天气一热，我就想游泳。(tian qi yi re, wo jiu xiang you yong.)In the construction "一 + Situation 1, 就 + Situation 2", Situation 1 is the condition, whereas Situation 2 is what results directly from it.E.g: 我一喝冰水，就肚子疼。“一” and "就" are both...

这家饭店的菜又好吃又便宜。(zhè jiā fàn diàn de cài yòu hǎo chī yòu piǎn yī.)In Chinese, one uses "又……又……" to link coordinate verbs (verbal phrases) or adjectives (adjectival phrases) to underline that two situations or characteristics exist...

Paul学汉语是为了来中国做生意。(Paul xue han yu shi wei le lai zhong guo zuo sheng yi.)"为了" is often used in the first clause of a compound sentence to indicate the aim, the second clause indicates the action taken to achieve the aim,...

他没有学过汉语，可是口语很好。(ta mei you xue guo han yu, ke shi kou yu hen hao.)“可是” is a conjunction expressing transition. It's used between two clauses,...

我要一边听歌，一边学汉语。(wo yao yi bian ting ge, yi bian xue han yu.)In Chinese, two "一边"  are often used in conjunction to indicate doing two or more actions at the same time,...

我要先在这儿学习半年，然后在中国工作。（wo yao xian zai zhe er xue xi ban nian, ran hou zai zhong guo gong zuo.）In Chinese, the adverb "先" is often used before the adverb "然后", to indicate the sequence of two events. The frist clause expresses the action that has...

是公司派我来学习的。 (shi gong si pai wo lai xue xi de.)"是……的" emphasizes the time, the place, the way of doing something, or the agent who does it. What is emphasized must be something that has already taken place, e.g:他是(今年3月)到北京的。...

Chinese Sentence: 上帝帮助那些自己帮自己的人。  English Translation: God helps those who he1p themselves Simplified Traditional Pinyin Tones English 上帝 ...

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. Simplified Traditional Pinyin Tones English 你 你 ...

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. Simplified Traditional Pinyin Tones English 无法 ...