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. Simplified Traditional Pinyin Tones English 我们 我們 wo3 men5 wǒ men we / us / ourselves / our 将在 將在 jiang1 zai4 jiāng zài In 八月份 八月份 ba1 yue4 fen4 bā yuè fèn August 的 的 de5 de of / structural particle: used … Read more
Chinese Sentence: 她引导旅游者参观了这座城堡。 English Translation: She guided the tourists around the castle. Simplified Traditional Pinyin Tones English 她 她 ta1 tā she 引导 引導 yin3 dao3 yǐn dǎo to guide / to lead / to conduct / introduction 旅游者 旅遊者 lu:3 you2 zhe3 lu:3 yóu zhě tourist / traveler / visitor 参观 參觀 can1 guan1 … Read more
Chinese Sentence: 专心聆听别人说话对你有好处。 English Translation: Listening with your heart is good for you. Simplified Traditional Pinyin Tones English 专心 專心 zhuan1 xin1 zhuān xīn to concentrate / absorption / concentration / engrossed 聆听 聆聽 ling2 ting1 líng tīng listen (respectfully) 别人 別人 bie2 ren2 bié rén other people / others / other person 说话 說話 … Read more
Chinese Sentence: 这只是为了庆祝我的生日而举行的晚会。 English Translation: It’s only a party in honor of my birthday. Simplified Traditional Pinyin Tones English 这 這 zhe4 zhè this / these / (commonly pronounced zhei4 before a classifier, esp. in Beijing) 只是 只是 zhi3 shi4 zhǐ shì merely / simply / only / but 为了 為了 wei4 le5 wèi le … Read more