Example Sentences: Putting it Together (例句

Example Sentences: Putting it Together (例句 - lìjù)

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你好吗？

Nǐ hǎo ma?

How are you?

我很好，谢谢。

Wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxie.

I am fine, thank you.

我是学生。

Wǒ shì xuésheng.

I am a student.

你不是老师。

Nǐ bú shì lǎoshī.

You are not a teacher.

他是中国人吗？

Tā shì Zhōngguó rén ma?

Is he Chinese?

她不是美国人。

Tā bú shì Měiguó rén.

She is not American.

我叫李华

Wǒ jiào Lǐ Huá.

My name is Li Hua.

她是王老师。

Tā shì Wáng lǎoshī.

She is Teacher Wang. (Wáng is a common surname)

老师好！

Lǎoshī hǎo!

Hello teacher! (Common greeting to a teacher)

学生再见！

Xuésheng zàijiàn!

Goodbye student(s)!

谢谢你！

Xièxie nǐ!

Thank you!

不客气！

Bú kèqi!

You're welcome!

Question Word 什么 (shénme)

什么 (shénme) is the question word for "what" in Chinese. It's used to ask about things, objects, or names. Unlike English, the word order in a question often remains the same as a statement in Chinese. The question word simply replaces the information being asked about:

Pattern: Subject + Verb + 什么 (shénme)?

那是什么？

Nà shì shénme?

What is that? 那 nà - that

你叫什么名字？

Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

What is your name? (Lit: You called what name?)