Must-Know Chinese Sentences

Question 1

I need to use the restroom

Answer 1

我想上厕所

Wǒ xiǎng shàng cèsuǒ

Question 2

How did you guys meet?

Answer 2

你们是怎么认识的？

Nǐmen shì zěnme rènshí de

Question 3

Which part of China are you from?

Answer 3

你是中国哪个地方的？

Nǐ shì zhōngguó nǎge dìfāng de

Question 4

Learning Chinese is one of my hobbies

Answer 4

学习中文是我的爱好之一

Xuéxí zhōngwén shì wǒ de àihào zhī yī

Question 5

I have been studying Chinese off and on for three years

Answer 5

我断断续续学了三年中文

Wǒ duànduànxùxù xuéle sān nián zhōngwén

Question 6

I have never been to China

Answer 6

我从来没有去过中国

Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu qùguò zhōngguó
从来，从来没有 - never

Question 7

I cant speak a single sentence

Answer 7

我一句话都不会说

Wǒ yījù huà dōu bù huì shuō

Question 8

Can you hear me?

Answer 8

你可以听见我吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ tīngjiàn wǒ ma

Question 9

Can you see me?

Answer 9

你可以看见我吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ kànjiàn wǒ ma

Question 10

Please wait a moment

Answer 10

稍等

Shāo děng

Question 11

Sorry, my internet is a bit slow

Answer 11

对不起，我的网络有点慢

Duìbùqǐ, wǒ de wǎngluò yǒudiǎn màn

Question 12

Sorry, can you speak more slowly?

Answer 12

不好意思，你可以说慢一点吗？

Bù hǎoyìsi, nǐ kěyǐ shuō màn yīdiǎn ma?

Question 13

I still don’t quite understand

Answer 13

我还是不太懂

Wǒ háishì bù tài dǒng
还是 - still

Question 14

When are you available?

Answer 14

你什么时候方便？

Nǐ shénme shíhòu fāngbiàn

Question 15

Let me think and I’ll tell you later

Answer 15

我想一下再告诉你

Wǒ xiǎng yīxià zài gàosù nǐ

Question 16

Not so good

Answer 16

不怎么样

to answer “怎么样” questions

Bù zě me yàng

Question 17

I haven’t left (home) yet

Answer 17

我还没出门呢

Wǒ hái méi chūmén ne

Question 18

Can you take a photo for me?

Answer 18

可以帮我拍张照吗？

Kěyǐ bāng wǒ pāi zhāng zhào ma

Question 19

I didn’t sleep well last night

Answer 19

我昨天晚上没睡好

Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshàng méi shuì hǎo

Question 20

Take care / be safe !

Answer 20

注意安全！

Zhùyì ānquán

Question 21

Can you introduce yourself?

Answer 21

你可以介绍一下自己吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ jièshào yīxià zìjǐ ma

Question 22

I do not quite understand what you mean

Answer 22

我不太明白你的意思

Wǒ bù tài míngbái nǐ de yìsi

Question 23

Can you say that again?

Answer 23

你可以再说一次吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ zàishuō yīcì ma?

Question 24

I have been working all day today

Answer 24

今天我一直在工作

Jīntiān wǒ yīzhí zài gōngzuò

Question 25

I didn't do much today

Answer 25

今天我没做什么 ## Footnote Jīntiān wǒ méi zuò shénme

Question 26

I exercise almost every day

Answer 26

我差不多每天都会运动 ## Footnote Wǒ chàbùduō měitiān dūhuì yùndòng

Question 27

I don't have a single friend there

Answer 27

我在那里一个朋友也没有 ## Footnote Wǒ zài nàlǐ yīgè péngyǒu yě méiyǒu

Question 28

They speak too fast

Answer 28

他们说得太快了 ## Footnote Tāmen shuō dé tài kuàile

Question 29

You speak much better than I do

Answer 29

你说得比我好多了 ## Footnote Nǐ shuō dé bǐ wǒ hǎoduōle

Question 30

I have been to Ukraine when I was young

Answer 30

我年轻的时候去过乌克兰 ## Footnote Wǒ niánqīng de shíhòu qùguò wūkèlán

Question 31

Let me think / I'm trying to think

Answer 31

让我想一想 ## Footnote Ràng wǒ xiǎng yī xiǎng

Question 32

Today is not as cold as yesterday

Answer 32

今天没有昨天那么冷 ## Footnote Jīntiān méiyǒu zuótiān nàme lěng

Question 33

I'm not here next week

Answer 33

下个星期我不在这里 ## Footnote Xià gè xīngqí wǒ búúzài zhèlǐ

Question 34

There are too many people there

Answer 34

那里人太多了 ## Footnote Nàlǐ rén tài duōle

Question 35

run slowly

Answer 35

慢慢地跑 | 地 - used between an adjective and a verb -ly ## Footnote mànmàn de pǎo

Question 36

a particle indicating action in progress

Answer 36

着 ## Footnote 坐着 - sitting

Question 37

become

Answer 37

当 dāng ## Footnote 当老师 - be a teacher

Question 38

type; plant

Answer 38

种 - zhǒng, zhòng ## Footnote 这种 （zhè zhǒng）- this type 种花（raise flowers）- raise flowers

Question 39

always, overall

Answer 39

总是 - zǒngshì

Question 40

from the US to China

Answer 40

从美国到中国 ## Footnote Cóng měiguó dào zhōngguó

Question 41

yourself

Answer 41

自己 - zìjǐ

Question 42

pass through

Answer 42

经 - jīng ## Footnote 经历（jīnglì）- experience

Question 43

knowledge

Answer 43

知 - zhī ## Footnote 知识（zhīshi）- knowledge

Question 44

world

Answer 44

世界 - shìjiè

Question 45

times

Answer 45

次 - cì ## Footnote 五次 - five times

Question 46

body

Answer 46

身体 - shēntǐ

Question 47

people

Answer 47

者 - zhě ## Footnote 记者（jìzhě）- journalist

Question 48

by

Answer 48

被 - bèi ## Footnote 这杯咖啡被我喝了（Zhè bēi kāfēi bèi wǒ hēle）- this cup of coffee was drunk by me

Question 49

actually

Answer 49

其实 - qíshí

Question 50

enter

Answer 50

进去 - jìnqu

Question 51

and (more formal)

Answer 51

与 - yǔ ## Footnote 工作与生活（Gōngzuò yǔ shēnghuó）- work and life

Question 52

living

Answer 52

活着 - huózhe ## Footnote 活 - live

Question 53

just

Answer 53

正 - zhèng ## Footnote 正好（zhènghǎo）- just in time, just right

Question 54

feeling

Answer 54

感 - gǎn ## Footnote 感觉 （gǎnjué）- feeling