wàn sì qiān I have thirty-four
qiān yuán thousand dollars yuán thousand dollars
Wǒ yǒu sì qiān yuán I have four thousand Wǒ yǒu liǎng qiān yuán. I have two thousand
dollars dollars.
Nǎ zhī shǒujī néng Which mobile phone Zhèlǐ néng shàngwǎng Can I go online here?
shàngwǎng? can access the ma?
Internet?
Nǐ de māo zài wǒ de Wǒ jiā shàngmiàn shì There is a library above
fángzi shàngmiàn. túshūguǎn, xiàmiàn shì my house and a
Your cat is on top of my
fànguǎn, chángcháng restaurant below, so
house.
yǒu hěn duō rén. there are often a lot of
people.
Zhàopiàn zài bēizi The photo is under the Nǐ de shǒujī zài shū de Your cellphone is under
xiàmiàn. cup. xiàmiàn. the book.
Fànguǎn pángbiān shì The library is next to Diànyǐngyuàn pángbiān There is a shop next to
túshūguǎn. the restaurant. yǒu shāngdiàn. the theater.
Túshūguǎn lǐmiàn yǒu There are a lot of books Jiǔbā lǐmiàn yǒu hěnduō There are a lot of
hěn duō shū. inside the library. rén. people in the bar.
Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu There are a lot of Wǒ zhù zài nàgè dàlóu. I live in that building.
hěn duō dàlóu. buildings next to my
house.
Wǒmen yìqǐ qù hǎibiān Let’s go to the beach Tā yǒu yígè fángzi, nà He has a house, that
wánr ba! together and have fun! gè fángzi zài hǎibiān. house is at the beach.
Wǒ zhù zài nàge dàlóu I live inside that Nǐ xiǎng zhù zài Do you want to live in
lǐmiàn. building. shānshàng háishì the mountains or along
hǎibiān? the seaside?
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Wǒ zhīdào tā jiā zài I know where his house Nǐ zhīdào tā shì shéi Do you know who he
nǎr. is. ma? is?
You are welcome to Ｍíngtiān shì Yīchéng de Tomorrow is Yicheng’s
Huānyíng nǐ lái wǒ jiā
come to my house to shēngrì, huānyíng nǐ yìqǐ birthday, you are
wánr.
hang out. gēn wǒ qù tā jiā hē píjiǔ welcome to come with
me to his place to drink
beer!
Wǒ xǐhuan qù hǎibiān I like to go to the beach Wǒ míngnián xiǎng yào I want to go China and
wánr. and have fun. qù Zhōngguó wánr. have fun there next
year.
Wǒ měige xīngqī dōu I take the bus every Wǒ bù xǐhuan zuò I don't like to take the
zuò gōnggòng qìchē qù week to Chinese class. gōnggòng qìchē. bus.
shàng Hànyǔ kè.
Wǒ xǐhuan qí I like to ride a bicycle. Wǒ méiyǒu zìxíngchē. I don't have a bike.
zìxíngchē.
Wǒ de péngyǒu měitiān My friend walks to Tā nǚpéngyǒu měitiān His girlfriend goes to
dōu zǒulù qù xuéxiào. school every day. zǒulù qù shàngkè. class by walking every
day.
Cóng wǒ jiā dào It takes 3 stations to get Cóng yóujú dào It takes 5 stations to get
túshūguǎn zuò from my house to the túshūguǎn yào zuò wǔ from the post office to
gōnggòng qìchē yào library. zhàn. library.
sān zhàn.
Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ bǎ yǐzi? How many chairs do Wǒ xiǎng mǎi liǎng bǎ I want to buy two
you have at home? yǐzi. chairs.
Nǐ zhōngwǔ jǐdiǎn What time do you rest Wǒmen kěyǐ xiūxi dào How long can we take
xiūxi? at noon? jǐdiǎn? a rest? Until what time?
Nǐ zài nǎr shàngbān? Where do you work? Wǒ zài yóujú shàngbān. I work in the post office.
Wǒ zuò gōnggòng I go to cinema by bus. Wǒ zuò gōnggòng qìchē I take the bus to the
qìchē qù diànyǐngyuàn. lái shàng Hànyǔ kè. Chinese class.
Wǒ cháng qí zìxíngchē I often go to class by Qí zìxíngchē néng You can exercise by
qù shàngkè. bike. yùndòng. riding a bike.
Wǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì I want to buy eggs in Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu There’s a supermarket
mǎi jīdàn. the supermarket. chāoshì hé yóujú. and a post office next
to my house.
Zhè jiàn yīfú shì wǒ This cloth is my Zhè jiàn yīfú hěn
This shirt looks nice.
mèimei de. younger sister's. hǎokàn.
Tā zuótiān mǎi le hěn He bought a lot of nice Wǒ yǒu yí jiàn piàoliang I have a beautiful
duō piàoliàng de yīfú. cloth yesterday. de yīfú. clothes.
A: Míngtiān huì yǒu sān A: There will be three
ge rén qù shàngkè. B: people to the class
By the way, he told me
Duìle, tā zuótiān gàosù Duìle, Měiměi shuō tā yě tomorrow. B: By the
yesterday that he is not
wǒ tā bù lái xuéxiào. lái. Yígòng sì gè rén qù way, Měiměi said she
coming to school.
shàngkè. will also come. Four
people altogether.
Tā gàosù wǒ cóng tā jiā He told me from his
dào chāoshì wǎng qián house to the
Tā méiyǒu gàosù wǒ She didn't tell me this
zǒu shí fēnzhōng jiù dào supermarket only
zhè jiàn shìqíng. thing.
le. needs to walk for ten
minutes.
Wǒ de zǎocān shì jīdàn My breakfast was eggs Qǐng nǐ qù chāoshì mǎi Please go to the
hé niúnǎi. and milk. jīdàn hé niúnǎi. supermarket and buy
eggs and milk.
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Wǒ zuótiān wàngle qù I forgot to go Duìbùqǐ, wǒ wàngle mǎi I am sorry, I forgot to

chāoshì. supermarket yesterday. nǐ de jīdàn le. buy your eggs.
Wǒ měitiān zǎoshàng I drink a cup of coffee Wǒ jiā yǒu sān píng I have three bottles of
dōu he yì bēi kāfēi hé and a bottle of milk niúnǎi. milk at home.
yì píng niúnǎi. every morning.
Zhè gè zì fēicháng nán. This word is so difficult. Nǐ zhīdào tā jiā zěnme Do you know how to
Wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme I don't know how to zǒu ma? get to his place?
xiě. write it.
Cóng zhèr wǎng qián Go forward from here, Wǒ xiǎng qù yóujú, kěshì I would like to go to
zǒu jiù dào tā jiā le. you'll go right to his wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme post office, but I don't
house. zǒu. know how to get there.
Wǎng qián zǒu jiù shì Go forward and that's Wǎng qián kàn, kěyǐ Look forward, you can
wǒ jiā. my house. kàndào wǒ de fángzi. see my house.
Túshūguǎn, wǎng qián Go forward and turn Jiù děng yìhuǐr. Just wait a moment.
zǒu yòuguǎi jiù dào le. right, the library is
there.
Túshūguǎn zài yóujú The post office is next Zhège dàlóu lǐmiàn yǒu There is a post office in
de pángbiān. to the library. yóujú. this building.
Wǒ bú rènshì nàge rén. I don’t know that Nǐ rènshì zhè tiáo lù ma? Do you know this road?
person.
Wǒ zhīdào zhè tiáo lù I know the name of this Cóng zhè tiáo lù wǎng Go forward on this road
de míngzì. road. qián zǒu, jiù dào le. and you will get there.
Nà tiáo lù zuǒguǎi jiù Turn left on that road Zhè tiáo lù wǎng zuǒguǎi Taking a left on this
dào wǒ jiā. and you'll arrive at my bú shì yóujú, shì wǒjiā. road isn't the post
house. office, it's my house.
Yóujú zài qiánmiàn nà Post office is at the Wǒ wǎng yòu guǎi de. I turned right.
tiáo lù yòuguǎi. road ahead, turn right.
Cóng zhèr wǎng zuǒ Turn left from here and Tā cóng Hángzhōu lái. He comes from
zǒu jiùshì yóujú. there is the post office. Hangzhou.
Cóng zhèlǐ wǎng qián Go straight from here, Cóng wǒjiā dào xuéxiào It takes fifty minutes
zǒu, jiù dào le. then you will arrive. xūyào wǔshí fēnzhōng. from my home to
school.
Zhè jiàn shìqing hěn This thing is very Nǐ jīntiān xiàwǔ yǒu Do you have things to
nán yě hěn máfán. difficult and shìqíng ma? do this afternoon?
troublesome.
Wǒ děi chū mén qù I have to go out to go to Wǒ míngtiān yǒu kǎoshì, I have test tomorrow, I
shàng kè. class. wǒ děi xuéxí. have to study.
Zhège zhōumò wǒ yǒu This weekend I have
Wǒ yǒu hěn duō shíjiān I have a lot of time to yīxiē shíjiān, wǒ xiǎng some free time, I want
xiě gōngkè. write homework. chūmén zuò yīxiē yǒuyìsi to go out and do
de shìqíng. something interesting.
Xuéshēng dōu hěn pà The students are all Wǒ xiǎng shìshì kàn I would like to try
lǎoshī afraid of teacher. sìchuān cài, kěshì wǒ pà Sichuan's cuisine, but
là. I'm afraid of the spice.
Wǒ hěn dānxīn jīnnián I am really worried that Wǒ dānxīn tā. I worry about him.
de Hànyǔ kǎoshì kǎo I did bad on this year's
de bù hǎo Chinese test.
Nǐ míngtiān kǎoshì kǎo What are your exams Míngtiān yǒu Hànyǔ There’s a Chinese test
shénme? tomorrow? kǎoshì. tomorrow.
Jīnnián wǒ yào gēn I am going to China Tā jīnnián èrshíbā suì. He is twenty eight
jiārén qù Zhōngguó with my family this year. years old this year.
wánr.
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Bùhǎo yìsi, qǐngwèn Excuse me, can we Bùhǎo yìsi, qǐngwèn zhèr Excuse me, can we eat
zhèr kěyǐ zhàoxiàng take pictures here? kěyǐ chī dōngxi ma? here?
ma?
Wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè. I like to listen to music. Nǐ pǎobù shí tīng yīnyuè Do you listen to music
ma? when you go jogging?
Nǐ jiā fùjìn yǒu Is there a shop nearby Xiǎo chéng zhù zài wǒ Little Cheng lives
shāngdiàn ma? your house? jiā fùjìn,wǒmen zhōumò nearby my place, we
cháng yìqǐ qù yùndòng. often go doing exercise
on weekends.
Tā zhōumò xǐhuan qù He likes to go mountain Wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ Do you want me to take
páshān, zhàoxiàng. climbing and take zhàoxiàng ma? your picture?
pictures on the
weekend.
Bówùguǎn lǐmiàn bù You can't take pictures Bówùguǎn lǐmiàn yǒu There are many
kěyǐ zhàoxiàng. inside the museum. hěn duō yǒuyìsi de interesting things in
dōngxi. museums.
Wǒ gēn wǒ péngyou I am going to the Wǒ yǒu hěn duō I have a lot of friends
míngtiān yào yìqǐ qù museum with my friend péngyou gēn wǒ yìqǐ xué learning Chinese
bówùguǎn. tomorrow. Hànyǔ. together with me.
Yí ge xīngqī yǒu qī tiān. There are seven days Wǒ měitiān zǎoshàng I drink a cup of coffee
in a week. dōu hē yì bēi kāfēi. every day in the
morning.
Wǒ gēn wǒ péngyou My friend and I will go Wǒmen děng yìhuǐr qù We will take photos
děng yìhuǐr yào yìqǐ qù shopping later. wàimiàn zhàoxiàng. outside later.
guàngjiē.
Nà gè dìfāng zai nǎr? Where is that place? Zhège dìfāng bù kěyǐ chī You can't eat here.
dōngxi.
Túshūguǎn lí yóujú hěn The library is far away Wǒ de jiā bù yuǎn, My home is not far, turn
yuǎn. from the post office. túshūguǎn wǎng zuǒ left after the library and
guǎi jiù dào le. you'll arrive.
Túshūguǎn lí wǒ jiā The library is close to Nǐ jiā lí diànyǐngyuàn jìn Is your house close to
hěn jìn. my house. ma? movie theater?
Cóng wǒ jiā dào It takes three hours Tā měitiān xuéxí liǎng He studied English for
túshūguǎn yào sān gè from my house to xiǎoshí de yīngyǔ. two hours a day.
xiǎoshí. library.
Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu yí There’s a mountain Shān de xiàmiàn shì There is a beach at the
zuò shān. next to my house. hǎibiān. foot of the mountain.
Wǒmen zhège zhōumò We are going mountain Wǒjiā fùjìn yǒu yí zuò There is a mountain
yào qù páshān. climbing this weekend. shān, wǒ de jiārén cháng near my house, my
qù páshān. family often go
mountain climbing.
Wǒ bàba de gōngsī lí My father’s company is Ｎǐ de gōngsī lí nǐ jiā Is your company far
wǒmen jiā hěn yuǎn. far away from our yuǎn bùyuǎn? away from your house?
house.
Cóng zhèr qù nàr yào To get from here to Wǒ de gōngsī lí wǒ jiā My company is close to
zǒu sānshí fēnzhōng. there you need to walk hěn jìn, zǒu lù shí my house, you only
thirty minutes. fēnzhōng jiù dào le. need to walk for ten
mins then you will be
there.
Cóng wǒ jiā dào gōngsī It takes half an hour Zhè bēi kāfēi yào yībǎi This cup of coffee costs
yào zǒu bàn xiǎoshí. from my house to the kuài qián, tài guì le. one hundred dollars. It
company by foot. is too expensive!
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Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu There are some Wǒ de gōngsī fùjìn hěn The facilities near my
yìxiē cāntīng, yě yǒu restaurants, fāngbiàn. Fànguǎn, kāfēi company are very
chāoshì hé túshūguǎn. supermarkets and diàn hé chāoshì dōu yǒu. convenient. We have
Zhù zài nàlǐ hěn libraries near my restaurants, coffee
fāngbiàn. house. Living there is shops and
very convenient. supermarkets.
Zuò gōnggòng qìchē You need to buy a Zhōngguó de chēpiào Train tickets in Chinese
yào mǎi chēpiào. ticket to take the bus. hěn piányi. are very cheap.
Zhōngguó yǒu hěn duō There are a lot of taxis Zài Měiguó zuò Taking a taxi in USA is
chūzūchē. in China. chūzūchē hěn guì. expensive.
Wǒ měitiān dōu zuò I go to work by subway Tā jiā fùjìn méiyǒu dìtiě. There is no subway
dìtiě qù shàngbān. every day. nearby his house.
Wǒ jiějie zài wǒ qù My older sister drives My mother drives
Māma zài dìdi qù shàng
chāoshì mǎi dōngxi. me to buy things in the younger brother to
Hànyǔ kè.
supermarket. Chinese class.
Wǒ yǒu sān liàng I have three cars. Zhè liàng xīn de qìchē tài This new car is too
qìchē. guìle! expensive!
Wǒ bàba měitiān dōu My father drives to work Kāichē de shíhou, wǒ I like listening to music
kāi chē qù shàngbān. every day. xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè. while driving.
Zhèr de fēngjǐng hěn The scenery here is Nǐ bǐjiào xǐhuan Do you prefer scenery
piàoliang. pretty. shānshàng de fēngjǐng in a mountain or at the
háishì hǎibiān de beach?
fēngjǐng?
Qìchē zài Zhōngguó Cars are cheap in Zài Zhōngguó qù It’s cheap to go to eat
hěn piányi. China. fànguǎn chīfàn hěn at the restaurant in
piányi. China.
Qǐng nǐ děng wǒ yìqǐ qù Please wait for me to Kěyǐ qǐng nǐ děng wǒ Can you wait for me?
shàngkè. go to class together. ma?
Tā shàngbān chídào le. She is late for work. Shàng Hànyǔ kè de You can not be late for
shíhou, bù kěyǐ chídào. Chinese class.
Wǒ cóngbù páshān. I never go mountain Tā shàngbān cóngbù He is never late for
climbing. chídào. work.
His friend asked me to Lǎoshī yuē wǒmen xiàkè The teacher asked us
Tā péngyou yuē wǒ
go mountain climbing yìqǐ qù chīfàn. to eat a meal after
yìqǐ qù páshān .
together. class.
Shàngcì wǒmen kàn Last time he was also Nǐ shàngcì yǐjīng chídào You were late last time,
diànyǐng de shíhou, tā late for watching a le, jīntiān háishì chídào you are still late today.
yě chídào le. movie,.
Jīntiān zǎoshàng wǒ qù This morning I was
děng gōngjiāochē, wǒ going to wait for a bus,
Wǒ yǐjīng kāichē qù I have already driven to
dào gōngchē zhàn de but when I arrived at
chāoshì le. supermarket.
shíhou, gōngchē yǐjīng the bus stop, the bus
zǒu le. had already left.
Tā shuō He speaks Chinese Nǐ wèishénme nàme Why are you so slow?
zhōngwén,shuō de hěn slowly màn?
màn.
Qǐngwèn cóng chāoshì How long does it take Cóng nǐ jiā dào How long does it takes
dào yóujú yào duōjiǔ? to get from the bówùguǎn zuò dìtiě yào from your house to the
supermarket to the post duōjiǔ? museum by subway?
office?
Wǒ cháng zài jiā liànxí I often practice cooking Lǎoshī shuō wǒmen yào Teacher said we should
zuòcài. at home duō liànxí xiě hànzì. practice Chinese
writing more.
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Tā xǐhuan gēn Měiguó He likes to speak with Wǒ xǐhuan gēn I like to practice
rén shuōhuà, liànxí Americans to practice Zhōngguó rén shuōhuà, Chinese by talking to
yīngyǔ. his English. liànxí wǒ de hànyǔ. Chinese.
Xiànzài yǐjīng It’s already twelve a.m. Nǐ wèi shénme xiǎng xué Why do you learn
wǎnshàng shíèrdiǎn le, now, why are you not hànyǔ? Chinese?
nǐ wèi shénme bú sleeping?
shuìjiào?
Zhège dōngxi hěn This thing is useful and Nǐ juéde xué hànyǔ Do you think Chinese is
yǒuyòng yě hěn convenient. yǒuyòng ma? useful?
fāngbiàn.
Wǒ míngtiān fàngjià. I'll be on holiday Wǒ cóng xīngqī yī dào I have break from
tomorrow. xīngqī wǔ dōu fàngjià. Monday to Friday.
Yīnwèi wǒ xǐhuan chī I like to eat Chinese Yīnwèi wǒ fàng sān tiān Because I have three
Zhōngguó cài, suǒyǐ wǒ food, so I go to Chinese jià, suǒyǐ wǒ xiǎng chūqù days vacation, so I
cháng qù Zhōngguó restaurant frequently. wánr. would like to go out and
fànguǎn. have fun.
Yīnwèi wǒ xǐhuan I like to climb the Tā cháng liànxí shuō He often practices
páshān, suǒyǐ zhōumò mountain, so I go there Zhōngwén, suǒyǐ shuō speaking Chinese, so
wǒ dōu qù. on weekends. de búcuò. he speaks well.
Wǒ gāng fàngjià, nǐ I just have holiday, Wǒ gāng qǐchuáng, I just woke up, let’s go
xiǎng qù nǎr wánr? where do you want to wǒmen yìqǐ qù chī eat breakfast together.
go? zǎofàn ba.
Nǐ zuótiān kànjiàn What did you see Wǒ gāng kànjiàn tā hé tā I just saw he and his
shénme le? yesterday? de péngyǒu zài yìqǐ friend shopping
guàngjiē. together.
Wǒ sān nián yǐqián I couldn’t speak Tā liǎngtiān yǐqián háizài He was in USA two
búhuì shuō Hànyǔ, Chinese three years Měiguó, xiànzài yǐjīng zài days ago, now he is in
xiànzài shuō de ago, but now I can Zhōngguó le. China.
hěnhǎo. speak well.
Wǒ xǐhuan xiě shūfǎ. I like to write Wǒ māma xiě de shūfǎ My mother’s calligraphy
calligraphy. hěn piàoliang. looks really nice.
Cóng míngtiān kāishǐ, From tomorrow I don’t Lánqiú bǐsài sāndiǎn The basketball game
wǒ bú shàng Hànyǔ kè take Chinese class kāishǐ, nǐ yào lái kàn starts at three p. m.,
le. anymore. bǐsài ma? are you coming?
Zhè shì wǒ de xuéxiào, This is my school. It's Wǒ dìdi de xuéxiào zài My younger brother’s
hěn piàoliang ba? really pretty, isn't it? nà tiáo lù, wǎng qián zǒu school is on that road,
yòuguǎi jiù dào le. just go forward and turn
right.
Nǐ jīntiān shàng What class do you have Wǒ míngtiān méi kè, I don’t have class
shénme kè? today? wǒmen yìqǐ qù páshān tomorrow, let’s go
ba. mountain climbing.
Wǒ kěnéng bù néng qù I might not go to his Tā kěnéng huì chídào, He might be late, let’s
tā jiā wánr. house to hang out. wǒmen děng tā ba. wait for him.
Tā zuìjìn gōngzuò hěn He has been busy Zuìjìn wǒ hěn máng. Recently, I'm very busy.
máng, bù cháng gěi wǒ recently, only rarely
dǎdiànhuà. does he call me.
Wéi, wǒ xiànzài bù Hello, it's not a good
Wéi, nǐhǎo, qǐngwèn Hello, how can I help fāngbiàn jiē diànhuà, nǐ time to talk right now,
yǒu shénme shì? you? kěyǐ sānshí fēnzhōng can you give me a call
zhīhòu zài dǎ ma? in thirty minutes?
Wǒ xiàwǔ yì diǎn yào I have meeting at one Wǒmen gōngsī měi ge Our company has a
kāihuì. p.m. xiàwǔ dōu kāihuì. meeting every
afternoon.
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Nǐ wǎnshàng kěyǐ You can call me at Tā xǐhuan dǎdiànhuà He likes to call his
dǎdiànhuà lái wǒ jiā. night. gēn péngyou liáotiān. friend and chat.
A: Jīntiān wàimiàn A: It’s raining outside, A: Nàgè dōngxī duōshǎo A: How much does this
xiàyǔ, bùnéng dǎ we can’t play qián? B: Wǔ shí yuán. thing cost? B: Fifty
lánqiú. B: Nà wǒmen basketball. B: Then A: Nà zhège dōngxi yào dollars. A: Then how
qù kàn diànyǐng ba. let’s see a movie. duōshǎo qián? much does this cost?
Wǒ jiā yǒu sān zhāng I have three tables at Tā gōngsī yǒu hěnduō There are a lot of tables
zhuōzi. home. zhuōzi hé yǐzi. and chairs in his
company.
Tā de shēngrì huì shì yī His birthday party is on Nǐ huì qù tā de shēngrì Are you going to his
yuè èrshíwǔ rì. the twenty-fifth of huì ma? birthday party?
January.
Wǒ bù xǐhuan chī I don’t like to eat apple Wǒ māma zuò de The apple pie my
píngguǒ pài. pie. píngguǒ pài hěn hǎo chī. mother made is really
tasty.
Wǒ xiǎng yāoqǐng nǐ I would like to invite you Tā yāoqǐng péngyou yìqǐ He invites his friend to
gēn nǐ de jiārén lái wǒ and your family to my qù kàn lánqiú bǐsài. watch the basketball
de shēngrì huì. birthday party. game together.
Hǎojiǔ bújiàn, nǐhǎo Long time no see, how Hǎojiǔ bújiàn, nǐ zuìjìn Long time no see,
ma? are you? xīn gōngzuò how’s your new job?
zěnmeyàng?
Yīnwèi wǒ yào kǎoshì, He gives me a lot of Nǐ yào gěi tā shénme? What are you going to
suǒyǐ tā gěi wǒ hěnduō books because I have a give him?
shū. test.
Wǒ bù zhīdào tā xǐhuan I don’t know what Nǐ xiǎng yào shénme What present would
shénme lǐwù. present he likes. lǐwù? you like?
Wǒ yǒu yí jiàn lánsè de I have a blue t-shirt. Wǒ yǒu hěnduō lánsè de I have a lot of blue
yīfú. bēizi. cups.
Jiǎozi shì Zhōngguó cài Dumpling is a kind of Wǒ bù xǐhuan chī jiǎozi. I don’t like to eat
de yì zhǒng. Chinese food. dumplings.
Wǒ xǐhuan hé wǒ de I like to go travelling Xiàge xīngqī wǒmen jiā My family and I are
péngyou yìqǐ qù lǚyóu. with my friends. yào qù Měiguó lǚyóu. going to travel in
America next week.
Tā de gōngzuò jīngyàn He doesn’t have much Tā de lǚyóu jīngyàn hěn He has a lot of traveling
bùduō. working experience. duō. experience.
Zhè jiàn shìqing wǒ I have told you about Wǒmen gōngsī měi zhōu Our company has
shuō le sān cì le. this three times. dōu kāi yí cì huì. meeting once a week.
Lǚyóu shì yí jiàn hěn Traveling is a very Shēngrì kuàilè! Zhè shì Happy Birthday! This
kuàilè de shìqing. happy thing. gěi nǐ de lǐwù. present is for you.
Wǒ zuì xǐhuan de rén I like my parents the Lí wǒ jiā zuì yuǎn de The most far away
shì wǒ bàba māma. most. shāngdiàn yào zǒu yì shop from my house
xiǎoshí. take an hour by
walking.
This is the most famous Wǒ jiā fùjìn de hǎibiān The beach nearby my
restaurant here. hěn yǒumíng, fàngjià de house is really famous,
Zhè shì zhèr zuì
shíhou cháng cháng hěn during the holidays
yǒumíng de fànguǎn.
duō rén lái wánr. there are frequently lots
of people.
Cóng Měiguó dào It takes more than ten Wǒ cháng zuò fēijī qù I often take travel by
Zhōngguó yào zuò shí hours from America to lǚyóu. plane.
jǐ ge xiǎoshí de fēijī. China by plane.
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Tīngshuō nǐ qùguò I heard that you have Wǒ tīngshuō nǐ dàn jítā. I hear you play the
Zhōngguó hěnduō cì? been to China many guitar.
times?
Hěn gāoxìng nǐ yě I'm glad you liked Wǒ tài gāoxìngle. I'm too happy.
xǐhuan Rìběn cài. Japanese food.
Nǐ qù lǚyóu de shíhou When you travel, which Lǚguǎn zài nǎlǐ? Where is the hotel?
xǐhuan zhù nǎ zhǒng kind of hotel do you like
lǚguǎn？ to stay at?
Nǐ huì mǎi jìniànpǐn gěi Will you buy souvenirs Wàiguó rén cháng dào Foreigners often come
nǐ jiārén ma? for your family? zhèlǐ lái mǎi jìniànpǐn. here to buy souvenirs.
Nǐ jìhuà qù nǎ jǐ ge What countries are you Tā jīnnián yǒu yí gè He has a traveling plan
guójiā lǚyóu? planning to go to? lǚyóu de jìhuà. this year.
Nǐ xíguàn chī nǎguó Which country’s food Wǒ gāng dào zhèlǐ de There were a lot of
cài? do you get used to eat? shíhou, bù xíguàn de shì things that I didn't get
yǒu hěn duō. used to when I arrived
here.
Nǐ qùnián qùguò nǎxiē What countries did you Qùnián tā zài rìběn. Last year she was in
guójiā? visit last year? Japan.
Tā èr yuè sān rì He will return home on Nǐ shénme shíhou When will you return to
huíguó. 3rd February. huíguó? your home country?
Wǒ dǎsuàn sān diǎn qù I plan to go to library to Tā dǎsuàn sān yuè He plans to return
túshūguǎn kànshū. read books at huíguó. home in March.
3pm.
Wǒ bàba de gōngsī zài My dad’s company is in Wǒmen fàngjià de We plan to go to
Běijīng, tā zài nàr Peking, he is working shíhou dǎsuàn qù Peking on our vacation.
gōngzuò. there. Běijīng wánr.
Wǒ gēn wǒ de péngyou My friend and I are Wàiguó de fànguǎn dōu Foreign restaurant is
fàngjià yào qù wàiguó going abroad during our hěn guì, kěshì hěn hǎo very expensive but very
lǚyóu. vacation. chī. good.
Fàngjià de shíhou tā de His family only like to Wǒ zhǐ xǐhuan qù zhè jiā I only like to eat in this
jiārén zhǐ xǐhuan zài jiā stay at home during fànguǎn chīfàn. restaurant.
xiūxi. holiday.
Yīnwèi tā hòutiān yào He is going to work in Do you have free time
qù Běijīng gōngzuò, Peking the day after the day after tomorrow?
suǒyǐ míngtiān tomorrow, so let’s go to
Nǐ hòutiān yǒu kòng ma?
wǎnshàng wǒmen yìqǐ the bar and have a
qù jiǔbā hējiǔ liáotiān drink tomorrow night.
ba.
Wǒ de nǚpéngyou shì My girlfriend is Wǒ de nǚpéngyou My girlfriend is leaving
Měiguó rén. American. hòutiān yào huí guó le. back to her country the
day after tomorrow.
Zhēn shěbude nǐ zǒu, Really don’t want you to Tā yào zǒu le, nǐ qù shuō He is leaving, go and
yào cháng huílái kàn go, come back to visit zàijiàn ba! say goodbye.
women. us often.
Wǒmen shěbude nǐ huí We don’t want you to Wǒ bàba māma shěbude My parent don’t want
guó. return to your country. wǒ dào wàiguó qù xuéxi. me to go abroad to
study.
Wǒ Hànyǔ kè de My classmate from Wǒ tóngxué yǐjīng zài My classmate is
tóngxué shì Měiguó Chinese class is an túshūguǎn děng wǒmen already waiting for us in
rén. American. le. the library.
Tā dào Zhōngguó qù He was working in Wǒ nǚpéngyou huí guó My girlfriend is back to
gōngzuò sān nián le, tā China for 3 years, his le, wǒ hěn xiǎng tā. her country, I miss her
family miss him a lot. a lot.
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de jiārén dōu hěn xiǎng

tā.
Nǐ huí guó yǐhòu yào You have to write me a Wǒ hěn xǐhuan xiěxìn, I like to write letters and
cháng xiěxìn gěi wǒ. letter more often when kàn diànshì. watch TV.
you are back home.
Cóng Měiguó dā fēijī It takes thirteen hours Wǒmen yào yìqǐ dā fēijī We want to take a
dào Zhōngguó yào shí from America to China dào Rìběn qù wánr. plane to Japan
sān gè xiǎoshí. by plane. together.
Yǐjīng hěn wǎn le, nǐ It’s late, why is your Wǒ bàba gāng cóng My father just came
mèimei zěnme háiméi younger sister not back Měiguó huílái. back from America.
huílái? yet?
Jīntiān tiānqì búcuò, Today’s weather is Zuótiān de tiānqì bù hǎo, Yesterday’s weather
wǒmen yào búyào yìqǐ good, how about go out hěn lěng, wǒmen dōu zài was bad, it was cold.
chūmén qù wánr? and play? jiā lǐ méiyǒu chūmén. We all stayed at home.
Jīntiān wàimiàn hěn It’s really cold outside, Běijīng de tiānqì hěn The weather in Beijing
lěng, zǎo yìdiǎnr huílái. come back home early. lěng, yīnwèi kāichē is cold. Driving is not
chūmén bù fāngbiàn, convenient therefore a
suǒyǐ hěn duō rén dōu lot of people take a
dā dìtiě. subway.
Tiānqì hěn rè, wǒmen It’s so hot, let’s go Wǒ yǒu yìdiǎnr rè, nǐ I am a bit warm, can
qù yóuyǒng ba! swimming. kěyǐ gěi wǒ yìdiǎnr shuǐ you give me some
ma? water?
Fàngjià de shíhou, wǒ During vacation time, I Huáxuě bù nán, kěshì Skiing is not hard, but
dōu gēn wǒ de jiārén often go to Japan to ski hěn lèi. very tired.
qù Rìběn huáxuě. with my family.
Tiānqì hěn rè de When it’s hot, we all Wǒ yóuyǒng zhīhòu dōu I always eat a lot after
shíhou, wǒmen dōu like to go swimming. huì chī hěnduō dōngxi. swimming.
xǐhuan qù yóuyǒng.
Yīnwèi xiàxuě de shíhou, It’s not convenient
Wàimiàn xiàxuě le, It’s snowing outside, it’s kāi chē bù fāngbiàn, when snowing, so a lot
zhēn piàoliang. very pretty. suǒyǐ hěn duō rén huì of people will take a
zuò dìtiě shàngbān. subway to go to work.
Jīntiān de tiānqì bù Today is not so cold Tā jīntiān bù lái shàng He is not coming to
lěng yě bú rè, hěn and not so warm. It's Hànyǔ kè, yīnwèi tā Chinese class today,
shūfu. comfortable. kěnéng bú tài shūfu. because he isn’t feeling
well.
Nǐ shì jǐ suì kāishǐ xué How old did you start to Nǐ jǐ suì kāishǐ lǚyóu? How old do you start to
Zhōngwén de? learn Chinese? travel?
Nǐ de jiārén dōu bǐ nǐ Is your family all taller Zhège dàlóu bǐ nàgè Is this building taller
gāo ma? than you? dàlóu gāo ma? than that building?
Wèishénme nǐ de Why do you speak Wèishénme nǐ nàme Why do you like
zhōngwén shuō dé Chinese so well? xǐhuan Zhōngguó cài? Chinese food so much?
nàme hǎo?
Nǎge bǐjiào pàng? Which one is fatter? Nǎge bǐjiào bú nàme Which one is less fat?
pàng?
Dìdì bǐjiào ǎi. My younger brother is Gēge méiyǒu dìdi nàme My older brother is not
shorter. ǎi. as short as my younger
brother.
Shòu de rén jiànkāng Are thin people Nǐ jiārén méiyǒu nǐ nàme Your family isn't as
ma? healthy? shòu ma? skinny as you?
Nà tiáo lù bù cháng. That road is not long. Tā xué Zhōngwén de He studied Chinese for
shíjiān hěn cháng. a long time.
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Tā de tóufà hěn cháng Is his hair very long? Tā de tóufà méiyǒu wǒ His hair is not as long
ma? de nàme cháng. as mine.
Wǒ jīntiān bù shūfu, wǒ I don’t feel well, I think I Wǒ xiǎng zuò yīshēng. I want to be a doctor.
xiǎng wǒ dĕi qù kàn need to see a doctor.
yīshēng.
Tā shēngbìng le, suǒyǐ He is sick, so he will not Wǒ zuótiān shēngbìngle. I was sick yesterday.
jīntiān bù lái shàngbān. come to work today.
Wǒ gēn wǒ mèimei My younger sister and I Wǒmen dǎsuàn jīntiān We plan to see a doctor
jīntiān dōu bù shūfu, both don’t feel well, so xiàwǔ qù kànbìng. this afternoon. We
suǒyǐ wǒmen xiàwǔ de we go to see a doctor in Tīngshuō nàge yīshēng heard that he is
shíhou jiù yìqǐ qù the afternoon together. hěn yǒumíng, kěshì hěn famous. But the clinic
kànbìng le. zǎo jiù xiūxi le. closed early.
Zhè gè yào měitiān This medicine has to be Yīshēng shuō chī The doctor said you
shàngwǔ, zhōngwǔ, taken once in the wánfàn yào chīyào. have to eat medicine
wǎnshàng dōu yào chī morning, noon and after your meal.
yícì. night.
Wǒ bàba de shēntǐ bú My dad’s health is in Cóng wàiguó huí lái After coming back from
tài hǎo, suǒyǐ tā cháng bad condition therefore yǐhòu, wǒ de shēntǐ hěn abroad, I'm healthy, so
cháng shēngbìng. he is often sick. hǎo, suǒyǐ bú yào don’t worry.
dānxīn.
Nǐ shēngbìng yào duō When you are sick, you Wǒ xǐhuan chī shuǐguǒ I like to eat fruit and
chī diǎnr shuǐguǒ. should eat more fruit. yě xǐhuan chī shūcài. vegetables.
Shéi dōu xǐhuan chī Everyone likes to eat Tā bú tài chī shūcài, He doesn’t eat enough
shūcài shuǐguǒ. vegetables and fruit. suǒyǐ cháng shēngbìng. vegetables, that’s why
he often gets sick.
Yīyuàn lí wǒ jiā bú jìn, The hospital is not Wǒmen zhège zhōumò We plan to visit our
zuò gōngjiāochē yào yì close to my house, it dǎsuàn qù yīyuàn kàn friend in the hospital
xiǎoshí. takes one hour by bus. wǒmen de péngyou. Tā this weekend. He is
yīnwèi shēngbìng suǒyǐ hospitalized because
zhùyuàn le. he is sick.
Wǒmen hòutiān yào qù I'm going to travel for Shēngbìng le jiù qǐngjià If you are sick, rest at
lǚyóu,suǒyǐ wǒ yào the day after tomorrow, zài jiālǐ xiūxi. home.
qǐngjià. so I need to take the
day off.
Wǒ yǒu yíge dìdì. I have a younger Jīntiān shì xīngqī yī. Today is Monday.
brother.
Jīntiān yǒu yìdiǎnr lèi. Today I'm a little tired Shuǐguǒ yǒu yìdiǎnr guì. The fruit is a little
expensive.
Zhè yǒu qī ge rén. There are seven Tā qī diǎn zhōng cái He gets off work at
people. xiàbān. seven o'clock.
Wǒ měitiān hē sān bēi I drink three cups of Nà sān bēi hēi kāfēi dōu Those three cup of
kāfēi. coffee a day. shì wǒ de. black coffee are mine.
Zhuō shàng yǒu yì běn There is a book on the Zhuō shàng yǒu èrshí There are more than
shū. table. duō běn shū. twenty books on the
table.
Chuāng xià yǒu yì zhī There is a cat under the Wǒmen yìqǐ xiàqù dā Let's go down and take
māo. window. gōngjiāo chē ba! a bus!
Wǒ bù chī niúròu. I do not eat beef. Dìdì bù bǎ yīfu guà zài My little brother doesn't
yīguì lǐ. hang his clothes in the
closet.
Wǒ de bàba yǒu jiǔ ge My dad has nine Míngtiān jiǔ diǎn cóng jiā He departs tomorrow at
jiějiě. sisters. lǐ chūfā. 9 am from home.
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Zhè jiàn yīfu tài guìle. This piece of clothing is Wǒ gōngzuò yìtiān le, I have worked for a
too expensive. xiànzài wǒ zhǐ xiǎng whole day long, now I
shuìjiào fàngsōng. only want to sleep and
relax.
Zuótiān xīngqī 'èr. Yesterday was Zhè shì yì zhāng èrshǒu This is a second hand
Tuesday. shāfā, dànshì kàn qǐlái sofa, but it looks new.
hěn xīn.
Wǒjiā yǒu wǔ kǒu rén. My family has five Zhège bāo shì bàba My father presented
people. sòng gěi wǒ de, wǒ yǐjīng this backpack for me.
yòng le wǔ nián le. I've already used for
five years.
Nǐ shì Nuówēi rén ma? Are you Norwegian? Zhège nánrén hěn yǒu This man is very
mèilì, dàjiā dōu hěn attractive, we all like
xǐhuan tā. him.
Zhè shì shénme? What is this? Zài nǐmen guójiā, In your country, what
shénme dōngxi dàibiǎo object represents good
zhe xìngyùn ？ luck?
Wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎnr I can speak a little Nǐ jǐdiǎn huì zuò fàn? What time will you
hànyǔ. Chinese. cook?
Wǒ de érzi jiào wáng My son is called Wang Wǒ duì érzǐ de jiàoyù I am very worried about
yáng。 Yang. shífēn cāoxīn. my son's education.
Wǒ yǐjīng shuō de hěn I had said so clearly
Wǒ yǒu bā běn I have eight Chinese míngbáile, jīntiān bā diǎn that we'll meet at eight
zhōngwén shū. books. jiàn, wèishénme nǐ háishì o'clock today, why are
chídào le? you still late?
Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan Chinese people like the Wǒ zǎoshang liù diǎn I wake up at six in the
shùzì liù. number six. qǐchuáng. morning.
Wǒ huì xiě wǒ de I can write my Chinese Zhège zì wǒ xiě cuòle. I wrote this character
zhōngwén míngzì. name. incorrectly.
Nǐ yào jǐ gè píngguǒ? How many apples do Zhè jǐnián shìjiè gèdì de In recent years the
you want? tiānqì dōu fǎncháng. weather around the
world has been
abnormal.
Wǒjiā qiánmiàn shì There's a coffee shop in Qián miàn yǒu chē huò, There's a car accident
kāfēi diàn. front of my house. kuài diǎn bàojǐng. up ahead, quick, call
the police!
Wǒ jīntiān yào gēn I will go to a concert
péngyou qù with a friend today,
A bottle of water is ten
Yì píng shuǐ shí yuán. yǎnchànghuì, dàgài probably will come
yuan.
wǎnshàng shí diǎn back at 10pm.
huílái.
Zuótiān wǒ méi qù Yesterday, I didn't go to Tā wèishénme zhème Why does he really
xuéxiào. school. páichì qù hǎibiān? don't want to go to the
beach?
Wǒ de xié shì èrshísì My shoes are size Wǒ de shēngrì shì èr yuè My birthday is February
hào. twenty-four. shíbā hào. eighteenth.
Xuéxiào hòumiàn shì There's a mountain Zài wǒjiā hòumiàn yǐjí There is a new building
shān. behind the school. yòubiān dōuyǒu xīnde on the back of my
dàlóu. house and on the right.
Nǐ hǎo ma？ How are you? Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma? Are you a teacher?
Guò mǎlù de shíhou wán Playing mobile phones
Wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè. I like to listen to music. shǒujī, tīng yīnyuè dōu or listening to music
hěn wēixiǎn.
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while crossing the road

are very dangerous.
Wǒ yào hē kāfēi, nǐ ne? I want to drink coffee, Shēntǐ jiànkāng bǐ Health is more
how about you? gōngzuò zhòngyào, nǐ important than work,
juéde ne? what do you think?
Nǎ bēi kāfēi? Which cup of coffee?
Nǐ xiǎng bǎ huà guà zài Where do you want to Wǒ wàngle wǒ bǎ I forget where I put the
nǎr？Wǒ xiǎng bǎ huà hang the painting? I gānggāng mǎi de yīfu clothes I just bought.
guà zài zhèr. want to hang the fàng zài nǎr le!
painting here.
Zhōngguó rén bù Chinese people do not Tā de tǐwēn zhǐyǒu Her temperature is only
xǐhuān shùzì sì. like the number four. sānshísì dù. thirty-four degrees
Celsius.
Wǒ wǎnshàng jiǔ diǎn I go home at nine Wǒ xiǎngyào zìyóu de I want to live abroad
huí jiā. o'clock. zài guówài shēnghuó yì freely for one year and
nián zài huíguó. then come back.
Wǒ yǒu shíhou huì dāi Sometimes I will stay in Nǐ yào dāi zài fángjiān How long are you going
zài túshūguǎn lǐ the library and read lǐmiàn duōjiǔ? to stay in the room?
kànshū. books.
Zhè gè duōshǎo qián? How much is this? Nǐ de shuǐpíng néng How much water can
zhuāng duōshǎo shuǐ? you hold in your water
bottle?
Zhè fùjìn jiāotōng bú tài The transportation here
This piece of clothing is fāngbiàn, wǒ xiǎng huàn is not too convenient, I
Zhè jiàn yīfú tài guìle.
too expensive. fángzi. want to move to
another place.
Tā de shǒujī hěn hǎo. Her cell phone is very Tā chàng dé búcuò. She sings well.
good.
Xiě hànzì bù tài nán. It's not too difficult to Hànyǔ lǎoshī jiào wǒmen The Chinese teacher
write Chinese zěnme xiě zì. teaches us how to write
characters. words.
Wǒ yào xiǎo bēi de I want a small cup of Wǒ jiā hěn xiǎo, méiyǒu My house is small,
lǜchá. green tea. chúfáng. there is no kitchen.
Gōngzuò yālì hěn dà de Work pressure is great
huáng xiǎojiě, for Miss Huang, she
chángcháng zài jiàrì qù often uses her holidays
Zhāng xiǎojiě, nín hǎo. Hello, Miss Zhang.
dàzìrán dùjià, to go to natural
fàngsōng zìjǐ locations, in order to
relax.
Wǒ de gōngzuò shì I work as a doctor. Tā gēnběn méiyǒu He did not have any
yīshēng. gōngzuò jīngyàn， wǒ work experience, I think
juédé tā zài piànrén. he was lying.
Jīnnián shì yáng nián. This is the year of the Xīnnián kuàilè, gānbēi! Happy New Year,
sheep. cheers!
Wǒ jīntiān hěn lèi. I'm so tired today. Tā yǒu hěnduō Fǎguó He has a lot of French
péngyǒu. friends.
Jīntiān wǎncān chī Let’s have beef for Nǐ juéde zhè zuò What do you think of
niúròu, zěnmeyàng? dinner tonight, shall chéngshì de huánjìng the city's environment?
we? zěnmeyàng?
Wǒmen shì jiěmèi. We are sisters. Wǒmen yǒu yì zhī gǒu, We have a dog, it is
tā jiào lái fú. called Lucky.
Qī yuè de shíhòu, wǒ In July, I'll go to Nǐ shénme shíhou qù When are you going to
qù xīnjiāpō. Singapore. kàn diànyǐng? watch movie?
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Tā yǒu hěnduō Fǎguó He has a lot of French Wǒ jīntiān wǎnshàng I'm not free tonight.
péngyǒu. friends. méiyǒu kòng.
Zhè shì yī běn lǚyóu This is a travel Wǒ wàngjì dài xiězì de I forgot to bring my
zázhì. magazine. běnzile. writing notebook.
Wǒ méiyǒu mèimei. I don't have a younger Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān zuò I don’t have time for
sister. wǎnfàn. making dinner.
Xiànzài shì wǔ diǎn shí It's five o'clock now. Nǐ zhōngwǔ jǐdiǎn xiūxi? What time do you rest
fēn. at noon?
Wǒjiā méi diànshì. My house doesn't have Yǒu shíhou bàba huì Sometimes father will
a TV. dǎkāi diànshì kàn lánqiú turn on the TV and
bǐsài. watch a basketball
game.
Tā de míngzi shì Mǎlì. Her name is Mary. Wǒ de lǎoshī bú shì My teacher is not a
Zhōngguó rén. Chinese.
Wǒ xǐhuān chī mǐfàn. I like to eat rice.
Wǒ xǐhuan píngguǒ I like apple flavor Zhèkē píngguǒ de This apple looks
kǒuwèi de tiánshí. sweets. biǎomiàn hěn piàoliang. beautiful.
Dú zhōngwén shū bù It's not too hard to read Áoyè dúshū duì shēntǐ It’s not healthy to stay
tài nán. Chinese books. bù hǎo. up that late reading.
Zhè shì wǒ māmā. This is my mother. Zhè běn zázhì mài de This magazine sells
hěn hǎo. well.
Tāmen dōu shì wǒ de They are all my friends. Tā xiào qǐlái hěn Her smiles beautifully,
péngyǒu. piàoliang, dàjiā dōu hěn everyone really likes
xǐhuan tā. her.
Wǒ de bāo li yǒuyī píng There's a bottle of Shéi rēng le bīngxiāng lǐ Who threw away the
shuǐ. water in my bag. de jīdàn? eggs in the fridge?
Zhè shì yī jiàn xīn kāi This is a newly opened Zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài shì The food in this
de fàndiàn. hotel. jùyǒu dàibiǎoxìng hé restaurant is the typical
dìfāng tèsè de cài. dish with local features.
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