Examples of Mandarin Chinese

‘I ate my meal. / I had my meal.’

‘The enemy starved him for three days.’

‘The son hugs his Mom.’

‘We have made the car.’

‘Old Wang died last week.’

‘We have made the car.’

‘I am looking at that picture.’

‘I broke the stick.’

‘I wash my clothes myself.’

‘I broke the stick.’

‘His boat sank yesterday.’

‘We have built a house.’

‘The kid tore a book.’

‘We have built the house.’

‘My younger sister fears rats.’

‘I saw a cow.’

‘Mom told me something.’

‘Grandpa taught me two skills.’

‘After a while, the tiger appeared.’

‘My elder sister smelled fragrance of flower.’

‘I am thinking about a problem.’

‘Xiaoming asked his Mom for some money.’

‘Little Wang is ill today.’

‘The ground (has) dried.’

‘Old Wang is very sad.’

‘I am hungry.’

‘My younger brother is beating the door of my room.’

‘Little Li blinked at me.’

‘The water is boiling.’

‘They can make cars.’

‘You can touch the screen.’

‘Dad broke the stick.’

‘Grandpa is coughing.’

‘The house is still burning.’

‘The classmates are climbing the mountain.’

‘Grandpa brought a little white rabbit to Little Ming.’

‘My younger sister is crying.’

‘I feel painful.’

‘He often frightens me.’

‘I gave her some money.’

‘He hit me with a stick.’

‘Wu Song killed a tiger.’

‘I know your name.’

‘The kid is laughing.’

‘The workers are building a bridge.’

‘Policemen may carry guns.’

‘Do you ordinarily cook meals yourself?’

‘Grandma is digging for potatoes.’

‘The leaves fell.’

‘I feel cold.’

‘The little boy followed his father.’

‘Uncle ground the soybeans with a stone mill.’

‘You should help him.’

‘He jumps on the playground. / He is jumping on the playground.’

‘What are you hiding?’

‘I will leave Beijing (for Shenzhen) next month.’

‘I like Shanghai.’

‘Grandpa lives in Shanghai.’

‘The workers loaded hay onto the truck.’

‘I met Xiao Li yesterday at the airport.’

‘Please peel two apples for me.’

‘My younger brother is playing (ball) on the playground.’

‘We tied the horses to the hitching posts.’

‘He put that book on the bookshelf.’

‘Grandma sat on the sofa.’

‘He sat down (at my side).’

‘The ball is rolling on the ground.’

‘He stole three cows from Lao Li. / He stole Lao Li's three cows.’

‘It is raining.’

‘Old Liu got a bag of rice (from his boss).’

‘My elder brother said to Mom, "I want to go, too".’

‘Mr Liu and Mr Li are talking.’

‘Xiao Ma is running.’

‘She wiped the words off the table.’

‘The classmates sang loudly.’

‘The painter is showing his paintings (to us).’

‘I sent an email to him yesterday.’

‘The little girl is screaming again.’

‘The warship is named Wuhanhao.’

‘Dad is shaving his beard.’

‘I filled the pail with water.’

‘The house was burnt by them.’

‘I have cooked the rice.’

‘I cut the meat.’

‘I have cut the meat.’

‘They have dug up that old tomb.’

‘I saw that tiger.’

‘He is a hunter.’

‘The baby's foot was beaten several times by me.’

‘The screen has been touched (by somebody).’

‘The bridge has been built already.’

‘I cut meat with a knife.’

‘The meat has been cut by Old Li.’

‘I went (to Beijing).’

‘Those characters have already been wiped off by him.’

‘He is always followed by a large crowd of people.’

‘I heard the gunshot.’

‘An A-bomb has been made by them.’

‘He is covering the table.’

‘Please cover the table.’

‘The table has been covered by him.’

‘The teacher is pushing a box.’

‘The apple has been peeled by him.’

‘Mom poured water into the pail.’

‘The soybean has already been ground by my uncle.’

‘The suspect has been searched for for many times.’

‘He tore the ticket.’

‘He is putting on his clothes. / He is dressing himself.’

‘Luckily, you were not seen by other people.’

‘The little dog ran in and smelled the whole room once.’

‘Right after I entered the room the little dog thoroughly smelled me once.’

‘This type of perfume smells in such a way that it makes me feel dizzy.’

‘You have taken the problem in a complicated way. / You thought about the problem in such a way that it is made too complicated.’

‘The problem has been thought about in a complcated way. / You have thought about the problem in such a way that it is made two complicated.’

‘It is a headache for one to think about this kind of maths problem. / This kind of maths problem is so hard to think about that it causes headache to people.’

‘I will ask for it and get it back.’

‘The house has been asked for and taken back by his Mom.’

‘Grandpa has asked for two rooms from the company.’

‘It is very hard to ask for this kind of things.’

‘A tiger appeared in the village.’

‘He remained hungry for three days. / He didn't eat anything for three days.’

‘Lit. The enemy made him hungry. / The enemy starved him.’

‘He was starved by the enemy.’

‘The patient beat his back in such a way that something has gone wrong with his back. / The patient hurt his own back by beating it in the wrong way.’

‘The patient's back was hurt because of his own wrong beating of it.’

‘It is least easy to beat this part of your body. / It is most uneasy to beat this part of human body.’

‘It is very energy-consuming to dig through this kind of soil.’

‘His ancestral grave has been dug by someone.’

‘I have cut the meat (and made it ready for cooking).’

‘It is energy-saving to cut with this knife.’

‘We filled the pail with water.’

‘The pail was filled with water by us.’

‘The pail is filled with water. / The pail is full with water.’

‘The water fills up the pail. / The pail is full of water.’

‘You have frightened that kid so much. / That kid was frightened so much by you.’

‘That kid was frightened so much by you.’

‘It is very easy to frighten a little girl.’

‘I gave the pencil to Mom.’

‘The pencil was given to Mom by me.’

‘My uncle has ground the soybean.’

‘The soybean has been ground (ready) by my uncle.’

‘This kind of wheat is easy to grind.’

‘Your words were beard by the teacher. / What you said was heard by the teacher.’

‘I think both helping others and being helped by others are a kind of happiness.’

‘The local township government also helped us by giving us much rice.’

‘Hide the money in a safe place.’

‘The ball has been hidden up by Mom.’

‘The ball is hidden in the cupboard.’

‘The ball is hidden in the cupboard. / The cupboard is for hiding balls.’

‘The elder brother hit the younger brother.’

‘The elder brother was hit by the younger brother.’

‘It is not comfortable when hitting with this kind of stick. / It is not comfortable when one hits with this kind of stick.’

‘Wu Song killed the tiger.’

‘The tiger was killed by Wu Song.’

‘The teacher finally knew it.’

‘For one to be liked by others is something happy. / It is something happy for one to be liked by others.’

‘In the forest lives an old granny.’

‘An old granny lives in the forest.’

‘Load the hay onto the truck.’

‘The truck was loaded with hay.’

‘The hay was loaded onto the truck.’

‘The truck is loaded with hay. / The truck is for loading hay.’

‘The hay is to be loaded onto the truck. / The hay is loaded on the truck.’

‘It is very uneasy to load this kind of goods.’

‘Her aunt met us when we two were having a walk in the park yesterday.’

‘The cucumber has been peeled by him.’

‘This peelers peels easily.’

‘It is very hard to peel this kind of cucumber.’

‘The teddy bear was made broken by my younger brother who played with it.’

‘It is a big trouble playing with this kind of toy.’

‘I poured water into the bowl.’

‘The water has been poured into the bowl by me.’

‘It is a big trouble pouring water from this kind of jar. / It is a big trouble pouring water into this kind of jar.’

‘The table was pushed aside by Dad.’

‘The big case is heavy to push.’

‘The book was put on the desk.’

‘The book is put on the desk.’

‘This kind of vase is nicelooking, but it is very difficul to put it (in a safe and steady place).’

‘The necklace finally was landed by the landlord. / The landlord got the necklace finally.’

‘My younger brother is rolling the ball.’

‘The ball is rolling.’

‘This big oil tank is very hard to roll.’

‘Chinese tongue twisters are most difficult to say.’

‘It is very difficult to search for such a kid from within such a huge crowd.’

‘The police are searching for the suspect on the big road.’

‘I have already sent the letter.’

‘I sent her a letter yesterday.’

‘The letter was sent to him by me yesterday.’

‘I sent a letter to him yesterday.’

‘The beard has been shaved by me.’

‘This shaver shaves smoothly.’

‘It is very difficult to shave his beard. / His beard is very difficult to shave.’