Note

Used when counting nouns or when specifying a specific instance of a noun.

There are also classifiers for people, for bound items such as books and magazines, for cups/glasses, etc.

The classifier is a general one that can be used for any of these.

Usages of

zhè  rén shì 学生xuéshēngzhè gè rén shì xuéshēng.
This person is a student.
zhè  rén  shì 老师lǎoshīzhè gè rén bú shì lǎoshī.
This person is not a teacher.
zhè  老师lǎoshī zài jiāzhè gè lǎoshī zài jiā.
This teacher is at home.
  老师lǎoshī 今天jīntiān tài máng lenà gè lǎoshī jīntiān tài máng le.
That teacher is too busy today.
 zài zuò zhè  matā zài zuò zhè gè ma?
Is he doing this?
 以前yǐqián  dǒng zhè  意思yìsiwǒ yǐqián bù dǒng zhè gè yìsi.
I didn’t understand this meaning before.
zhè  问题wèntí duì  hěn 重要zhòngyàozhè gè wèntí duì tā hěn zhòngyào.
This question is very important to him.
 yòng zhè  手机shǒujī manǐ yòng zhè gè shǒujī ma?
Do you use this phone?
 觉得juéde zhè  事情shìqíng zuì 重要zhòngyàotā juéde zhè gè shìqíng zuì zhòngyào.
She thinks this matter is the most important.
 觉得juéde zhè  问题wèntí 重要zhòngyào manǐ juéde zhè gè wèntí zhòngyào ma?
Do you think this question is important?
我们Wǒmen 明天míngtiān zài  diǎn bàn 开会kāihuì, nín 同意tóngyì zhè  安排ānpái maWǒmen míngtiān zài bā diǎn bàn kāihuì, nín tóngyì zhè gè ānpái ma?
We’re having a meeting at eight-thirty tomorrow; do you agree with this arrangement?
 shuō zhè  安排ānpái hǎo, 可是kěshì   同意tóngyì, xiǎng 自己zìjǐ zài 安排ānpái 一下yíxiàTā shuō zhè gè ānpái hǎo, kěshì tā bù tóngyì, xiǎng zìjǐ zài ānpái yíxià.
He said this arrangement is good, but she doesn’t agree and wants to arrange it herself again.
Zhè  颜色yánsè  tài 合适héshì,  gèng 喜欢xǐhuan 蓝色lánsèZhè gè yánsè bú tài héshì, wǒ gèng xǐhuan lánsè.
This color isn’t quite suitable; I prefer blue.
Zhè  颜色yánsè  yuè kàn yuè 喜欢xǐhuanZhè gè yánsè wǒ yuè kàn yuè xǐhuan.
The more I look at this color, the more I like it.
zhè  地方dìfang 怎么样zěnmeyàngzhè gè dìfang zěnmeyàng?
How is this place?
zhè  东西dōngxi  tài guì,  xiān 试试shìshizhè gè dōngxi bú tài guì, wǒ xiān shìshi.
This thing isn’t too expensive; I’ll try it first.
  知道zhīdào 怎么zěnme yòng zhè  手机shǒujī,  可以kěyǐ jiāo  mawǒ bù zhīdào zěnme yòng zhè gè shǒujī, nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ ma?
I don’t know how to use this phone; could you teach me?
其实qíshí zhè  问题wèntí  nán, bié 担心dānxīn,  试试shìshi jiù dǒng leqíshí zhè gè wèntí bù nán, bié dānxīn, nǐ shìshi jiù dǒng le.
Actually this question isn’t hard; don’t worry—try and you’ll get it.
zhè  安排ānpái 看起来kànqǐlái 特别tèbié 容易róngyì,  xiǎng 试试shìshizhè gè ānpái kànqǐlái tèbié róngyì, wǒ xiǎng shìshi.
This arrangement looks especially easy; I want to try it.
 以为yǐwéi zhè  地方dìfang hěn yuǎn, 其实qíshí zǒu shí 分钟fēnzhōng jiù dào lewǒ yǐwéi zhè gè dìfang hěn yuǎn, qíshí zǒu shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
I thought this place was far, but actually it’s only a ten-minute walk.
zhè  东西dōngxi 怎么zěnme 翻译fānyì chéng 英文yīngwénzhè gè dōngxi zěnme fānyì chéng yīngwén?
How do you translate this thing into English?
 可以kěyǐ  zhè  翻译fānyì chéng 英文yīngwén,  帮忙bāngmáng mawǒ kěyǐ bǎ zhè gè fānyì chéng yīngwén, nǐ bāngmáng ma?
I can translate this into English; can you help me?
zhè  问题wèntí hěn 容易róngyìzhè gè wèntí hěn róngyì.
This question is easy.
我们Wǒmen 决定juédìng 明天míngtiān 一起yìqǐ 参加cānjiā  xiǎo 聚会jùhuìWǒmen juédìng míngtiān yìqǐ cānjiā yígè xiǎo jùhuì.
We decided to go to a small get-together together tomorrow.
 de 房间fángjiān  , 但是dànshì yǒu liǎng  窗户chuānghu, hěn 舒服shūfuWǒ de fángjiān bù dà, dànshì yǒu liǎng gè chuānghu, hěn shūfu.
My room isn’t big, but it has two windows and is very comfortable.
zhè  房间fángjiān tài  lezhè gè fángjiān tài dà le.
This room is too big.
 觉得juéde zhè  选择xuǎnzé 怎么样zěnmeyàngnǐ juéde zhè gè xuǎnzé zěnmeyàng?
What do you think of this choice?
 觉得juéde zǎo 睡觉shuìjiào shì   hǎo 习惯xíguànwǒ juéde zǎo shuìjiào shì yí gè hǎo xíguàn.
I think going to bed early is a good habit.
 zhù zài   xīn 公寓gōngyù , zài shí lóu, 每天měitiān dōu zuò 电梯diàntī 上去shàngqùwǒ zhù zài yí gè xīn gōngyù lǐ, zài shí lóu, měitiān dōu zuò diàntī shàngqù.
I live in a new apartment on the tenth floor and take the elevator up every day.
 de 公寓gōngyù yǒu   xiǎo 厨房chúfáng    客厅kètīng, 厨房chúfáng  yǒu   冰箱bīngxiāngwǒ de gōngyù yǒu yí gè xiǎo chúfáng hé yí gè kètīng, chúfáng lǐ yǒu yí gè bīngxiāng.
My apartment has a small kitchen and a living room, and there is a refrigerator in the kitchen.
 晚上wǎnshang   rén zǒu zài 马路mǎlù shàng 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 害怕hàipà, 但是dànshì zhè  地方dìfang hěn 安全ānquántā wǎnshang yí gè rén zǒu zài mǎlù shàng yǒudiǎnr hàipà, dànshì zhè gè dìfang hěn ānquán.
At night she feels a bit afraid walking alone on the road, but this place is very safe.
zhè  厨房chúfáng yòu xiǎo yòu zāng, 打扫dǎsǎo 起来qǐlái hěn 麻烦máfanzhè gè chúfáng yòu xiǎo yòu zāng, dǎsǎo qǐlái hěn máfan.
This kitchen is both small and dirty, and cleaning it is very troublesome.
zhè  房间fángjiān 打扫dǎsǎo 起来qǐlái  tài 容易róngyìzhè gè fángjiān dǎsǎo qǐlái bù tài róngyì.
This room is not very easy to clean.
图书馆túshūguǎn běi bian yǒu   xiǎo 公园gōngyuán, nán bian shì 银行yínhángtúshūguǎn běi bian yǒu yí gè xiǎo gōngyuán, nán bian shì yínháng.
There is a small park to the north of the library, and to the south is a bank.
zài zhè  国家guójiā, 很多hěnduō 城市chéngshì dōu yǒu 安静ānjìng de 公园gōngyuánzài zhè gè guójiā, hěnduō chéngshì dōu yǒu ānjìng de gōngyuán.
In this country, many cities all have quiet parks.
周末zhōumò 学校xuéxiào yǒu   xiǎo 比赛bǐsài, hěn duō 同学tóngxué dōu yào 参加cānjiāzhōumò xuéxiào yǒu yí gè xiǎo bǐsài, hěn duō tóngxué dōu yào cānjiā.
There is a small competition at school this weekend, and many classmates want to take part.
 jiā zài zhè  城市chéngshì de běi bian,  公司gōngsī yào zuò 地铁dìtiě 一会儿yíhuìrwǒ jiā zài zhè gè chéngshì de běi bian, qù gōngsī yào zuò dìtiě yíhuìr.
My home is in the north of this city; to get to the company I need to take the subway for a while.
今天jīntiān 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu, 我们wǒmen méi 走错zǒucuò , 最后zuìhòu zài 公园gōngyuán  找到zhǎodào le   安静ānjìng de 地方dìfang zuò zài 椅子yǐzi shàngjīntiān xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒmen méi zǒucuò lù, zuìhòu zài gōngyuán lǐ zhǎodào le yí gè ānjìng de dìfang zuò zài yǐzi shàng.
After work today, we didn’t go the wrong way and finally found a quiet place in the park to sit on a chair.
 zhù zài zhè  城市chéngshì de nán biantā zhù zài zhè gè chéngshì de nán bian.
He lives in the south of this city.
公园gōngyuán 南边nánbian yǒu   安静ānjìng de 图书馆túshūguǎngōngyuán nánbian yǒu yí gè ānjìng de túshūguǎn.
To the south of the park, there is a quiet library.
 lái 看看kànkan zhè  地方dìfang banǐ lái kànkan zhè gè dìfang ba.
Come and take a look at this place.
zhè  问题wèntí hěn 简单jiǎndānzhè gè wèntí hěn jiǎndān.
This question is very simple.
明天Míngtiān men zài 火车站huǒchēzhàn 见面jiànmiàn, 然后ránhòu 一起yìqǐ zuò 火车huǒchē  zhè  城市chéngshì 南边nánbian de 公园gōngyuánMíngtiān wǒmen zài huǒchēzhàn jiànmiàn, ránhòu yìqǐ zuò huǒchē qù zhè gè chéngshì nánbian de gōngyuán.
Tomorrow we’ll meet at the train station and then take a train together to the park in the south of this city.
  tài 习惯xíguàn zhè  城市chéngshì de 火车站huǒchēzhàn, 总是zǒngshì zài miàn 走错zǒucuò tā bù tài xíguàn zhè gè chéngshì de huǒchēzhàn, zǒngshì zài lǐmiàn zǒucuò lù.
She isn’t very used to this city’s train station and always goes the wrong way inside.
 邀请yāoqǐng   客人kèrén lái jiāli chī 晚饭wǎnfàntā yāoqǐng jǐ gè kèrén lái jiāli chī wǎnfàn.
She invited several guests to come to her place for dinner.
 guò 生日shēngrì de 时候shíhou  xiǎng  hěn  de 聚会jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng gēn   朋友péngyou 安静ānjìng de 吃饭chīfànWǒ guò shēngrì de shíhou bù xiǎng qù hěn dà de jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng gēn jǐ gè péngyou ānjìng de chīfàn.
When I have my birthday I don’t want to go to big parties; I just want to eat quietly with a few friends.
下雨xiàyǔ de 周末zhōumò    rén zài jiā huì 觉得juéde hěn 无聊wúliáoxiàyǔ de zhōumò tā yí gè rén zài jiā huì juéde hěn wúliáo.
On rainy weekends she feels very bored when she is at home alone.
 想起xiǎngqǐ   生病shēngbìng de 朋友péngyou, yòu xiǎng  leWǒ xiǎngqǐ nà gè shēngbìng de péngyou, yòu xiǎng kū le.
When I thought of that sick friend again, I felt like crying again.
 觉得juéde zhè  电视diànshì 节目jiémù hěn 无聊wúliáowǒ juéde zhè gè diànshì jiémù hěn wúliáo.
I think this TV show is very boring.
 zài zhè  城市chéngshì zhù le sān nián letā zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sān nián le.
He has lived in this city for three years.
 zài 办公室bàngōngshì děng 老板lǎobǎn děng le   小时xiǎoshí lewǒ zài bàngōngshì děng lǎobǎn děng le yí gè xiǎoshí le.
I’ve been waiting for the boss in the office for an hour.
  室友shìyǒu zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 复习fùxí le sān  小时xiǎoshí le, hái  xiǎng huí jiātā hé shìyǒu zài túshūguǎn fùxí le sān gè xiǎoshí le, hái bù xiǎng huí jiā.
She and her roommate have been reviewing in the library for three hours and still don’t want to go home.
máng le   小时xiǎoshí 以后yǐhòu,  有点儿yǒudiǎnr 饿è, xiǎng  chī 点儿diǎnr 东西dōngximáng le yí gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, wǒ yǒudiǎnr è, xiǎng qù chī diǎnr dōngxi.
After being busy for an hour, I felt a bit hungry and wanted to eat something.
今天jīntiān 办公室bàngōngshì  méi yǒu 别人biérén,    rén 安静ānjìng de  作业zuòyè dōu 做完zuòwán lejīntiān bàngōngshì lǐ méi yǒu biérén, wǒ yí gè rén ānjìng de bǎ zuòyè dōu zuòwán le.
There was no one else in the office today; I quietly finished all the homework by myself.
  室友shìyǒu zài 房间fángjiān  一直yìzhí 聊天liáotiān, 聊天liáotiān le liǎng  小时xiǎoshíwǒ hé shìyǒu zài fángjiān lǐ yìzhí liáotiān, liáotiān le liǎng gè xiǎoshí.
My roommate and I kept chatting in the room; we chatted for two hours.
父母fùmǔ zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù le   小时xiǎoshí, 觉得juéde 身体shēntǐ hěn 舒服shūfufùmǔ zài gōngyuán sànbù le yí gè xiǎoshí, juéde shēntǐ hěn shūfu.
My parents walked in the park for an hour and felt very comfortable physically.
 shì   hěn 努力nǔlì de 学生xuéshēngtā shì yí gè hěn nǔlì de xuéshēng.
He is a very hardworking student.
 duì 中国zhōngguó 文化wénhuà hěn yǒu 兴趣xìngqù, 所以suǒyǐ  de 计划jìhuà shì 每天měitiān huā   小时xiǎoshí 提高tígāo 自己zìjǐ de 中文zhōngwén 水平shuǐpíngtā duì zhōngguó wénhuà hěn yǒu xìngqù, suǒyǐ tā de jìhuà shì měitiān huā yí gè xiǎoshí tígāo zìjǐ de zhōngwén shuǐpíng.
She is very interested in Chinese culture, so her plan is to spend an hour every day improving her Chinese level.
  年轻niánqīng de 记者jìzhě zài 公园gōngyuán  wèn , 为什么wèishénme zhè  de rén dōu 喜欢xǐhuan 散步sànbùnà gè niánqīng de jìzhě zài gōngyuán lǐ wèn wǒ, wèishénme zhè lǐ de rén dōu xǐhuan sànbù.
That young reporter asked me in the park why people here all like to take walks.
 觉得juéde zhè  问题wèntí gēn 健康jiànkāng yǒu 关系guānxi,  gēn 每个měige rén de 兴趣xìngqù yǒu 关系guānxi, 所以suǒyǐ zhè  年轻niánqīng 记者jìzhě xiǎng xiě 一些yìxiē 文章wénzhāngtā juéde zhè gè wèntí gēn jiànkāng yǒu guānxi, yě gēn měige rén de xìngqù yǒu guānxi, suǒyǐ zhè gè niánqīng jìzhě xiǎng xiě yìxiē wénzhāng.
She thinks this question is related to health and also to each person’s interests, so this young reporter wants to write some articles.
 觉得juéde 公园gōngyuán 周围zhōuwéi de 环境huánjìng hěn hǎo, zhè gēn zhè  城市chéngshì de 文化wénhuà  yǒu 关系guānxiwǒ juéde gōngyuán zhōuwéi de huánjìng hěn hǎo, zhè gēn zhè gè chéngshì de wénhuà yě yǒu guānxi.
I feel the environment around the park is very good, and this is also related to the culture of this city.
  guo   城市chéngshì sān  le, měi  dōu 觉得juéde hěn yǒu 意思yìsiwǒ qù guo nà gè chéngshì sān cì le, měi cì dōu juéde hěn yǒu yìsi.
I’ve been to that city three times, and each time I felt it was very interesting.
zhè  语法yǔfǎ 老师lǎoshī 已经yǐjīng gěi  解释jiěshì le liǎng ,  觉得juéde 自己zìjǐ 应该yīnggāi gèng 注意zhùyìzhè gè yǔfǎ lǎoshī yǐjīng gěi wǒ jiěshì le liǎng cì, wǒ juéde zìjǐ yīnggāi gèng zhùyì.
The teacher has already explained this grammar to me twice; I feel I should pay more attention.
zhè  tāng tài xián tài  le,   tài 喜欢xǐhuanzhè gè tāng tài xián tài là le, wǒ bù tài xǐhuan.
This soup is too salty and too spicy; I don’t really like it.
zhè kuài 蛋糕dàngāo 看起来kànqǐlái hěn tián,   rén chī de wán mazhè kuài dàngāo kànqǐlái hěn tián, nǐ yígè rén chī de wán ma?
This piece of cake looks very sweet; can you finish it by yourself?
  rén chī  wán zhè kuài 蛋糕dàngāo,  gēn  一起yìqǐ chī bawǒ yígè rén chī bù wán zhè kuài dàngāo, nǐ gēn wǒ yìqǐ chī ba.
I can’t finish this piece of cake by myself; eat it together with me.
 zhè  帽子màozi dài le hěn duō nián le, juéde  xīn 帽子màozi gèng 舒服shūfuwǒ zhè gè màozi dài le hěn duō nián le, juéde bǐ xīn màozi gèng shūfu.
I’ve worn this hat for many years; I feel it’s more comfortable than a new one.
周末zhōumò,   男朋友nánpéngyou zài 公园gōngyuán 南门nánmén 约会yuēhuì, juéde   地点dìdiǎn  别的biéde 地方dìfang 安静ānjìngzhōumò, tā hé nánpéngyou zài gōngyuán nánmén yuēhuì, juéde nà gè dìdiǎn bǐ biéde dìfang ānjìng.
On weekends she has dates with her boyfriend at the south gate of the park and feels that location is quieter than other places.
 juéde zhè  城市chéngshì de 空气kōngqì  tài hǎo, 所以suǒyǐ hěn duō rén 晚上wǎnshang  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù, shuō 那里nàli de 空气kōngqì  jiā 附近fùjìn hǎo duōwǒ juéde zhè gè chéngshì de kōngqì bù tài hǎo, suǒyǐ hěn duō rén wǎnshang qù gōngyuán sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ jiā fùjìn hǎo duō.
I think the air in this city isn’t very good, so many people go for walks in the park at night, saying the air there is much better than near home.
我们wǒmen 决定juédìng zài zhè  地点dìdiǎn 见面jiànmiànwǒmen juédìng zài zhè gè dìdiǎn jiànmiàn.
We decided to meet at this location.
今天jīntiān shì  第一次dìyīcì lái zhè  公园gōngyuánjīntiān shì wǒ dìyīcì lái zhè gè gōngyuán.
Today is my first time coming to this park.
zhè  节日jiérì jiào 春节Chūnjiézhè gè jiérì jiào Chūnjié.
This holiday is called Spring Festival.
自从zìcóng  来到láidào zhè  城市chéngshì 以后yǐhòu, zhè shì  第一次dìyīcì zài 这里zhèlǐ guò 春节Chūnjiézìcóng wǒ láidào zhè gè chéngshì yǐhòu, zhè shì wǒ dìyīcì zài zhèlǐ guò Chūnjié.
Since I came to this city, this is the first time I’ve spent Spring Festival here.
下个xìage 星期xīngqī  打算dǎsuàn  tīng   音乐会yīnyuèhuìxìage xīngqī tā dǎsuàn qù tīng yí gè yīnyuèhuì.
Next week she plans to go to a concert.
为了wèile  ràng 游戏机yóuxìjī 影响yǐngxiǎng 成绩chéngjì, 哥哥gēge 决定juédìng 每天měitiān zhǐ wán bàn  小时xiǎoshíwèile bù ràng yóuxìjī yǐngxiǎng chéngjì, gēge juédìng měitiān zhǐ wán bàn gè xiǎoshí.
So that the game console doesn’t affect his grades, her brother decided to play only half an hour a day.
 专门zhuānmén zuò le   网站wǎngzhàn, yòng lái fàng 自己zìjǐ de huà  照片zhàopiàntā zhuānmén zuò le yí gè wǎngzhàn, yòng lái fàng zìjǐ de huà hé zhàopiàn.
She specially made a website to put her paintings and photos on.
楼下lóuxià de 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn rén tài duō, 我们wǒmen jiù  楼上lóushàng zhǎo   地方dìfang zuòxiàlóuxià de kāfēiguǎn rén tài duō, wǒmen jiù qù lóushàng zhǎo yí gè dìfang zuòxià.
There are too many people in the café downstairs, so we go upstairs to find a place to sit.
自从zìcóng yǒu le zhè  网站wǎngzhàn 以后yǐhòu, duì  de 画家huàjiā 生活shēnghuó 影响yǐngxiǎng hěn zìcóng yǒu le zhè gè wǎngzhàn yǐhòu, duì tā de huàjiā shēnghuó yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.
Since she has had this website, it has had a big influence on her life as a painter.
 来到láidào zhè  城市chéngshì 已经yǐjīng sān nián letā láidào zhè gè chéngshì yǐjīng sān nián le.
He came to this city three years ago.
zhè  冰箱bīngxiāng shì 用来yònglái fàng 水果shuǐguǒ  饮料yǐnliào dezhè gè bīngxiāng shì yònglái fàng shuǐguǒ hé yǐnliào de.
This refrigerator is used to store fruit and drinks.
 希望xīwàng 我们wǒmen 可以kěyǐ 一起yìqǐ 解决jiějué zhè  问题wèntíwǒ xīwàng wǒmen kěyǐ yìqǐ jiějué zhè gè wèntí.
I hope we can solve this problem together.
 觉得juéde yǒu 什么shénme 办法bànfǎ 解决jiějué zhè  问题wèntí manǐ juéde yǒu shénme bànfǎ jiějué zhè gè wèntí ma?
Do you think there is any way to solve this problem?
zhè  城市chéngshì de 交通jiāotōng zài 市中心shìzhōngxīn hěn 拥挤yōngjǐ, zài 郊区jiāoqū 比较bǐjiào 轻松qīngsōngzhè gè chéngshì de jiāotōng zài shìzhōngxīn hěn yōngjǐ, zài jiāoqū bǐjiào qīngsōng.
In this city, the traffic is very crowded downtown but more relaxed in the suburbs.
zhè  博物馆bówùguǎn  , 但是dànshì 里边lǐbian de 展览zhǎnlǎn hěn 有意思yǒuyìsi, 参观cānguān wán 以后yǐhòu 大家dàjiā dōu hěn 高兴gāoxìngzhè gè bówùguǎn bù dà, dànshì lǐbian de zhǎnlǎn hěn yǒuyìsi, cānguān wán yǐhòu dàjiā dōu hěn gāoxìng.
This museum isn’t big, but the exhibits inside are very interesting, and everyone is very happy after the visit.
  年轻niánqīng de 画家huàjiā 第一次dìyīcì kāi 展览zhǎnlǎn de 时候shíhou yòu 兴奋xīngfèn yòu 紧张jǐnzhāng, 竟然jìngrán  晚上wǎnshang dōu méi shuìnà gè niánqīng de huàjiā dìyīcì kāi zhǎnlǎn de shíhou yòu xīngfèn yòu jǐnzhāng, jìngrán yí wǎnshang dōu méi shuì.
That young painter was both excited and nervous at her first exhibition and unexpectedly didn’t sleep the whole night.
zhè  jié  xiǎng zài jiā gēn 家人jiārén  吃饭chīfànzhè gè jié wǒ xiǎng zài jiā gēn jiārén yìqǐ chīfàn.
On this holiday I want to eat at home with my family.
周末zhōumò 我们wǒmen xiǎng  郊区jiāoqū 参观cānguān   xiǎo 博物馆bówùguǎnzhōumò wǒmen xiǎng qù jiāoqū cānguān yí gè xiǎo bówùguǎn.
On the weekend we want to go to the suburbs to visit a small museum.
 zài zhè  城市chéngshì zhù le 四十sìshí tiān lewǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sìshí tiān le.
I have lived in this city for forty days.
 xiǎng liú zài zhè  城市chéngshì 工作gōngzuòtā xiǎng liú zài zhè gè chéngshì gōngzuò.
She wants to stay in this city to work.
教学楼jiàoxuélóu 旁边pángbiān yǒu   安静ānjìng de 地方dìfang, 校园xiàoyuán  de 学生xuéshēng 喜欢xǐhuan  那儿nàr 休息xiūxijiàoxuélóu pángbiān yǒu yì gè ānjìng de dìfang, xiàoyuán lǐ de xuéshēng xǐhuan qù nàr xiūxi.
Next to the classroom building there is a quiet place; students on campus like to go there to rest.
Zài 校园xiàoyuán ,  喜欢xǐhuan zhǎo   安静ānjìng de 地方dìfang 专心zhuānxīn 看书kànshūZài xiàoyuán lǐ, wǒ xǐhuan zhǎo yì gè ānjìng de dìfang zhuānxīn kànshū.
On campus I like to look for a quiet place to concentrate on reading.
 jiā de 经济jīngjì  tài hǎo, 学费xuéfèi duì 他们tāmen 来说láishuō shì    问题wèntíTā jiā de jīngjì bú tài hǎo, xuéfèi duì tāmen láishuō shì yì gè dà wèntí.
His family’s finances aren’t very good; tuition is a big problem for them.
 yǒu    同学tóngxué,     sān suìWǒ yǒu yì gè nǚ tóngxué, tā bǐ wǒ dà sān suì.
I have a female classmate who is three years older than me.
Zài 外国wàiguó 留学liúxué  nián de 学费xuéfèi  zài zhè  城市chéngshì shàng 大学dàxué guì 很多hěn duōZài wàiguó liúxué yí nián de xuéfèi bǐ zài zhè gè chéngshì shàng dàxué guì hěn duō.
A year of tuition for studying abroad is much more expensive than going to university in this city.
 yǒu   朋友péngyouwǒ yǒu wǔ gè péngyou.
I have five friends.
qǐng  慢慢mànmàn de tián zhè  表格biǎogéqǐng nǐ mànmàn de tián zhè gè biǎogé.
Please fill in this form slowly.
 现在xiànzài xiàng  一样yíyàng zài zhè  城市chéngshì xué 中文zhōngwéntā xiànzài xiàng wǒ yíyàng zài zhè gè chéngshì xué zhōngwén.
He is now studying Chinese in this city, just like me.
Gāng lái zhè  城市chéngshì de 时候shíhou,   tài 适应shìyìng 这里zhèlǐ de 生活shēnghuóGāng lái zhè gè chéngshì de shíhou, wǒ bú tài shìyìng zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
When I first came to this city, I wasn’t very used to the life here.
Guò le   yuè,  终于zhōngyú 适应shìyìng le 校园xiàoyuán de 环境huánjìngGuò le jǐ gè yuè, tā zhōngyú shìyìng le xiàoyuán de huánjìng.
After a few months, she finally got used to the campus environment.
Zhè  网上wǎngshàng 课程kèchéng de 时间shíjiān hěn 合适héshì, 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu jiù néng shàng Zhè gè wǎngshàng kèchéng de shíjiān hěn héshì, xiàbān yǐhòu jiù néng shàng kè.
The time of this online course is very suitable; you can attend class after work.
Zhè  小组xiǎozǔ de 工作gōngzuò shì  负责fùzé de, 别人biéren bāng  复习fùxí 今天jīntiān de 重点zhòngdiǎnZhè gè xiǎozǔ de gōngzuò shì tā fùzé de, biéren bāng tā fùxí jīntiān de zhòngdiǎn.
He is in charge of this group’s work, and others help him review today’s key points.
老师Lǎoshī shuō, zhè  小组xiǎozǔ de měi  rén dōu yào wèi 自己zìjǐ de 部分bùfen 负责fùzéLǎoshī shuō, zhè gè xiǎozǔ de měi gè rén dōu yào wèi zìjǐ de bùfen fùzé.
The teacher said that everyone in this group must be responsible for their own part.
 zài zhè  城市chéngshì zhù le liù  yuè lewǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le liù gè yuè le.
I have lived in this city for six months.
zhè  语音yǔyīn 练习liànxí hěn 重要zhòngyàozhè gè yǔyīn liànxí hěn zhòngyào.
This pronunciation exercise is very important.
 xiǎng tīng 一下yíxià  duì zhè  问题wèntí de 看法kànfǎwǒ xiǎng tīng yíxià nǐ duì zhè gè wèntí de kànfǎ.
I’d like to hear your opinion on this question.
学校xuéxiào duì 作业zuòyè de 标准biāozhǔn shì, 每天měitiān 至少zhìshǎo xiě sān  句子jùzixuéxiào duì zuòyè de biāozhǔn shì, měitiān zhìshǎo xiě sān gè jùzi.
The school’s standard for homework is to write at least three sentences every day.
为了wèile 这个zhège 标准biāozhǔn,  měi 晚上wǎnshang xiě de 句子jùzi dōu 超过chāoguò shí wèile zhège biāozhǔn, tā měi wǎnshang xiě de jùzi dōu chāoguò shí gè.
For this standard, every night the sentences she writes exceed ten.
 之所以zhīsuǒyǐ 喜欢xǐhuan zhè  学校xuéxiào, shì 因为yīnwèi 校园xiàoyuán hěn 安静ānjìngwǒ zhīsuǒyǐ xǐhuan zhè gè xuéxiào, shì yīnwèi xiàoyuán hěn ānjìng.
The reason I like this school is that the campus is very quiet.
空气kōngqì 污染wūrǎn 这么zhème 严重yánzhòng,   原因yuányīn shì 塑料sùliào 垃圾lājī tài duōkōngqì wūrǎn zhème yánzhòng, yì gè yuányīn shì sùliào lājī tài duō.
For air pollution to be this serious, one reason is that there is too much plastic trash.
zhè  考试kǎoshì 至少zhìshǎo yào xiě 三十sānshí  句子jùzi, 很多hěnduō rén 最后zuìhòu xiě le 超过chāoguò 四十sìshí  句子jùzizhè cì kǎoshì zhìshǎo yào xiě sānshí gè jùzi, hěnduō rén zuìhòu xiě le chāoguò sìshí gè jùzi.
For this exam you have to write at least thirty sentences; many people ended up writing more than forty.
  知道zhīdào zhè  问题wèntí de 原因yuányīntā bù zhīdào zhè gè wèntí de yuányīn.
He doesn’t know the cause of this problem.
zhè  结果jiéguǒ ràng 我们wǒmen hěn 高兴gāoxìngzhè gè jiéguǒ ràng wǒmen hěn gāoxìng.
This result makes us very happy.
 zài zhè  城市chéngshì zhù le 三十sānshí tiān lewǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sānshí tiān le.
I have lived in this city for thirty days.
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