Usages of

   shì 朋友péngyoutā hé tā shì péngyou.
He and she are friends.
 现在xiànzài zài 学习xuéxí netā xiànzài zài xuéxí ne.
She is studying now.
明天míngtiān  huì  公司gōngsī 工作gōngzuòmíngtiān tā huì qù gōngsī gōngzuò.
Tomorrow she will go to the company to work.
 喜欢xǐhuan kàn shūtā xǐhuan kàn shū.
She likes to read books.
   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.
 xiǎng tīng  shuō matā xiǎng tīng wǒ shuō ma?
Does she want to listen to me speak?
 可以kěyǐ gēn  shuō matā kěyǐ gēn wǒ shuō ma?
Can she talk with me?
   máng,  gèng mángtā bǐ wǒ máng, tā gèng máng.
He is busier than me; she is even busier.
 shuō de hěn hǎotā shuō de hěn hǎo.
She speaks very well.
 hái xiǎng mǎi  běn shūtā hái xiǎng mǎi nà běn shū.
She still wants to buy that book.
 已经yǐjīng gěi   de 电脑diànnǎo letā yǐjīng gěi wǒ tā de diànnǎo le.
She has already given me her computer.
 mǎi le 手机shǒujī,   xiǎng mǎiwǒ mǎi le shǒujī, tā yě xiǎng mǎi.
I bought a phone; she also wants to buy one.
 正在zhèngzài tīng  shuōtā zhèngzài tīng tā shuō.
She is listening to him speak.
  手机shǒujī fàng zài jiā 里面lǐmiàntā bǎ shǒujī fàng zài jiā lǐmiàn.
She put the phone inside the house.
 guān dēng le,  guān mén letā guān dēng le, tā guān mén le.
She turned off the light, and he closed the door.
 zài 里面lǐmiàn děng tā zài lǐmiàn děng wǒ.
She is waiting for me inside.
如果rúguǒ   lái, 我们wǒmen jiù 明天míngtiān zài rúguǒ tā bù lái, wǒmen jiù míngtiān zài qù.
If she doesn’t come, we’ll go again tomorrow.
   guo 上海Shànghǎitā yě qù guo Shànghǎi.
She has also been to Shanghai.
 gèng 喜欢xǐhuan 上海Shànghǎi,  gèng 喜欢xǐhuan 北京Běijīngtā gèng xǐhuan Shànghǎi, tā gèng xǐhuan Běijīng.
He likes Shanghai more; she likes Beijing more.
  dēng kāi le,  jiù kàn shūtā bǎ dēng kāi le, wǒ jiù kàn shū.
She turned on the light, and then I read.
   de shū  lái le matā bǎ nǐ de shū ná lái le ma?
Did she bring your book here?
 今天jīntiān yǒu 事情shìqíng,  xiǎng ràng  帮忙bāngmángtā jīntiān yǒu shìqíng, yě xiǎng ràng nǐ bāngmáng.
She has things to do today and also wants to ask you for help.
  需要xūyào gěi 爸爸bàba  电话diànhuà, 谢谢xièxie tā yě xūyào gěi bàba dǎ diànhuà, xièxie nǐ.
She also needs to call her dad; thank you.
虽然suīrán   认识rènshi  de 同事tóngshì, 但是dànshì  xiǎng 认识rènshi suīrán tā bú rènshi wǒ de tóngshì, dànshì tā xiǎng rènshi tā.
Although she doesn’t know my coworker, she wants to get to know him.
 一边yìbiān zuò fàn, 一边yìbiān gěi 妈妈māma  电话diànhuàtā yìbiān zuò fàn, yìbiān gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.
She cooks while calling her mom.
qǐng  告诉gàosu ,  zài 哪儿nǎrqǐng nǐ gàosu wǒ, tā zài nǎr.
Please tell me where she is.
 已经yǐjīng 告诉gàosu  le,  晚上wǎnshang zài jiātā yǐjīng gàosu wǒ le, tā wǎnshang zài jiā.
He already told me; she is at home in the evening.
 有时候yǒushíhou zài 超市chāoshì 旁边pángbiān zhǎo  de 同事tóngshìwǒ yǒushíhou zài chāoshì pángbiān zhǎo tā de tóngshì.
Sometimes I look for her coworker near the supermarket.
   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.
 已经yǐjīng 回去huíqù letā yǐjīng huíqù le.
She has already gone back.
 现在xiànzài zài jiā 做饭zuòfàn netā xiànzài zài jiā zuòfàn ne.
She is cooking at home now.
 下午xiàwǔ cái 下班xiàbāntā xiàwǔ cái xiàbān.
She doesn’t get off work until the afternoon.
 现在xiànzài dǒng le,   dǒng letā xiànzài dǒng le, wǒ yě dǒng le.
Now she understands, and I understand too.
 gāng 回来huílái,   gāng huí jiāwǒ gāng huílái, tā yě gāng huí jiā.
I just came back; she just went home.
 zuì 喜欢xǐhuan kàn shū,  zuì 喜欢xǐhuan  chátā zuì xǐhuan kàn shū, wǒ zuì xǐhuan hē chá.
She likes reading the most; I like drinking tea the most.
 gāng 下班xiàbān, jiù yòu  电话diànhuà gěi  letā gāng xiàbān, jiù yòu dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ le.
She had just gotten off work and immediately called me again.
 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.
 一般yìbān 周末zhōumò  上班shàngbān, huì gēn 家人jiārén chī 午饭wǔfàntā yìbān zhōumò bú shàngbān, huì gēn jiārén chī wǔfàn.
She usually doesn't work on weekends and will have lunch with her family.
 bié 现在xiànzài  电话diànhuà,  正在zhèngzài 休息xiūxi nenǐ bié xiànzài dǎ diànhuà, tā zhèngzài xiūxi ne.
Don't call now; she is resting.
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.
 准备zhǔnbèi zài 医院yīyuàn zhù liǎng tiān, 大家dàjiā 可以kěyǐ  kàn tā zhǔnbèi zài yīyuàn zhù liǎng tiān, dàjiā kěyǐ qù kàn tā.
She plans to stay in the hospital for two days; everyone can go visit her.
 shì 去年qùnián lái 公司gōngsī 工作gōngzuò de,  shì 今年jīnnián lái detā shì qùnián lái gōngsī gōngzuò de, wǒ shì jīnnián lái de.
She came to the company to work last year; I came this year.
 现在xiànzài zhù zài 公司gōngsī 旁边pángbiān, zuò 地铁dìtiě hěn 方便fāngbiàntā xiànzài zhù zài gōngsī pángbiān, zuò dìtiě hěn fāngbiàn.
She now lives near the company; taking the subway is very convenient.
 生病shēngbìng le liǎng tiān, 现在xiànzài 身体shēntǐ  以前yǐqián hǎo duō letā shēngbìng le liǎng tiān, xiànzài shēntǐ bǐ yǐqián hǎo duō le.
She was sick for two days; now her health is much better than before.
 以前yǐqián zhù zài 北京Běijīngtā yǐqián zhù zài Běijīng.
She used to live in Beijing.
   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?
 shuō 最近zuìjìn 没有méiyǒu 消息xiāoxi,    知道zhīdàoTā shuō zuìjìn méiyǒu xiāoxi, wǒ yě bù zhīdào.
She said there’s no news recently; I don’t know either.
 一共yígòng  le sān fēng 邮件yóujiàn gěi Tā yígòng fā le sān fēng yóujiàn gěi wǒ.
She sent me three emails in total.
 xiǎng jiè  de 电脑diànnǎo,  同意tóngyì leTā xiǎng jiè wǒ de diànnǎo, wǒ tóngyì le.
She wants to borrow my computer; I agreed.
 记得jìde  de 名字míngzi, 可是kěshì   记得jìde  deWǒ jìde nǐ de míngzi, kěshì tā bù jìde wǒ de.
I remember your name, but she doesn’t remember mine.
 今天jīntiān yòu 忘记wàngjì dài 手机shǒujī, yòu 迟到chídào leTā jīntiān yòu wàngjì dài shǒujī, yòu chídào le.
Today she both forgot her phone and was late.
 一共yígòng huán le liǎng běn shū, 明天míngtiān zài huán  běnTā yígòng huán le liǎng běn shū, míngtiān zài huán yì běn.
She returned two books in total; she’ll return one more tomorrow.
 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.
   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.
 知道zhīdào  zài 哪儿nǎr manǐ zhīdào tā zài nǎr ma?
Do you know where she is?
 xiǎng 自己zìjǐ  超市chāoshìtā xiǎng zìjǐ qù chāoshì.
She wants to go to the supermarket by herself.
 早饭zǎofàn 常常chángcháng chī 面包miànbāoTā zǎofàn chángcháng chī miànbāo.
She often eats bread for breakfast.
除了Chúle 牛奶niúnǎi 以外yǐwài,  hái 喜欢xǐhuan 面包miànbāoChúle niúnǎi yǐwài, tā hái xǐhuan miànbāo.
Besides milk, she also likes bread.
 yuè  牛奶niúnǎi yuè xiǎng 睡觉shuìjiàoTā yuè hē niúnǎi yuè xiǎng shuìjiào.
The more milk she drinks, the sleepier she gets.
 喜欢xǐhuan 穿chuān 红色hóngsè de 衣服yīfuTā xǐhuan chuān hóngsè de yīfu.
She likes to wear red clothes.
 zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 门口ménkǒu děng Tā zài túshūguǎn ménkǒu děng wǒ.
She’s waiting for me at the library entrance.
 每天měitiān 下班xiàbān hòu dōu  公园gōngyuán, 然后ránhòu cóng 公园gōngyuán zǒu dào jiāTā měitiān xiàbān hòu dōu qù gōngyuán, ránhòu cóng gōngyuán zǒu dào jiā.
Every day after work, she goes to the park, then walks home from the park.
 最近zuìjìn méi huā tài duō qián mǎi 衣服yīfuTā zuìjìn méi huā tài duō qián mǎi yīfu.
She hasn’t spent much money on clothes recently.
下雨xiàyǔ de 时候shíhou,  常常chángcháng zài jiā kàn shūxiàyǔ de shíhou, tā chángcháng zài jiā kàn shū.
When it rains, she often stays home and reads.
 英文yīngwén hěn hǎo, 但是dànshì xué 中文zhōngwén hěn nántā yīngwén hěn hǎo, dànshì xué zhōngwén hěn nán.
Her English is very good, but learning Chinese is difficult.
 jiāo  shuō 中文zhōngwén,  jiāo  xiě 英文yīngwéntā jiāo wǒ shuō zhōngwén, wǒ jiāo tā xiě yīngwén.
She teaches me to speak Chinese; I teach her to write English.
 以为yǐwéi   lái le, 但是dànshì  终于zhōngyú dào lewǒ yǐwéi tā bù lái le, dànshì tā zhōngyú dào le.
I thought she wasn’t coming, but she finally arrived.
 shuō 中文zhōngwén 听起来tīngqǐlái hěn hǎo, 大家dàjiā dōu 喜欢xǐhuantā shuō zhōngwén tīngqǐlái hěn hǎo, dàjiā dōu xǐhuan.
Her Chinese sounds good; everyone likes it.
mén bèi  guān shàng le,  zài 外面wàimiàn děng le 一会儿yíhuìrmén bèi tā guān shàng le, wǒ zài wàimiàn děng le yíhuìr.
The door was closed by her; I waited outside for a while.
天气tiānqì  de 时候shíhou,  喜欢xǐhuan  lěng shuǐ,  喜欢xǐhuan   chátiānqì rè de shíhou, tā xǐhuan hē lěng shuǐ, wǒ xǐhuan hē rè chá.
When it’s hot, she likes to drink cold water; I like to drink hot tea.
开会kāihuì 结束jiéshù 以后yǐhòu,  sòng  dào 门口ménkǒukāihuì jiéshù yǐhòu, tā sòng wǒ dào ménkǒu.
After the meeting ended, she walked me to the door.
bié 担心dānxīn,  放心fàngxīn,  一会儿yíhuìr jiù 回来huíláibié dānxīn, nǐ fàngxīn, tā yíhuìr jiù huílái.
Don’t worry; relax—she’ll be back in a moment.
  知道zhīdào 怎么办zěnmebàn,  jiù gēn   公园gōngyuán 聊天liáotiāntā bù zhīdào zěnmebàn, wǒ jiù gēn tā qù gōngyuán liáotiān.
She doesn’t know what to do, so I went to the park with her to chat.
 yuē  明天míngtiān zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 见面jiànmiàn, 只要zhǐyào  lěng  jiù  自行车zìxíngchē tā yuē wǒ míngtiān zài túshūguǎn jiànmiàn, zhǐyào bù lěng wǒ jiù qí zìxíngchē qù.
She asked me to meet at the library tomorrow; as long as it isn’t cold, I’ll bike there.
 mǎi le  jiàn 红色hóngsè de 衣服yīfutā mǎi le yí jiàn hóngsè de yīfu.
She bought a red piece of clothing.
  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.
 决定juédìng  参加cānjiā 这个zhège 考试kǎoshìTā juédìng bù cānjiā zhège kǎoshì.
She decided not to take this exam.
  喜欢xǐhuan zài 房间fángjiān 上网shàngwǎng, 觉得juéde zài 公园gōngyuán  gèng 舒服shūfuTā bù xǐhuan zài fángjiān shàngwǎng, juéde zài gōngyuán lǐ gèng shūfu.
She doesn’t like going online in her room; she feels it’s more comfortable in the park.
  下课xiàkè jiù gēn 同学tóngxué 一起yìqǐ 上网shàngwǎngTā yí xiàkè jiù gēn tóngxué yìqǐ shàngwǎng.
As soon as class is over, she goes online with her classmates.
 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.
 平时píngshí zài 学校xuéxiào  常常chángcháng 觉得juéde hěn lèiTā píngshí zài xuéxiào yě chángcháng juéde hěn lèi.
She usually also often feels very tired at school.
早上Zǎoshang  喜欢xǐhuan xiān chī 一点儿yìdiǎnr 水果shuǐguǒ, zài  牛奶niúnǎiZǎoshang tā xǐhuan xiān chī yìdiǎnr shuǐguǒ, zài hē niúnǎi.
In the morning she likes to eat a little fruit first and then drink milk.
 已经yǐjīng 习惯xíguàn 每天měitiān 早上zǎoshang liù diǎn 起床qǐchuáng zuò 早饭zǎofànTā yǐjīng xíguàn měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng zuò zǎofàn.
She is already used to getting up at six every morning to make breakfast.
即使Jíshǐ 今天jīntiān 这么zhème lèi,   yào  作业zuòyè 做完zuòwánJíshǐ jīntiān zhème lèi, tā yě yào bǎ zuòyè zuòwán.
Even if she is this tired today, she still has to finish her homework.
 de 声音shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, zài 公园gōngyuán   容易róngyì 听清楚tīngqīngchu, 比如bǐrú 刚才gāngcái  jiù méi 听懂tīngdǒngTā de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, zài gōngyuán lǐ bù róngyì tīngqīngchu, bǐrú gāngcái wǒ jiù méi tīngdǒng.
Her voice is very soft, so in the park it’s not easy to hear clearly; for example, just now I didn’t understand her.
  xiǎng ràng 别人biéren bāng  zuò 作业zuòyètā bù xiǎng ràng biéren bāng tā zuò zuòyè.
She doesn’t want other people to help her do homework.
 每天měitiān 早上zǎoshang  公园gōngyuán 运动yùndòng, 常常chángcháng 跑步pǎobùtā měitiān zǎoshang qù gōngyuán yùndòng, chángcháng pǎobù.
She goes to the park to exercise every morning and often jogs.
  喜欢xǐhuan zuò 电梯diàntī, 每次měicì dōu zǒu 楼梯lóutī 下楼xiàlóu huí 公寓gōngyùtā bù xǐhuan zuò diàntī, měicì dōu zǒu lóutī xiàlóu huí gōngyù.
She doesn’t like taking the elevator; every time she walks down the stairs back to the apartment.
 喜欢xǐhuan zài 厨房chúfáng 做饭zuòfàn, zài 客厅kètīng kàn 电视diànshì, 有时候yǒushíhou 打开dǎkāi 冰箱bīngxiāng zhǎo 饮料yǐnliàotā xǐhuan zài chúfáng zuòfàn, zài kètīng kàn diànshì, yǒushíhou dǎkāi bīngxiāng zhǎo yǐnliào.
She likes cooking in the kitchen, watching TV in the living room, and sometimes opening the fridge to look for drinks.
周末zhōumò   上班shàngbān, zài jiā 洗澡xǐzǎo、  衣服yīfu, hái 打扫dǎsǎo 厨房chúfángzhōumò tā bú shàngbān, zài jiā xǐzǎo, xǐ yīfu, hái dǎsǎo chúfáng.
On weekends she doesn’t work; she stays home to shower, wash clothes, and also clean the kitchen.
 总是zǒngshì 愿意yuànyì 帮助bāngzhù 别人biéren, ràng 大家dàjiā 觉得juéde hěn 温暖wēnnuǎntā zǒngshì yuànyì bāngzhù biéren, ràng dàjiā juéde hěn wēnnuǎn.
She is always willing to help others, making everyone feel very warm.
 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.
 一点儿yìdiǎnr   生气shēngqì, zhǐ 觉得juéde zhè jiàn 事情shìqíng 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 奇怪qíguàitā yìdiǎnr yě bù shēngqì, zhǐ juéde zhè jiàn shìqíng yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
She isn’t angry at all; she just thinks this matter is a bit strange.
 de 想法xiǎngfǎ gēn  de 一样yíyàng, dōu  愿意yuànyì 放弃fàngqì 学习xuéxí 中文zhōngwéntā de xiǎngfǎ gēn wǒ de yíyàng, dōu bú yuànyì fàngqì xuéxí zhōngwén.
Her way of thinking is the same as mine; neither of us is willing to give up studying Chinese.
 觉得juéde 每天měitiān zǒu 楼梯lóutī 上楼shànglóu  zuò 电梯diàntī gèng 健康jiànkāngtā juéde měitiān zǒu lóutī shànglóu bǐ zuò diàntī gèng jiànkāng.
She feels that walking up the stairs every day is healthier than taking the elevator.
 每天měitiān 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu zài 公园gōngyuán zuò 运动yùndòngtā měitiān xiàbān yǐhòu zài gōngyuán zuò yùndòng.
After work every day, she exercises in the park.
   de 想法xiǎngfǎ 一样yíyàngnǐ hé tā de xiǎngfǎ yíyàng.
Your ideas are the same as hers.
 经常jīngcháng 上午shàngwǔ  图书馆túshūguǎn  文章wénzhāngtā jīngcháng shàngwǔ qù túshūguǎn dú wénzhāng.
She often goes to the library in the morning to read articles.
 常常chángcháng 走错zǒucuò, 所以suǒyǐ 出门chūmén 以前yǐqián dōu kàn 一下yíxià 地图dìtútā chángcháng zǒucuò, suǒyǐ chūmén yǐqián dōu kàn yíxià dìtú.
She often goes the wrong way, so before going out she always looks at the map.
 xiǎng  很多hěnduō 国家guójiā 看看kànkan 世界shìjiètā xiǎng qù hěnduō guójiā kànkan shìjiè.
She wants to go to many countries to take a look at the world.
 觉得juéde 鸡蛋jīdàn hěn 简单jiǎndān, 但是dànshì zuò de 好吃hǎochī  容易róngyìtā juéde jīdàn hěn jiǎndān, dànshì zuò de hǎochī bù róngyì.
She thinks eggs are very simple, but it’s not easy to make them delicious.
这次zhècì 比赛bǐsài  yíng le,  shū le, 但是dànshì  一点儿yìdiǎnr   生气shēngqìzhècì bǐsài tā yíng le, wǒ shū le, dànshì wǒ yìdiǎnr yě bù shēngqì.
She won this competition and I lost, but I’m not angry at all.
不管bùguǎn yíng 还是háishi shū,  dōu 觉得juéde 参加cānjiā 比赛bǐsài hěn 有意思yǒuyìsibùguǎn yíng háishi shū, tā dōu juéde cānjiā bǐsài hěn yǒuyìsi.
No matter whether she wins or loses, she feels that taking part in the competition is very interesting.
 觉得juéde 世界shìjiè shàng de 很多hěnduō 城市chéngshì dōu hěn 有意思yǒuyìsitā juéde shìjiè shàng de hěnduō chéngshì dōu hěn yǒuyìsi.
She thinks many cities in the world are very interesting.
不管bùguǎn zài jiā 还是háishi zài 公园gōngyuán,  dōu 喜欢xǐhuan 安静ānjìng de  shūbùguǎn zài jiā háishi zài gōngyuán, tā dōu xǐhuan ānjìng de dú shū.
No matter whether she’s at home or in the park, she likes quietly reading.
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