Level 3.1 Sentence Practice for Chinese (Mandarin)

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我今天看了两本书。

Wǒ jīntiān kànle liǎng běn shū.

I read 2 books today.

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你买了⼏张电影票?

Nǐ mǎile jǐ zhāng diànyǐngpiào?

How many movie tickets did you buy?

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我昨天晚上喝了三杯珍珠奶茶。

Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshàng hēle sān bēi zhēnzhū nǎichá.

I drank 3 cups of bubble tea last night.

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我⼀年没看电影了。

Wǒ yìnián méi kàn diànyǐng le.

I haven’t watched movies for one year.

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他三天没洗澡了。

Tā sān tiān méi xǐzǎo le.

He hasn’t taken a shower for three days.

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他六个小时没给⼥朋友打电话了。

Tā liù ge xiǎoshí méi gěi nǚpéngyǒu dǎ diànhuà le.

He hasn’t called his girlfriend for six hours.

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你看什么电影，我就看什么电影。

Nǐ kàn shénme diànyǐng, wǒ jiù kàn shénme diànyǐng.

I watch whatever movie you watch.

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你点什么菜，我们就吃什么。

Nǐ diǎn shénme cài, wǒmen jiù chī shénme.

We eat whatever you order.

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他很会画画，画什么像什么。

Tā hěn huìhuàhuà, huà shénme xiàng shénme.

He is very good at painting. Whatever he draws looks like what it is.

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他很直接，⼼里想什么就说什么。

Tā hěn zhíjiē, xīnlǐ xiǎng shénme jiù shuō shénme.

He is very straightforward. He speaks whatever he thinks in his mind.

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本来我觉得他很奇怪，后来发现他是个好⼈。

Běnlái wǒ juédé tā hěn qíguài, hòulái fāxiàn tā shìge hǎorén.

I felt he was very strange previously, but later I found that he is a nice guy.

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我们本来要去墨西哥，后来决定去加拿⼤。

Wǒmen běnlái yào qù Mòxīgē, hòulái juédìng qù Jiānádà.

We originally wanted to go to Mexico, but later decided to go to Canada.

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我们本来决定结婚，后来分⼿了。

Wǒmen běnlái juédìng jiéhūn, hòulái fēnshǒu le.

We originally decided to get married, but later broke up.

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你的周末怎么样？

Nǐ de zhōumò zěnmeyàng?

How was your weekend?

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还好。我留在家里看电视。你呢？

Hái hǎo. Wǒ liú zài jiālǐkàn diànshì. Nǐ ne?

Not bad. I stayed at home and watched TV. And you?

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我跟我的⼥朋友好久没⼀起出⻔了，所以我们去餐厅吃晚餐，还去看了⼀部电影。

Wǒ gēn wǒ de nǚpéngyou hǎo jiǔ méi yìqǐ chūmén le, suǒyǐ wǒmen qù cāntīng chī wǎncān, hái qù kànle yíbù diànyǐng.

Me and my girlfriend hadn’t left the house to go somewhere together for a long time. So, we went to a restaurant to eat dinner, and we also went to watch a movie.

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你们看了哪部电影？好看吗？

Nǐmen kànle něi bù diànyǐng? Hǎo kàn ma?

What movie did you two watch? Was it good?

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本来我⼥朋友想看恐怖⽚，可是我不敢看。后来我们看了⼀部爱情⽚。没有意思。

Běnlái wǒ nǚpéngyou xiǎng kàn kǒngbùpiàn, kěshì wǒ bù gǎn kàn. Hòulái wǒmen kànle yíbù àiqíngpiàn. Méi yǒu yìsi.

My girlfriend originally wanted to watch a horror movie, but I’m not brave enough to watch movies like that. We ended up watching a romantic movie, and it was pretty boring.

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我也不太喜欢爱情⽚。我喜欢看喜剧和动作⽚。

Wǒ yě bú tài xǐhuan àiqíngpiàn. Wǒ xǐhuan kàn xǐjù hé dòngzuòpiàn.

I also really don’t like romantic movies. I like to watch comedies and action movies.

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你看了甄⼦丹最新的电影了吗？

Nǐ kànle Zhēn Zǐdān zuìxīn de diànyǐng le ma?

Did you watch Donnie Yen’s newest film?

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当然。甄⼦丹和成⻰是我最欣赏的⾹港演员。

Dāngrán. Zhēn Zǐdān hé Chéng Lóng shìwǒ zuìxīnshǎng de Xiānggǎng yǎnyuán.

Of course. Donnie Yen and Jackie Chan are the two Hong Kong actors that I admire the most.

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那美国演员呢？

Nà Měiguó yǎnyuán ne?

How about American actors?

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强尼．戴普。他演什么像什么！

Qiángní‧Dàipǔ. Tā yǎn shénme xiàng shénme!

Johnny Depp. Whatever role he plays—he always becomes that character.

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我觉得他有点奇怪，但是他演了很多很精彩的电影。我最欣赏的是摩根．费⾥曼。

Wǒ juéde tā yǒu diǎn qíguài, dànshìtā yǎnle hěn duō hěn jīngcǎi de diànyǐng. Wǒ zuìxīnshǎng de shìMógēn ‧Fèilǐmàn.

I think he’s kind of strange, but he has acted in a lot of amazing movies. The actor I admire the most is Morgan Freeman.

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他的声⾳很棒。对了，我下课以后打算去看电影，你想⼀起去吗？

Tā de shēngyīn hěn bàng. Duìle, wǒ xiàkè yǐhòu dǎsuàn qù kàn diànyǐng, nǐ xiǎng yìqǐ qù ma?

His voice is excellent. Oh, by the way, I plan on going to watch a movie after class. Do you want to go with me?

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好啊！快上课了，我们⾛吧！

Hǎo a！kuài shàngkè le, wǒmen zǒu ba!

Sure! Class is about to start. Let’s get going!

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I read 2 books today.

我今天看了两本书。

Wǒ jīntiān kànle liǎng běn shū.

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How many movie tickets did you buy?

你买了⼏张电影票?

Nǐ mǎile jǐ zhāng diànyǐngpiào?

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I drank 3 cups of bubble tea last night.

我昨天晚上喝了三杯珍珠奶茶。

Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshàng hēle sān bēi zhēnzhū nǎichá.

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I haven’t watched movies for one year.

我⼀年没看电影了。

Wǒ yìnián méi kàn diànyǐng le.

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He hasn’t taken a shower for three days.

他三天没洗澡了。

Tā sān tiān méi xǐzǎo le.

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He hasn’t called his girlfriend for six hours.

他六个小时没给⼥朋友打电话了。

Tā liù ge xiǎoshí méi gěi nǚpéngyǒu dǎ diànhuà le.

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I watch whatever movie you watch.

你看什么电影，我就看什么电影。

Nǐ kàn shénme diànyǐng, wǒ jiù kàn shénme diànyǐng.

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We eat whatever you order.

你点什么菜，我们就吃什么。

Nǐ diǎn shénme cài, wǒmen jiù chī shénme.

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He is very good at painting. Whatever he draws looks like what it is.

他很会画画，画什么像什么。

Tā hěn huìhuàhuà, huà shénme xiàng shénme.

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He is very straightforward. He speaks whatever he thinks in his mind.

他很直接，⼼里想什么就说什么。

Tā hěn zhíjiē, xīnlǐ xiǎng shénme jiù shuō shénme.

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I felt he was very strange previously, but later I found that he is a nice guy.

本来我觉得他很奇怪，后来发现他是个好⼈。

Běnlái wǒ juédé tā hěn qíguài, hòulái fāxiàn tā shìge hǎorén.

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We originally wanted to go to Mexico, but later decided to go to Canada.

我们本来要去墨西哥，后来决定去加拿⼤。

Wǒmen běnlái yào qù Mòxīgē, hòulái juédìng qù Jiānádà.

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We originally decided to get married, but later broke up.

我们本来决定结婚，后来分⼿了。

Wǒmen běnlái juédìng jiéhūn, hòulái fēnshǒu le.

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How was your weekend?

你的周末怎么样？

Nǐ de zhōumò zěnmeyàng?

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Not bad. I stayed at home and watched TV. And you?

还好。我留在家⾥看电视。你呢？

Hái hǎo. Wǒ liú zài jiālǐkàn diànshì. Nǐ ne?

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Me and my girlfriend hadn’t left the house to go somewhere together for a long time. So, we went to a restaurant to eat dinner, and we also went to watch a movie.

我跟我的⼥朋友好久没⼀起出⻔了，所以我们去餐厅吃晚餐，还去看了⼀部电影。

Wǒ gēn wǒ de nǚpéngyou hǎo jiǔ méi yìqǐ chūmén le, suǒyǐ wǒmen qù cāntīng chī wǎncān, hái qù kànle yíbù diànyǐng.

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What movie did you two watch? Was it good?

你们看了哪部电影？好看吗？

Nǐmen kànle něi bù diànyǐng? Hǎo kàn ma?

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My girlfriend originally wanted to watch a horror movie, but I’m not brave enough to watch movies like that. We ended up watching a romantic movie, and it was pretty boring.