Chinese Language Learning » Common Chinese Sentences(Daily) http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com Mandarin Chinese Learning Online Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:49:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 God helps those who he1p themselves – 上帝帮助那些自己帮自己的人http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/god-helps-those-who-he1p-themselves.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/god-helps-those-who-he1p-themselves.html#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:39:00 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/god-helps-those-who-he1p-themselves-%e4%b8%8a%e5%b8%9d%e5%b8%ae%e5%8a%a9%e9%82%a3%e4%ba%9b%e8%87%aa%e5%b7%b1%e5%b8%ae%e8%87%aa%e5%b7%b1%e7%9a%84%e4%ba%ba.html
Chinese Sentence: 上帝帮助那些自己帮自己的人。 
English Translation: God helps those who he1p themselves

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
上帝上帝Shang4 di4Shàng dìGod
帮助幫助bang1 zhu4bāng zhùassistance / aid / to help / to assist
那些那些na4 xie1nà xiēthose
自己自己zi4 ji3zì jǐself / (reflexive pronoun) / own
帮幫bang1bāngto help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / group / gang / clique / party / secret society
自己自己zi4 ji3zì jǐself / (reflexive pronoun) / own
的人的人de5 ren2de rénPeople

]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/god-helps-those-who-he1p-themselves.html/feed 0 You really have an ear for pop music – 你确实对流行音乐很有欣赏力http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/you-really-have-an-ear-for-pop-music.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/you-really-have-an-ear-for-pop-music.html#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:02:46 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/you-really-have-an-ear-for-pop-music.html
Chinese Sentence: 你确实对流行音乐很有欣赏力。 
English Translation: You really have an ear for pop music.

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
你你ni3nǐyou (informal, as opposed to polite 您
确实確實que4 shi2què shíindeed / really / reliable / real / true
对對dui4duìcouple / pair / to be opposite / to oppose / to face / versus / for / to / correct (answer) / to answer / to reply / to direct (towards sth) / right
流行音乐流行音樂liu2 xing2 yin1 yue4liú xíng yīn yuèpopular music
很有很有hen3 you3hěn yǒuVery
欣赏欣賞xin1 shang3xīn shǎngto appreciate / to enjoy / to admire
力力li4lìpower / force / strength


]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/you-really-have-an-ear-for-pop-music.html/feed 0 Words can’t express what I felt then – 无法用语言形容我当时的感受http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/words-cant-express-what-i-felt-then.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/words-cant-express-what-i-felt-then.html#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:01:57 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/words-cant-express-what-i-felt-then.html
Chinese Sentence: 无法用语言形容我当时的感受。 
English Translation: Words can’t express what I felt then.

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
无法無法wu2 fa3wú fǎunable / incapable
用用yong4yòngto use
语言語言yu3 yan2yǔ yán(spoken) language / CL:門|门
形容形容xing2 rong2xíng róngto describe / appearance / look
我当时我當時wo3 dang1 shi2wǒ dāng shíI was
的的de5deof / structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
感受感受gan3 shou4gǎn shòuto sense / perception / to feel (through the senses) / a feeling / an impression / an experience

]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/words-cant-express-what-i-felt-then.html/feed 0 What we read influences our thinking – 我们所阅读的书本会影响我们的思想http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/what-we-read-influences-our-thinking.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/what-we-read-influences-our-thinking.html#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:58:00 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/what-we-read-influences-our-thinking.html
Chinese Sentence: 我们所阅读的书本会影响我们的思想。 
English Translation: What we read influences our thinking.

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
我们我們wo3 men5wǒ menwe / us / ourselves / our
所所suo3suǒactually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:個|个
阅读閱讀yue4 du2yuè dúto read / reading
的的de5deof / structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
书本書本shu1 ben3shū běnbook
会會hui4huìcan / be possible / be able to / will / be likely to / be sure to / to assemble / to meet / to gather / to see / union / group / association / CL:個|个
影响影響ying3 xiang3yǐng xiǎngan influence / an effect / to influence / to affect (usually adversely) / to disturb / CL:股
我们我們wo3 men5wǒ menwe / us / ourselves / our
的的de5deof / structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
思想思想si1 xiang3sī xiǎngthought / thinking / idea / CL:個|个

]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/what-we-read-influences-our-thinking.html/feed 0 What shall we do tonight – 我们今天晚上去干点儿什么呢http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/what-shall-we-do-tonight.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/what-shall-we-do-tonight.html#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:08:05 +0000 Andrew http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/?p=330 Chinese Sentence: 我们今天晚上去干点儿什么呢?
English Translation: What shall we do tonight?

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
我们我們wo3 men5wǒ menwe / us / ourselves / our
今天今天jin1 tian1jīn tiāntoday / at the present / now
晚上晚上wan3 shang5wǎn shangin the evening / CL:個|个
去干去乾qu4 gan1qù gānDo
点儿點兒dian3 r5diǎn r5erhua variant of 點|点, point / dot / speck / drop / little bit
什么呢什麼呢shi2 me5 ne5shí me neWhat does
]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/what-shall-we-do-tonight.html/feed 0 East , west，home is best – 金窝，银窝，不如自己的草窝http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/east-west-home-is-best.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/east-west-home-is-best.html#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:59:35 +0000 Andrew http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/?p=324 Chinese Sentence: 金窝，银窝，不如自己的草窝。
English Translation: East,west，home is best

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
金金jin1jīngold Au, transition metal, atomic number 79 / metal / money / the Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) / surname Jin or Kim
窝窩wo1wōnest
银銀yin2yínsilver Ag, transition metal, atomic number 47
窝窩wo1wōnest
不如不如bu4 ru2bù rúnot equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to
自己的自己的zi4 ji3 de5zì jǐ deOwn
草窝草窩cao3 wo1cǎo wōTso Wo
]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/east-west-home-is-best.html/feed 0 I beg your pardon? – 请您再说一遍(我没有听清)http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/i-beg-your-pardon.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/i-beg-your-pardon.html#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:55:58 +0000 Andrew http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/?p=321 Chinese Sentence: 请您再说一遍(我没有听清)。
English Translation: I beg your pardon?

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
请您請您qing3 nin2qǐng nínPlease
再再zai4zàiagain / once more / re- / second / another / then (after sth, and not until then)
说說shui4shuìto canvass / to persuade / see 遊說|游说
一遍一遍yi1 bian4yī biànone time (all the way through) / once through
我我wo3wǒI / me / my
没有沒有mei2 you3méi yǒuhaven’t / hasn’t / doesn’t exist / to not have / to not be
听聽ting1tīngto listen / to hear / to obey / a can (loanword from English “tin”) / classifier for canned beverages
清清qing1qīngclear / distinct / complete / pure / the Ch’ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/i-beg-your-pardon.html/feed 0 He bothered me with a great many questions – 他对我提了一大堆问题，真烦http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/he-bothered-me-with-a-great-many-questions.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/he-bothered-me-with-a-great-many-questions.html#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:07:00 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/he-bothered-me-with-a-great-many-questions.html
Chinese Sentence: 他对我提了一大堆问题，真烦! 
English Translation: He bothered me with a great many questions.

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
他他ta1tāhe / him
对我對我dui4 wo3duì wǒTo me
提了提了di1 le5dī leRaised
一大堆一大堆yi1 da4 dui1yī dà duīA lot of
问题問題wen4 ti2wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic /
真烦真煩zhen1 fan2zhēn fánReally annoying

]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/he-bothered-me-with-a-great-many-questions.html/feed 0 We’ll take our holiday sometime in August – 我们将在八月份的某个时候休假http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/well-take-our-holiday-sometime-in-august.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/well-take-our-holiday-sometime-in-august.html#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:07:00 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/well-take-our-holiday-sometime-in-august.html
Chinese Sentence: 我们将在八月份的某个时候休假。 
English Translation: We’ll take our holiday sometime in August.

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
我们我們wo3 men5wǒ menwe / us / ourselves / our
将在將在jiang1 zai4jiāng zàiIn
八月份八月份ba1 yue4 fen4bā yuè fènAugust
的的de5deof / structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
某个某個mou3 ge4mǒu gèA
时候時候shi2 hou5shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
休假休假xiu1 jia4xiū jiàtake a vacation / go on holiday

]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/well-take-our-holiday-sometime-in-august.html/feed 0 She guided the tourists around the castle – 她引导旅游者参观了这座城堡http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/she-guided-the-tourists-around-the-castle.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/she-guided-the-tourists-around-the-castle.html#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:06:00 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/she-guided-the-tourists-around-the-castle.html
Chinese Sentence: 她引导旅游者参观了这座城堡。 
English Translation: She guided the tourists around the castle.

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
她她ta1tāshe
引导引導yin3 dao3yǐn dǎoto guide / to lead / to conduct / introduction
旅游者旅遊者lu:3 you2 zhe3lu:3 yóu zhětourist / traveler / visitor
参观參觀can1 guan1cān guānto look around / to inspect / visit and observe
了了le5le(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker)
这座這座zhe4 zuo4zhè zuòThe
城堡城堡cheng2 bao3chéng bǎocastle / rook (chess piece)

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