Usages of shǒujī
我们 已经 买 了 手机。wǒmen yǐjīng mǎi le shǒujī.
We already bought a phone.
我 买 了 手机, 她 也 想 买。wǒ mǎi le shǒujī, tā yě xiǎng mǎi.
I bought a phone; she also wants to buy one.
她 把 手机 放 在 家 里面。tā bǎ shǒujī fàng zài jiā lǐmiàn.
She put the phone inside the house.
你 用 这 个 手机 吗?nǐ yòng zhè gè shǒujī ma?
Do you use this phone?
他 忘记 带 手机 了, 所以 我 发 消息 给 他 也 看 不 到。Tā wàngjì dài shǒujī le, suǒyǐ wǒ fā xiāoxi gěi tā yě kàn bù dào.
He forgot to bring his phone, so even if I send him a message he can’t see it.
她 今天 又 忘记 带 手机, 又 迟到 了。Tā jīntiān yòu wàngjì dài shǒujī, yòu chídào le.
Today she both forgot her phone and was late.
我 不 知道 怎么 用 这 个 手机, 你 可以 教 我 吗?wǒ 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?
他 在 手机 上 看 地图, 想 找到 公园 的 南 门。tā zài shǒujī shàng kàn dìtú, xiǎng zhǎodào gōngyuán de nán mén.
He is looking at the map on his phone, trying to find the south gate of the park.
我们 准备 去 机场 以前, 先 在 手机 上 买 好 机票。wǒmen zhǔnbèi qù jīchǎng yǐqián, xiān zài shǒujī shàng mǎi hǎo jīpiào.
Before we go to the airport, we first buy the plane tickets on the phone.
我 觉得 下班 以后 跟 狗 在 公园 玩, 比 一直 在 手机 上 上网 有意思。Wǒ juéde xiàbān yǐhòu gēn gǒu zài gōngyuán wán, bǐ yìzhí zài shǒujī shàng shàngwǎng yǒuyìsi.
I think playing with my dog in the park after work is more interesting than being online on my phone all the time.
出门 以前, 她 总是 看 一下 钱包、 护照 和 手机 在 不 在 包 里。chūmén 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.
我 找不到 我 的 手机 了。wǒ zhǎobudào wǒ de shǒujī le.
I can’t find my phone.
他 拿 着 手机 在 公园 里 散步。tā ná zhe shǒujī zài gōngyuán lǐ sànbù.
He is holding his phone while taking a walk in the park.
我 今天 早上 去 挂号 的 时候, 差点儿 忘记 带 手机。wǒ jīntiān zǎoshang qù guàhào de shíhou, chàdiǎnr wàngjì dài shǒujī.
When I went to register this morning, I almost forgot to bring my phone.
她 用 新 手机 的 时候, 先 登录 自己 的 账号, 然后 看 里面 的 消息。Tā yòng xīn shǒujī de shíhou, xiān dēnglù zìjǐ de zhànghào, ránhòu kàn lǐmiàn de xiāoxi.
When she uses a new phone, she first logs into her account and then looks at the messages inside.
她 写完 报告 以后, 马上 上传 了 文件, 也 保存 到 手机 里 了。Tā xiěwán bàogào yǐhòu, mǎshàng shàngchuán le wénjiàn, yě bǎocún dào shǒujī lǐ le.
After writing the report, she immediately uploaded the file and also saved it on her phone.
我 的 手机 快 没电 了, 我 得 先 给 耳机 充电。wǒ de shǒujī kuài méidiàn le, wǒ děi xiān gěi ěrjī chōngdiàn.
My phone is almost out of power, and I need to charge my earphones first.
她 出门 前 忘 了 给 手机 充电, 只好 又 回 房间 换 了 一 块 电池。tā chūmén qián wàng le gěi shǒujī chōngdiàn, zhǐhǎo yòu huí fángjiān huàn le yí kuài diànchí.
She forgot to charge her phone before going out, so she had no choice but to go back to the room and change the battery.
我 今天 出门 前 差点儿 忘记 带 手机, 还好 后来 想起 了。wǒ jīntiān chūmén qián chàdiǎnr wàngjì dài shǒujī, háihǎo hòulái xiǎngqǐ le.
I almost forgot to bring my phone before going out today; luckily I remembered later.
我 的 充电器 可能 放 在 公司 了, 手机 快 没电 了。wǒ de chōngdiànqì kěnéng fàng zài gōngsī le, shǒujī kuài méidiàn le.
I may have left my charger at the company, and my phone is almost out of power.
她 把 手机 充电器 插 在 插座 上 以后, 手机 很快 就 能 开机 了。tā bǎ shǒujī chōngdiànqì chā zài chāzuò shàng yǐhòu, shǒujī hěnkuài jiù néng kāijī le.
After she plugged the phone charger into the outlet, the phone was able to turn on again very soon.
这里 的 信号 不 太 好, 手机 有时候 会 自己 关机。zhèli de xìnhào bú tài hǎo, shǒujī yǒushíhou huì zìjǐ guānjī.
The signal here isn’t very good, and sometimes the phone turns itself off.
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