Chinese Example Sentences

Sentences with 觉得

jué de · to think; to feel · 576 sentences · More about 觉得

Try an example word: 觉得 (juéde, to think) · 因为 (yīnwèi, because) · 已经 (yǐjīng, already)

1. 我觉得很热。

   Wǒ juéde hěn rè.

   I feel very hot.

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2. 我觉得他是好人。

   Wǒ juéde tā shì hǎorén.

   I think he is a good person.

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3. 生病了，我觉得不舒服。

   Shēngbìng le, wǒ juéde bù shūfu.

   I am sick, and I feel uncomfortable.

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4. 我觉得这个电影很有意思。

   Wǒ juéde zhège diànyǐng hěn yǒu yìsi.

   I think this movie is very interesting.

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5. 我觉得你应该多喝水。

   Wǒ juéde nǐ yīnggāi duō hē shuǐ.

   I think you should drink more water.

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6. 我很累，觉得没有力气了。

   Wǒ hěn lèi, juéde méiyǒu lìqi le.

   I am tired; I feel like I have no energy.

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7. 我觉得这个计划有点儿复杂。

   Wǒ juéde zhège jìhuà yǒudiǎnr fùzá.

   I think this plan is a bit complicated.

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8. 大家都觉得这项研究具有重要意义。

   Dàjiā dōu juéde zhè xiàng yánjiū jùyǒu zhòngyào yìyì.

   Everyone thinks this research has significant meaning.

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9. 我认为这个建议并不完善，但我没觉得有什么更好的方案。

   Wǒ rènwéi zhège jiànyì bìng bù wánshàn, dàn wǒ méi juéde yǒu shénme gèng hǎo de fāng'àn.

   I think this suggestion is not perfect, but I don't feel there is any better solution.

   HSK 5

10. 长期的压力让他觉得身心俱疲。

    Chángqī de yālì ràng tā juéde shēnxīn jùpí.

    Long-term stress makes him feel physically and mentally exhausted.

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Everyday Chinese sentences (60)

Five situations, every tone mark checked by hand, with a note on when each one is the right thing to say.

Greetings and introductions

打招呼 (dǎ zhāohu) · The first ten seconds of any conversation, in the order they usually happen.

• 你好！

  Nǐ hǎo!

  Hello!

  Both syllables are third tone, so the first is spoken rising. The spelling stays nǐ hǎo — do not write ní.

• 您好！

  Nín hǎo!

  Hello. (polite)

  您 (nín) is the respectful 你 (nǐ). Right for elders, teachers and customers; between friends it sounds stiff.

• 早上好！

  Zǎoshang hǎo!

  Good morning!

  Morning only. 你好 (nǐ hǎo) works at any hour, which is why you hear it far more often.

• 你叫什么名字？

  Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

  What is your name?

  Direct and normal with peers. To a stranger, soften it: 请问，您贵姓？(Qǐngwèn, nín guìxìng?)

• 我叫李明。

  Wǒ jiào Lǐ Míng.

  My name is Li Ming.

  Family name first: 李 (Lǐ) is the surname, 明 (Míng) the given name. Capitalise both in pinyin.

• 很高兴认识你。

  Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.

  Nice to meet you.

  认识 (rènshi): the second syllable is light. Used at a first meeting, not afterwards.

• 你是哪国人？

  Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?

  What country are you from?

  Literally 'you are which-country person'. Mandarin needs no word for 'from' here.

• 我是美国人。

  Wǒ shì Měiguó rén.

  I am American.

  Swap the country: 英国人 (Yīngguó rén, British), 加拿大人 (Jiānádà rén, Canadian).

• 你好吗？

  Nǐ hǎo ma?

  How are you?

  Textbook rather than everyday. Real greetings are more often 最近怎么样？(Zuìjìn zěnmeyàng?)

• 我很好，谢谢。

  Wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxie.

  I am fine, thank you.

  谢谢 (xièxie): the second 谢 (xie) is light, not a second full falling tone.

• 再见！

  Zàijiàn!

  Goodbye!

  Literally 'see again'. Works in person and on the phone, formal or not.

• 明天见。

  Míngtiān jiàn.

  See you tomorrow.

  Swap the time word: 一会儿见 (yíhuìr jiàn, see you shortly), 下周见 (xià zhōu jiàn, see you next week).

Ordering food

点菜 (diǎn cài) · Everything you need between sitting down and paying.

• 我饿了。

  Wǒ è le.

  I am hungry.

  了 (le) marks the change of state — 'I've got hungry', not 'I am a hungry person'.

• 服务员，你好！

  Fúwùyuán, nǐ hǎo!

  Excuse me! (calling a waiter)

  The normal way to get a waiter's attention. Raise a hand as you say it; never snap or whistle.

• 我想看看菜单。

  Wǒ xiǎng kànkan càidān.

  I would like to see the menu.

  Doubling 看 (kàn) softens it to 'have a quick look'. The second one is light: 看看 (kànkan).

• 你们有什么推荐？

  Nǐmen yǒu shénme tuījiàn?

  What do you recommend?

  推荐 (tuījiàn) is an advanced word but a very common one in restaurants. Simpler: 有什么好吃的？(Yǒu shénme hǎochī de?)

• 我要这个。

  Wǒ yào zhège.

  I will have this one.

  Point at the menu as you say it. 要 (yào) here is 'I'll have', not a demand.

• 我不吃辣。

  Wǒ bù chī là.

  I do not eat spicy food.

  A habit, so 不 (bù) rather than 没 (méi). To ask for less instead of none: 请少放辣。(Qǐng shǎo fàng là.)

• 请给我一杯水。

  Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ.

  Please give me a glass of water.

  一 (yī) is said yì before the first-tone 杯 (bēi). Water arrives hot unless you ask for 冰水 (bīngshuǐ).

• 这个菜很好吃。

  Zhège cài hěn hǎochī.

  This dish is delicious.

  好吃 (hǎochī) is for food you chew. Drinks are 好喝 (hǎohē) — the two are not interchangeable.

• 我吃素。

  Wǒ chī sù.

  I am vegetarian.

  The everyday phrasing. 我是素食者 (Wǒ shì sùshízhě) is correct but sounds like a form you filled in.

• 可以打包吗？

  Kěyǐ dǎbāo ma?

  Can I take this to go?

  打包 (dǎbāo) is 'box it up' — used both for leftovers and for ordering takeaway.

• 买单，谢谢。

  Mǎidān, xièxie.

  The bill, please.

  买单 (mǎidān) is the common spoken form; 结账 (jiézhàng) is the neutral one. Both are understood everywhere.

• 太好吃了！

  Tài hǎochī le!

  So delicious!

  太…了 (tài…le) is the standard 'so…' frame. The 了 (le) is not optional — 太好吃 (tài hǎochī) alone sounds unfinished.

Getting around

问路 (wèn lù) · For the moment the map stops helping and you have to ask a person.

• 请问，洗手间在哪儿？

  Qǐngwèn, xǐshǒujiān zài nǎr?

  Excuse me, where is the restroom?

  请问 (qǐngwèn) opens any question to a stranger. 哪儿 (nǎr) is northern; in the south you will hear 哪里 (nǎlǐ).

• 火车站怎么走？

  Huǒchēzhàn zěnme zǒu?

  How do I get to the train station?

  怎么走 (zěnme zǒu) asks for the route on foot. It does not ask how far — that is the next sentence but one.

• 我想去机场。

  Wǒ xiǎng qù jīchǎng.

  I want to go to the airport.

  What you say getting into a taxi. 想 (xiǎng) is softer and more natural here than 要 (yào).

• 请带我去这个地址。

  Qǐng dài wǒ qù zhège dìzhǐ.

  Please take me to this address.

  Show the address on your phone as you say it. Solves every pronunciation problem at once.

• 离这儿远吗？

  Lí zhèr yuǎn ma?

  Is it far from here?

  离 (lí) measures distance from a reference point, so 离这儿 (lí zhèr) is 'from here'.

• 走路要多长时间？

  Zǒulù yào duō cháng shíjiān?

  How long does it take to walk?

  多长时间 (duō cháng shíjiān) is 'how much time'. 多久 (duō jiǔ) is the shorter, equally common version.

• 一直往前走。

  Yìzhí wǎng qián zǒu.

  Go straight ahead.

  One of the answers you will get back. 一 (yī) is said yì before the rising-tone 直 (zhí).

• 在路口向左拐。

  Zài lùkǒu xiàng zuǒ guǎi.

  Turn left at the intersection.

  向右 (xiàng yòu) for right. 拐 (guǎi) and 转 (zhuǎn) both mean turn; the first is more colloquial.

• 我迷路了。

  Wǒ mílù le.

  I am lost.

  了 (le) again marks the change: 'I have got lost.' Follow it with 请问 (qǐngwèn) and a place name.

• 下一站是哪儿？

  Xià yí zhàn shì nǎr?

  What is the next stop?

  一 (yī) is said yí before the falling-tone 站 (zhàn). Useful on buses, where stops are announced fast.

• 我要一张去北京的票。

  Wǒ yào yì zhāng qù Běijīng de piào.

  I would like one ticket to Beijing.

  张 (zhāng) is the measure word for flat things — tickets, sheets of paper, tables.

• 我的酒店在这儿。

  Wǒ de jiǔdiàn zài zhèr.

  My hotel is here.

  酒店 (jiǔdiàn) is the usual word for a hotel. 宾馆 (bīnguǎn) suggests something smaller or older.

Shopping and paying

买东西 (mǎi dōngxi) · Price, size, payment — in the order a purchase actually goes.

• 这个多少钱？

  Zhège duōshao qián?

  How much is this?

  多少 (duōshao) ends in a light 少 (shao) — different from the standalone word 少 (shǎo, few).

• 太贵了！

  Tài guì le!

  Too expensive!

  Said with a smile at a market it opens a negotiation. Said flatly in a shop it just ends the conversation.

• 能便宜一点儿吗？

  Néng piányi yìdiǎnr ma?

  Can you make it a bit cheaper?

  Normal at a market, out of place where there are printed price tags. 便宜 (piányi) has a light second syllable.

• 我只是看看。

  Wǒ zhǐshì kànkan.

  I am just looking.

  The polite way to wave off a shop assistant who is following you around.

• 有大一点儿的吗？

  Yǒu dà yìdiǎnr de ma?

  Do you have a bigger one?

  Swap the adjective: 小 (xiǎo, smaller), 便宜 (piányi, cheaper), 新 (xīn, newer).

• 我可以试试吗？

  Wǒ kěyǐ shìshi ma?

  May I try it on?

  Doubling 试 (shì) makes it 'give it a try'. Works for clothes and for food samples alike.

• 我要买这个。

  Wǒ yào mǎi zhège.

  I want to buy this.

  要 (yào) plus a verb states an intention. It is not pushy, despite the English 'want'.

• 可以刷卡吗？

  Kěyǐ shuākǎ ma?

  Can I pay by card?

  刷卡 (shuākǎ) is literally 'swipe a card'. Plenty of small shops in China take phone payment only.

• 我用微信支付。

  Wǒ yòng Wēixìn zhīfù.

  I will pay with WeChat.

  微信 (Wēixìn) is a brand, so it is capitalised in pinyin. The other one is 支付宝 (Zhīfùbǎo, Alipay).

• 请给我发票。

  Qǐng gěi wǒ fāpiào.

  Please give me a receipt.

  A 发票 (fāpiào) is the official tax receipt, not the till slip. Ask before you pay, not after.

• 一共多少钱？

  Yígòng duōshao qián?

  How much altogether?

  一 (yī) is said yí before the falling-tone 共 (gòng). Use it once, at the end, for the whole basket.

• 太便宜了！

  Tài piányi le!

  That is so cheap!

  Same 太…了 (tài…le) frame as 太贵了 (tài guì le). Saying it out loud in a market rarely improves your position.

Time and dates

时间 (shíjiān) · Making a plan and keeping it. For the weekday list on its own, see the days-of-the-week page.

• 现在几点？

  Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?

  What time is it now?

  几 (jǐ) asks for a small number, which is exactly what an hour is. Never 多少点 (duōshao diǎn).

• 现在三点半。

  Xiànzài sān diǎn bàn.

  It is half past three.

  半 (bàn) is 'half past'. Quarter past is 三点一刻 (sān diǎn yí kè).

• 今天几号？

  Jīntiān jǐ hào?

  What is the date today?

  号 (hào) is the spoken word for a day of the month. 日 (rì) is the written one you see on forms.

• 今天是五月十号。

  Jīntiān shì wǔ yuè shí hào.

  Today is May 10th.

  Dates run big to small: year, then month, then day. Months are just a number plus 月 (yuè).

• 今天星期几？

  Jīntiān xīngqī jǐ?

  What day of the week is it today?

  Literally 'today week-which'. No verb is needed, and adding 是 (shì) sounds wrong here.

• 今天星期一。

  Jīntiān xīngqīyī.

  Today is Monday.

  Monday to Saturday are 星期 (xīngqī) plus a number. Sunday breaks the pattern: 星期天 (xīngqītiān).

• 我明天有空。

  Wǒ míngtiān yǒu kòng.

  I am free tomorrow.

  有空 (yǒu kòng) is 'have free time'. 空 (kòng) takes the fourth tone here; with a first tone, kōng, it means 'empty'.

• 我们几点见面？

  Wǒmen jǐ diǎn jiànmiàn?

  What time shall we meet?

  见面 (jiànmiàn) already contains its object, so it never takes another one. Not 见面你 (jiànmiàn nǐ).

• 八点可以吗？

  Bā diǎn kěyǐ ma?

  Is eight o'clock all right?

  Tack …可以吗？(kěyǐ ma?) onto anything to turn a statement into a polite proposal.

• 对不起，我迟到了。

  Duìbuqǐ, wǒ chídào le.

  Sorry, I am late.

  对不起 (duìbuqǐ) has a light middle syllable. For a smaller apology use 不好意思 (bùhǎoyìsi).

• 我下个星期去中国。

  Wǒ xià ge xīngqī qù Zhōngguó.

  I am going to China next week.

  个 (gè) is light after 下 (xià) or a number: xià ge, sān ge. Writing gè there is the classic learner tell.

• 等一下。

  Děng yíxià.

  Wait a moment.

  一 (yī) is said yí before the falling-tone 下 (xià). Softer and friendlier than 等 (děng) on its own.

HSK 1 sentences (30)

Short sentences that use only words from the HSK 1 list (2025 syllabus), read and checked by hand. Download CSV (Anki)

• 这是我的书。

  Zhè shì wǒ de shū.

  This is my book.

  HSK 1

• 我是学生。

  Wǒ shì xuésheng.

  I am a student.

  HSK 1

• 老师在吗？

  Lǎoshī zài ma?

  Is the teacher there?

  HSK 1

• 我吃了一个苹果。

  Wǒ chī le yí gè píngguǒ.

  I ate an apple.

  HSK 1

• 我明天想去学校。

  Wǒ míngtiān xiǎng qù xuéxiào.

  I want to go to school tomorrow.

  HSK 1

• 我有一个苹果。

  Wǒ yǒu yí gè píngguǒ.

  I have an apple.

  HSK 1

• 不，我不是老师。

  Bù, wǒ bú shì lǎoshī.

  No, I am not a teacher.

  HSK 1

• 他是我的好朋友。

  Tā shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou.

  He is my good friend.

  HSK 1

• 你叫什么名字？

  Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

  What is your name?

  HSK 1

• 他是我的老师。

  Tā shì wǒ de lǎoshī.

  He is my teacher.

  HSK 1

• 这件衣服多少钱？

  Zhè jiàn yīfu duōshao qián?

  How much does this piece of clothing cost?

  HSK 1

• 这人是老师。

  Zhè rén shì lǎoshī.

  This person is a teacher.

  HSK 1

• 书在桌子上。

  Shū zài zhuōzi shàng.

  The book is on the table.

  HSK 1

• 你会说汉语吗？

  Nǐ huì shuō Hànyǔ ma?

  Can you speak Chinese?

  HSK 1

• 他是你的老师吗？

  Tā shì nǐ de lǎoshī ma?

  Is he your teacher?

  HSK 1

• 我们是学生。

  Wǒmen shì xuésheng.

  We are students.

  HSK 1

• 我到家了。

  Wǒ dào jiā le.

  I have reached home.

  HSK 1

• 我会说汉语。

  Wǒ huì shuō Hànyǔ.

  I can speak Chinese.

  HSK 1

• 我要喝水。

  Wǒ yào hē shuǐ.

  I want to drink water.

  HSK 1

• 他明天来学校。

  Tā míngtiān lái xuéxiào.

  He is coming to school tomorrow.

  HSK 1

• 我是中国人。

  Wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén.

  I am Chinese.

  HSK 1

• 他们是我的朋友。

  Tāmen shì wǒ de péngyou.

  They are my friends.

  HSK 1

• 我没有去学校。

  Wǒ méiyǒu qù xuéxiào.

  I haven't gone to school.

  HSK 1

• 这是三个好朋友。

  Zhè shì sān gè hǎo péngyou.

  These are three good friends.

  HSK 1

• 我可以说汉语。

  Wǒ kěyǐ shuō Hànyǔ.

  I can speak Chinese.

  HSK 1

• 我看见桌子上有什么东西。

  Wǒ kànjiàn zhuōzi shàng yǒu shénme dōngxi.

  I see something on the table.

  HSK 1

• 今天几月几日？

  Jīntiān jǐ yuè jǐ rì?

  What is the date today?

  HSK 1

• 我能去学校吗？

  Wǒ néng qù xuéxiào ma?

  Can I go to school?

  HSK 1

• 桌子上有一本书。

  Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yì běn shū.

  There is a book on the table.

  HSK 1

• 今天天气很好。

  Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo.

  The weather is very good today.

  HSK 1

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