Usages of

   shì 朋友péngyoutā hé tā shì péngyou.
He and she are friends.
   de 朋友péngyou zài 学校xuéxiàowǒ hé wǒ de péngyou zài xuéxiào.
My friend and I are at school.
我们wǒmen dōu 喜欢xǐhuan  shuǐ  cháwǒmen dōu xǐhuan hē shuǐ hé chá.
We all like to drink water and tea.
   dōu hěn 高兴gāoxìngtā hé tā dōu hěn gāoxìng.
He and she are both very happy.
   dōu 喜欢xǐhuan kàn shūtā hé tā dōu xǐhuan kàn shū.
He and she both like to read books.
   认识rènshi  jiǔ, 但是dànshì 我们wǒmen 常常chángcháng 一起yìqǐ  超市chāoshìwǒ hé tā rènshi bù jiǔ, dànshì wǒmen chángcháng yìqǐ qù chāoshì.
He and I haven’t known each other for long, but we often go to the supermarket together.
   de 爸爸bàba 晚上wǎnshang zài 饭店fàndiàn, 还是háishi zài jiānǐ hé nǐ de bàba wǎnshang zài fàndiàn, háishi zài jiā?
Are you and your dad at a restaurant tonight, or at home?
   每天měitiān 一边yìbiān 工作gōngzuò, 一边yìbiān  电话diànhuàtā hé wǒ měitiān yìbiān gōngzuò, yìbiān dǎ diànhuà.
She and I call on the phone while we work every day.
周末zhōumò     自行车zìxíngchē,  kāi chēzhōumò wǒ hé tā qí zìxíngchē, bù kāi chē.
On weekends she and I ride bicycles and don't drive.
医生yīshēng  护士hùshi zài 医院yīyuàn 照顾zhàogù , 照顾zhàogù de hěn 认真rènzhēnyīshēng hé hùshi zài yīyuàn zhàogù tā, zhàogù de hěn rènzhēn.
The doctor and the nurse take care of him in the hospital, and they do it very attentively.
yǒu 地铁dìtiě  公交车gōngjiāochē,  公司gōngsī hěn 方便fāngbiànyǒu dìtiě hé gōngjiāochē, qù gōngsī hěn fāngbiàn.
With the subway and buses, it's very convenient to go to the company.
   zài 公司gōngsī 旁边pángbiān 聊天liáotiān,  lái maWǒ hé tā zài gōngsī pángbiān liáotiān, nǐ lái ma?
She and I are chatting near the company; are you coming?
我们Wǒmen 不但bùdàn 复习fùxí zhè běn shū, 而且érqiě 练习liànxí shuō  xiěWǒmen bùdàn fùxí zhè běn shū, érqiě liànxí shuō hé xiě.
We not only review this book, but also practice speaking and writing.
   一边yìbiān 聊天liáotiān, 一边yìbiān 复习fùxí, lián 时间shíjiān dōu 忘记wàngjì leWǒ hé tā yìbiān liáotiān, yìbiān fùxí, lián shíjiān dōu wàngjì le.
She and I were chatting while reviewing and even forgot the time.
 zài jiā zuò 早饭zǎofàn, yǒu 牛奶niúnǎi  面包miànbāoWǒ zài jiā zuò zǎofàn, yǒu niúnǎi hé miànbāo.
I make breakfast at home; there’s milk and bread.
  同学tóngxué 下课xiàkè 以后yǐhòu 常常chángcháng 一起yìqǐ 上网shàngwǎngTā hé tóngxué xiàkè yǐhòu chángcháng yìqǐ shàngwǎng.
She often goes online with her classmates after class.
  kàn 新闻xīnwén, gèng 喜欢xǐhuan kàn 电影diànyǐng  电视diànshì 节目jiémùTā bù kàn xīnwén, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé diànshì jiémù.
She doesn’t watch the news; she prefers watching movies and TV shows.
 喜欢xǐhuan 自己zìjǐ xiān 复习fùxí 语法yǔfǎ, zài xiě 汉字Hànzì  生词shēngcíWǒ xǐhuan zìjǐ xiān fùxí yǔfǎ, zài xiě Hànzì hé shēngcí.
I like to first review the grammar by myself, then write characters and new words.
周末zhōumò  常常chángcháng gěi 哥哥gēge  妹妹mèimei  电话diànhuàzhōumò wǒ chángcháng gěi gēge hé mèimei dǎ diànhuà.
On weekends I often call my older brother and younger sister.
 de 爱好àihào shì kàn 电影diànyǐng  tīng 音乐yīnyuèTā de àihào shì kàn diànyǐng hé tīng yīnyuè.
Her hobbies are watching movies and listening to music.
晚饭Wǎnfàn 我们wǒmen 常常chángcháng chī cài、   水果shuǐguǒ, 比如bǐrú 苹果píngguǒWǎnfàn wǒmen chángcháng chī cài, yú hé shuǐguǒ, bǐrú píngguǒ.
For dinner we often eat dishes, fish, and fruit, such as apples.
Zhè jiā 饭店fàndiàn de   cài dōu hěn 新鲜xīnxiānZhè jiā fàndiàn de yú hé cài dōu hěn xīnxiān.
The fish and dishes in this restaurant are all very fresh.
晚饭wǎnfàn hòu   妈妈māma  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù, 觉得juéde 这样zhèyàng 生活shēnghuó hěn 舒服shūfuwǎnfàn hòu wǒ hé māma qù gōngyuán sànbù, juéde zhèyàng shēnghuó hěn shūfu.
After dinner my mom and I go for a walk in the park and feel that life like this is very comfortable.
 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.
zài 学校xuéxiào  jiā , 大家dàjiā dōu 应该yīnggāi 可以kěyǐ 自由zìyóu 讨论tǎolùn 自己zìjǐ de 想法xiǎngfǎzài xuéxiào hé jiā lǐ, dàjiā dōu yīnggāi kěyǐ zìyóu tǎolùn zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
At school and at home, everyone should be able to freely discuss their own ideas.
冰箱bīngxiāng  yǒu 很多hěnduō 水果shuǐguǒ  饮料yǐnliàobīngxiāng lǐ yǒu hěnduō shuǐguǒ hé yǐnliào.
There are many fruits and drinks in the refrigerator.
   de 想法xiǎngfǎ 一样yíyàngnǐ hé tā de xiǎngfǎ yíyàng.
Your ideas are the same as hers.
早上zǎoshang  常常chángcháng chī 鸡蛋jīdàn  面包miànbāozǎoshang wǒ chángcháng chī jīdàn hé miànbāo.
In the morning I often eat eggs and bread.
昨天Zuótiān  gěi  kàn le 很多hěnduō gǒu  māo de 照片zhàopiànZuótiān tā gěi wǒ kàn le hěnduō gǒu hé māo de zhàopiàn.
Yesterday she showed me many photos of dogs and cats.
 觉得juéde zhǐ kàn 新闻xīnwén tài 无聊wúliáo, gèng 喜欢xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng  照片zhàopiàntā juéde zhǐ kàn xīnwén tài wúliáo, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé zhàopiàn.
She feels that just watching the news is too boring; she prefers watching movies and looking at photos.
  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.
出门chūmén 以前yǐqián,  总是zǒngshì kàn 一下yíxià 钱包qiánbāo、 护照hùzhào  手机shǒujī zài  zài bāo lichūmén yǐqián, tā zǒngshì kàn yíxià qiánbāo, hùzhào hé shǒujī zài bù zài bāo li.
Before going out, she always checks whether her wallet, passport, and phone are in her bag.
周末zhōumò zài jiā de 时候shíhou,   xiǎng zuò 别的biéde 事情shìqing, zhǐ xiǎng kàn 电影diànyǐng  chī 好吃hǎochī de 东西dōngxizhōumò zài jiā de shíhou, wǒ bù xiǎng zuò biéde shìqing, zhǐ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng hé chī hǎochī de dōngxi.
On weekends when I’m at home, I don’t want to do anything else; I just want to watch movies and eat tasty things.
  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.
 hěn ài chī tián de 东西dōngxi, 比如bǐrú 蛋糕dàngāo  巧克力qiǎokèlìtā hěn ài chī tián de dōngxi, bǐrú dàngāo hé qiǎokèlì.
She really loves eating sweet things, such as cake and chocolate.
háizi chī le tài duō 冰淇淋bīngqílín  巧克力qiǎokèlì, juéde 肚子dùzi hěn  舒服shūfuháizi chī le tài duō bīngqílín hé qiǎokèlì, juéde dùzi hěn bù shūfu.
The child ate too much ice cream and chocolate and feels that her stomach is very uncomfortable.
 上班shàngbān de 时候shíhou 一般yìbān 穿chuān 黑色hēisè 裤子kùzi  白色báisè 衣服yīfutā shàngbān de shíhou yìbān chuān hēisè kùzi hé báisè yīfu.
When he goes to work he usually wears black pants and a white top.
周末zhōumò   喜欢xǐhuan 穿chuān 裙子qúnzi, gèng 喜欢xǐhuan 穿chuān 舒服shūfu de 裤子kùzi  运动鞋yùndòngxiézhōumò tā bù xǐhuan chuān qúnzi, gèng xǐhuan chuān shūfu de kùzi hé yùndòngxié.
On weekends she doesn’t like wearing skirts; she prefers comfortable pants and sneakers.
 zài 安静ānjìng de 公园gōngyuán  跑步pǎobù de 时候shíhou, 感觉gǎnjué 空气kōngqì  环境huánjìng dōu hěn hǎowǒ zài ānjìng de gōngyuán lǐ pǎobù de shíhou, gǎnjué kōngqì hé huánjìng dōu hěn hǎo.
When I run in a quiet park, I feel the air and the environment are both very good.
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.
周末zhōumò   朋友péngyou zài 公园gōngyuán  跑步pǎobùzhōumò wǒ hé péngyou zài gōngyuán yìqǐ pǎobù.
On weekends my friend and I run together in the park.
因为yīnwèi 今天jīntiān 打折dǎzhé,    zài 超市chāoshì 购物gòuwù le hěn jiǔyīnwèi jīntiān dǎzhé, wǒ hé tā zài chāoshì gòuwù le hěn jiǔ.
Because there are discounts today, she and I shopped in the supermarket for a long time.
 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.
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.
 爷爷yéye  奶奶nǎinai zhù zài 郊区jiāoqūwǒ yéye hé nǎinai zhù zài jiāoqū.
My grandpa and grandma live in the suburbs.
早上zǎoshang  diǎn 市中心shìzhōngxīn de 交通jiāotōng zuì 拥挤yōngjǐ, 公交车gōngjiāochē  地铁dìtiě dōu hěn mǎnzǎoshang bā diǎn shìzhōngxīn de jiāotōng zuì yōngjǐ, gōngjiāochē hé dìtiě dōu hěn mǎn.
At eight in the morning the traffic downtown is the most crowded; the buses and subway are all very full.
寒假hánjià  暑假shǔjià de 时候shíhou, hěn duō 大学生dàxuéshēng huí jiā gēn 爷爷yéye 奶奶nǎinai 一起yìqǐ guò jiéhánjià hé shǔjià de shíhou, hěn duō dàxuéshēng huí jiā gēn yéye nǎinai yìqǐ guò jié.
During winter and summer vacation, many college students go home to spend the holidays with their grandparents.
周末zhōumò   弟弟dìdi zài 公园gōngyuán  足球zúqiúzhōumò wǒ hé dìdi zài gōngyuán tī zúqiú.
On weekends my younger brother and I play soccer in the park.
 觉得juéde zhè wèi 校长xiàozhǎng hěn 关心guānxīn 学生xuéshēng de 生活shēnghuó  健康jiànkāngWǒ juéde zhè wèi xiàozhǎng hěn guānxīn xuéshēng de shēnghuó hé jiànkāng.
I think this principal cares a lot about the students’ lives and health.
Yǒu le 奖学金jiǎngxuéjīn  家人jiārén de 支持zhīchí,  学习xuéxí de 信心xìnxīn  以前yǐqián duō le 很多hěn duōYǒu le jiǎngxuéjīn hé jiārén de zhīchí, tā xuéxí de xìnxīn bǐ yǐqián duō le hěn duō.
With the scholarship and his family’s support, he has much more confidence in his studies than before.
 觉得juéde 学习xuéxí  工作gōngzuò de 压力yālì 有点儿yǒudiǎnr Tā juéde xuéxí hé gōngzuò de yālì yǒudiǎnr dà.
She feels the pressure from study and work is a bit heavy.
   de 想法xiǎngfǎ  tóngwǒ hé tā de xiǎngfǎ bù tóng.
My ideas and hers are different.
zài 大学dàxué ,  特别tèbié 喜欢xǐhuan 历史lìshǐ   地理dìlǐ zài dàxué lǐ, tā tèbié xǐhuan lìshǐ kè hé dìlǐ kè.
At university, he especially likes history class and geography class.
 duì 科学kēxué  数学shùxué dōu hěn yǒu 兴趣xìngqùtā duì kēxué hé shùxué dōu hěn yǒu xìngqù.
She is very interested in science and mathematics.
 总是zǒngshì   回收huíshōu de 垃圾lājī   néng 回收huíshōu de 垃圾lājī fàng zài 不同bùtóng de 垃圾桶lājītǒng tā zǒngshì bǎ kěyǐ huíshōu de lājī hé bù néng huíshōu de lājī fàng zài bùtóng de lājītǒng lǐ.
She always puts recyclable trash and non‑recyclable trash into different trash cans.
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